India identifies terrorist siege mastermind. Tina Turner returns to the stage. Paper: Gay parenting the next skirmish in culture war. … [Read more...] about News: Tina Turner, Meteorite, Empire State Building, Arizona
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Iraqi Journalist Jailed for Writing about Homosexuality
Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters without Borders, two groups committed to the freedom of journalists abroad, have called on the Iraqi … [Read more...] about Iraqi Journalist Jailed for Writing about Homosexuality
Akon Gets Groped on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Akon performed "Right Now" last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live and gave the fans a chance to get a bit closer to him. In the process, one fan took the … [Read more...] about Akon Gets Groped on Jimmy Kimmel Live
The Changing Face of the Presidency
Quite literally, AFTER THE JUMP... (via The Swamp) … [Read more...] about The Changing Face of the Presidency
A Lesbian for Secretary of Labor?
The WSJ reports: "For the rainbow cabinet of the nation’s first African American president, Mary Beth Maxwell is the perfect labor secretary you’ve … [Read more...] about A Lesbian for Secretary of Labor?
Gay SF Bay Area Doctor Dies in Mysterious Elevator Shaft Plunge
Dr. Daniel J. Kliman, "an Alameda physician and one of the Bay Area's foremost pro-Israel activists," died after apparently plunging seven floors down … [Read more...] about Gay SF Bay Area Doctor Dies in Mysterious Elevator Shaft Plunge
Singer and Civil Rights Icon Odetta Dies at 77
American folk singer and civil rights icon Odetta has died at 77, of heart disease:"Odetta sang at coffeehouses and at Carnegie Hall, made highly … [Read more...] about Singer and Civil Rights Icon Odetta Dies at 77
Fired UT HR Administrator Crystal Dixon Files Lawsuit
Last May, I posted about University of Toledo associate vice president of human resources Crystal Dixon, who was suspended after writing an article in … [Read more...] about Fired UT HR Administrator Crystal Dixon Files Lawsuit
Kate Kendall Hits Back at Damning Rolling Stone Prop 8 Piece
The current issue of Rolling Stone has posted its Prop 8 article online, which takes to task the "No on 8" campaign for its failure to anticipate that … [Read more...] about Kate Kendall Hits Back at Damning Rolling Stone Prop 8 Piece
Looking Up
Here's another shot of the recent Venus-Jupiter-Moon conjunction as it appeared from the Mt. Wilson Observatory overlooking L.A. just after sunset on … [Read more...] about Looking Up