LGBTQ Election Scorecard November 5, 2008

VIA THE BRUCE BLOG
Proposition 8: Narrowly passes in CA, banning gay marriage
Amendment 2: Florida constitutionally banned any institution approximating marriage, with 62% of the vote
Proposition 102: Arizona constitutionally banned same-sex marriage
Measure 1: Arkansas constitutionally banned any unmarried person from adopting children by a 57-43% vote (This measure was specifically targeted at gays)
Jared Polis: Colorado voters [...]

It’s Over! It’s Starting! November 5, 2008

For me, this speech from last year’s Jefferson Jackson Dinner was the moment I realized he could actually do this. I moved from supporter to believer:

And yet, Gays lost in CA & in FL. Freedom and Discrimination validated in the same night, what’s more American than that? As Belize from [...]

H8ers October 30, 2008

Seriously, they’re comparing the gays to Hitler. With a straight face. And without any sort of historical irony. I mean I guess you could credit Hitler with the invention of the pink triangle as a gay symbol, but when he used it it meant “you’re dead”.
The logic is so flawed here [...]

Young Black & Gay in America October 17, 2008

I ran across the blog of Xen VanAdams, a remarkable kid. His blog is here.

Flashback Friday #9 October 17, 2008

Dusty Springfield on Ready,Steady,Go August 28th 1964.
I also ran across these two remarkable Dusty Quotes:
From 1970: “A lot of people say I’m bent, and I’ve heard it so many times that I’ve almost learned to accept it….I know I’m perfectly as capable of being swayed by a girl as by a [...]

The Lone Gay Olympian September 4, 2008

Interviews like this were conspicuously missing from the American coverage, I guess underage Chinese girls trump Gay Heroes for headlines.

Gay Adoption August 6, 2008

“Jennifer Crisler, executive director of Family Equality Council, had asked both candidates to outline their plan to “recognize, respect, protect and celebrate all of the loving families [they] seek to represent” after John McCain had declared in an interview that he was not in favor of LGBT adoption. The McCain camp has not issued a [...]

Jailed for Marriage July 16, 2008

From this week’s Advocate.
Wisconsin Gays Face Fine, Jail Time for Marrying in California
 
If the California Ballot measured is denied I hope some brave souls get themselves arrested in Wisconsin. They would become the ‘Gay’ Lovings, add a face to the cause, and take the case to the Supreme Court.  But then again, only if a [...]

The Big Gay Sketch Show July 13, 2008

Sometimes it’s pretty funny:

Comic Genius: July 13, 2008

This guy is hilarious, but not for the reasons he intends.