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Political odds and ends...and the usual fundnuts
So I guess we'll know soon enough if there's a government shut down/end to the political game of chicken. [UPDATE: Ah, it appears, as of 11PM ET that a deal has been made, according to CNN.] Other than...
View ArticlePop Quiz! Evolution!
Evolution is generally believed to be a very slow process. But some biologists have theorized it can also arrive in sudden, unexpected, accelerated leaps. One of these two speakers below recently...
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Watch: Bob Vander Plaats Compares Homosexuality To Smoking
In an interview with Scott Keyes of Think Progress, Chuck Norris-endorsed wingnut Republican Bob Vander Plaats says that he believes homosexuality "is a public health risk." The head of the anti-gay...
View ArticleDADT Update: The Service Chiefs Report, The Republicans Fret
There's been a great deal of concern around here about the effort to prepare the US military for the full repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT), and I've had a few words of my own regarding how long...
View ArticleNew Jail Policy For Transgender Detainees In Cook County, Illinois Jails
Via NBC Chicago's Jail Has New Policy for Transgender Inmates; Gender-identification, rather than sex at birth, respected under new policy: Transgender inmates at Cook County Jail can now be housed,...
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A fascinating, technical analysis of The Donald's comb-over (and our general...
Bruce Handy at Vanity Fair has decided that Donald Trump's battle with baldness, the combover, needed a breakdown. It's hilarious, but also kind of sad, not that I feel sorry for the newfound birther...
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Gay Bar In Fresno Vandalized With Anti-Gay Slurs
Bigoted vandals targeted a gay bar in Fresno, California earlier this week, spray-painting "homo" and "faget" on the walls and mirrors of the establishment. The Phoenix is currently under construction...
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Watch: Matthew Morrison Was Once In A Gay Boy Band
Matthew Morrison explained to Jay Leno that an obscure acting gig he booked several years ago on a Lisa Kudrow film titled Marci X was the gayest thing he's ever done in his life. What he's talking...
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Marriage Equality Bill Introduced In Uruguay
In 2008, Uruguay became the first country in Latin America to legalize same-sex civil unions. Now it appears as if marriage equality could possibly be introduced into that country by the end of the...
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News: Sidney Lumet, Betty White, iPad, Earth's Gravity
Rare pink diamond is expected to go for as much as $12 million at Christie's in New York. Sidney Lumet, who directed such film classics as Dog Day Afternoon and Network has died at the age of 86....
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Boy George Claims Friend's Attack Was Gay Bashing
As Andy mentioned a couple of days ago, Boy George's "oldest and closest friend" Philip Sallon suffered a fractured skull in a brutal attack in London last weekend. George has now spoken out about the...
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Watch: Cat and Dolphins are BFFs
Some love from the animal kingdom for your Sunday morning. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
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Gay Men Can Now Give Blood in the UK...As Long As They Haven't Had Sex for 10...
The ban on blood donation by gay men in the UK is being lifted over concerns that it could be in violation of the Equality Act. However, there is one stipulation: However, gay men will only be...
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Sarah Palin on Donald Trump's Birther Crusade: 'More Power to Him!'
"I believe he was born in Hawaii," said Sarah Palin of Obama when asked by FOX News' Jeanine Pirro about Donald Trump's birther crusade. Palin then insinuated that there may be something on the birth...
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R.I.P.: Provincetown's Ellie Castillo
Those of you who have visited Provincetown, Massachusetts may have had the pleasure of seeing Ellie Castillo perform in front of town hall over the years. I published a report of Ellie's death last...
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Gay Man Fights Deportation to Uganda
A gay man living in San Diego is fighting deportation to Uganda, 10News reports: In a picture obtained by 10News, a smiling Joseph Bokombe stands inside a local gay bar. Bokombe's friends now fear his...
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Towleroad Interview: Former NOM Strategist Louis Marinelli
Interview by Steve Pep, Weekend Editor. On Friday, Good As You broke the story about Louis Marinelli, the former NOM member who quit the anti-gay organization and has now come out for marriage...
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Brittany Novotny Elected President Of The Young Democrats Of Oklahoma
This is great news! I received a note from Brittany Novotny late yesterday telling me she's been elected President of the Young Democrats Of Oklahoma. As of yesterday afternoon, she is the first trans...
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News: Ben Cohen, UFOs, Montenegro, Malcolm X
Madonna's jacket announces that she is "The Queen." What a deal: Ben Cohen auctions the shirt off his back for $325. Comedy Central celebrates 20 years: "'We have never wanted to be all comedy to all...
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Italian Historian: Gays Caused The Fall Of Rome
Roberto De Mattei, a well-known Italian historian, made the ridiculous claim on a Roman Catholic news channel. The Scotsman reports: In an interview with RadioMaria, a religious news network, Prof De...
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