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Tammy Baldwin Sworn In as America's First Openly Gay U.S. Senator
Filed by Karen Ocamb | January 04, 2013 | 4:29 PM |Vice President Joe Biden swore in 12 new U.S. senators for the 113th Congress Thursday afternoon - including Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, who made history as the country's first openly gay U.S. Senator.Read More
Democratic Women in the House
Filed by Terrance Heath | January 04, 2013 | 3:00 PM |Let me make this easy to understand...Read More
WeHo Photographer Brian Putnam Dead at 48
Filed by Karen Ocamb | January 04, 2013 | 1:19 PM |Brian Putnam, an LGBT event photographer and friend to many in West Hollywood, took his own life on Dec. 23. I want to address those who might not understand how lethal the combination of alcohol and depression can be.Read More
Inadvertent Argument For Equality Edition [What You Need To Know]
Filed by E. Winter Tashlin | January 04, 2013 | 10:00 AM |An unfunded $4.6 Trillion protest against trans* equality, GOP support for marriage in IL, the Pentagon blocks LGBT blogs, conservative Christians declare hate a virtue, and more. Plus: an historic swearing-in in the SenateRead More
The 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal in Black, Brown, & White
Filed by Terrance Heath | January 03, 2013 | 3:00 PM |Now that the "fiscal cliff" deal has gone down, we have a couple of months to argue over the "winners" and "losers" before the country is dragged into the next of DC's shenanigans. It's a good time to consider how it will impact people of color.Read More
PA: You Take the Good, You Take the Bad
Filed by Sue Kerr | January 03, 2013 | 1:30 PM |It was the best of the times, it was the worst of times... for Pennsylvania. Read More
A Simple Answer to Andrew Sullivan's Question
Filed by Alex Blaze | January 03, 2013 | 12:00 PM |Andrew Sullivan asked "Why is the Pentagon off the table?" for spending cuts. Good question! Let's examine that question. Sullivan already knows the real answer.Read More
The Private War That Killed Spencer Cox
Filed by Mark S. King | January 03, 2013 | 10:00 AM |AIDS did not kill Spencer Cox in the first, bloodiest battles of the 1980's. It spared him that.Read More
Countdown to Oz
Filed by James Holmes | January 02, 2013 | 3:30 PM |As March 8 quickly approaches, us Oz freaks (and who isn't) are itching for every peek of the upcoming Oz the Great & Powerful that we can get. As a New Year's present, Disney released the video below. Read More
Let's Have a Convening!
Filed by Bil Browning | January 02, 2013 | 1:30 PM |Every year I host a gathering of the nation's top LGBT media professionals for a weekend to discuss LGBT-relevant issues to better inform our reporting. This year's convening will be held in Philadelphia from Friday, February 22 thru Sunday, February 24.Read More
Baseline Edition [What You Need To Know]
Filed by E. Winter Tashlin | January 02, 2013 | 10:00 AM |The first What You Need To Know of 2013: marriage news, a (formerly) bigoted Bishop changes position on LGBT rights, a trans* man fights for a divorce, LGBT concerns around Hagel continue, and more. Plus a powerful videoRead More
Ten New Year's Resolutions for Our Community
Filed by Viktor Kerney | January 01, 2013 | 4:00 PM |As we move forward into the new year, I hope we are thinking about the possibilities of what could happen in 2013.Read More
Be Gracious If It Kills You
Filed by Bil Browning | January 01, 2013 | 11:30 AM |May we all sail smoothly under blue skies, folks, or at least ride out stormy weather together.Read More
Looking To 2013 [Open Thread]
Filed by E. Winter Tashlin | December 31, 2012 | 10:00 AM |Forget the 2012 retrospectives for now, and tell us what you foresee in the year ahead. Read More
Non-Showtunes Sing-Off: 'Changes'
Filed by James Holmes | December 30, 2012 | 5:30 PM |I know last week's post included David Bowie, but what better symbolizes the end of a year than the hope for "Changes?" God knows I could use a few. Read More
Quote of the Day
"I don't love just men. I love people. It's not about a gender. It's just about the spirit that exudes from that other person you're with."
-- Pop star Kesha coming out as bisexual to the teen magazine Seventeen. Apparently celebrity confessions to People mag is now pass�.
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