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Queer music Friday - Placebo

Bilerico  6 days ago

Brian Molko of alternative rock band Placebo announced a long time ago that he was bisexual, but now he regrets it.

Irene Vilar's Impossible Motherhood: Testimony of an Abortion Addict

Bilerico  6 days ago

The title of Irene Vilar's new memoir, Impossible Motherhood: Testimony of an Abortion Addict, is a bit misleading.

Protect the sanctity of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Bilerico  6 days ago

Maybe the folks working to end DADT ought to draw attention to the folks who abuse DADT. This is from a lesbian in the military:

Looking for a way out of the service isn't a new idea.

Interview w/NGLTF Exec Dir Rea Carey (part two)

Bilerico  6 days ago

TThis is part two of an interview with Rea Carey, the Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.

Sarah Palin-style: Tom Tancredo goes rogue

Bilerico  Nov 20 09

Sarah Palin madness is sweeping through the teabagger jet set and the latest victim appears to be Colorado Representative Tom Tancredo.

Historic Declaration of Christian Conscience?

Bilerico  Nov 20 09

Today at noon national religious leaders will be releasing a 4,732-word statement signed by Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical leaders, The statement dubbed Manhattan Declaration

issues a clarion call to Christians to adhere to their convictions and informs civil authorities that the signers will not - under any circumstance - abandon their Christian consciences.

Reject 71 campaign tries to spin history

Bilerico  Nov 20 09

You would think the Reject 71 campaign won in Washington from their first message to supporters after their resounding defeat by the Approve 71 campaign.

Interview w/NGLTF Exec Dir Rea Carey and Dir of Organizing & Training Dan Hawes (part one)

Bilerico  Nov 20 09

I've been writing a lot on what happened in Maine (most recently this piece yesterday in Frontiers in LA magazine), and where our movement should go from here.

SEXXX Tapes for Jesus!!! Carrie Prejean Interview

Bilerico  Nov 20 09

Thanks for watching! I hope you enjoy my interview with Carrie Prejean.

Thoughts on Miss Prejean? LOL Anyone.

Between the Ears

Bilerico  Nov 20 09

"To me, gender is between your ears, not between your legs. I've felt male as far back as I can remember.

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Bilerico  Nov 20 09

Transgender Day of Remembrance is today. 117 transgender people were killed for being who they are this past year.

Good news or bad ideas? KY, MI, OH, TX re-examine marriage amendments

Bilerico  Nov 19 09

The marriage equality drumbeat has rumbled on with news that several states will be attempting to re-examine their state constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage and/or civil unions.

What will President Obama do about that pesky federal Prop 8 suit?

Bilerico  Nov 19 09

While the federal Proposition 8 lawsuit continues its battle in federal court, leaders in the LGBT community are casting a suspicious eye on the White House, asking whether or not our 'fierce advocate' up there is going to come to our aide when thousands of same-sex couples in California most need him.

Wedded to stupidity: anti gay marriage rhetoricians

Bilerico  Nov 19 09

Newsclipper services send me scurrying all over the Internetiverse, up shadowy staircases, into brightly lit rooms, through mirrored passages and sometimes into rancid larders.

Follow-ups: Caster, Mary Cheney, Bash Back! vs. Join the Impact, and Perez

Bilerico  Nov 19 09

Here are a few random follow-ups to stories we wrote about a Bilerico:

Caster Semenya will keep her prize from her 800m gold in Berlin, but it's uncertain whether she'll be allowed to compete any more as a woman.

Report: Gay Priests No More Likely To Abuse

Bilerico  Nov 19 09

A preliminary report commissioned by the U.S. Catholic Bishops in response to priest sex abuse scandals finds no evidence that gay priests are more likely to abuse minors than their straight counterparts.

AFA not happy with Gap "Christmas" commercial

Bilerico  Nov 19 09

After leading a failing boycott of Gap clothing (and their subsidiaries like Old Navy) for not saying the word "Christmas" in their advertising, the American Family Association got their wish.

Judge deals a rhetorical blow to DOMA

Bilerico  Nov 19 09

This is a small decision that governs court personnel, but it seems to imply that there is law that is more important than DOMA when it comes to government benefits nonetheless:

A gay lawyer in the federal public defender's office in Los Angeles, denied government health coverage for his husband after their marriage last year, is entitled to extra pay to cover the cost of private insurance, a federal appeals court judge ruled Wednesday.

BREAKING NEWS: Tampa Adds Gender Identity Protections

Bilerico  Nov 19 09

The Tampa City Council should be commended for expanding non-discrimination protections to those who live, work and visit the city.

In My Grandmother's Dress

Bilerico  Nov 19 09

Dear Father Tony,

I read what you recently wrote about parenting so maybe you can settle something for me.

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