Category Archives: Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues

What We Talk About (And Don’t Talk About) When We Talk About (And Don’t Talk About) antisemitism and Israel – 4

Author’s Preface: GallingGalla’s comment on the third post in this series has made me think I should add this preface: I see each post in this series as one section of a single piece of writing, not as a discrete … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Gender and the Body, Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues, International issues, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Palestine & Israel, Same-Sex Marriage, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 44 Comments

NY Gov Selects Kirsten Gillibrand For Senate, Throwing Latin@s, Queers, and Progressives Under The Bus

So Clinton’s replacement in the Senate will be Representative Kirsten Gillibrand, a conservative Democrat who has often voted with Republicans on immigration issues and LGBT issues. From Wayne Barrett in The Village Voice: Gillibrand has described her own voting record … Continue reading

Posted in Elections and politics, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 22 Comments

Comparing struggles

Renee writes:
Say it with me, gay is not the new black. African-Americans did not cause the passing of prop 8, and the gay community does not have the right to compare its struggles to the black civil rights movement.
I completely agree that gay is not the new black, and African-Americans did not cause […] Continue reading

Posted in Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Race, racism and related issues, Syndicated feeds | 39 Comments

The Case For Being Emotional Over Honoring Rick Warren

Richard Chappell writes: Many are complaining that by reaching out to Rick Warren, Obama is offering a slap in the face to progressives. This is silly. Yes, Warren has badly screwed up views on social issues. Most Americans do. That … Continue reading

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Civility & norms of discourse, In the news, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 10 Comments

More Sun Rising In East: New study finds that intolerance of homosexuality is linked to queer teens committing suicide

From the department of “duh,” and via Quirkybird’s twitter feed: Study: Tolerance Can Lower Gay Kids’ Suicide Risk The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, found that the gay, lesbian and bisexual young adults and teens… [who] experienced high levels … Continue reading

Posted in Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 3 Comments

Two Brothers Targetted by Homophobic Violence; One Dies

From Pharyngula, an article about how two brothers who were holding each other’s arms as they walked were assaulted, and one of them killed, because passersby in an SUV thought they were gay: [Jose] Sucuzhanay (suh-KOO-chen-eye) and his brother Romel, … Continue reading

Posted in Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Sexism hurts men | 14 Comments

Carol Boltz's blog

A few years ago, Christian music star Ray Boltz came out of the closet to his family; this September, he came out as a gay man publicly. Ray’s incredibly supportive ex-wife, Carol Boltz, has a blog and a fascinating perspective. … Continue reading

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In Minnesota, a New Hero Will Rise

Let’s face it, things are not going very well for right-wing radio these days. Rush Limbaugh has been reduced to a national laughingstock, while Sean Hannity is best known for simply repeating talking points handed to him by the RNC. … Continue reading

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Media criticism, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 10 Comments

Prop 8 – The Musical!

EDIT: Upon watching this video again, the gay couple strikes me as stereotypical and kind of offensive (although I know that as a straight woman, I’m not the one to make that call). So I apologize if the portrayal put … Continue reading

Posted in Elections and politics, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Whatever | 14 Comments

"All men are created equal! No matter how hard you try, you can never erase those words!"

Posted in Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 4 Comments