Rick Santorum’s gay porn mosaic
Gay news website Unicorn Booty published this beauty of a photo mosaic, featuring Rick Santorum’s headshot composed entirely of gay porn. It may not be the most artistic political portrait…
United States
Maryland Senate approves marriage equality bill
On Thursday, the Maryland Senate approved, by a 25-22 vote, a marriage equality bill that will now be sent to its sponsor, Governor Martin O’Malley, who has promised to sign…
DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional
A US federal court has ruled that the country’s Defense of Marriage Act—a law forbidding any federal recognition of same-sex relationships—is unconstitutional. Judge Jeffrey White, a Bush appointee, issued the…
Rhode Island To Introduce Gay Marriage Bill
It looks like Rhode Island legislators are prepared to introduce three equal rights bills today, including one that proposes full marriage equality in the state. Well, there you go! Just…
DenialGate – Climate Change Deniers Take a Major Blow
You may have heard about Climategate, the stolen emails that showed some scientists were so concerned about climate change that they were willing to distort their findings so they would…
Washington Governor Signs Marriage Equality Into Law
On Monday, Washington became the 7th U.S. state (and eighth jurisdiction) to legally allow marriage for same-sex couples. Governor Christine Gregoire signed the marriage equality bill into law at a…
Washington Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Equal rights are sweeping through the States like a tsunami of gay! The Washington state House passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage today, following last week’s passage by the state…
Proposition 8 Ruled Unconstitutional By Appeals Court
Great news for all our friends in the States! The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling today declaring that California’s Proposition 8 (which banned same-sex marriage…
F-35 For Australia and Canada
It’s amazing how expensive a stealth fighter jet can be. And it just gets more and more expensive the longer Canada contemplates actually forking over cash for the fictional fighter…
Occupy Boston: No War On Iran
On Saturday, February 4, The Action for Peace Working Group of Occupy Boston will co-sponsor a rally and march as part of an international day of action to demand NO…
Washington Senate Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Great news for our friends in Washington, today! A bill legalizing same-sex marriage was passed by the state Senate this morning. The bill, which was voted in 28 to 21…
Battle of Service
While legislators in New Hampshire consider a bill that would make it legal for business owners in the public sector to deny services to any gay person getting married, an…
A Chump Can Occupy Wall Street
“It’s not so good to refer to what you’re going to do as a sit-in. That right there castrates you. Right there it brings you down. What goes with it?…
Anti-American or anti-American empire?
Americans are a militaristic people. That, I suspect, is why President Obama made praise of the military a major theme in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. He…
Cynthia Nixon is a hero
Apparently, “Sex and the City” co-star Cynthia Nixon has sparked a backlash after telling the New York Times Magazine that for her, being gay is a choice: “I gave a…
Northern Reflections: Would Ike Be A Republican Today?
I am inclined to agree with Northern Reflections. There is absolutely no way Eisenhower would identify himself as a Republican today. He would never have likely made it through the…
Microsoft endorses marriage equality
American multinational computing corporation, Microsoft, headquartered in Redmond, Washington, pushed for gay marriage legislation in the state Thursday via the company’s official blog in which Brad Smith, General Counsel &…
Over 70 American Mayors join in marriage equality support
What a nice idea. Mayors of more than 70 cities in the United States are joining forces to support marriage equality. From Associated Press: The mayors of Boston, Houston, Los…
Art Threat will go dark for SOPA Strike
SOPA is the Stop Online Piracy Act being proposed by the US Congress. It is an overbearing, industry sponsored piece of legislation that, in effect, holds internet culture hostage in…
Video: The Gay Rights Movement
A trailer to raise funds for Second Class Citizens, a documentary on the gay rights movement by Ryan James Yezak, this short video is a powerful historical document in itself,…