Americans turn on the Tea Party
A recent Pew Research Center survey indicates that Americans, or at least those who have an opinion on the matter, are turning against the Tea Party. A year ago, as…
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US/NATO Attack Kills 24 Pakistani Soldiers
It’s a very scary incident, which makes America’s already strained relations with Pakistan even worse. Some Pakistanis are talking about retaliation, I hope there is none. Pakistan is a nuclear…
Blog Navel Gazing – Tweet Heard ‘Round The World
I’ve never had a tweet of mine be ReTweeted so much. It was an excerpt from a Facebook post that got liked and shared by about 15 people by this…
Professional soccer player, David Testo, applauded by Montreal teammates for coming out
A lot of good has emerged from David Testo's coming out last week in Montreal, including the support from some of his former Montreal Impact teammates. Captain Nevio Pizzolitto told…
Video: Orthodox Jewish rabbi marries gay couple
In what is being reported as an historical first, Steve Greenberg, an openly-gay American rabbi ordained by the Orthodox movement, officiated at the wedding ceremony of Yoni Bock and Ron…
American professional soccer player, David Testo, comes out
In an interview Thursday with Radio-Canada Sports, American soccer player, David Testo, who most recently played with the Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League (NASL), publicly declared that…
The UNESCO vote and the decline of American influence
Following the vote Monday to admit Palestine into UNESCO, Hamas official Ahmed Yousef said it "shows that Israel and America are not dictating politics to the world anymore." Hamas's view…
New Hampshire Republican supports marriage equality, gay son
As Dustin Lance Black wrote for the voice of Harvey Milk in Gus Van Sant's 2008 film Milk, "People vote two to one for us if they know just one…
Congratulations to the Palestinians … and UNESCO
Allow me to add my cheer to those that went up at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 36th General Conference after delegates approved Palestinian membership. The…
Scouts failed to stop sex offender
Scout's Honour is a co-investigation undertaken by the CBC's The Fifth Estate and the Los Angeles Times, which looks at Scouts Canada's controversial system for recording the names of pedophiles…
Banks Refusing Your Money?
Did you know it’s possible to try and use your good credit, and functioning Visa or Master Card, and have the transaction refused for only $10? Try sending money to…
Video: Anchor Dan Kloeffler comes out during newscast
This past weekend's coming out of "Star Trek" actor Zachary Quinto has already inspired another man in the spotlight to do the same. Dan Kloeffler, an anchor and correspondant for…
Zachary Quinto, aka Spock, comes out
Zachary Quinto, the star of Heroes and 2009′s Star Trek, has confirmed that he is gay in an interview with New York Magazine, published Sunday.He also penned a personal blog…
Video: RIP Frank Kameny, May 21, 1925 – October 11, 2011
Frank Kameny was sacked from his American government job as an astronomer in 1957 for being gay. He protested his firing and argued the case to the United States Supreme…
Chris Hedges: At This Moment In History, Either You Are A Rebel Or A Slave
Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent and author, had this to say about the “Occupy Wall Street” movement last week: “The only word that these corporations know is ‘more’…There is…
99% Paying The Taxes
This video demonstrates that nothing has been done in more than 25 years to close the tax loopholes that Reagan supposedly wanted to close in 1985. Obama is saying the…
Koch Brothers Dishonest About Keystone XL, Tar Sands Interest
Kochtopus money bags.png On the heels of a 21-page investigative article by Bloomberg Magazine, which covered the high crimes and misdemeanors of the Koch Brothers, Koch Industries,...
Curb Your Urge to go Stateside
America is going to start building a fence to keep out “terrorists” from Canada. If you’ve got ripped MP3s on your iPod, good luck staying out of the courts. The…
Video: LA Dodgers encourage respect in It Gets Better video
The Los Angeles Dodgers became the latest Major League Baseball (MLB) team to lend their support to the It Gets Better video project against teen bullying and suicide. The Dodgers'…