Another year begins, as does another carnival!
Welcome to the first edition of the Carnival of Shoes and Bags! If you missed my previous posts about the Carnival of Shoes and Bags you may want to try our site To the shoes and bags we Favorites first,…
Last call!
The next Carnival of Bent Attractions will be hosted at Mombian on January 10th. Submissions are due by tomorrow at midnight! Submit your posts here.
Still playing with the header…
But isn't the rest of the place looking just great?
Jeffery Jackson Granted a New Trial
Jeffery Jackson, who claims he killed a gay man in self-defense because the man attacked him after he "rebuffed his sexual advances," will get a new trial. Jackson was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder and sentenced to life…
A Goodbye to Blac(k)ademic
Kortney Ryan Ziegler published her last post at blac(k)ademic on December 18th. I blame the fact that I have neglected to wish her well on holiday chaos. I've never met Kortney, but I enjoyed her site and I know she…
Blogging Blogads
As many of the posts you come across here are of interest to the lesbian community, Daily Dose of Queer has joined the Blogads Lesbian Bloggers Ad Hive. I'm not showing up on the hive page at the moment, but…
The Waiting List for AIDS Drugs in South Carolina
Due to South Carolina Legislature's tiny contribution to the state's AIDS Drug Assistance Program, more than 350 South Carolina patients remain on the longest waiting list for AIDS drugs in the country. “There’s only two ways to get off of…
Madrid Restaurant Fined after Refusing to Host a Gay Wedding Reception
La Favorita, a Madrid restaurant, has been fined for refusing to host a gay wedding reception. While the owners of La Favorita plan to appeal the fine, the couple whose party the restaurant refused to host does not want to…
Majority of Queer Teens Surveyed Remain Closeted to Doctors
Only 35% of the lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers who took part in a health care study by RAND Corporation and the University of California, Los Angeles, responded that their doctor knew their sexual orientation. Researchers surveyed 131 participants at…
Homophobic Board of Ed. Members May Need to Pay Damages
Members of the Morgan County Board of Education in Tennessee who voted against Paul Scarborough, a Director of Schools candidate, because of an article in a local newspaper that stated he would be speaking at a convention of Metropolitan Community…