New Jersey Gay Marriage Ruling: Gay Couples Must Get the Same Rights and Benefits as Hetero Couples BUT…
It is the job of New Jersey lawmakers to decide if gay couples will receive equal rights via marriage or another form of civil union. HELD: Denying committed same-sex couples the financial and social benefits and privileges given to their…
Update on Helena Stone’s Case Against the MTA
Settling Helena Stone's complaint, trans people now have the right to use any MTA rail station restroom they wish. The MTA has also agreed to pay Helena $2000 in damages and legal fees. You can find Maria on MySpace here…
The Gayest Text Message
Most of you heard last week that, OMG, Knight, who plays George O'Malley on Grey's Anatomy, is gay. Yesterday 's Robb Todd posted this article about knowing of Knight's sexual orientation from a source of his, who he refers to…
Don’t Forget to Get Your Submissions In!
The next edition of the Carnival of Bent Attractions will be hosted at Marti on November 10th. Submissions are due by 12:01am on November 2nd. Read the current edition of the Carnival of Bent Attractions here. You can find Maria…
I’m not just talking about it anymore
I've been talking about putting a call for essays on femme identity out for quite some time now. Here it is! VISIBLE: A FEMMETHOLOGY an anthology of writing on queer femme identity Editor: Maria Angeline Publisher: Merge Press Submissions Deadline:…
The 2006 Transcending Boundaries / PFLAG Northeast Regional Conference Starts Next Week!
Transcending Boundaries Conference is for bisexual/pansexual, trans/genderqueer, and intersex people and our allies. TBC is for and about those who do not fit into the simple categories of gay/straight, male/female, and we couldn't be more excited! The 2006 Transcending Boundaries…
Ethereal’s Interview in _AboveGroundTesting Magazine_
Queer Shorts contributor Ethereal is featured in this month's edition of AboveGroundTesting Magazine. Click here to read about her poetry, her songwriting, her first album, and her upcoming music. Ethereal on her piece in Queer Shorts, "Room for Rent": Now…
AMERICA’S UNWANTED: Foster & Group Home Kids who made “itâ€
I posted Shani Heckman's short documentary Wrong Bathroom here. Shani has a call for interviewees for America's Unwanted: Foster & Group Home Kids who made “itâ€, her newest documentary project, on her website here. “America’s Unwanted†seeks former foster or…
Buses Back in the News
This time it's not an anti-gay sign on a bus making the news. Minneapolis-St Paul Metro Transit is allowing an employee who says homosexuality is against her religion to refuse to drive any bus that displays an "Unleash Your Inner…
Former Congressman Gerry E. Studds’ Husband Denied Death Benefits
Dean Hara, who married former Rep. Gerry Studds in Massachusetts after same-sex marriage was legalized in the state, has been denied death benefits by the government. The Washington Post reports that Hara "will not be eligible to receive any portion…