School Club Bill to Resurface
I previously posted about the State Board of Education of Georgia's proposal that students be required to get written permission from parents before they can join glbtq school clubs (and all other school clubs) here. This article in the New…
Love Without Action
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health has ordered Love In Action International Incorporated to close their two Tenn. facilities by this Friday! I'm suddenly in a good mood - and let me tell you, my mood has *not* been good…
Coming Together After Katrina
In this weeks Time Magazine you'll find "Guess Who's ," which highlights the story of a conservative straight couple who reached out to gay family in need. When Forrest King was told by the American Red Cross and FEMA that…
Back in the Spotlight
Call for Submissions Queer: Four Decades After Stonewall Editor: Maria Angeline (that would be me) Deadline: November 1, 2005 (*has been extended) Merge Press is currently seeking original and unpublished novellas and short stories of Queer Culture. This is a…
Blithe House Quarterly: Fall 2005
In my inbox this morning: Blithe House Quarterly invites you to browse its Fall 2005 edition (Volume 9, Number 4) featuring new short stories by Pat Alderete, Charlie Anders, Felicia Luna Lemus, Brian Leung, Bronwyn Mauldin, Danton Remoto, Claudia Rodriguez,…
‘Vulgar’ Gay Posters in Italy
Photographer Oliviero Toscani's recent advertisements, which feature "two men kissing and groping on a sofa," are creating quite the stir in Italy. 'These posters are vulgar and a bad example for our children,' said a spokesman for the parents association…
The ‘Baghdad Blogger’ and Shariah Law
Yesterday's Washington Times featured a piece, titled "'Baghdad Blogger' says lives of homosexuals worse now," about Salam Pax's (the Internet name of the "Baghdad Blogger") concerns over the decision to adopt Islamic Shariah law in the draft Iraqi constitution. WASHINGTON…
New Addition to the Blogroll
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