Did Kevin Bacon’s Gay Scene in ‘Where The Truth Lies’ Get His Today Show Interview Canceled?
Bacon says his interview with the Today Show was canceled when they discovered the NC-17 rating of Where The Truth Lies, a movie he was recently promoting that includes a "gay scene" between Bacon and the British actor Colin Firth.…
Barra Gives Gay Arabs in Lebanon a Outlet to Express Their Feelings
Helem, the first Arab non-governmental organization openly fighting for the rights of homosexuals in Lebanon is now publishing Barra (Arabic for Out), a magazine for gay Arabs. Currently releasing its second issue, Barra incorporates several features and news articles written…
You’ve Got Twenty Two More Days Left, My Lovelies
Call for Submissions Queer: Four Decades After Stonewall Editor: Maria Angeline Deadline: November 1, 2005 (*has been extended) Merge Press is currently seeking original and unpublished novellas and short stories of Queer Culture.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 long form anthology; recommended…
Visibility: How it Does (or Doesn’t) Affect Daily Life
When I read a piece like this one, from New West Network, I'm reminded of all I don't deal with on a daily basis. I've never, and I mean never, received any type of odd or hostile treatment when alone…
‘Sometimes I Annoy Even Myself With How Complicated My Desires Are.’
Does that speak to you the way it did to me when I read it in this post at Lust Laureate? This is why I run random Google blog searches using the search term "queer femmes." Part of the post:…
Fairy Wings and Studying the Talmud From a Queer Perspective
Svara, which calls itself a “queer yeshiva,†is lead by Rabbi Benay Lappe, a 1997 graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary. Svara is a rabbinic term that Lappe defined as “an internal ethical impulse informed by Jewish learning.†Lappe —…
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As Long As You Haven’t Had Sex in Three Years…
VATICAN CITY Oct 7, 2005 — A Vatican document expected to be made public soon stops short of a sweeping ban on homosexuals entering the priesthood, allowing those who have lived chastely for three years to be candidates for the…
The Aggressives Opens Today at the Quad Cinemas in NYC
From : Event date: October 7, 2005 - October 13, 2005 Daniel Peddle's documentary about New York's butch lesbian subculture, The Aggressives, opens Friday, October 7, at the Quad Cinemas, 34 W. 13th St. in Manhattan. Peddle follows six women…