Interview with Margarethe “Grethe†Cammermeyer
I saw this interview with Margarethe Cammermeyer from the Windy City Times. I first read about Margarethe's story in this book, which I loved: Another book telling her story: From the interview: WCT: I’ve read that the lack of recruiting…
And now presenting “the Pointless, Infuriating Twaddle Award”
Paul the Spud gets major points for creating that award and even more points for writing this post. ABC News wrote this article on gay stereotypes, where you can be reassured about certain things: "Not all gay men are superstylish.…
Fall 2006 Blithe House Quarterly
The Fall 2006 issue of Blithe House Quarterly, featuring "a diversity of new short stories by emerging and established lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered authors," is available online now! I was pulled into Michael Langan's short story, Skin, by its…
James McGreevey’s Tell-All
McGreevey is the former New Jersey Govenor who resigned in 2004 after having an affair with former aide Golan Cipel. He's putting it out there in his new autobiography, The Confession. McGreevey said he erected a "steel wall around my…
Another Gay Movie?
I just read about this movie here. Richard Hatch makes an appearance, apparently without the black censor bar. No cliché is left untouched. Nico (Jonah Blechman) struggles with the decision about whether to come out to his mother, even though…
Welcome to Washington Blade Online Readers
Welcome to all who arrived at Daily Dose of Queer from today's Washington Blade BlogWatch link to We’re queer. Are you offended? We hope you'll stick around for a while and browse through some of our categories or most popular…
October’s Carnival of Bent Attractions @ Les Faits de la Fiction
The next Carnival of Bent Attractions will be held at Les Faits de la Fiction on October 10th. Submissions are due by 12:01AM on October 2nd. Submit here. You can find Maria on MySpace here. Pick up Queer Shorts, her…
New Trans/Gender Variant Anthology
Morty Diamond, editor of From the Inside Out: Radical Gender Transformation, FTM and Beyond and producer and director of Trannyfags, is looking for "first person stories from trans and gender variant writers about the experience of dating, sex, relationships, and…
We’re queer. Are you offended?
San Diego CityBeat apparently created some unhappy readers through using the word "queer" in one of its articles. CityBeat’s decision a couple of weeks ago to use the word “queerâ€â€”to describe the clientele at local bars that cater specifically to…
Oh, Brad *sigh*
Brangelina (holy hypocrisy, Batman, I actually just typed that word after swearing off all things "Bennifer"-esque) won't marry until all consenting adults in the can have equal marriage rights. “Angie and I will consider tying the knot when everyone else…