10 Ways of Looking at John McCain: DADT Filibuster Art Therapy Special
When you have a lot of feelings about Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, the best way to express those feelings is through art. You should express your art on John McCain’s face, ideally.
OPEN THREAD: DADT Repeal Vote Moves Forward Today, At Least We Hope
It’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell vote day! Finally! Come watch with us, and then we can laugh, cry, yell, drink, or all of the above together after the Senate votes.
Lady Gaga Rocks Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Rally and If You Don’t Like It, Go Home [Photo Gallery]
Lady Gaga had a DADT rally today. She did research and wrote a speech and on a scale of one to bajillion, it was pretty f*cking awesome. I feel like she’s going to be remembered for this. Imagine all the people living life in peace, y’all. [Now with a photo gallery of the speech/rally]
A**holes Still Living in Fear of Prop 8 and Gays in General, Taking Irrational Actions Against Us
This excerpt announces new efforts from strange people to repeal Prop 8 for everyone except like 4 people, make homosexuality illegal in Montana, and vote in favor of DADT.
Repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: It’s a Thing
Lady Gaga has inspired lots of little monsters to make their own videos. Are there any senators with room on their voice mailbox? Precisely how cute does Lady Gaga look in glasses? The answers are inside.
Christine O’Donnell Reminds Us That Gay Family Members Do Not a Homo-Friendly Politician Make
Did you hear the one about the [homophobic politician] and their gay [daughter/sister/brother/friend]? So did we, and you know, it’s really not funny anymore.
Is School a Battlefield For Your Homogay Heart?
Some things change and some things stay the same, like kids getting bullied in school for their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Also, a new survey reveals that most Americans think gay families are kinda normal-ish.
Senate Taking Up Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal Next Week, With Strings Attached
Things continue to move forward remarkably rapidly in terms of a repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell! Senator Harry Reid announces that the bill dealing with a possible repeal will be brought to the Senate floor this week.
Lady Gaga Brings DADT Discharges to VMAs, Is a Dreamer, Is Not the Only One
In which things continue to happen w/r/t Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, including Lady Gaga, and we wonder to what extent they will maybe bring us incrementally closer to an actual repeal someday.
DADT Ruled Unconstitutional: Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is Told Not To Ask, We’re Told
Today a US District Court judge ruled that Don’t Ask Don’t Tell violates the First and Fifth amendments, and issued an injunction to stop the military from further discharges. We also had no idea this was even happening today.
Apparently Everyone Just F*cking Loves Us Now
The official record of this one day when a bunch of stories on Google News made it seem as though the world cared about us, like we were real people. We have no explanation.
The Long Slow March Towards A DADT Repeal: A Story Told In Screenshots
Happy Labor Day, we got you these infuriating screencaps of the Department of Defense’s “online inbox” to survey soldiers on a “possible repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.” It’s a good thing you have the day off because all we feel able to do is “lie in bed and mourn the soul of America.”
Anti-Gay Christian Conservatives Are The New George W. Bush: HILARIOUS!
This week we learn that sometimes, things on the Internet that are too funny to be true aren’t actually true. We will survive this. Also, good gay advice columns, nebulous news on Beth Ditto and Nicki Minaj, and also good news for people who aren’t Brits but want to be and are also persecuted for their homosexuality!
Court Foils Anti-Gays’ Prop 8 Appeal: You Can’t Make Brown & Schwarzenegger Love You If They Don’t
Surprise! An extremist right-wing group is trying to strong-arm Jerry Brown and Arnold Schwarzenegger into defending Prop 8! But nobody has stronger arms than Arnold, don’t they know that? Also: international gay news including gay adoption in Australia and your Gay Republicans update.
How Elena Kagan’s Femalecore Ladyflower Wimmyny Womanhood Could Change the World For Real
Remember how Elena Kagan was confirmed as the third woman currently on the Supreme Court? I know, it’s been easy to forget about. Maybe she can still save the day for women as far as SCOTUS is concerned, though, just by checking “female” on her tax forms!
U.S Government Really Likes Us Gays or is F*cking With Our Heads
The Pentagon has agreed to meet with a group of partners of gay servicemembers and discuss the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repeal in addition to listening to the opinions of straight soldiers’ partners. One small step for mankind, amirite? (amirite?) Furthermore, Ken Mehlman being gay is NBD ’cause apparently the GOP doesn’t care about same-sex marriage anymore anyhow? Also the (conservative) guys raising money for our rights have historically raised money for anti-gay candidates. Oh yeah and Roger Ebert loves gay people.
The Internet Processes Its ‘Ken Mehlman is Gay’ Feelings
How has the coming out of former Bush campaign manager Ken Mehlman rocked your world? Or, uh, has it not? Also, a meta-discussion of Judge Walker’s sexual orientation, terrible/TERRIBLE videos on DADT, a new book on conservative vs. liberal families, and a titillatingly bizarre gay espionage murder.
Former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman is Gay: The Hill is Alive With the Sound of Gay-Friendly Republicans
Prominent Republican official and former George W. Bush campaign manager Ken Mehlman has come out as gay, saying that “It’s taken me 43 years to become comfortable with this part of my life… It’s something I wish I had done years ago.”
Some Conservatives Hate Gays Less Than Others, Possibly Have Been Influenced by “Facts”
Glenn Beck and Ann Coulter have gone rogue on the Hatred of Gay People issue, and other conservative groups are Very Upset about it. What goes into the making of a conservative who just kind of feels whatever about gays? We check Google News, look at the Jennifer Keeton case (we won!) and make an informed report – and consider the possibility that maybe The Facts sometimes win.
Ann Coulter Writes Crazy Emails, Anticipates Homocon, Is a Great Purim Costume
We never really saw any reason to spend energy caring about Ann Coulter, and even hearing that she was going to speak at Homocon 2010 didn’t entirely convince us otherwise. But then getting to read her bickering emails with Joseph Farah was so satisfying that we’re kind of getting ‘into’ her! I wonder if she likes Tegan and Sara. Also, a run-down of other conservative ladies doing and saying the DARNDEST THINGS and, to help your recovery lap, Rachel Maddow looks really good as she covers the exit of US Combat Troops.