Geekery

Comics 101: The First Step Is Admitting You Have A Problem

Have you ever wanted to read comic books but found yourself a) overwhelmed, b) intimidated or c-g) five kinds of confused? We lay it all out for you, kind of like a railroad magnate would. But he’d be laying railroad track, and we’re layin’ knowledge and we’re a layin’ it about comic books. So check it out– get schooled about the comic book, the graphic novel, the comic strip and that wily beast the webcomic.

Politics + Activism

Anti-Gay Senator Ashburn got Outed, Apologized, Promises to Change. For Us. Really.

Join us as we gape open-mouthed at Senator Roy Ashburn’s homosexual 360, and think about the ramifications of observing Memorial Day while DADT is still in effect. Also, a new gay travel site, a lesbian confirmed to the South California District Court in San Diego, Tammy Baldwin is splitting with her partner, and Mary Cheney is supporting a homophobic candidate.

Pop Culture Fix

Chely Wright on Ellen: Why We Love Watching Out Celebs Meet Ellen DeGeneres

Chely Wright was interviewed last week on Ellen, gets teary, talks about Ellen’s Mom, and we take a look at why Ellen’s show has been so important for out celebs, and why Ellen, like Oprah, succeeds because of her “outsider” status, not in spite of it. Everyone is having a fabulous time this Sunday Funday! Librarians are covering Lady Gaga songs while she’s hanging around British pubs, Neil Patrick Harris is surprising his boyfriend with awesome parties, a brief gay pride parade happens successfully in Moscow, the “first modern lesbian” will get her time in the spotlight, and Gawker would like to talk to you about prescription medication.

Society + Culture

Newsweek Confirms Inability to Talk About Gay People

Newsweek does a story about LGBT retirement communities, which are filled with Indian Chiefs, flower arrangers, and sexual minorities. Also, Colin Farrell talks to Ellen Degeneres about anti-gay bullying, Douglas Coupland donates his papers, Jezebel talks feminism and Sarah Palin, there’s a new film about virginity that you’ll probably want to watch, and the future of online news!

TV Feature

Sex & The City 2 Sucks, Let’s Watch SATC TV Clips Instead

The reviews are in: “Sex and the City 2: The Movie” sucks. We round ’em up for you and then take the edge off with a retrospective on some of the moments that made us fall in love with the show to begin with; when it was just about the girls, the friendship, the love, the support, and the tribal female bonding. Did you see it? Do you want to?

Politics + Activism

Obama to DADT Activists: I’m On Task, Don’t Yell!

GetEqual interrupts Obama’s speech, again. Closing arguments for the Prop 8 trial will be heard on June 16, but will there be cameras? Also, a behind-the-scenes look at trans rights advocacy in Washington, Clayton McKleskey of The Dallas Morning News wants to know if we can stop talking about gay stuff yet, and more on college courses on gay marriage (or, as we like to call it, ‘marriage’).

Society + Culture

The Nightmare of Rape on College Campuses

An article about one woman’s experience of the aftermath of rape sheds light on a problem on college campuses nationwide. Plus, does prom even matter, Ellen maybe ruined AI, people who shop at Whole Foods are thin because they have money, and watch the trailer for Kiana Firouz’s controversial movie.