Also.Also.Also: Atlanta’s Gays Are In Luck These Days And Other Stories We Missed This Week
Eighth-grader McKenna Pope singlehandedly gender neutralized the Easy-Bake Oven.
France’s Counter-Protests Warm My Frozen Heart
Same-sex marriage supporters take to France’s streets to show they can be louder and wittier than the conservative right.
Things We Read About Newtown
Things to read and think about.
Sunday Funday Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity
I don’t know you, but I love you.
“I’m Sorry, But I Can’t Fucking Do This. Can You? Can Anyone?”
“Well, I suppose we have to try to pick up the pieces and make some sort of sense of this tragedy and—you know what? Fuck it, I can’t do this.”
University of Iowa Brings Groundbreaking Gay Question to College Admissions
The University recently added an optional question on sexual orientation to their undergraduate application, as well as a non-binary gender option.
Brittani’s Video Party: Zeitgeist, Pop Music and Mistletoe
This does include a man being slapped for trying to kiss a woman under a mistletoe and I would love to discuss your reaction to this because I feel as if you will say it’s not an overreaction.
Bigot Bingo Puts the “Fun” Back in Fundamentally Flawed Argument
Nothing lightens up a white-knuckled homophobic debate like a rousing game of Bingo!
LGBT Retirement Homes Step Up in Response to Homophobia and Mistreatment of LGBT Elders
With support for gay equality at an all-time-high and the focus on an aging generation of baby boomers, our LGBT predecessors are finally getting the much-needed care they deserve.
Also.Also.Also: We Get It, Bill de Blasio’s Wife Once Identified As Lesbian, And Other Stories We Missed This Week
Starring IKEA Monkey as Margot Tenenbaum.
What Judicial Dreams May Come: What the Supreme Court Ruling on Prop 8 and DOMA Could Mean
Two cases. Five issues. Nine Justices. Infinite possibilities.
Homophobic Swedish Soccer Squad Sacked in the Name of Love
Sweden’s sports officials have no time for homophobic bullshit, leaving Sörskogens IF players with plenty of time on their hands.
19-Year-Old Trans Woman Sage Smith is Missing
Sage Smith is a 19-year-old trans* woman from Charlottesville, Virginia. She’s been missing since November, and the police have done a bang-up job of not finding her.
Mormons’ “Softened Stance” On Homosexuality Still Feels Pretty Hard
The Church acknowledges that “same-sex attraction is a complex reality for many people,” and goes on to conclude that “even though individuals do not choose to have such attractions, they do choose how to respond to them.”
“This is Our Last Step”: Same-Sex Marriage Goes Live in Washington State
Remember when Referendum 74 passed? Now we get to celebrate all over again.
SPLC Sues Ex-Gay Therapy Practice for Fraud, Deception, and Generally Not Working At All
The SPLC has filed the first-ever lawsuit against an ex-gay therapy practice for deceit.
BREAKING: Supreme Court Will Consider Both Prop 8 and DOMA
The Supreme Court will review both Prop 8 and DOMA and consider the future of gay marriage in the US.
Notre Dame’s Gay Students Asked to Be Chaste, Because Catholicism
Notre Dame has approved an LGBT student organization and the club must preach chastity for LGBTQ students. Which makes me think maybe we should take our gay money elsewhere.
Fawlty Deflowerings: UK Lawmakers Trying To Define Gay Sex
Marriage equality comes with a cost.
Brittani’s Video Party: Britney, Bo, and Brooklyn
Jay-Z and the cool artsy grandma you wish you had (and maybe do) chat on the subway, Britney’s back (bitch), and I reveal another holiday film I’m excited about.