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Corrupt Former State Senator Hiram Monserrate Loses Race
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03/17/2010- by Natasia Langfelder
Yesterday, Queens voters faced a choice, re-elect expelled State Sentator Hiram Monserrateor elect Jose Peralta to represent the district. Voters chose Peralta, in a landslide. As mentioned on previous coverage on LGR, Monserrate was expelled from the State Senate by his peers after assaulting his girlfriend. The vote by the State Senate was 53-8 to [...] Lifestyle | Lez Get Real
Prodigal Sons Heads to LA after Successful NYC Run
Tonight and Thursday night will be your last chance to catch Kimberly Reed’s autobiographical documentary, Prodigal Sons, at the Cinema Village in New York City. (Click here for tickets & showtimes.) After a nice long run, accompanied by multiple Q&A events, on Friday the film heads to Los Angeles theaters.
On opening night Friday, March 19th [...] Entertainment | glaadBLOG.org
Questions About Your Census Form? “Our Families Count” Has Answers
You should be receiving your U.S. Census form in the mail soon (if you haven’t already) and many LGBT people have questions about filling it out. HRC is a member of the Our Families Count coalition, which seeks to increase LGBT involvement in the census and make sure everyone is counted.
First — everyone should fill [...] Politics & Law | HRC Back Story
What's It Worth To NOM To Oust D.C. Councilman David Catania's Ticket? So Far Just $1,900
If operations like Tim Gill's Fight Back New York are targeting lawmakers voting against LGBT equality, you can be damn sure endorsers of discrimination have their own plans to oust pro-gay legislators. And that's exactly what the National Organization for Marriage is doing in Washington D.C.
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Lady Liberty Raises Giant Finger Toward Hiram Monserrate
So that was a pretty nice thing voters in Queens did yesterday, telling now-former State Sen. Hiram Monserrate to take his face slashing and anti-gay marriage votes and get the hell out. [NYT]
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Please Proceed 50 Yards and Then Turn Left
My internal GPS is a little off these days. It seems that there are a lot of roads under construction and I haven't yet updated the latest maps. In the 3 months since I started this site many things have happened and the big question now is one of direction. School & Education | The New Gay
Video of Joy Behar Accepting the Excellence in Media Award at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York
Joy Behar’s acceptance speech after receiving the Excellence in Media Award at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on March 13, 2010. The Excellence in Media Award is presented to media professionals who, through their work, have increased the visibility and understanding of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
You can also [...] Entertainment | glaadBLOG.org
Report on Transgender Employment Discrimination in New York Finds Ongoing Bias
On Sunday, LGBT rights supporters gathered outside J Crew on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan to protest the results of a recent report that found the retailer biased against openly transgender applicants. Make the Road New York, a non-profit that promotes economic justice, equity and opportunity for all New Yorkers, conducted research into the hiring practices [...] Jobs | glaadBLOG.org
Gen. Petraeus Says Time to Consider Change in DADT
Today the Senate Armed Services Committee held yet another hearing on the Fiscal Year 2011 Department of Defense Authorization bill, this time with testimony from Adm. Eric T. Olson, Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command and Gen. David H. Petraeus, Commander, U.S. Central Command.
Gen. Petraeus was questioned by Senator McCain regarding “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT). [...] Politics & Law | HRC Back Story
One More Marriage Equality Supporting Legislator in New York
The votes are in. Queens’ voters overwhelmingly voted for marriage equality supporter Jose Peralta over incumbent state Senator Hiram Monserrate in a special election today. The Senate had previously voted to expel Sen. Monserrate, after he was convicted for assaulting his girlfriend.
Last December, the New York state Senate defeated the marriage equality [...] Marriage & Civil Unions | HRC Back Story
Lt. Dan Choi Is Back on the Market (And Has a Rock Hard Ass, Apparently)
Back in May, at a New York City gay marriage rally, we spotted Don't Ask Don't Tell mascot Lt. Dan Choi smooching all up on his boyfriend Matthew Kinsey. Cute! That Choi even decided to come out was motivated, in part, by his relationship status; "I had to decide whether I was going to continue [...] Lifestyle | Queerty
HRC Participating in Rally Sunday for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
On Sunday, March 21st 2010, the Human Rights Campaign staff, members and volunteers will rally side by side with our many coalition partners in support of comprehensive immigration reform. March for America will bring together tens of thousands including labor unions, religious organizations, non-profit and non-governmental organizations, as well as activists, families and individuals, immigrant [...] Politics & Law | HRC Back Story
Video of Will Phillips’ Acceptance Speech at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards – New York
Eleven-year-old Will Phillips accepts the award for Outstanding TV Journalism Segment at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on March 13, 2010. Phillips appeared in the award winning CNN American Morning news segment “Why Will Won’t Pledge Allegiance.”
You can also watch the video on YouTube.
View a complete list of award recipients and photos [...] Entertainment | glaadBLOG.org
Hey Baby, that Your Manpack?
If you don't like to shop for men's underwear...(what's THAT about?) ...or, let's say you're too busy to shop for men's undies... (that makes more sense to me)... then there just may be a subscription service for you. It's called Manpacks and they sell, amongst other things, men's underwear. The interesting thing about Manpacks is you set up a subscription with them that guarantees you'll receive fresh packs of underwear every three months. If anything, it assures that you'll always... Shopping | UndiesDrawer
The ModFab Gallery - Playing Favorites
Atomische | Museo del Templo Mayorgratefully reprinted under Creative Commons LicenseI know it's probably uncouth to play favorites. After all, every single photographer I link to in the ModFab Gallery is worth your time, energy and exploration. But as with any art form, there are some you find yourselves attracted to the most, and it just so happens that, for me, three of them appear in Lifestyle | Modern Fabulousity
Freaks N’ Links Allie is Wired: Miley Cyrus says her parents are crazy
OMG Blog: Student goes to school wearing Speedo!!!
Oh La La Mag: Gisele Bundchen for Colcci
Dlisted: Winnie Cooper is going to have a baby!
Just Jared: Harlow Madden: Cute at Kid Fit
Popbytes: Heidi Montag is busting out–literally!
Gone Hollywood: Mike Tyson is now a competitive pigeon racer!
Hail Mary Jane: [...]
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Happy St. Jedward Day!!! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s a picture of my favorite piece of corned beef (at left) and cabbage: Irish twins JEDWARD! They Tweeted a photo of some new green sneakers to celebrate the holiday. Though, I wish they’d just get into the real holiday spirit and Tweet a pic of their meat and potatoes instead.
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03.17.2010 - Where’s The Fat Lady? The Phantom has left the building. But fear not, those who want a good opera fix are finally in luck. The Turtle Creek Chorale presents Figaro! A Night at the Opera for two exclusive performances at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.
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03.17.2010 - Thai-No-Mite! Let’s face it. The restaurants in Victory Park haven’t exactly been success stories. Most of the original eateries near American Airlines Center have long since shuttered because either they were too expensive for the event crowds, or they just plain sucked. And in some cases, both.
Enter Naga Thai Kitchen and bar, the newest concept from the minds behind two of our favorite NYC Thai spots, Sea Thai Bistro and Peep Thai Nouveau. Just a couple short blocks from the home to Britney Spears concerts, Smucker’s Stars on Ice and from what we’ve been told, basketball and hockey games, the prices are perfect for attracting a good crowd, but hopefully the chic design will be enough to scare off the Hooters riff-raff.
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Prodigal Sons Heads to LA after Successful NYC Run Tonight and Thursday night will be your last chance to catch Kimberly Reed’s autobiographical documentary, Prodigal Sons, at the Cinema Village in New York City. (Click here for tickets & showtimes.) After a nice long run, accompanied by multiple Q&A events, on Friday the film heads to Los Angeles theaters.
On opening night Friday, March 19th [...]
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Rear gear butt covers for dogs and cats For $5, you can cover up your dog or kitty’s EMBARRASSING exposed anus. Y’know, because animals are so ashamed to be naked. I believe Johnny Weir has one for his anus, though instead of a flower pedal, it’s in the shape of a bullseye.
Here’s a product description:
Is your pet feeling left in the dirt because [...]
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Butterface’s top tips for Speedo Butterface offers his “top five tips for competing at your best” in his new Web video (two of six in the series) for Speedo, released today. You might want to watch this on mute, as he doesn’t offer very much. After he gets to tip #2, he offers three other “duhhhh” tips like “swim fast, [...]
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Woman beat sister with toilet tank lid Police say an Iowa woman was so furious during a dispute that she removed the lid of a toilet tank and beat her sister with it.
Nitasha Camilla Johnson, 20, was arrested and charged with domestic abuse assault causing injury, and interference with official acts after the violent attack on Sunday. Johnson had been living with [...]
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Fart prank by Jack Vale Jack Vale, the Fart King (didn’t know such a title existed–does that mean there’s room for a fart queen? I nominate Wynonna Judd!!!), pranks some unsuspecting shoppers with a fart-sound device. Reactions = priceless. It is VERY MUCH worth watching this until you get to the fat chick in the Wal-Mart shoe aisle who clearly [...]
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Celebs and luminaries alike came out to support positive images of the LGBT community at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City. Honored were Joy Behar with the Excellence in Media Award, and Cynthia Nixon, who received the Vito Russo Award and delivered a moving speech to the packed Marriott Marquis Ballroom. ourscenetv's Matt Maggiacomo was on the red carpet with Joy, Cynthia, Sigourney Weaver, Mad Men's Bryan Batt and Real Housewives of nyc's Jill Zarin (who seemed less concerned with GLAAD than she was with Bethenny Frankel, hmm?).
Spring Design's Alex, the $399 not-necessarily-a-Nook dual-screened Android ebook reader, is available for pre-order now, ships April 14, and will be in Borders and Books-A-Million stores this June. A 3G version's on the way, too, but don't hold your breath. More »
While PayPal has been less and less relevant, thanks to competitors like Google Checkout and Amazon, they may just stage a comeback with an idea that's cute and useful at the same time: a bump-triggered iPhone app.
Bump Technologies, the company that makes the Bump iPhone app, provided the underlying tech for PayPal's newly announced app. But instead of exchanging contact information, now you can exchange money. The app also includes a tax, tip, and check calculating feature, so you can figure out who owes what at a table, then simply bump phones to get all the money to one person, who can then pay a single bill for the entire table, saving the waitstaff at the restaurant the headache of running twelve different credit cards through.
The app could, at some point, also be used for very small businesses in place of expensive credit card readers--especially independent sellers like those at a farmers market, craft fair, or adorable lemonade stand. Of course, as not everyone has either an iPhone or a PayPal account, let alone both, this isn't going to replace credit cards, but could definitely be useful in certain circumstances. The app is available now, for free, in the App Store.
Is Google Wave getting Buzzed? In 2009, Google Wave was Google's vision of the future of communication. With the debut of Google Buzz in February, that vision has competition.
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03.16.2010 - Tennis, Anyone? We remember 8th grade tennis lessons like they happened yesterday.
The long, summer afternoons drinking Rondo with our babysitter’s 19-year-old boyfriend as he tried his best to teach us the basic skills necessary to play the sport. But we were in 15, 30, 40 love with him and couldn’t hit a tennis ball to save our lives because we were too busy imagining what was beneath those tiny white tennis shorts of his.
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FLOW AFFAIR Flagging + Voguing = Floguing at THE CENTER April 23rd To celebrate the near-completion of Flow Affair, the new documentary to be released by Art From The Heart Films, the award-winning director Wolfgang Busch is hosting a Website Launch Party and fundraiser at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 23, 2010 at the LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th Street, New York, NY.
The suggested donation is $20.
Melba Moore, the ground-breaking Tony Award-winning actress and singer who has collaborated m...
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Report on Transgender Employment Discrimination in New York Finds Ongoing Bias On Sunday, LGBT rights supporters gathered outside J Crew on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan to protest the results of a recent report that found the retailer biased against openly transgender applicants. Make the Road New York, a non-profit that promotes economic justice, equity and opportunity for all New Yorkers, conducted research into the hiring practices [...]
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Sappho Speaks: The Gift Of A Real Friend There were days that strung into weeks, maybe years where I had convinced myself that all I needed wasme, myself, I. I would occasionally let people in only to be reminded that the gift of friendship always came with a steep price, especially for me as I opened the door so wide after going without the gentle breeze of human intimacies for so long that I was easy prey for my so-called friends. It may not happen after a month, or six, sometimes not even a year, but sooner or later the hammer dropped and something was stolen from me – both materialistically and emotionally and I would retreat back into myself, promising never to let anyone close again. What a fool’s oath! We do all need each other in the end but bonds of trust are living, breathing things.
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Sappho Speaks: The Gift Of A Real Friend There were days that strung into weeks, maybe years where I had convinced myself that all I needed wasme, myself, I. I would occasionally let people in only to be reminded that the gift of friendship always came with a steep price, especially for me as I opened the door so wide after going without the gentle breeze of human intimacies for so long that I was easy prey for my so-called friends. It may not happen after a month, or six, sometimes not even a year, but sooner or later the hammer dropped and something was stolen from me – both materialistically and emotionally and I would retreat back into myself, promising never to let anyone close again. What a fool’s oath! We do all need each other in the end but bonds of trust are living, breathing things.
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The best damn Ke$ha ‘Tik Tok’ cover I already know what you’re thinking: This isn’t Jorge Garcia from Lost.
Is it a boy or a girl? NO CLUE, but you MUST listen to this amazing cover of Ke$ha’s Tik Tok by what is poised to be the next Susan Boyle. YOUTUBE is going to blow this…person up!!!!
Just look at the positive comments left [...]
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The 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards Celebs and luminaries alike came out to support positive images of the LGBT community at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City. Honored were Joy Behar with the Excellence in Media Award, and Cynthia Nixon, who received the Vito Russo Award and delivered a moving speech to the packed Marriott Marquis Ballroom. OURsceneTV's Matt Maggiacomo was on the red carpet with Joy, Cynthia, Sigourney Weaver, Mad Men's Bryan Batt and Real Housewives of NYC's Jill Zarin (who seemed less concerned with GLAAD than she was with Bethenny Frankel, hmm?).
Check out exclusive footage from other GLAAD Events...
At the 2009 GLAAD Media Awards celebs Tyra Banks, Judith Light, Suze Ormon, Simon Doonan, Jonathan Adler, Heather Matarazzo and Ana Ortiz speak out about the gay rights movement.
GLAAD's Sizzling Summer Soiree.
Music Credit, Artist: LOURDS Song: Last Day
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What do you do when a laptop breaks down three months after purchase? Get it repaired? Sell it? Or do as this Chinese man did, and destroy it silently at a HP store, with not a single swear-word passing your lips? More »
Corrupt Former State Senator Hiram Monserrate Loses Race
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What's It Worth To NOM To Oust D.C. Councilman David Catania's Ticket? So Far Just $1,900
Lady Liberty Raises Giant Finger Toward Hiram Monserrate
Please Proceed 50 Yards and Then Turn Left
Video of Joy Behar Accepting the Excellence in Media Award at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York
Report on Transgender Employment Discrimination in New York Finds Ongoing Bias
Gen. Petraeus Says Time to Consider Change in DADT
One More Marriage Equality Supporting Legislator in New York
Lt. Dan Choi Is Back on the Market (And Has a Rock Hard Ass, Apparently)
HRC Participating in Rally Sunday for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Video of Will Phillips’ Acceptance Speech at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards – New York
Hey Baby, that Your Manpack?
The ModFab Gallery - Playing Favorites
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