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Good News Friday: Faith Over Fear
Published on 2012-05-25 17:00:00
Dominic Sheahan-Stahl is a former student at Sacred Heart Academy, and this year his younger brother was graduating. Dominic was thrilled to have been asked to be the keynote speaker for the graduation, until....He was un-invited when school officials learned he was gay.And the SHA > read more
One Of Pastor Worley's Minions Speaks
Published on 2012-05-25 14:00:00
Lucky for > read more
Just A Thought
Published on 2012-05-25 11:00:00
blatantly stolen from Iced Tea and Sarcasm .... > read more
I Didn't Say It....
Published on 2012-05-25 08:00:00
Beau Biden, Delaware Attorney General and, well, hottie, on his father, Joe Biden's, support of marriage equality:"My dad spoke from the heart. I'm incredibly proud of what he said. I'm even more proud of what the president said as it relates to making sure that this is a fundamental civil rights issue. It's a civil rights issue. It's something that people in my state, in Delaware, and everywhere I go are incredibly proud of the stance that the president has taken on a matter of equality. At a m [..] > read more
Random Musings
Published on 2012-05-24 17:00:00
Well, The Next Food Network Star is back again, and again, I'm hooked. They've changed the format this year, breaking it into three teams, each with a Food Network mentor: Giada > read more
Mittsy Edits Video To Alter Obama's Words
Published on 2012-05-24 14:00:00
Mittsy is at it again, you know, makin' stuff up, and rewriting history and editing videos to make it look like Obama said something he didn't. Is that what we want from a president?from the Daily Kos:-------------------------Mitt Romney is at it again, deceptively editing President Obama's words in another > read more
Just A Thought
Published on 2012-05-24 11:00:00
Funny Link > read more
Kyle McCarter and Illinois GOP Defeats Anti-Bullying Measure, Citing "Gay Agenda"
Published on 2012-05-24 08:00:00
Kyle McCarter: > read more
Architecture Wednesday: G'day Pretty House
Published on 2012-05-23 17:00:00
Totally my style.It's kind of cottage-looking, Arts and Crafts bungalow, with modern twists, and touches, and Bollywood coloring. > read more
Lesly Charles Has A Big Dick And He Knows How To Use It
Published on 2012-05-23 14:00:00
Okay, so I tend to believe that police officers are a generally good lot, doing their job to keep us safe from harm. > read more
Bad Makeup! Bad Fashion!
Published on 2012-05-23 11:00:00
Tyra Banks went to something called, and I swear this is a real event, the Moth Ball--which, I'm guessing, is where she keeps her career--and she looked like this........which caused Joan Rivers to say, on The Fashion Police, "Oh my god! They dug up Whitney?"I know, it could have been a case of bad taste........I'm talking Tyra's makeup, not Joan's comment.Then, little Miley Cyrus showed up at the Billboard Music Awards going all Christina Aguilera, by forgetting her pants, and, well, her shirt, [..] > read more
Good News!! In Florida Only 50% Of Students Can't Read Or Write!
Published on 2012-05-23 08:00:00
If you don't think public education is going to the dogs, stick with me.The Florida State Board of Education--and that's an oxymoron--just voted to lower > read more
Domestic Partnership Bill Moves Forward .... For Now
Published on 2012-05-22 17:00:00
The Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act, which would > read more
In Tennessee, Pro-LGBT Clothing Gets You Threatened With Suspension
Published on 2012-05-22 14:00:00
We've all heard the stories about the > read more
Harvey Milk Day
Published on 2012-05-22 11:00:00
A repost...a most deserved repost......Today is the first > read more
ISBL Asshat of the Week: "Pastor" Charles Worley
Published on 2012-05-22 07:30:00
Charles Worley calls himself a 'man of God' and preaches his special brand of religion at Providence Road Baptist Church in Maiden, North Carolina.You know, North Carolina,m where discrimination against LGBT people has been codified into law.See, last week, while, um, I guess some might call it preaching, while I'd call it hate speaking, > read more
Not All Of Those Who Can Teach, Should Teach
Published on 2012-05-21 17:00:00
I have a fondness for teachers, especially the really good ones. My father was one of those; I mean, the man taught Chemistry and Physics and all kinds of that science-y stuff and made it sound interesting.And I had some really good teachers all through school and into college, from whom I learned a lot, and not just the course-load, but about myself, and about life. > read more
Color Me Surprised? Not So Much ....
Published on 2012-05-21 14:00:00
I was born in Mississippi.Didn't really live there, as my Dad was in the Air Force, and we moved six months after I was born.Now, I'm really thankful for that. > read more
GOP Skips The Evolution
Published on 2012-05-21 11:00:00
Hey GOP?President Obama evolves on the issue of marriage equality, and then, according to several polls, we see a pro-equality shift among African-American voters, and voters in general, followed by the NAACP announcement of > read more
The Evolution Continues......
Published on 2012-05-21 08:00:00
Just days after President Obama's historic announcement that he supports marriage equality, the board of the NAACP, one of the nation’s oldest and largest African American advocacy organizations, has passed a resolution to also support same-sex marriage.Board chair, Roslyn Brock: “The mission of the NAACP has always been to ensure the political, social and economic equality of all people. We have and will oppose efforts to codify discrimination into law.”Brock's announcement comes on the h [..] > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2012-05-20 07:00:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But....
Published on 2012-05-19 08:30:00
More on TravoltaGate:Remember, First Masseur claimed he was groped by John Travolta whilst giving the actor a rubdown? Well, maybe not so much, because, now, it seems, that > read more
Good News Friday: Christine Quinn Is Getting Married
Published on 2012-05-18 17:00:00
This weekend, Christine Quinn, > read more
Just For Giggles ...and... Overheard At Work
Published on 2012-05-18 14:00:00
What's this?Kristen Stewart and her Stunt Double.-----What's this?A Cheap Cock Block.-----Overheard At WorkMy Boss [putting his arm around my shoulder]: Hey! I've got good news for you!Me: You're quitting?My Boss: :::sigh:::: > read more
Mittsy Rewrites History
Published on 2012-05-18 11:00:00
Mittsy > read more
I Didn't Say It....
Published on 2012-05-18 08:00:00
Andrew Sullivan, on President Obama's endorsement of marriage equality:"It's hugely important and to tell you the truth, I didn't realize how important it would be until it happened. Beforehand, I was kind of steeled. I was like, 'I don't care, he's going to disappoint us again.' And then I sat down and watched our president tell me that I am his equal, that I'm no longer outside, I'm fully part of this family and to hear the president who is in some ways a father figure speak to that, the tears [..] > read more
Random Musings
Published on 2012-05-17 17:00:00
Okay, so the Mittsy the Bully story isn't dead yet, and, well, I for one have more to say.While I am disgusted by his actions as a teen, I realize that people change, and the Mittsy who tormented the gay, and allegedly gay, students at his high school is not the same Mittsy today. But, the part of the story that disgusts me most, is that when he talks of the incident[s], he first says he doesn't recall them--which, you know damn well his victims have never forgotten--but he laughs about it, albe [..] > read more
Just For Giggles: Someone Likes Pasta
Published on 2012-05-17 14:00:00
So, this picture of TV doctor, Dr Oz, has been all over the interwebz because, well, he seems to be sporting a little sumpin-sumpin down there.He must really like pasta! I mean, that arrow don't lie....... > read more
The Queen Of Disco Has Died
Published on 2012-05-17 12:00:00
Disco legend and diva Donna Summer has > read more
Michele Bachmann: Still Full Of Sh*t
Published on 2012-05-17 11:00:00
We haven't heard from Michele Bachmann in a while, and I, for one, miss her; well, I mostly miss her particular brand of crazy, of lying, and completely distorting the facts and disregarding the truth. She is always good for a giggle or three.She's been back in the news of late for a couple of reasons. First, there was her lukewarm, > read more
Gay Couple Banned From Lexington Catholic High School Prom
Published on 2012-05-17 08:00:00
Hope Decker is a senior at a > read more
Architecture Wednesday: Go Pacific Northwest, Young Man
Published on 2012-05-16 17:00:00
Sometimes it's the house, sometimes it's the view.This time, it might be both.This house, located in Issaquah Highlands’ prestigious Harrison Street neighborhood, is a two-level contemporary home, that naturally accommodates a casual Pacific Northwest lifestyle. > read more
Joanna Johnson Comes Out
Published on 2012-05-16 14:00:00
Joanna Johnson was just 25 when she first appeared on > read more
Virginia Caves To ISBL Asshat of the Week: Pissy Bobby Marshall
Published on 2012-05-16 11:00:00
It seems like only yesterday that Virginia state representative Bob Marshall was names ISBL's Asshat of the Week and.....what's that? It was yesterday? See post HERE.But it gets worse. The Virginia > read more
Tennessee: Back To The 1950s
Published on 2012-05-16 08:00:00
Oh, Tennessee legislators, you will never learn.It seems that up in the state of crazy, Governor Bill Haslam has signed legislation that adds the concept of “gateway sexual activity” to the state’s abstinence-first sex education curriculum. > read more
Lincoln Chafee Demands Out-Of-State Same-Sex Marriage Be Recognized In Rhode Island
Published on 2012-05-15 17:00:00
Lincoln Chafee, governor of Rhode Island, signed an order on Monday declaring that the state must recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, giving gay couples the same rights as heterosexual ones when it comes to health insurance and a slew of other benefits.Take that, Colorado.Take that, North Carolina.Take that, GOP.The order directs state agencies to recognize marriages performed out of state as legal and treat same-sex married couples the same as heterosexual ones because gay couples [..] > read more
ISBL Asshat of the Week: Bob Marshall
Published on 2012-05-15 14:00:00
Virginia delegate Bob Marshall has a new honor today, as he has just won the ISBL Asshat of the Week award for his bigotry, homophobia, and downright ignorance.See, Marshall has announced that he will seek to remove Tracy Thorne-Begland, a Richmond lawyer, and supposed “aggressive activist for the pro-homosexual agenda” from a list of proposed District Court judicial appointments if Thorne-Begland’s name remains on the list when it comes to a vote Monday in the Virginia General Assembly.Pi [..] > read more
Just For Giggles: An Outstanding Comment from Designing Wally
Published on 2012-05-15 11:00:00
So, John Travolta was all over the news this week for his ALLEGED love of groping male masseurs, and, again, > read more
This Time It's Real: The GOP Kills Civil Unions In Colorado
Published on 2012-05-15 08:00:00
Mark > read more
Just For Giggles: Why Was The Mathematician Late For Work?
Published on 2012-05-14 17:00:00
Funny Link > read more
Mittsy Romney: Keeping The Hate Fires Burning
Published on 2012-05-14 14:00:00
Mitt Romney, giving a commencement speech over the weekend at Jerry Falwell's Liberty University:"The American culture promotes personal responsibility, the dignity of work, the value of education, the merit of service, devotion to a purpose greater than self, and, at the foundation, the pre-eminence of the family. The power of these values is evidenced by a Brookings Institution study that Senator Rick Santorum brought to my attention. For those who graduate from high school, get a full-time jo [..] > read more
Kellogg's Take A Stand For Free Speech
Published on 2012-05-14 11:00:00
I don't often get the chance, or the time, to watch Jon Stewart's > read more
Another One: Jay 'Corey' Jones
Published on 2012-05-14 08:00:00
Jay 'Corey' Jones, a > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2012-05-13 07:00:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But....
Published on 2012-05-12 08:00:00
There have been stories for years about John Travolta’s > read more
Good News Friday: Harvey Gets A Street In San Diego
Published on 2012-05-11 17:00:00
Lt. Harvey MilkSan Diego, California will be the first city in the nation to have a street named for gay civil rights activist, and one of my personal heroes, Harvey Milk.The City Council voted unanimously to rename the two-block road leading up to the San Diego LGBT Community Center in Hillcrest from Blaine Avenue to Harvey Milk Street in honor of the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California.There are all sorts of plazas and centers and even schools around the country t [..] > read more
Just For Giggles, Just A Thought
Published on 2012-05-11 14:00:00
Don't laugh, North Carolina, this could be your future......Rush Limbaugh. I love it when hypocritical, drug-addled, douchebags speak.......Words to live by........ > read more
Good News Friday: Marcus Brandon Wins Reelection
Published on 2012-05-11 11:00:00
Yeah, yeah, yeah, North Carolina slipped back into the Dark Ages earlier this week when they voted at add discrimination to their state Constitution.And yeah, yeah, yeah, that bit of hate was diminished when President Barack Obama announced his belief that same-sex couples be allowed the same rights and privileges of marriages as our heterosexual counterparts.But, there was also a glimmer of bright, good news in North Carolina this week when state Representative Marcus Brandon, North Carolina’ [..] > read more
I Didn't Say It....
Published on 2012-05-11 08:00:00
Andrew Sullivan, Obama's coming out for equality:"[T]oday Obama did more than make that logical step. He let go of fear. He is clearly prepared to let the political chips fall as they may. That's why we elected him. That's the change we believed in. The contrast with a candidate who wants to abolish all rights for gay couples by amending the federal constitution, and who has donated to organizations that seek to 'cure' gays, who bowed to pressure from bigots who demanded the head of a spokesman [..] > read more
Random Musings
Published on 2012-05-10 17:00:00
Staffers for Minnesota Congresswoman, and certifiable Crazy-Eyed Wacknut, Michele Bachmann, are confirming a Swiss television news report that Bachmann is now a citizen of Switzerland. > read more
Little Mittsy Romney: Bully? Prankster?
Published on 2012-05-10 14:00:00
from > read more
Bishop Won’t Let Foundation Present Scholarship To Gay Student
Published on 2012-05-10 11:00:00
Keaton Fuller is gay. He attends Prince of Peace Catholic School in Clinton, Iowa, and has done so as an openly gay student. He is believed to be the first openly gay student at any Catholic high school to attend school dances with a same-sex partner. And the school has had no problem with that.That would be a good story, no?The Eychaner Foundation, founded by Iowa businessman and gay rights activist Rich Eychaner, has awarded Keaton Fuller the Matthew Shepard Scholarship. The foundation, which [..] > read more
You Can Thank The GOP: Colorado Civil Union Bill Dies
Published on 2012-05-10 08:00:00
“We have reached an impasse,” Republican House Speaker Frank McNulty said. “It is unfortunate that there will be items that will not receive consideration by the House tonight because of this impasse.”Then chants of “shame on you” erupted from gay rights supporters sitting in the Colorado House.McNultyMcNulty told reporters that lawmakers had reached an impasse and civil unions would die along with several other bills, including an overhaul of school discipline policies and setting a [..] > read more
Architecture Wednesday: A House For The Gardener
Published on 2012-05-09 17:00:00
Even when we had our house in Miami, with its very small yard, I enjoyed "puttering" around in the garden. Okay, maybe I enjoyed > read more
BIG NEWS: Obama Comes Out For Equality
Published on 2012-05-09 14:10:00
After the travesty that occurred yesterday in North Carolina, and the disappointment that happened last night in Colorado, I don't know whetehr to laugh or to cry at this news.For the first time in my life, a sitting President of the United States has publicly declared that I deserve equality.“I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors, when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relati [..] > read more
Miss Lauper Goes To Washington .....
Published on 2012-05-09 11:00:00
... Oh, not to sing, although that would be nice, but, rather, Cyndi Lauper, advocate for homeless LGBTQ youth, is headed to DC to be honored for her charitable work.Cyndi Lauper: > read more
Constitutional Discrimination For North Carolina
Published on 2012-05-09 08:00:00
I kind of felt that yesterday was a good day in LGBT Land. We had Josh Dixon, Olympic gymnastic hopeful come out as a gay man, and we saw the Civil Unions bill in Colorado get close to passage--it has since fallen short due to the usual cause, the GOP.But nothing prepared me to see an entire state add discrimination to their state Constitution.But North Carolina crawled back into the Dark Ages last night when Amendment One became law, and now the state will recognize > read more
Democratic Party Chairs Want Marriage Equality Added To Platform
Published on 2012-05-08 15:00:00
Democratic Party chairs from eleven states have, well, to co-opt another phrase, "come out" to endorse adding Marriage equality to the 2012 Democratic platform.And they are:John Burton of CaliforniaJoan Wagnon of KansasJohn Walsh of MassachusettsKen Martin of MinnesotaJon Wisniewski of New JerseyJay Jacobs of New YorkMeredith Wood Smith of OregonBoyd Richie of TexasJake Perkinson of VermontDwight Pelz of WashingtonMike Tate of Wisconsin These eleven join a growing number of [..] > read more
Josh Dixon Comes Out
Published on 2012-05-08 11:30:00
Josh Dixon could become the first openly gay male gymnast to participate in the Olympics. And he'll be hoping to win gold for the US team.The Stanford graduate--who finished second out of 72 competitors at last weekend's U.S. Men's Qualifier in Colorado Springs--is publicly addressing his sexual orientation for the first time."This would never affect how I'm judged or my position on the U.S. Olympic team," Dixon says.Dixon, while at Stanford, had a friend come out to him, and it spurred his own [..] > read more
Today's The Day North Carolina: Every1Against1
Published on 2012-05-08 06:30:00
Same-sex marriage is already illegal in North Carolina. Which means voting AGAINST Amendment One is not a vote to legalize same-sex marriage.Amendment One may affect the ability of private sector businesses to enforce their own domestic partner benefit contracts. The larger economic impact, however, may be based on the negative perception of North Carolina as a place to live and do business. As reported by > read more
Colorado Civil Union Bill Inches Closer To Vote
Published on 2012-05-07 17:00:00
Colorado has always seemed right on the precipice of enacting pro-LGBT legislation, and then they pull back, out of fear, or out of loathing. And the same holds true today.A bill to allow civil unions for gay couples in Colorado needs to survive two more votes in the GOP-led House before it gets to the governor’s desk, but it appears closer than in any other year to becoming law.Teetering on said precipice.If the legislation passes, Colorado would join more than a dozen states that allow gay m [..] > read more
Just For Giggles: An Outstanding Comment from Ask The Cool Cookie
Published on 2012-05-07 14:00:00
I was freaking out about the Tanning Mom and her horrific looking skin, but then I learned that maybe it's a career move and not an addiction.Ask the Cool Cookie said...You know, if that Tanning Mom were smart, she'd put a pair of bunny ears and a cotton tail on and next spring she could sell her services as an Chocolate Easter Bunny. > read more
The Family Jenkins: The Family That Hates Together.......
Published on 2012-05-07 11:00:00
Alexis Leeann Jenkins and Mable Ashley Jenkins, two Kentucky women, have become the first people in the country to be convicted under the federal hate-crimes law for helping to assault > read more
"Billy" Graham Speaks Out Against Marriage Equality
Published on 2012-05-07 08:00:00
Ninety-three-year-old Billy Graham released a statement, and a full page ad, last week on the proposed marriage amendment in North Carolina to Constitutionally ban same-sex marriage, civil unions, domestic partnerships, and, well, probably anything that might be beneficial to committed gay couples in that state.Yeah, in the name of God, the aged bigot has spoken. At least, I think so. See, Graham doesn't appear in public much because he's NINETY-THREE. This makes me wonder if this is actually > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2012-05-06 07:00:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But....
Published on 2012-05-05 11:00:00
Kris Jenner, mom and fame-whore manager, is pissed at daughter > read more
Caturday TuxedoDay
Published on 2012-05-05 07:30:00
Good News Friday: Anthony Loverde Re-Enlists
Published on 2012-05-04 15:00:00
Staff Sergeant Anthony Loverde was discharged from the military back in 2008 under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" but > read more
Good News Friday: Gay Marine Says "I do" On Base
Published on 2012-05-04 11:30:00
I can remember being a young kid and going out to McClellan Air Force Base when my Dad returned from TDY in South East Asia, or elsewhere. It was always a big to-do, with all the families and kids and people waiting for their husbands, fathers, or sons to come home.Still, I never thought I'd see this.At Camp Pendleton last week, Cory Huston, a Navy veteran, waited for his partner Marine Avarice Guerrero on the tarmac. But instead of balloons or a Welcome Home signs, Huston dropped to one knee an [..] > read more
I Didn't Say It....
Published on 2012-05-04 08:00:00
Grant Morrison, > read more
Random Musings
Published on 2012-05-03 15:00:00
I just finished reading > read more
Zachary Wyatt Comes Out
Published on 2012-05-03 11:30:00
While Tennessee's 'Don't Say Gay' bill is, if not dead, at least in a complete vegetative state, another similar law is proposed in Missouri, and that proposal had one Republican state congressman speaking out.And coming out.Yesterday, Missouri Representative Zachary Wyatt told members of the House, a gathering of reporters, and the entire world, that he is gay when he called on members in the House GOP to withdraw support from Missouri's so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill.“Today I ask you t [..] > read more
"Pastor" Sean Harris A Man Of "God"? I Doubt It ....
Published on 2012-05-03 08:00:00
It's ironic, you know, the more I think about it.Having been the victim of bullying as a young queerling, I fight myself sickened by the daily stories of kids being tormented and tortured, some to the point of suicide.I am also, not a fan of organized religion, because,., as I've said in the past, I find most religions divide people, rather than unite them. So, imagine my surprise when I woke up to read that a "pastor", a man of "god", up in North Carolina has combined two of the things I found [..] > read more
Architecture Wednesday: Deep In The Heart Of Texas!
Published on 2012-05-02 17:00:00
Imagine a world where new housing developments prohibit the use of solar panels because they're considered to be unsightly. Yeah, that happens, and when Texas-based architect Heather McKinney, of McKinney York Architects, began designing a house for her client in a new development area in Shavano Park, Texas, just outside San Antonio, the development’s design restrictions went from prohibiting photovoltaics to forbidding flat roofs and even dictating certain materials be used in constructi [..] > read more
'Don't Say Gay Bill' Might Be Dead, But 'Gateway Sexual Activity' Is The Newest Fight For Tennessee Legislators
Published on 2012-05-02 14:00:00
I won't be sending flowers, though i am pleased to learn that Tennessee's 'Don't Say Gay' bill has died a well-deserved death. It > read more
And I Think Walking Ozzo Is A Chore.......
Published on 2012-05-02 11:00:00
Funny Link > read more
BSA Board Member Resigns In Support Jennifer Tyrrell
Published on 2012-05-02 08:00:00
By now I think we've all heard the story of > read more
Tea Party Activist Gary Stein Gets The Boot
Published on 2012-05-01 15:00:00
I love this story.Gary Stein was a Sergeant in the Marine Corps. He's also an avid supporter of the Tea Party and, as they are apt to be, quite the anti-Obama Tea Partying Marine.In fact, he is so anti-Obama that he is vocal in his opposition to the Commander-In-Chief, and,m on his Facebook page has taken to calling the president, "The real enemy."And or his outspokenness, and threat to disobey any orders sent down via the president, > read more
Now, This Is A Good Idea........
Published on 2012-05-01 11:30:00
....except........Funny Link > read more
Sharon Needles .... The Best WOMAN .... Won!
Published on 2012-05-01 08:00:00
This episode was when i joined Team Needles. This runway performance I just loved. I loved the dark side and the edginess. And the humor. After this one, I was Team Needles all the way to the end, clapping like a little Drag Star when her name was announced.And I loved this kind of reunion/crowning-the-winner episode better than just a reunion. It was fun and far less bitchy, though we did have some drama.I was a bit saddened that Willam got kicked off just for getting a little man candy room se [..] > read more
Wait A Sec ..... THIS Is Tennessee, Too
Published on 2012-04-30 17:00:00
Brian Moran, a Knoxville, Tennessee police officer wasn't working last Tuesday, so he decided to attend a City council meeting, where there was going to be a debate over adding > read more
Another One: Jack Reese
Published on 2012-04-30 14:00:00
Last Monday, Alex Smith, an 18-year-old openly gay Ogden, Utah resident spoke to a community panel about the dangers of bullying. Alex talked about the bullying his own boyfriend, Jack Reese, had endured as a result of living his life as an openly gay youth.But, what no one listening that day knew, in fact, what Alex Smith himself did not know, was that Jack Reese had decided the bullying must end, and he took his own life the previous weekend.The death of Jack Reese is the latest known suicide [..] > read more
Eric Unger Was Beaten For Being Gay
Published on 2012-04-30 11:00:00
Eric > read more
Top Ten Outstanding Guest Comments of the Week
Published on 2012-04-30 08:00:00
Here we are, another week gone, and more outstanding guest comments. So, in random order, here are the ISBL Outstanding Guest Comments of the Week.....#1 RuPaul threw a monkeywrench at us last week; > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2012-04-29 07:00:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But....
Published on 2012-04-28 09:00:00
Remember when Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez were > read more
Good News Friday ... Or, a Story To Make You Sob
Published on 2012-04-27 15:00:00
You know, if I had a nickel for every stupid thing I've done, I'd > read more
The Tennessee Senate Is At It Again
Published on 2012-04-27 11:30:00
In Tennessee, some state legislators want to stop teachers from saying "gay" in classrooms. And these same legislators want to protect people with a religious or moral conviction against gay people, to be exempt from laws prohibiting bullies. You know, if you believe in God, you can hate fags all you want, and tell them so, and taunt them ,and bully them.Because that's how they think God rolls.But now > read more
I Didn't Say It....
Published on 2012-04-27 08:00:00
Chris Evans, on marriage equality:"Are you kidding me? It's insane that civil rights are being denied people in this day and age. It's embarrassing, and it's heartbreaking. It goes without saying that I'm completely in support of gay marriage. In 10 years we'll be ashamed that this was an issue."Oh, I'm ashamed right now, Chris.Cher, honoring her son Chaz as he received GLAAD's Stephen F. Kolzak Award:"I'm here because Chaz has the most courage of almost anyone I know. The other day I was having [..] > read more
Random Musings
Published on 2012-04-26 15:00:00
Okay, so Brad and Angelina are getting married and a lot of gay folks are all up in arms because, once upon a time, Brad Pitt said they wouldn't marry until all folks--read GAYS--could marry.Well, that was before they had so many children, who want their mommy and daddy to be married. And I think the needs of their children to have that sense of family supersedes our need to keep Bard and Angie single until we can marry.They aren't any less LGBT-friendly, or any less Marriage Equality Supportin' [..] > read more
Just a Thought: Boy Bites Dog
Published on 2012-04-26 11:30:00
Oh Tennessee? Y'all Got Comp'ny......
Published on 2012-04-26 08:00:00
While many of us have kept our eyes on Tennessee, and their state legislature's penchant for wacky legislation, another state almost flew under the radar with the same kind of bill.Missouri. 'Don't Say Gay'.Republican Representative Steve Cookson sponsored House Bill 2051 and last week it was > read more
Architecture Wednesday: Gramercy Park Redesign
Published on 2012-04-25 17:00:00
So, I was planning on some where sunny this week--I woke up yesterday and we were in the 30s again so I needed some heat. But then I stumbled upon another New York City dream; a reconstruction townhouse, originally built in 1848, in Gramercy Park.And it's fabulous.It started out its existence as a single family townhouse, but over the years had been converted into three separate loft-wannabes. Now, the new owners wanted to, well, to quote Cher, turn back time a little, and yet bring in some mode [..] > read more
Catholic pastor applauded for shunning anti-gay marriage drive
Published on 2012-04-25 14:00:00
A couple of weeks back, I posted about the > read more
Just For Giggles: So .... THAT'S How It's Done.....
Published on 2012-04-25 11:00:00
Funny Link > read more
Louisiana Legislators Shelve Anti-bullying Bill Because It Protects LGBTQ Students
Published on 2012-04-25 08:00:00
Apparently, Louisiana Legislators and the governor aren't too concerned about bullying; of LGBTQ students, or of anyone, for, once again, civil and gay rights activists failed to win approval for a strong anti-gay bullying law for the state's public school system.Pat SmithDemocratic Representative > read more
The Vatican Tries To Bitchslap Nuns
Published on 2012-04-24 15:00:00
The Vatican has launched a crackdown on > read more
The Drag Race.....Was It Really A Drag?
Published on 2012-04-24 11:30:00
So, last night on the Drag Race we got no winner. > read more
Mittsy's Got A Problem ... And It Goes By The Name Richard Grenell
Published on 2012-04-24 08:00:00
He's at it again.Mittsy.Remember when he was pro-marriage equality? I mean, before he was against it?Remember when he was pro-choice? You know, before he was against it?Remember when he was anti-working women--that was back in January? Before he turned on pro-working moms last week?Now Mister I-Never-Met-A-Bad-Choice-I-Didn't-Want-To-Make is at it again. He's hired openly gay > read more
More Anti-Gay BS from the BSA
Published on 2012-04-23 17:00:00
Okay, so we all know the Boy Scouts of America are virulently homophobic. I mean, that story is as old as, well, almost any story. But they don't just dislike the gay kids who might want to join the BSA, they target the gay parents of kids who want to volunteer for the BSA.They don't seem to realize:♫♪ We're hereWe're queerAnd some of us have queer parentsGet used to it ♪♫ > read more
I Didn't Say It....Monday Edition
Published on 2012-04-23 14:00:00
Matthew Mitcham, out Australian diver, on being an outspoken LGBT advocate:"I certainly don't see it as a burden. I never did, especially with how much attention the LGBT cause has been getting lately with marriage equality...and with how few openly gay sports stars there are around at the moment. I don't mind attention being put on it. Ideally I would like one day for sexuality to be as unimportant and uninteresting as hair colour, or eye colour or even just gender in general. One day it will g [..] > read more
Sioux City Journal: We MUST Stop Bullying.
Published on 2012-04-23 11:00:00
It was scarcely a week ago that we heard the story of Kenneth Weishuhn, a gay teenager who took his own life after being bullied in school, bullied online, and receiving death threats on his phone. [see post HERE]This didn't happen in LA or San Francisco, New York or even Chicago. This was small town stuff; but what isn't small town, is what the Sioux City Journal is doing about it. See, while Kenneth's suicide didn';t make the front page, the epidemic of bullying of LGBTQ youth in our schools w [..] > read more
Top Ten Outstanding Guest Comments of the Week
Published on 2012-04-23 08:00:00
Once more, thanks for the comments, and keep those cards and letters coming in. Here are the ISBL Top Ten Outstanding Guest Comments of the Week, in no particular order:#1 > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2012-04-22 07:00:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But....We Need To Talk About The "Lohans"
Published on 2012-04-21 11:00:00
Lindsay! Get your Lindsayhere!Last month, our favorite > read more
Caturday: Liquid Cats
Published on 2012-04-21 07:00:00
via Round-The-Way Gay, Neal > read more
Silence, Please
Published on 2012-04-20 05:00:00
In observance of the GLSEN Day of Silence today, ISBL will be quiet today. And thinking, today, of those in the LGBT community, those in any community, who suffer in silence, are bullied into silence.About the Day of SilenceThe National Day of Silence is a day of action in which students across the country vow to take a form of silence to call attention to the silencing effect of anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in schools.HistoryFounded in 1996, the Day of Silence has become the largest single [..] > read more
Random Musings
Published on 2012-04-19 16:00:00
So, we'll start off with some good news.Last month we sawyet another case of an LGBTQ youth attempting suicide as a result of bullying when Austin Rodriguez tried to kill himself, but ended up, instead, in a coma.[original post > read more
Too Soon? .... Just Sayin'
Published on 2012-04-19 12:00:00
Funny Link > read more
Don't Say Gay Is Back.....Again
Published on 2012-04-19 08:00:00
Tennessee legislators are at it again.Don't Say Gay.It's back, and Tennessee’s elementary and middle school teachers might soon be told they cannottalk about homosexuality with their students next year. The hateful bill cleared the Tennessee House education committee on Tuesday.Now, to be fair, there are some legislators, even some from the GOP, who question the need for Don't Say Gay, because, well, in typical backwoods Tennessee politics, it is already illegal to teach > read more
Architecture Wednesday: Beached
Published on 2012-04-18 16:00:00
After last week's trip toa Colorado mountaintop, I decided it was time to come back down to Earth, or atleast as close to sea level as possible without going all Submarine and stuff.So, > read more
Just For Giggles: Since It Worked With Tupac......
Published on 2012-04-18 12:00:00
via JMG by way of Buzzfeed > read more
ISBL Asshat of the Week: Miss Jerry Newcombe
Published on 2012-04-18 08:00:00
This week it goes Jerry Newcombe, of the ironically namedAbiding "Truth" Ministries, formerly known as Coral Ridge Ministries,a megachurch of megahate.See, this Friday is the > read more
Oh, Tax Day! Why You Gotta Make Folks Lie?
Published on 2012-04-17 16:00:00
Well, my taxes are done, a refund received, and all is right with the world.Not so much for gay married couples.See, although there several of these united states that allow gay couples to marry, the, capital letters United States does not recognize gay marriage, and so thousand of gay, legally married couples, have to commit perjury when they file their tax returns.Thom Watson of Marriage Equality USA said: “It’s that crazy time of year again when the IRS requires you to affirm under penalt [..] > read more
Just For Giggles: Cruel Joke
Published on 2012-04-17 12:00:00
Funny Link > read more
Another One: Kenneth Weishuhn
Published on 2012-04-17 08:00:00
Kenneth Weishuhn lived inIowa. That Iowa. Marriage equality Iowa. And > read more
'Memba When.....
Published on 2012-04-16 16:00:00
...theRomney's got their silk undies in a twist over Hilary Rosen's bad phrasing ofAnn Romney's work experience?Times change, Iguess, for Mittsy.See,cuz back in January, Mittsy said that poorwomen who stay at home to raise their children should be given federalassistance for child care so that they can enter the job market and "havethe dignity of work."Of course, he wasspeaking of poor women, and not the wives of low-tax-paying, millionaires.Cuz they don'tneed the dignity of work, they just need [..] > read more
Just For Giggles: Cuz It's True
Published on 2012-04-16 12:00:00
Funny Link > read more
Top Ten Outstanding Guest Comments of the Week
Published on 2012-04-16 08:00:00
Another week down, and some more witty, fun, thought provoking comments, and all winners of the ISBL Top Ten Outstanding Comments of thew Week.Let's rip.....#1 This is the first I've ever heard of her, and yet she gets the nod; > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2012-04-15 07:00:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.....
Published on 2012-04-14 11:00:00
This is just so juicy. Probably not true at all, but, man, it's juicy, so I'm gonna share it.People are jealous of Matt Lauer. Well, except for that whole losing his hair thing. But, you must admit, he's got a hot body, seems like a nice guy, and just signed a new contract with > read more
Caturday
Published on 2012-04-14 07:00:00
This is the Smallville version of Neighborhood Watch,Not as much Yin-and-Yang as it is Yin-and-Yin. > read more
Good News Friday #2: Father Ryan Refuses Anti-Gay Petitions
Published on 2012-04-13 17:00:00
Father Michael RyanAh, the Catholic Church. When they aren't being sued formolesting children, they're aiding and abetting rapist and working to denyequality to gay men and women.But not at one church. Not this Reverend.Out there in Seattle, Reverend Michael Ryan of the St.James Cathedral has announced that he will not circulate petitions inside hisparish for the campaign to repeal Washington's same-sex marriage law:Dear Friends,Archbishop Sartain has written a letter in which he hasexpressed hi [..] > read more
Good News Friday #1: Bully Guards
Published on 2012-04-13 14:00:00
Austin Carson, > read more
Just A Thought
Published on 2012-04-13 11:00:00
Funny Link > read more
I Didn't Say It....
Published on 2012-04-13 08:00:00
Jay Hayes, thecaptain of the NYU men’s volleyball team, in an "It Gets Better"video:“Athletics is the next frontier for gay rights. When youlook at the civil rights movement, it wouldn’t have been as successful if aperson like Jackie Robinson hadn’t been there. I really hope that a gay athletecomes out soon. I think that professional sports these days are just a businessand these players know that it could hurt the brand and the bottom line if theycame out. Once we see a professional gay [..] > read more
Random Musings
Published on 2012-04-12 17:00:00
The Drag Race.Latrice. Royale.NooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooSharon Needles better win--even though I read the spoiler at DD's and nearly tossed my cookies.I love celebrities who act like they don't know a camera is trained on them when they're doing idiotic [..] > read more
Mittsy Uses His Wife To Detail The Struggle Of Women In This Country
Published on 2012-04-12 14:00:00
Here's the deal: Mittsy has changed from being a moderateRepublican, who favors healthcare and same-sex-marriage, to being, as he dubbedhimself, 'severely conservative'.Here's the rest of the deal: Women, by a margin of 2-to1favor Barack Obama and his ideas over Mittsy, because, most severelyconservative politicians want to focus on birth control and contraception, andabortion rights, and most women know that those issues are personal and not upfor debate by a > read more
Just For Giggles: How A Bear Shi....Does His Business...In The Woods
Published on 2012-04-12 11:00:00
Funny Link > read more
Batshittery Has A New Name: Allen West
Published on 2012-04-12 08:00:00
There are Republicans and there are Repugnants.Allen West, the congressman from Florida, rumored to be on the short list of Mittsy's Veep nominees, falls into the Repugnant category.For a lot of reasons, but today I'll just talk about his latest round of batshittery, asshattery, tomfoolery, dumbfuckery.On Tuesday of this week, West > read more
Architecture Wednesday: I've Been To The Mountaintop....And It's Breathtaking
Published on 2012-04-11 16:00:00
Last week I wanted the beach life, but now, as a fickle, ever-changing, evolving, wander-lusting, gay man, I want to be on top of the world. And this house, which sits at 9,200 feet above sea level, fits the bill quite nicely.According > read more
Overheard At Work
Published on 2012-04-11 12:00:00
Me [to a co-worker]: No, Joan Crawford was supposed to be in Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte with Bette Davis, but then she up and quit.Female Co-worker [eavesdropping, then joining the conversation]: Hey! I saw a really good Joan Crawford movie the other day.Me: Which one?Female Co-worker: I forget the title, but she played a movie star who adopted a couple of children and she beat 'em and stuff.Me [severe eye roll]: That wasn't a Joan Crawford movie. That was Mommie Dearest in which Faye Dunaway pl [..] > read more
Another One: Teddy Molina
Published on 2012-04-11 08:00:00
I remember being bullied in junior high and high school.It was, at times, unbearable; actually, it was always unbearable, but, somehow Imade it through. Most of the time, it was one guy who'd call me names, orpretend to shove me.Teddy Molinahad it far worse.He wasrelentlessly teased, taunted and bullied by students known as the "WolfPack" for being mixed race that he ended up leaving his school.Then he tookhis life last week with a hunting rifle.And it didn'tstop after his suicide. An anti-bully [..] > read more
One Foot Dancing, One Foot Nailed To The Floor
Published on 2012-04-10 16:00:00
I tell myself I’m alone, not lonely, but it doesn’twork. See, I usually say that to myself when I’m sitting all alone, at home, thetelevision tuned to…something…anything…and the stereo playing dully in thebackground. I am not lonely. I am alone.Right!I get out among people. I go for walks, through a park, down a busy city street; I buy mygroceries. I rent movies and I haunt the local bookstore. I am among people, but I don’tlook at them and their eyes don’t meet mine.Invisible is [..] > read more
Just For Giggles: If The Product Endorsement Fit The Celebrity
Published on 2012-04-10 12:00:00
Funny Link > read more
ISBL Asshat of the Week: Donna Lichtenegger
Published on 2012-04-10 08:00:00
Donna Lichtenegger, anelected state representative and Republican, of course, in Missouri, doesn'thave the good sense evolution gave a goat. She, apparently, is entirelyunaware that when you post homophobic and racially offensive "jokes"on Facebook, people will see them.See, on this fool's page, sheshared a "joke" about > read more
Another NOM Smackdown
Published on 2012-04-09 17:00:00
The National organization fro Marriage [NOM] > read more
Musical Interlude: Bonnie Raitt
Published on 2012-04-09 14:00:00
I have always been a huge Bonnie Raitt fan. She just does it, without flash or fanfare. And here she's done it again, singing Gerry Rafferty's "Right Down The Line" from her new album, "Slipstream".The video was filmed on location at the abandoned New Mission Theater in San Francisco, and features couples, young, old, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, gay and straight from the Noe Valley neighborhood.It's about love. And equality.And it's pure Bonnie. > read more
Just A Thought: Women And Healthcare
Published on 2012-04-09 11:00:00
Top Ten Outstanding Guest Comments of the Week
Published on 2012-04-09 08:00:00
Time once again to shine a light on my Top Ten Outstanding Guest Comments of the week. And, here they are, in no particular order:#1 I love a good sleek design,m especially when that design is 74 years old. That why I fell in love with the > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2012-04-08 07:00:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.....
Published on 2012-04-07 12:00:00
Poor O.Her network, the modestlynamed OWN, is flailing like a flounder on a hook--it's losses this year alone are some $150 million.O tried to use RosieO'Donnell to save the network, hoping Ro would gather big ratings, but thatdidn't happen. So O dumped Ro.And now O is > read more
Happy Birthday Carlos!
Published on 2012-04-07 07:00:00
Yup. It's today.Carlos' birthday, and, as he would tell it, like Vera Charles, he is somewhere between forty.....and death. But, he doesn't get to tell it. I do, because it's my blog and I'll write if I want to....I am amazed by Carlos. I learn something new about him, from him, every day. His hasn't always been the easiest path; he's had more ups and downs than a power top at an all-night orgy, but he moves on with a smile. He's endured things and overcome things that would break a lesser man, [..] > read more
Good News Friday #2: A Father's Reaction to His Very Young Gay Son
Published on 2012-04-06 17:00:00
If you haven't read Amelia's stories on HuffPo about her seven-year-old-son, who has a crush on Glee's Blaine, you've missed something really special. The story of a mother whose son may be gay and how she handles it. [see story HERE]. > read more
Just For Giggles: Texts From Hillary
Published on 2012-04-06 14:00:00
So, I'm strolling through the interwbz, like I likes to do, and i come across a new Tumblr site, via JMG, called Texts from Hillary. > read more
Good News Friday #1: NPH Is Back!
Published on 2012-04-06 11:00:00
from JMG:Golden Globe-nominated andEmmy Award-winning actor, Neil Patrick Harris, will return as host of the 2012Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards® on Sunday, June 10th, live from the BeaconTheatre in New York City. > read more
I Didn't Say It.....
Published on 2012-04-06 08:00:00
Larry Kramer, on the 25th anniversary of ACT UP:"Why can't we, once and for all, bond together to fight for our mutual needs? Where are the leaders who can lead us on this journey to our equality? Where's our army? I don't see either. We face this coming election naked and unprepared and as always exceptionally vulnerable. > read more
Ransom Musings
Published on 2012-04-05 17:00:00
So, there was this small kerfuffle a week or so ago, just after that JetBlue pilot went batty and had to be subdued by passengers. > read more
The 1938 Phantom Corsair
Published on 2012-04-05 14:00:00
I was just milling about the interwebz recently, and I stumbled across a picture of the 1938 Phantom Corsair. > read more
Just For Giggles: Mittsy Etchy Sketchy
Published on 2012-04-05 11:00:00
via JMG > read more
Ohio Marriage Equality Back On Track
Published on 2012-04-05 08:00:00
It's been astruggle in Ohio, which banned marriage equality back in 2004. See, Freedom ToMarry has been working on > read more
Architecture Wednesday: F%k It, Let's Go To Phuket
Published on 2012-04-04 17:30:00
Last week I was all about the beach, but the beach I settled on was Stinson Beach, outside San Francisco, in Northern California. Which got me to thinking--never a good thing--that I would much rather have one of those tropical beach places, you know, where it's warm and sunny all the time.Which brings me to Phuket--pronounced Poo-ket. > read more
Just a Thought: Wonder Woman
Published on 2012-04-04 14:30:00
In Louisiana, Discrimination Is A-Ok!
Published on 2012-04-04 11:30:00
from Wikipedia:Charterschools > read more
Praying Away The Gay Is Expensive
Published on 2012-04-04 08:30:00
One of the things that annoys me about religious folk iswhen they tell a sinner, whether the sin is being gay, or of a different faith,or of being, I dunno, tall, that they will pray for you.My first response is always, "Why don't you pray for yourself,you're the one with the problem."Mirella Salemi, an outgay > read more
Pedophiles, And Their Protectors, On Trial
Published on 2012-04-03 17:00:00
Last week I posted about the defrocked priest, Edward Avery, who changed his plea in a child molestation trial to guilty and said the Catholic Church knew he raped boys and did nothing about it; original post HERE.Well, the trial of a couple of his, um, cohorts, began this week and jurors are getting an earful about the priest-turned-pedophile and another priest who allegedly bragged about having sex with three boys in one week.Bragged.Monsignor William LynnPedophile protectorMonsignor William L [..] > read more
This Is ALL Kinds Of Wrong
Published on 2012-04-03 14:00:00
Watch It If You Dare!
Published on 2012-04-03 11:00:00
If You're Not Sure Where The GOP Stands....It's In The Pocket Of Big Oil
Published on 2012-04-03 08:00:00
Senate Republicans have foiled President Obama’s plan to strip $24 billion in tax subsidies from the country’s largest oil companies, in order to make the high price of gas an issue in this election year.The 51-47 vote was mostly along party lines, with most Democrats voting in favor of eliminating the subsidies, though the vote fell short of the 60 votes needed to withstand a filibuster. Only Republican Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, both of Maine, joined the Democrats.The four D [..] > read more
A Letter to My Bully by Kergan Edwards-Stout
Published on 2012-04-02 17:00:00
Dear Dirk,*Kergan Edwards-StoutThe thought of you has filled me with hate almost every day since we first met -- but for different reasons altogether than you might expect.I still remember the terror I felt every time I approached the soccer field. It was in junior high, a difficult time for almost everyone, but especially for me.You see, I'd always known I was gay. Even in kindergarten, just looking at Jeff Hayward's smile would make me happy, and I knew intrinsically that it was all right to f [..] > read more
NOM Declares Victory [?] Over Starbucks
Published on 2012-04-02 14:00:00
You gotta love NOM.Well, not really. What you gotta do is laugh at NOM.See, they got their granny panties in a twist over Starbucks support of marriage equality and send their Hound From Hell, Maggie Gallagher, to corporate headquarters to demand that Starbucks stop being nice to The Gays and stuff.Starbucks said No.NOM said Well, boycott you.Starbucks say, G'head.Then thousands and thousands of people took the side of Starbucks.And yet, Maggie Gallagher is declaring victory over Starbucks by sa [..] > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2012-04-02 11:00:00
Funny Link > read more
Top Ten Outstanding Guest Comments Of The Week
Published on 2012-04-02 08:00:00
So, here we...another week come and gone, and some more fabulous comments here at ISBL. So, without further ado, let's announce the Top Ten Outstanding Guest Comments of the Week, in now particular order.....#1 As a gay man, I loves me some divas, and, well, for me, the greatest of all celebrated her sixty-eighth birthday this week, so I shared my own personal Diana Ross story in > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2012-04-01 07:00:00
MORE! I Ain't One To Gossip, But..... Frank Langella Gossips.....About Dead People
Published on 2012-03-31 15:00:00
Ilove a good celebrity dishing memoir. I'm shallow like that. But, I do getannoyed when some celebrity writes a book--and i kid, because most of them havepeople write the books > read more
I Ain't One To Gossip, But....
Published on 2012-03-31 08:00:00
Kim Kash Kow Kardashian is so incensed at beingflourbombed at her event to promote her new "scent"--and god onlyknows what that is--that she has decided to press charges against the BisquickBomber.She told E!--the channel that whores out all theKardashians--that, “I don’t want someone to think they can really get away withthat. So we are going to handle that.” And then she goes on to say, or try to say, that the"event" wasn't for the launch of her odor-de-toilet, but a charityevent for Dre [..] > read more
Just For Giggles...Or Is It?
Published on 2012-03-30 20:00:00
Good News Friday: A Starbucks Boycott Backfires
Published on 2012-03-30 16:00:00
I don't drink a lot of coffee. Carlos and I usually haveone cafe con leche with breakfast and then we're good for the day. But I doenjoy stopping in at Starbucks every so often for a little cappuchino and anosh.And, well, now I love it even more--even if the closest Starbucks is 27miles away. It might well be worth the drive.And, apparently, I'm not the only one feeling the love.After confronting StarbucksCEO Howard Schultz at last week's annual Starbucks shareholders' meeting, afurious Maggie G [..] > read more
In Kansas, God Hates Fags
Published on 2012-03-30 12:00:00
I am not a religious man. Big surprise, eh? yeah, I know,not so much. I mean, I do have my own spiritual beliefs, but they don't meshwith any one specific religion. See I learned a long time ago that, for manypeople, religion is a tool to make themselves feel better, and mostly byputting down anyone who doesn't share their beliefs.Judge not lest yebe judged? Not so much, I've discovered.Love thy neighboras thyself? Only if the neighbor is exactly the same as you.And, if I neededfurther proof > read more
I Didn't Say It.....
Published on 2012-03-30 08:00:00
Madonna, on > read more
Random Musings
Published on 2012-03-29 16:00:00
So, former Vice PresidentDick Cheney had a heart transplant last week. He's had five.....FIVE.....heartattacks > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2012-03-29 12:00:00
Defrocked Priests Says The Church Knew He Was A Pedophile
Published on 2012-03-29 08:00:00
A former priest, Edward Avery, on trial fro molesting at least one young boy, suddenly declared just days before his trial was set to begin, that he would be changing his plea to guilty.As in, he did it.As part of his plea deal--he plead guilty to > read more
Architecture Wednesday: A Day At The Beach
Published on 2012-03-28 16:00:00
It's no secret that San Francisco is one of my favorite places in the whole world. I spent a great deal of time, when I lived in California, in The City, and still miss it terribly to this day.One thing I love about it, is that you can drive less than an hour or so out of San Francisco and be in a completely different world; like a cool beach town. Like Stinson Beach.Which is where this, relatively small, 1900 square foot beach house is located. It was designed > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2012-03-28 12:00:00
Funny Link > read more
The Green Valley Swimming Pool & Sports Club Discriminates
Published on 2012-03-28 08:00:00
Michelle Gladfelter of West Manchester, Pennsylvania, applied for membership at the > read more
Caleb Laieski Continues To Fight Bullying
Published on 2012-03-27 16:00:00
Caleb Laieski might have been found on this blog under the title "Another One." > read more
Just A Thought: Join The Party
Published on 2012-03-27 12:00:00
Another One: Austin Rodriguez Is In A Coma
Published on 2012-03-27 08:00:00
Up in Ohio, > read more
Happy Birthday Diva!
Published on 2012-03-26 18:30:00
Today is the anniversary of the birth of the Diva known as Diana, so I will make do by givin' up one of my favorite Diana Ross songs, > read more
Thank You, Starbucks
Published on 2012-03-26 16:00:00
One of the vendors at the AIDS Benefit Foundation Dessert Finale this past weekend was Starbucks.I know; they're everywhere.But it provided an opportunity to say Thanks to Starbucks for their pro-marriage equality stance, and their recent refusal to kowtow to the demands of Maggie Gallagher and NOM when those bigots and haters stormed the Starbucks shareholders meeting and demanded that Starbucks stop being pro-equality. They refused.From the Sum Of Us website:Starbucks stuck its neck out to pub [..] > read more
Keep The Promise
Published on 2012-03-26 12:00:00
Last Saturday night Carlos and I attended the AIDS Benefit Foundation of South Carolina's > read more
Top Ten Outstanding Guest Comments Of The Week
Published on 2012-03-26 08:00:00
Once again it's time to name my coveted....coveted?....Top Ten Outstanding Guest Comments of the Week, the TTOGCOTW.So, here there are, in random order, the comments that make me smile, snicker, and snort, and even think.I was taught to never make judgements based on a person's appearance, but it's hard, because I'm shallow like that. But this week, I learned that lesson again, and maybe this time it'll stick.....I kid, because I'm still shallow like that. At any rate, Good News Friday: Never Ju [..] > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2012-03-25 07:00:00
Springing At Casa Bob y Carlos
Published on 2012-03-24 12:00:00
Spring has sprung in Smallville and all the plants are blooming, so I thought I'd take you on a tour of our yard. Please, no flash photography during our excursion.....Carlos is my Mexican Gardener, and he rescued this plant from the front yard a few years back.Now, it's taking over the sunroom. I'm getting kind of Little Shop of Horrors about it........This is a bonsai we bought ion Coconut Grove about eight years back, and it's doing quite nicely in Smallville.We can see this tree from the bre [..] > read more
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.....
Published on 2012-03-24 08:00:00
First things first: I > read more
One Million Moms Cry "Uncle!!!"
Published on 2012-03-13 20:00:00
Monica Cole, director of One Million Moms--which, according to their Facebook 'Likes' is really just 45,000 Moms--has announced that the group has given up their planned boycott of JCPenney's over their decision to hire openly gay Ellen DeGeneres as their spokesperson.Cole says only time will tell whether JCP's decision to have Ellen as its spokesperson was a good business decision: "But we have heard back from so many of our members [45,000, not 1,000,000]. We have heard back from men and women [..] > read more
'Religious Freedom Act' Gets OK From Kentucky Senate
Published on 2012-03-13 17:00:00
Kentucky, in an effort to take the focus off the batshittery [wordage courtesy JMG] off Tennessee, may allow its citizens to vote on a proposed change to the state Constitution that its backers are calling "the Religious Freedom Act."Jimmy "JimBob" Higdon, a Republican, naturally, sponsored the bill and says it's designed to protect the free exercise of religion from unnecessary restriction by government. JimBob set down his corncob pipe, to add that his bill would give Kentucky courts "more amm [..] > read more
Just For Giggles: Thanks Twunty!!
Published on 2012-03-13 14:00:00
The Evolution of Lohan's Face
Published on 2012-03-13 11:00:00
Please keep in mind, The Everchanging Lohan is just twenty-five years old. So, let's start in 2003, with fresh-faced, wholesome Lohan, age 16:2004:2005:2006:20072008:2009:2010:2011:2012:Yes folks, that's what twenty-six looks like in Lohan Years. > read more
You're Getting Married?? You're Fired!!
Published on 2012-03-13 08:00:00
Al Fischer [l] and Charlie RobinAl Fischer, a popular music teacher at St. Ann Catholic School in St. Louis lost his job this week after church officials heard that he was planning to get married in New York state later this year. Oh, yeah, he was marrying Charlie Robin; his partner of twenty-plus years.Fischer confirmed to the media that he was indeed fired from his job--one he has held for the last four years--but refused to comment further, and instead, referred to a letter he'd emailed to h [..] > read more
And The ISBL Asshat of the Week Goes To........
Published on 2012-03-12 20:00:00
Last week, I posted about the efforts of pro-marriage equality advocates to submit a proposed constitutional amendment to undo Ohio’s 2004 same-sex marriage ban to Attorney General Mike DeWine. [HERE]It didn't get very far.DeWine, a Rick Santorum supporter, announced last week that, while Freedom to Marry Ohio did submit the initial required 1,000 voter signatures, they did not supply an adequate description of the measure. So, their first step has failed.Hmmmm, adequate description? From a gr [..] > read more
Maine Diocese Won't Campaign Against Marriage Equality
Published on 2012-03-12 17:00:00
What's this? The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maine announced that it will take no active role in a political campaign against a same-sex marriage referendum?Catholic, say what?Bishop Richard Malone says the diocese will expand it's existing educational program to better inform church members about the qualities and benefits of marriage between one man and one woman.Oh. They are being gay-friendly, but they aren't necessarily being gay-unfriendly, either.They won't say that same-sex marriage is bad [..] > read more
Yet Another South Carolina Crooked Politician
Published on 2012-03-12 14:00:00
Ah, South Carolina politics. Liars, adulketers, thieves. Nikki Haley. And now add Lt. Governor Ken Ard to that list. See, Ken has resigned his position following a year-long ethics scandal. Year-long; since probably from the moment he was sworn in as Lt. Governor.His ethics trouble began right after the was election in 2010 when campaign disclosure forms showed that he had been using campaign funds for things like hotel rooms, gas, meals, airfare, postage, advertising, phone services, and consul [..] > read more
Harry Lohan In NYC
Published on 2012-03-12 11:00:00
I'm not sure who should be more offended.Lindsay Lohan. Or Debbie Harry.See, earlier this week when Debbie Harry left the Mercer Hotel, photographers crowded around the 66-year-old singer, apparently believing they were snapping 25-year-old Lindsay Lohan, who had hosted "SNL" the night before.Now, to be fair, Harry did look kinda Lohan-ish, with her platinum blond hair and aviator glasses. In fact, it looks very similar to a picture of Lohan snapped two days earlier, exiting the same hotel.But s [..] > read more
Aaaaaaaaah
Published on 2012-03-12 08:00:00
The houseguests have left and the house is back in order. It's always nice to have visitors, and it's nice to have visitors......leave. A great visit, lots of fun and good food and drink, but now it's back to what Carlos and I call 'normal'.His Aunt Gloria, who lived in Miami for many years before retiring back to Mexico City, arrived last week with her friend, Luz Maria, for a week-long stay. Carlos calls Gloria his 'Second Mother' and, one day this week while she and I were chatting, she told [..] > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2012-03-11 07:00:00
I Should Be Laughing: Harry and The Cafeteria
Published on 2012-03-10 11:00:00
Chewing on his lip while he read, Harry was amazed. He had never read anything like the Anne Rice novel, and he could not put it down. ‘The old man begged to be told what we were saying. He called out, 'Son, son,’ and Lestat danced like a maddened Rumpelstiltskin about to put his foot through the floor. I went to the lace curtains.’Whenever he read, which was most of the time, for books were a sort of refuge, Harry became lost in his novels, far away from everyone and everything. Whet [..] > read more
PR: All-Stars: Final Three!! Final Three!!
Published on 2012-03-09 14:00:00
Well, this is the last full day of houseguests, but I couldn't let it pass without at least some kind of PR All-Stars recap, now could I? I'll try to keep it brief......See, we're down to the wire hangers, and it's BFFs Mondo and Michael against BFFs Kenley and Austin, whom I've come to think of as Karen and Jack, circa Will & Grace. Bitchy New Yorker, and flighty queen.But.I.Digress.Of particular note, is that each of these teams has one member who left the show before the episode the tents, Mi [..] > read more
Father Marcel Guarnizo: So Effing Christ-like
Published on 2012-03-09 11:00:00
Barbara JohnsonImagine one of your parents died, and you were tasked with arranging the funeral, and if your parent was catholic, arranging the Mass.Now, imagine you're gay, and the Priest will not give you Communion at the Mass because you're gay. And, you soldier on, because it's your mother's funeral.But it gets worse.It was much worse for Barbara Johnson.Last week, at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Barbara Johnson, her friends and family, gathered to say goodbye [..] > read more
A Gathering Equality Storm In Ohio
Published on 2012-03-08 11:00:00
Pro-marriage equality advocates will be submitting a proposed constitutional amendment to undo Ohio’s 2004 same-sex marriage ban to Attorney General Mike DeWine.The Freedom to Marry Coalition expects to file more than 1,700 signatures of registered Ohio voters, nearly double the 1,000 signatures required. This is the first step in placing a constitutional issue before Ohio voters this fall or possibly next year.The proposal would change the Ohio Constitution--amended in 2004 to block same-sex [..] > read more
The Luck Of The Irish
Published on 2012-03-07 11:00:00
In yet another poll, marriage equality advocates have found that public support for same-sex marriage has risen to 73%.In.Ireland.Nearly three quarters of those asked said they would agree with the statement: “Same sex marriage should be allowed in the Constitution”.The results were presented to Ireland’s Oireachtas in a report prepared for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on the last Constitutional referendum. Kieran Rose, Chair of Ireland’s Gay and Lesbian Equality Netwo [..] > read more
Maine Signs Up For Equality
Published on 2012-03-06 11:00:00
Up in Maine, advocates of marriage equality have turned in more than enough signatures to move ahead with a Citizens Initiative to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry. More than 85,000 signatures were gathered, turned it, and validated, far above the 57,277 needed for their bill to get to the Legislature.Lawmakers now will be presented with that initiative proposing the legalization of gay marriage in Maine, and they will have the option of passing the bill as proposed or--and this is the mor [..] > read more
Checking In.....
Published on 2012-03-06 09:00:00
Just a quick drive-by this morning.The houseguests--Carlos' Aunt Gloria and her friend Luz Maria--have been here since Friday and having a lovely time. Gloria came for two, maybe three reasons. Carlos started playing trumpet with the Smallville Community Band and they were having a Winter Concert last Sunday. She's always loved listening to Carlos play, so she definitely wanted to see that. In addition, she loves Thanksgiving, but November in Smallville is too cold for her, so we told her we'd h [..] > read more
Dorothy Bond Is A Horrible Person
Published on 2012-03-05 11:00:00
Up in Brownsville, Tennessee--where homophobia rules-- Dorothy Bond, principal at Haywood High School, is been under fire for controversial statements about gay students and teen pregnancy.Bond is accused of making insensitive remarks during a meeting with students, and parents are irate that a school official would say such things.Amber Whittiemore says, “At first [Bond] was talking about PDA and she turned around and she directly pointed to the gay people and said if you're gay you're going [..] > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2012-03-04 07:00:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.....
Published on 2012-03-03 08:00:00
I still remember when they were casting Catwoman--eons before Halle Berry destroyed the character--and wack-a-doodle actress Sean Young went on The Joan Rivers Show in full Catgirl regalia, practically begging the producers to hire her.They didn't. And it seemed like Young was on the Cracktress Express to Crazy Town. Except she kinda disappeared for a spell, showing up to drunkenly yell at awards winners at awards shows.Now Young, one of Hollywood's First Ladies Of Cray-Cray, also found herself [..] > read more
Good News Friday: Fez Whatley Comes Out
Published on 2012-03-02 16:00:00
On the one year anniversary of his father's death, well-known radio host Fez Whatley--one half of the radio program, the Ron & Fez Show--has come out as a gay man.Whatley has been playing a flamboyant gay character on the air for over two decades, but, he says he realized that at some point he realized it was more than just a character:"Working with my friend Ron Bennington, we created an on-air persona for me. His name was Fez Whatley. Fez was eccentric, over the top, flamboyant and most of all [..] > read more
PR: All-Stars: Light It Up!!
Published on 2012-03-02 12:00:00
In yet another first--we are reminded ad nauseum that this is "all-stars" and that the challenges have never been done before--this week the designtestants will have to use lights, and technology, in their designs. They must create an avantgarde look using light strips, neon tape, fairy lights--Hello Austin!--and rope lights.Rope lights? Bondage goes high-tech.Let's rip.......because I have houseguests coming and need to get to the airport.MICHAELThis is the episode where Michael loses his sh*t [..] > read more
I Didn't Say It........
Published on 2012-03-02 08:00:00
Brandon Morgan, the Marine whose homecoming embrace is all the rage on Facebook:"To everyone who has responded in a positive way. My partner and I want to say thank you. Dalan, the giant in the photo, can't believe how many shares and likes we have gotten on this. We didn't do this to get famous,or something like that we did this cause after 3 deployments and four years knowing each other, we finally told each other how we felt. As for the haters, let em hate...to quote Kat Williams, everyone ne [..] > read more
Random Musings
Published on 2012-03-01 16:00:00
Rick Santorum, he of the delusions of Biblical proportions, was in Troy, Michigan last week and told the crowd that kids shouldn't go to college. He says liberal professors would "indoctrinate" them, and "remake" them in the image of Barack Obama. This, apparently, is the only reason Barack Obama wants kids to pursue higher education. And, as Rick "Frothy Mix" Santorum, concluded he said, of the President of the United States, "What s snob!"No, it's not snobbery Ricky, it's intelligence and unde [..] > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2012-03-01 12:00:00
Blatantly stolen from MAC at YOTD > read more
Most Iowans Are Pro-Equality
Published on 2012-03-01 08:00:00
As I always suspected, the majority of Iowans are clearheaded when it comes to equality.According to a new poll, the majority of Iowans stand opposed to passing a state constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage, by a margin of 56% to 36%.This is up slightly from a February 2011 poll, when equality won out by a margin of 54% to 40%.Twenty-six-year old Ben Tuttleputs it simply: “Equality for all.” But Lou O’Brien, 50, disagrees, "I believe in the original family unit. That is [..] > read more
Architecture Wednesday: The Pump House
Published on 2012-02-29 16:00:00
I'm a big fan of recycling. We separate paper from plastic, bottle from can, and I love to scour antique stores and consignment shops looking for cool things to have around the house. So, why not recycle a municipal building into a private home, rather than tear it down?This home, in England, is perched on the edge of Ilkley Moor--and that sounds just loverly, eh?--was built in 1848 as a water pumping station. The Pump House has been exquisitely remodelled to create an über contemporary dwellin [..] > read more
Just For Giggles: From Disney/Pixar®
Published on 2012-02-29 11:00:00
Funny Link > read more
An Asshat Tries....And Fails....To Apologize
Published on 2012-02-29 08:00:00
It was just week that Indiana state Representative Bob Morris was awarded the ISBL Asshat of the Week cap for his refusal to sign a legislative resolution honoring the Girl Scouts on their 100th anniversary. You can read about it HERE, but suffice to say he was against the resolution because he felt that the Girls Scouts are a "radicalized organization" that support abortion and promote the "homosexual lifestyle."And because now his words have come back to haunt him, Morris is issuing an apology [..] > read more
Alaska Is Crazy...Or, At Least, Gordon Warren Epperly Is Crazy
Published on 2012-02-28 16:00:00
I've always thought Alaskans were crazy because it's too cold to live up there, and because it's dark, sometimes, all day long, and because they elected the Mama Grizzly Bore® to office.And now they've given me a whole new reason to find them utterly wack-nutty. See, I always thought the birthers, who tried to keep Obama out of office, or remove him from office, because they believed he was born here, were crazy, but now one Gordon Warren Epperly filed a lawsuit in Alaska challenging President [..] > read more
Just For Giggles: This One's For Mistress Maddie
Published on 2012-02-28 12:00:00
Funny Link > read more
Abstinence Only, Utah?!? Really!!?!
Published on 2012-02-28 08:00:00
Every so often it seems like Utah has booked a ride on the progressive train, but then you realize they bought a round-trip ticket. Case in point:A bill to require sex education classes teach an abstinence-only curriculum inched closer to becoming a law in Utah last week. The bill--now headed to the Senate--would lift the current requirement that all public schools teach sex ed in grades 8 through 12, but if this bill passes, districts would have to choose between offering abstinence-only sex-ed [..] > read more
Oscar Hits and Misses and Misters
Published on 2012-02-27 16:00:00
Best in ShowJessica Chastain.Hands down my favorite.Michelle Williams.So cute.Emma Stone.Loving.Her.Viola Davis.Such a gorgeous woman.Octavia Spencer.Stunning.Meryl Streep.Looked like Oscar®.Glenn Close.Still got it.Penelope Cruz.Elegant.Cameron Diaz.Looks like she took a pre-show bath this year.Missed It By That MuchSandra Bullock.Loved the backless-ness, but the top didn't seem to fit.Rose Byrne.Severe hair and too skinny.Worst in ShowNancy O'Dell.U-G-L-Y.You ain't got no alibi, you ugly.Ange [..] > read more
An Oscar Stream Of Consciousness
Published on 2012-02-27 12:00:00
Loyal ISBL readers know that I am a proud Awards Show Whore®. I watch them all, from the Emmys and Tony's to the Oscars and the Grammys; hell, I even watch the Daytime Emmys. If the television industry wants me to watch, put the word "awards" the title and I'll be glued to it. The Revenge Awards. Modern Family Awards. Project Runway: Awards. The FoxNews Awards....okay, so it doesn't work all the time. Still, I'll be there.But this is about the granddaddy of awards shows, Oscar, and since it cam [..] > read more
Top Ten Outstanding Guest Comments Of The Week
Published on 2012-02-27 08:00:00
Another week down, another ten comments that made my day, made me think, made me laugh, or made me say, 'WETF??!?'At any rate, in no particular order, here are the winners of the cov eted...coveted?...ISBL Top Ten Outstanding Guest Comments of the Week, or ISBLTTOGCOTW, or the Isblitogcot, as we in the biz like to call it so.....Let's rip........#10 Y'all know that I Ain't One To Gossip, But....sometimes people--and by people, I mean celecrities--say and do things that need to be addressed; so I [..] > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2012-02-26 07:00:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.....
Published on 2012-02-25 09:00:00
Adam Levine is a musician, frontman for Maroon 5, but, well, he isn't exactly a member of Mensa. See, Levine was a guest on The Howard Stern Show where he opted to share the preferred method of birth control that he uses with his girlfriend, Victoria’s Secret model, Anne Vyalitsyna.And yes, he actually shared it.In that TMI conversation, Adam Levine described his “a fool-proof birth-control system”: He.Pulls.Out. Now, this kind of disillusioned me because, while I am not a fan of Maroon 5, [..] > read more
Good News Friday: A Young Man Comes Out To His Mom....on YouTube
Published on 2012-02-24 16:00:00
PR: All-Stars: A Grand Old Flag....Not So Much
Published on 2012-02-24 12:00:00
As the sun comes up over the Flatotel, we find Lady Mila Killjoy reminiscing about the last challenge when she was very nearly eliminated. She looks to the camera, and says, with a straight face...and rigid hair..."I hope to wow the judges."Cue ominous drumming.The designtestants are all awakened by Kenley's disturbing laugh and then they skedaddle down to the United Nations where they come upon Angela and a table of flags. It's all "Ooh, the UN" and "such a powerful place" and "problem solving" [..] > read more
I Didn't Say It........
Published on 2012-02-24 08:00:00
Martin O'Malley, Maryland's hottie pro-equality governor, on the passage of marriage equality:"I'd like to thank Senate President Miller for his leadership and our legislators in the Senate for their hard work and their vote today for human dignity. All children deserve the opportunity to live in a loving, caring, committed, and stable home, protected equally under the law. The common thread running through our efforts together in Maryland is the thread of human dignity; the dignity of work, the [..] > read more
Random Musings
Published on 2012-02-23 16:00:00
Careful when listening to the radio these days.A U.K.-based radio station's programmers are feeling the heat this week after they, ahem, inadvertently aired five minutes of a gay porn soundtrack.Yup, Jazz FM, which focuses on light jazz, standards and occasional blues, mistakenly aired a recording of what sounded like "two British men in a mostly wordless, but fairly graphic, exchange" on Sunday.Mike Vitti, the station's head of programming, apologized for the porn gaffe: "Unfortunately we had a [..] > read more
Just A Thought
Published on 2012-02-23 12:00:00
Funny Link > read more
The Devil Went Down To The Georgia Legislature
Published on 2012-02-23 08:00:00
Tanya Ditty is the head of the Georgia chapter of Concerned Women for America so you know just by the name that it's some kind of backwoods, anti-gay hate group. I mean, don't those groups always hide behind Mom-and-Apple-Pie sounding names?This week Tanya Ditty spoke before a subcommittee of the Georgia House Judiciary Committee on House Bill 630, AKA the State Fair Employment Practices Act, on why legislators should vote down employment protection for the state's LGBT employees.And she went al [..] > read more
Architecture Wednesday: Quackenbush House
Published on 2012-02-22 16:00:00
What do you do when you want to escape the hustle and bustle of the big city? Well you hire an architect to turn your simple little ranch house into a country retreat, by buying an antique barn, dismantling it, and then rebuilding it, and reshaping it, to your needs.And the "new" house is both timeless in style and materials; in one minute its rustic, with hundred year old beams, and then the next it's like modern loft, with minimalist style and detail.The old barn frame is now the main living a [..] > read more
Flip Flopper....And I Don't Mean Mittsy
Published on 2012-02-22 12:00:00
Remember when a young man out of Illinois, Barack Obama, first appeared on the scene, and everyone dubbed him the future of the Democratic Party? And he was, and is, that future?Well, Maryland state house Delegate Sam Arora also seemed on the edge of glory--to quote Gaga--and the next great thing in the Democratic party. Arora attended Georgetown Law School, worked as a staff assistant to Senator Carl Levin, served on then-Senator, Hillary Clinton's presidential exploratory committee. Arora was [..] > read more
ISBL's Asshat of the Week: Representative Bob Morris
Published on 2012-02-22 08:00:00
Representative Bob Morris, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is refusing to sign on to a resolution to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts because he believes it is a "radicalized organization" that supports abortion and promotes the "homosexual lifestyle."::::foot stomp head snap::::::Morris sent a letter to his fellow House Republicans last week to explain why he is the only member in the House not to endorse the resolution.For Girl Scouts.Morris, when not checking porn sites, explored [..] > read more
Tennessee Tuesday: Tuxedo Is Not At All Pleased With You
Published on 2012-02-21 16:00:00
He loves 'Modern Family'.He has two daddies, too. > read more
Tennessee Tuesday: Don't Watch "Modern Family"....It's Gay
Published on 2012-02-21 12:00:00
Wingnutted Homophobe Joey HensleyOn the same day that wingnutted homophobe, Tennessee Senator, Stacey Campfield’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill made it out of a House subcommittee, Chairman of the House Education Subcommittee, wingnutted homophobe Joey Hensley admonished all Tennessee parents not to let their children watch “Modern Family” on television because they might discover there are homosexuals in the world:“I don’t think ‘Modern Family’ is appropriate for children to watch. [..] > read more
Tennessee Tuesday: Don't Say Gay Bill Advances
Published on 2012-02-21 08:00:00
Up there in Bigotville, or Hatertown, or Homophobia, that bill to restrict teaching about homosexuality--or even mentioning the word--before high school cleared its first hurdle in the Tennessee state House of Representatives.The House Education subcommittee actually approved the “Don’t Say Gay” bill on a voice vote and accepted the version of the bill that passed the state Senate late in last year’s session.Opponents say the bill will not curb talk about homosexuality among grade school [..] > read more
Hey Mitch McConnell? Why So Spooked?
Published on 2012-02-20 17:00:00
Is it this?Or this?Or maybe it's this?courtesy TPM > read more
Christie Vetoes Equality
Published on 2012-02-20 14:00:00
As promised, New Jersey Governor Chris "Krispy Kreme" Christie has vetoed a bill allowing marriage equality in the state.That's right, LGBT New Jersey-ites. You.Don't.Matter. To Christie. Of course, in typical GOP fashion, he renewed his call for a ballot question to decide the issue, because we've always let the majority rule on the rights of the minority. Like when we let men vote on whether to give women the right to vote.Oh? We didn't?Well, it's like when we let White America vote on the Civ [..] > read more
Deeply Closeted, In More Ways Than One
Published on 2012-02-20 11:00:00
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu was a rising star in conservative Arizona politics. A tough man; a he man; strong on illegal immigration; a true conservative.Who. it also turns out, is a gay man.Who, it also turns out, was involved in a relationship with an illegal immigrant.And now, both those closet doors--the Conservative, hardline on immigration stance one, and the Gay one--have blown open after it was revealed that Babeu's lover says the sheriff threatened to have him deported if he reveale [..] > read more
Outstanding Guest Comment Of The Week: A Top Ten List
Published on 2012-02-20 08:00:00
This week I'm gonna try something new and see how it plays out. Since it's quite difficult to pick the absolute best comment each and every week, I gonna go all Top Ten on your asses.It works well, especially after this past week, when I saw so many comments worthy of the coveted....coveted?....ISBL Outstanding Guest Comment of the Week award, that I couldn't pick just one. So here, in no particular order, are the Top Ten Outstanding Guest Comments of the Week, and each one gets the ISBLOGCOTW!B [..] > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2012-02-19 07:00:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.....
Published on 2012-02-18 16:00:00
Desperate is always one of those words that I misspell the first time.Is it d-e-s-p-e-r-a-t-e? Or is it d-e-s-p-a-r-a-t-e?I have a new way to figure it out. Desperate is now spelled O-p-r-a-h.See, it seems that on Grammy night Oprah took to Twitter to, well, read it for yourself:And now Desperate, er, Oprah, has issued a public apology for sending that controversial tweet. See, it's against FCC rules to ask Nielsen box owners, or, in Desperate's case, beg Nielsen box owners, to watch a specific [..] > read more
I Didn't Say It........A Day Later
Published on 2012-02-18 12:00:00
Chuck Woolery, hasbeen game show host--and doesn't that say it all--on the idea that we don't need civil rights:"Majority rules. We were born with natural rights. We don't need civil rights. [African-Americans] don't need civil rights. They don't need them. They have inalienable rights granted by God in the Constitution. I mean, I'm discriminated against all the time. I don't care. It doesn't bother me. [I'm discriminated against] because I'm old. I'm too old to get a job as a game show host. Th [..] > read more
PR: All-Stars: God! What A Spell Of Bad Taste
Published on 2012-02-18 08:00:00
This week is all about Broadway. The glitz! The glam! The show! The biz! The scenery! The lights! The...Okay, I'll stop. It's about designing a costume for the rich bitch in Godspell, who loves money, to wear. It's about separates because the woman will don the costume onstage.Mostly, though, it was about Austin's propensity for over-dramatization, eye-rolling, and hair-tossing as he rhapsodized about Broadway. And, apparently, finally cracked open that Thesaurus.Let's rip...JERELLIt's gold lam [..] > read more
Mom
Published on 2012-02-17 06:00:00
My mother died five years ago today, and, as I always say, while it doesn't get any easier, it does get better. Still, I can't shake the feeling that I get walking through the world these last five years, that if I turned around quickly enough, I would see her standing there. I heard someone say a couple of weeks back that when you are thinking of a person who has passed, it's because they're standing right behind you, so I see the comfort in that.And, for some reason I have been dreaming of my [..] > read more
Random Musings
Published on 2012-02-16 16:00:00
Well, this is good news, even if I don't watch the show.Michele Bachmann has declined the offer to appear on the next season of Dancing With The Stars. And in her own, Crazy Eyed Robot way, she released a statement detailing her reluctance to dance: "In full disclosure, I did win a polka dancing competition when I was in the tenth grade at my alma mater, Anoka High School....But, despite my tenth grade polka success and my lifelong love of ballroom dancing, the recent rumors are false. I will no [..] > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2012-02-16 12:00:00
Okay, so I need a little help to make it to Friday!Funny Link > read more
Chris Writes To Chris
Published on 2012-02-16 08:00:00
Unlike our President, Chris Gregoire has evolved on the issue of marriage equality, so much so, that she set aside her own religious beliefs, and battled for same-sex marriage in Washington. And won. Gregoire signed the law into effect on Monday--though it still faces a repeal vote, perhaps, in November.So, naturally, as we are watching New Jersey tackle the question of full equality for all its citizens,. Gregoire decided to write a letter to New Jersey Governor Chris "Krispy Kreme" Christie, w [..] > read more
Architecture Wednesday: Cliff House
Published on 2012-02-15 16:00:00
Since marriage equality has passed in Washington, Carlos and I were thinking about purchasing a little something, as kind of a weekend getaway, as kind of a wedding site, as kind of a dream.And this house, Cliff House, located in Gig Harbor,is perfect.The home is tucked against the wall of a natural cliff and sits right on the water’s edge, making design and construction a unique challenge. The footprint for the new house replaces that of an old guest house and boathouse, but the size of the n [..] > read more
Just For Giggles: The Ghost Of Valentine's Past
Published on 2012-02-15 12:00:00
Funny Link > read more
Fred Biery v Newt "Chucky" Gingrich
Published on 2012-02-15 08:00:00
Fred Biery, a Texas federal judge, is facing the 'Wrath of Newt' these days over his decision which holds that the US Constitution does not permit a public school district to sponsor a student-led prayer at graduation.Biery is Newt's example of those so-called "out of control judges" who need to be removed from the bench and replaced with good God-fearing serial fuckers like Newt Gingrich. I'm guessing.Fortunately, the actual parties to this lawsuit over school prayer are not as unreasonable as [..] > read more
Cardinal Withdraws His Apology For The Catholic Sex-Abuse Scandal
Published on 2012-02-14 16:00:00
Y'all know about the Catholic Church, its Bishops and Cardinals and Popes, right? A bunch of old drag queens in sequined gowns, showgirl headdresses and Prada slip-ons who protect pedophiles instead of the children they rape?Yeah. Them.Well, one of those delusional, goose-steppers is Cardinal Edward Egan who, roughly ten years ago, penned a letter that apologized for the Catholic Church's handling of the child rapist scandal. Now, however, he's taking that apology back. Uh huh, Cardinal Edward " [..] > read more
Just A Thought
Published on 2012-02-14 13:00:00
Funny Link > read more
Iowa Erases Mother from Stillborn Baby’s Death Certificate
Published on 2012-02-14 10:00:00
Jenny Buntemeyer and Jessica Aiken of Davenport, Iowa, met in 2008 and fell in love while serving in Iraq. Under Iowa law they are legally married and, since they wanted to start a family, Jessica became pregnant via in vitro fertilization.On October 21, 2011, she gave birth to Brayden Bruce Buntemeyer. Sadly, Brayden died after his umbilical cord became wound around his neck. When they were asked to fill out the Death Certificate, Jessica wrote her name in the box marked "Mother," while Jenny f [..] > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-07-05 14:00:00
Imgur Gallery > read more
How We Spent Our Long Holiday Weekend
Published on 2011-07-05 11:00:00
Painting the house.Trimming the trees.Laughing.Fixing the lawn mower.Grilling salmon.Drinking wine.Watching a movie.Napping.Giggling.Eating Pakistani food.Attending a craft fair.Browsing a book store.Reading.Practicing the trumpet--not a euphemism.Li > read more
A Kiss Is Just A Kiss
Published on 2011-07-05 08:00:00
Unless it's planted on the cheek of a homophobic preacher protesting Gay Pride. Which it did.......See, up in Salisbury, North Carolina, on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Day, Joan Parker, a 74-year-old female gay rights supporter, kiss > read more
Happy Birthday America!!
Published on 2011-07-04 07:00:00
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-07-03 07:30:00
Outstanding Guest Comment Of The Week
Published on 2011-07-02 13:00:00
Well, this was sort of an embarrassment of riches this week. Fabulous comments on a variety of topics.Here are the choices:In response to Our Lady of The Rosary Gay Bashes A Dead Manmrpeenee said...So did they turn down the money in the bequest? I so > read more
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.....
Published on 2011-07-02 09:00:00
It looked for about a second there that Charlie Sheen might actually be "winning". But then one of his Goddess moved out of the Sober Valley Lodge--which was subsequently put on the market--and just last week Goddess Two, who had become Goddess One s > read more
Just A Thought
Published on 2011-07-01 15:00:00
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The Tool Shed.....It's Where I Put The Tools
Published on 2011-07-01 11:00:00
'Bout time this tool was put away........ > read more
I Didn't Say It.....Marriage Equality Edition
Published on 2011-07-01 08:00:00
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, on marriage equality:“When I was a little girl, I dreamed I would one day get married. I never imagined that it would take tonight’s Senate action to make that dream come true. Tonight’s historic S > read more
What IS This?
Published on 2011-06-30 15:00:00
...................A Dell...........rolling in the deep.I.Could.Die. > read more
To Catch An Adulterer
Published on 2011-06-30 12:00:00
We've all seen those shows.You know, the ones where a car pulls up to a house and a man gets out, holding a paper bag. He knocks at the front door, and a fresh nubile young female voice tells him to come inside. Then she tells him she made some Sweet > read more
He's A Politician....Did We Really Expect He Would Keep His Word?
Published on 2011-06-30 08:00:00
The former mayor's a drag.Remember when Rudy Giuliani, in the throes of his dissolving marriage, fled Gracie Mansion to avoid his wife, Donna Hanover, and crashed with a couple of his Best Gay Pals? Well, while he was sponging off The Gay > read more
Architecture Wednesday
Published on 2011-06-29 15:30:00
The Fab Lab House by IAAC looks a little like something out of Star Wars, rampaging the deserts of some foreign planet looking for a woman with bagels on each side of her head...but it isn't.This home is a breakthrough in the integration of solar sys > read more
Coke Goes Green
Published on 2011-06-29 11:30:00
A couple of weeks back, I showed y'all some green art. As in environmentally green art. A rendition of a Van Gogh classic 'painted' with plants and flowers on the side of a museum in London. See that post HERE. Now, however, I have some new gree > read more
Our Lady of the Rosary Gay Bashes A Dead Man
Published on 2011-06-29 08:00:00
Our Lady of the RosaryJohn Sanfilippo was a devout Catholic, attending services at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church in Little Italy in San Diego for decades.John Sanfilippo died last week, losing his battle with emphysema, and he'd hoped t > read more
Just A Thought
Published on 2011-06-28 15:00:00
Lifted from Kevin at The Lisp > read more
A Different Kind Of Drive, A Different Kind Of Pride
Published on 2011-06-28 12:00:00
So, last Friday, Carlos and I drove up to Chapel Hill, to the university there, so Carlos could talk to students about HIV.T'was an interesting drive, though, from Smallville to Chapel Hill. You can either drive either miles east, then 150 miles > read more
Hey Teabaggers? You Picked her!
Published on 2011-06-28 08:00:00
Even though she already appeared in one Presidential Debate, where she announced she was running for President, Michele Bachmann went to Iowa this week to announce again that she wants to be our Crazy-Eyes-In-Chief.Now, you may wonder why she's annou > read more
Marriage Equality Voices
Published on 2011-06-27 11:00:00
"I can't stop crying. We did it kids." — Lady Gaga, on Twitter."happy gays r here again !!!!!" — Rosie O'Donnell, on Twitter."I have never been prouder to be a lifelong New Yorker than I am today with the passage of marriage equality." — C > read more
Forty-Two Years Ago Today
Published on 2011-06-27 08:00:00
Originally posted June 27, 2009:It was forty-one years ago, a lifetime to some of us, a minute to others, but it marked a turning point for the LGBT community. It marked one of the first, and definitely the loudest, times that gay men and women stood > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-06-26 06:30:00
Outstanding Guest Comment Of The Week
Published on 2011-06-25 14:00:00
There were many to choose from this week, as I giggled and guffawed at some of your responses, but I've narrowed it down to just two.This week's runner-up, responding to my post entitled Debbie Has A Garage Sale is:mrpeenee has left a new comment on > read more
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.....
Published on 2011-06-25 10:30:00
They tried to make her go to rehab, she said No No No....Okay, but only for a week.Yup, after just a week in rehab for her ongoing battle with sobriety, Amy Winehouse checked herself out because she had to get to her European tour. You know, to make > read more
Way To Go NEW YORK!!!!!!!!
Published on 2011-06-25 07:30:00
I Didn't Say It....
Published on 2011-06-24 07:30:00
Morning!Carlos and I are off to North Carolina for the day, where he will be speaking at an HIV seminar, so posting will be light. Actually, this is the post for today.See you all tomorrow.Now, what are people saying this week.......MGB®, on her "ca > read more
Liar. Fraud. Bachmann.
Published on 2011-06-23 13:00:00
Michele Bachmann is running for president on a platform of crazy, misinformed, pandering, and downright lying.I mean, we all know that, right?Well, all of us except for those Teabaggers to who she panders the most. Whatever the 'Baggers say they want > read more
Reality Ain't All It's Cracked Up To Be
Published on 2011-06-23 08:00:00
Every once in a while, while feeding my addiction to the Real Housewives franchise--all, except Orange County, Atlanta and New Jersey because they're pigs--I think to myself, Hmmm, wouldn't a Real Househusbands of Smallville make an interesting show? > read more
Architecture Wednesday
Published on 2011-06-22 13:00:00
So, it's the second day of summer, and a beach house is in order, right? And, if you're staying at the beach, why not stay in a seashell, after all, when in Rome.......This house is crazy and curvy, inside and out, because it is made from a > read more
Seriously. Retire Already
Published on 2011-06-22 09:00:00
If I were one of those addle-brained, God-fearing men that believe the tornadoes were sent to Joplin, Missouri because of something Obama said about Israel, or that Katrina decimated New Orleans because of The Gays, I might think that the fires sweep > read more
Debbie Has A Garage Sale
Published on 2011-06-21 12:30:00
You might call her a hoarder, and you might be right.You might call her a savvy collector, and you'd be right about that, too.Over the years, actress-singer-comedienne and Carrie Fisher's mom, Debbie Reynolds has been collecting Hollywood memora > read more
Poor Mitt.....I Think We Need A Telethon
Published on 2011-06-21 08:30:00
Failing that, does anyone have a teeny-weeny-itty-bitty-tiny violin to play for the poor man? Why? You ask. Well, it seems that Mitt Romney is unemployed, like so many other Americans and we should feel sorry for him.Romney, aptly labeled "out o > read more
Overheard At Work
Published on 2011-06-20 11:00:00
Client [obviously not from around here]: How long have you lived in South Carolina? Me [lying...because I know where this is headed]: My whole life. Client: Wow, you don't sound like it at all. Me: That's because I graduated from the fifth grade. C > read more
Painter Man
Published on 2011-06-20 08:00:00
Semi-Sweet and Cathedral Stone It's hot. And sticky. And I hate it when I get all hot and sticky...well, some of the time. The weekend is over and it seemingly just started. One minute there was a Friday night cocktail, and then it was Monday morning > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-06-19 07:45:00
Thanks to Twunty McSlore for sending me this one! > read more
Outstanding Guest Comment Of The Week
Published on 2011-06-18 13:00:00
And yet another week has come to an end, so it's time once again to announce the winner of the coveted...coveted?...ISBL Outstanding Guest Comment Of The Week. And there was a wealth of funny and informative from which to choose.Let's roll...In respo > read more
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.....
Published on 2011-06-18 08:00:00
Ricki Lake is talking. A lot. Apparently, she is developing a new, another, talk show, and is telling anyone and everyone, who will listen, about the show, about her love life, about her ongoing weight loss, about the book she's writing about he > read more
Filed Under: Where's My Career?
Published on 2011-06-17 13:00:00
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I Didn't Say It......
Published on 2011-06-17 08:00:00
New York's Senate Minority Leader John Sampson, on marriage equality:"I hope our Republican colleagues will join us on the right side of history by giving the votes needed to finally pass marriage equality into law. Let our journey toward equali > read more
Hmmmmm, What Are These Again?
Published on 2011-06-16 14:00:00
Oh yeah...............Nun Chucks.source > read more
Heeeeeeeeeere's Johnny!
Published on 2011-06-16 11:00:00
Oh me oh my. It looks like someone got another $400 haircut on the way to turning themselves in to the police. And he's a little bit happy, too, probably because he knows he's gonna get the Lindsay Lohan Special In-n-Out deal.Sean, over at Just Anoth > read more
The MGB® Movie Poster
Published on 2011-06-16 08:00:00
I didn't want to post this, but then the fits of giggle started and I just had to share. This is ALLEGEDLY. the poster for the Mama Grizzly Bore [MGB®] movie.So, what's funny about it?For starters, the title. THE UNDEFEATED!!!Seriously! Have we alre > read more
Architecture Wednesday: Everything Old Is New Again
Published on 2011-06-15 13:00:00
I think I'm Bi.Not bisexual, oh, heavens no. And not bipolar, although.......I'm not really even bipartisan, though I sometimes thinks I should give that a thought. No, I am bi in that, not so unlike Sybil, or Eve with her Three Faces, there are some > read more
Father Unni Stands Up To Catholic Bigotry
Published on 2011-06-15 08:00:00
It seems that the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, responding to criticism that it was actually sanctioning a Gay Pride celebration, has announced that it had ordered a South End church to cancel a Mass scheduled for next weekend that w > read more
Apparently, It's In The Water!
Published on 2011-06-14 14:00:00
Imagine, if you will, that it's a hot day, and you want to go for a swim to cool. And imagine that your town has a lovely recreational facility with pools and athletic courts and saunas and sundecks. You know, just the place to spend a hot summer aft > read more
What Do Lesbian Comics Know About Homophobia?
Published on 2011-06-14 08:00:00
Dawn Whitwell is a Canadian comedian. I know, sounds like an oxymoron to me, too, but I digress.Dawn was invited by a teacher at the Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School to do her routine, in which she addresses the issue of h > read more
Some Thoughts On Tracy
Published on 2011-06-13 13:00:00
I've never been a Tracy Morgan fan. I don't know why, I just don't care for him. I never thought him homophobic, and I've never thought him funny. Turns out I was wrong on that first one, and right on the second.Now, to be fair, I loves me some shock > read more
Some Thoughts On Tony
Published on 2011-06-13 08:00:00
NPH should host everything. Seriously. I'm thinking of having him host next year's Cinco de Never party. I can only imagine the punchlines he'll utter about Carlos in a sarong--in case I forgot to mention it, Carlos wore a sarong at our de Never beca > read more
Sunday Weiner Funnies
Published on 2011-06-12 11:00:00
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-06-12 09:00:00
Outstanding Guest Comment Of The Week
Published on 2011-06-11 13:00:00
There was a wealth of funny comments this week, and picking a winner was tough. So, here are the Top Three Finalists, followed by this week's winner. Thanks to all of you who commented and made me giggle and snort and outright guffaw!In response to m > read more
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.....
Published on 2011-06-11 09:00:00
Uh oh.Even I know there are certain things you can't get away with, like calling Anna Wintour a bitch, but someone needs to give Lady Gaga that tidbit of info.Gaga was recently honored at the CFDA Fashion Awards with the coveted...really?... Fas > read more
Overheard At Work
Published on 2011-06-10 14:00:00
Co-worker: I just started taking Chantix to try and stop smoking, but I'm afraid of what the side effects will do to my personality. They sound scary. Me: What are the side effects? Co-worker: Well, I could become suicidal....or overly aggr > read more
Even The Brits Think MGB® Is a Joke
Published on 2011-06-10 11:00:00
In her attempt to make it all about her, Mama Grizzly Bore [MGB®], is trying to finagle a meeting with former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Now, why does MGB® want to meet Mrs. Thatcher. Oh yeah, because Thatcher was PM when R > read more
I Didn't Say It.....
Published on 2011-06-10 08:00:00
Randy Thomasson of Save California, on Harvey Milk Day:"Wake up, parents. Public schools are no longer for the public. They're government institutions that think that you're children are their children -- and they are going to turn them into hom > read more
Movie Preview or Commercial
Published on 2011-06-09 14:00:00
This just in from Round-The-Way gay, and frequent ISBL contributor, Neal. A brazilliant ad. > read more
Homophobes Are Stupid
Published on 2011-06-09 11:00:00
FROTHY MIX IS NOT A HOMOPHOBE....GAYS JUST DON'T DESERVE EQUALITY Rick Santorum, AKA Frothy Mix--Google it and see what that means--who is running for presidential, which causes endless giggle fits around Casa Smallville, has come out--no, not l > read more
And Then There Were Two
Published on 2011-06-09 08:00:00
Back in April, I posted about the Douglass Boulevard Christian Church, in Louisville, Kentucky, and how they were no longer sign marriage licenses for heterosexual couples when homosexuals couples are denied those same rights. See post HERE.Well, it > read more
Architecture Wednesday: Ellen & Portia Are Moving
Published on 2011-06-08 14:00:00
That's right. The de Rossi-DeGeneres gals are packing it in and putting their house on the market for a cool $49 million. Or you can pay $60 million for the whole compound.Ellen and Portia de Rossi-DeGeneres bought the 12,000-square-foot house b > read more
Non-Architecture Wednesday
Published on 2011-06-08 11:00:00
Hedge fund billionaire David Tepper wanted a new place in the Hamptons because, well, he's a hedge fund billionaire and what else should he do with his money? So he found the perfect house in Sagaponack, long Island--said to be the country's most exp > read more
Art Wednesday: Van Gogh Gogh's Green
Published on 2011-06-08 08:00:00
Vincent Van Gogh painted 'A Wheatfield, with Cypresses' in September 1889, while in the St-Rémy mental asylum, near Arles, where he was a patient from May 1889 until May 1890. He made a promise to his brother that, while hospitalized, he w > read more
Cooling Off
Published on 2011-06-07 14:00:00
It's been a wee bit hot in Smallville of late, and I needed a little something to cool me off. And it don't get much cooler than SDJr....Sammy Davis, Jr.It's feeling cool already. > read more
Um, Yeah, Doesn't She Work In The Building?
Published on 2011-06-07 11:00:00
If anyone ever had any doubt that Fox "New'" is nothing more than a right-wing political group masquerading as a "news"channel, this ought to dispel that myth.Over the weekend, the "news' channel was doing a story on probably candidates for pres > read more
Just A Thought On The Weiner
Published on 2011-06-07 08:00:00
"Borrowed' from Joe.My.God.Well, we've all heard the news by now that it was actually Anthony Weiner's weiner that was TwitPic', and not by a hacker, but by Anthony Weiner himself. And a lot of folks are calling it a silly scandal, and it is, but I k > read more
They're Not Having A Gay Old Time
Published on 2011-06-06 14:00:00
Florida Family Association, a Christian group--and they call themselves 'christians' while they discriminate--is going after Disney World because of the theme park's annual Gay Days celebration by flying a banner plane over Disney World tha > read more
That's Our Nikki: Vindictive, Bitter, and Yes, Bitch
Published on 2011-06-06 11:00:00
Our beloved.....I'll pause until the giggles subside...governor, the Transparent Nikki Haley, held an 'End Of Session' party at the Governor's Mansion, paid for by the people of South Carolina, where she served food and drink, paid for by the people > read more
Taking The Focus Off The Morons
Published on 2011-06-06 08:00:00
I was thinking of doing a post about Mama Grizzly Bore's rewriting of history. And I was thinking of doing a post about Michele Bachmann actually, actually, gloating about the Minnesota Legislature putting a gay marriage ban on the ballot in that sta > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-06-05 09:00:00
Outstanding Guest Comment Of The Week: Froggy
Published on 2011-06-04 13:00:00
There were several contenders this week, but there was one comment that i kept coming back to when i needed a giggle, so that one will be this weeks winner.In response to my 'I Didn't Say It' post, where Courtney Love was offering career and friendsh > read more
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.....
Published on 2011-06-04 09:00:00
I admit it, I'm a fan of The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills. Mostly because of Brit diva Lisa Vanderpump, but still.....And I jumped on the I Hate Camille Grammer bandwagon because she seemed like such a snobby self-entitled, former porn star who m > read more
Men's Underwear Shows Huge Bulge....
Published on 2011-06-03 14:00:00
....in sales, that is. And not just any underwear, mind you, but in the, um, ManGirdle department. or, as 2(x)ist likes to call them: Shapewear; which is to say, girdles for men. Seriously. Stop laughing. New York-based 2(x)ist has launched a li > read more
NJ Governor Christie Is EXACTLY What's Wrong With The GOP
Published on 2011-06-03 11:00:00
There is a sense of entitlement among many members--to be fair, not all members--of the GOP. There is a sense of Do as I say, not as I do among members of the GOP. There is a sense of hypocrisy among certain members of the GOP. And nowhere is th > read more
I Didn't Say It.......
Published on 2011-06-03 08:00:00
Karl Rove, on Mama Grizzly Bore's presidential candidacy:"I don't think she thinks the rules apply to her. She doesn't need to have the traditional trappings of a presidential campaign, no finance committee, she can raise the money, she doesn't need > read more
A Tale Of Two Churches
Published on 2011-06-02 14:00:00
Out in Illinois, the Catholic Charities of Rockford has announced that they will put an immediate halt to its state-funded foster care program and adoption services on the very day that the new civil unions law takes effect in the state. Yes, th > read more
I'm The Big Three-Oh-Oh-Oh
Published on 2011-06-02 11:00:00
That's right.This here, what you're lookin' at right now, is my 3,000th post.Un-freaking-believable.I never would have thought, way back in Ott-Eight, that I'd do this, and then talk this much.Oy!But, thanks to all you for listening, and stay tuned.. > read more
Old Navy Is So Gay
Published on 2011-06-02 08:00:00
I like clothes. I like nice clothes. But I'm not really trendy, and i don't like logos on my clothes. i don't shop at A&F, Banana Republic or Old Navy because most of their clothes appear emblazoned with the company logo. Now, my motto, well, one > read more
Architecture Wednesday
Published on 2011-06-01 14:00:00
At first I thought this was a stadium. Then I thought it looked like an art museum? Then, I figured, it was a chic new hotel. But it's all of those things, kind of, and none of those things: it's a 15,000 square foot single family home > read more
Queens Can Be Kings And Queens, And Transgendered Students Can Be Queens, Too
Published on 2011-06-01 11:00:00
Two lovely stories of hope, from both ends of the Eastern Seaboard. Up there in Maine, at Sanford High School, senior Christian Nelsen was crowned prom Queen while his boyfriend Caleb Jett was named King. It was a first for the school in southern Mai > read more
Atlanta Botanical Gardens
Published on 2011-06-01 08:00:00
Sunday in Atlanta, we spent a good part of the day at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, just wandering through the flowers and trees and greenhouses. We were enjoying the views, but also getting ideas for our own garden. At Casa Smallville, we are surro > read more
The Patti Weekend
Published on 2011-05-31 10:30:00
Well, after two three-day weekends in a row, I ought to get back to work, but first: What.A.Fabulous.Weekend. It was a gorgeous and sunny and pleasant drive to Atlanta. Very little drama. I didn't have to shriek once and try to take the whe > read more
Sunday Tuesday Funnies
Published on 2011-05-31 08:00:00
I had such good intentions of doing my usual Sunday Funnies post, but then I forgot to pre-post it. So, here are Sunday Funnies on Tuesday: > read more
Happy Memorial Day
Published on 2011-05-30 07:00:00
The Daily Patti: 'How Dare You!'
Published on 2011-05-28 13:30:00
Tonight's the night!Now, it's not like I would want anyone to intrude upon the LuPone experience, and goddess knows I'd be terrifd of the wrath of LuPone, but wouldn't it be kinda fun if something like this happened? > read more
Outstanding Guest Comment Of The Week
Published on 2011-05-28 11:00:00
This week the competition was stiff......stiff...he he.....and the finalist were narrowed down to three.Second runner-up is Allan, who commented on my inability to take one single picture at our Cinco de Never Festival:Allan S has left a new comment > read more
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.......
Published on 2011-05-28 08:00:00
What do you do if you used to be on TV and now you hawk sentimental jewelry on HSN? Well, you could drag your ass to every news outlet to report some gossip about people you don't know.It seems former B-list actress, now D-list huckster, Jane Se > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-05-27 15:30:00
If the elections were held today, who would win the GOP nomination?None.I giggle 'cuz it's true. > read more
The Daily Patti: 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina!'
Published on 2011-05-27 13:30:00
And, last, but most certainly not least, the song that most people think of when they think of La LuPone. And tomorrow, she'll be singing just[?] for me! > read more
I Didn't Say It........
Published on 2011-05-27 10:30:00
Peter Fonda, on how the president is "a fucking traitor" for his handling of the BP oil spill:"I’m training my grandchildren to use long-range rifles. For what purpose? Well, I’m not going to say the words 'Barack Obama’, but....it’s more of > read more
Light Posting Ahead
Published on 2011-05-27 08:00:00
Carlos and I are off for a weekend in Atlanta, so, except for a few preplanned funny, gossipy, catty, cartoony posts, I won't be around this weekend. But I will say Hello to Patti LuPone for ya'll, though.See ya next week, and play nice! > read more
Tuxedo Thursday
Published on 2011-05-26 15:30:00
"Oh, I give up!" > read more
The Daily Patti: 'A Little Priest'
Published on 2011-05-26 13:30:00
Patti and George Hearn, in a performance from Sweeney Todd. > read more
Our Newest "American Idol"
Published on 2011-05-26 10:30:00
Here's your winner......Oops. That's not him, this is him.......Po-TAY-to. Po-TAH-to. > read more
Be Gone Oprah
Published on 2011-05-26 08:00:00
I don't know why I did it, but I watched the last three Oprah Shows. Perhaps it was out of fear that this was all some colossal joke and she wasn't leaving after all, i don't know. But there I was, watching a DVRd Oprah Finale.Thank god for the > read more
Architecture Wednesday: The Legend Of Shell House
Published on 2011-05-25 15:30:00
It looks a little like the ship from Lost In Space crash landed in an otherwordly forest on another planet, the way it seems to hover above the ground, stark white against the surrounding greenery.This is Shell Villa, designed and > read more
The Daily Patti: 'Everything's Coming Up Roses'
Published on 2011-05-25 13:30:00
Just three more days.........La LuPone in her Tony Award winning performance as Mama Rose. > read more
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton Symbolically Vetoes Anti-Marriage Equality Bill
Published on 2011-05-25 11:30:00
This morning, in what is seen as it truly is, a symbolic act, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton vetoed the state Legislature's constitutional amendment defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman. Now, constitutional a > read more
"I Can See Mexico From My House"
Published on 2011-05-25 08:00:00
It's all very hush hush, so secretive, but rumor has it that Sarah Palin has grown tired of being the helicopter-hunting-moose-easting-dumbass from Alaska and is planning a move to Arizona.Arizona. Like that state needs another reason for the rest of > read more
The Royal Seat Has Been Sold
Published on 2011-05-24 15:30:00
Oops! I meant The Hat. Princess Beatrice’s hat…you know…the one she wore for the Royal Wedding has been sold on eBay for over $130,000. Seriously? Someone wanted that thing? The new owner of the Philip Treacy creation wishes to remain anonymous > read more
The Daily Patti: 'Happy Days Are Here Again/Get Happy' with Audra McDonald
Published on 2011-05-24 13:30:00
Now, I know this is technically the Week Of The Patti, but one of my favorite Patti performances is when she duets on the classic Garland/Streisand classic with the brazilliant Audra McDonald.I wonder if Audra might sneak in and perform this with Pat > read more
Tennesotasconizonatah...or the WeHateGays States
Published on 2011-05-24 10:30:00
Ten-ne-so-ta-scon-iz-o-na-tah: [ten-nuh-sew-tah-scon-iz-oh-nah-tah]–noun1. a mash-up of several state names--Tennessee, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Arizona, and Utah, for starters; states that have been in the news recently for being anti-gay and an > read more
Wisconsin Doesn't Like the Gays
Published on 2011-05-24 07:30:00
Up there in Wisconsin, which is slowly turning into Wisconsizona, wingnut Governor Scott Walker believes a new law that gives gay couples hospital visitation rights violates the state constitution. He has asked a judge to allow the state to stop defe > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-05-23 16:00:00
You know you're gonna try it....... > read more
The Daily Patti: 'I Dreamed a Dream'
Published on 2011-05-23 13:30:00
Patti, in her own inimitable style, recalling her time spent in London doing Les Miserable.Five days...tick...tock...... > read more
Beating The 'National Coming Out Day' Rush
Published on 2011-05-23 11:30:00
National Coming Out Day isn't until October, but it seems like some folks are really jumping the gun. I mean, in the past couple of weeks we've had the Out Comings of Phoenix Suns CEO Rick Welts, CNN newsman Don Lemons, and athlete-turned-m > read more
A Lesson Not Learned
Published on 2011-05-23 09:30:00
You'd think after Kobe Bryant was fined $100,000 for calling someone a 'faggot' that NBA players would learn to watch their mouths. Yeah, not so much. It seems that during last night's broadcast of the Miami Heat/Chicago Bulls Eastern > read more
I Didn't Get Raptured As Much As I Got Sangria'd...
Published on 2011-05-23 07:00:00
...which, in my mind, at least, is a much better thing. Our Second Annual Cinco de Never Again Party was quite the success. The name of the party, Cinco de Never, comes from a few years back, when a group of friends had gathered somewhere and Carlos > read more
The Daily Patti: 'Being Alive'
Published on 2011-05-22 15:00:00
Six days and counting........Patti LuPone, 'Being Alive'. > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-05-22 09:00:00
The Daily Patti: 'Anything Goes'
Published on 2011-05-21 16:00:00
One week from today, I will be sitting in the third row to see a live performance by Brassy Ballsy Broadway Belter, Patti LuPone.Don't hate. > read more
Outstanding Guest Comment Of The Week: Designing Wally
Published on 2011-05-21 13:00:00
Since I get so many wonderful comments, I've decided to create what i hope will become a new weekly feature, in which I will honor the Outstanding Guest Comment Of The Week. These comments can be funny, educational, snarky, mean-spirited, stupid > read more
I Ain't One To Gossip, But........
Published on 2011-05-21 08:00:00
I'm not an expert, but having babies must be hard, so I, for one, would wanna knock back a shot of tequila or two after poppin' out a Mini Me, much less two Mini Me's.So that's apparently what happened with Mariah Carey after she gave birth to her he > read more
Just For Giggles: It's Rapturous
Published on 2011-05-20 15:00:00
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-05-20 12:00:00
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I Didn't Say It........
Published on 2011-05-20 08:00:00
CNN anchor Don Lemon, on coming out, and being Black and Gay:“It’s quite different for an African-American male. It’s about the worst thing you can be in black culture. You’re taught you have to be a man; you have to be masculine. In the > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-05-19 15:00:00
WTF South Carolina? Again With The Anti-Gay?
Published on 2011-05-19 10:30:00
PK Weiss is a heterosexual mother of four, and the former president of Upstate Pride SC. Every year, when they celebrate Pride in the upstate, the city of Spartanburg issues a proclamation proclaiming the day in question LGBT Pride Day. This yea > read more
Light Posting Ahead
Published on 2011-05-19 08:30:00
Carlos and i will be having our Second Annual Cinco de Never party this Saturday, so posting will be light, and preplanned, for the next couple of days. We have Chalupas to fill, and Ceviches to make, and Guacamole and Salsa and Green Chile Sals > read more
Overheard At Work
Published on 2011-05-18 17:00:00
Co-worker: Did you see where Oprah interviewed James Frey again today?Me: No. But didn't she ream him for lying in his book, and, more importantly, making her look bad, over four years ago?Co-worker: Yeah, but then she had an epiphany.....Me: Yo > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-05-18 15:30:00
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Architecture Wednesday: Back To The Barn
Published on 2011-05-18 13:30:00
I've said it before and I'll say it again: converting old barns into homes is very cool. I love the rustic nature of the old building. The post-and-beam construction, That sense of history.The smell.I kid. There is no more barn smell.But these folks > read more
Welcome Out, Will Sheridan
Published on 2011-05-18 10:30:00
Will Sheridan was a basketball star at Villanova. He's also a musician, with a video--"Welcome to the Jungle"--that has gone mini-viral on YouTube. And he's gay. This week, Will Sheridan has chosen to follow CEO of the Phoenix Suns, Rick Welts a > read more
Filed Under: Please Let It Come To Be
Published on 2011-05-18 07:30:00
It looks like openly gay Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, the Democrat from Wisconsin, will very likely run for the US Senate seat now occupied by Senator Herb Kohl, who has said he will not seek reelection in 2012. If Baldwin runs and wins, s > read more
Just For Giggles: Math Is Hard....For F**ksNews
Published on 2011-05-17 15:30:00
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As If We Needed MORE Proof That The GOP Isn't Listening To The People
Published on 2011-05-17 11:00:00
Out there in Minnesota, home to anti-gay Tom Emmer, anti-gay Target Corporation, and anti-gay Michele Bachmann, among others, the GOP wingnuts who are in control of the state house, are trying to amend the state Constitution to ban same-sex gay > read more
Seth Meyers Was Right: It WAS A Joke
Published on 2011-05-17 08:30:00
Real estate mogul, reality TV celebrity, bad hair and serial bankruptcy filer, Donald Trump has announced he will not be running for president in 2012. In a related story, he did admit he is still considering a run for President of the Hair > read more
Maria and Me, and Baby Makes........Divorce
Published on 2011-05-17 06:30:00
Looks like the Gropenator really effed up this time, fathering a child with a member of the household staff. He told Maria about it, ten years after the fact, and after he left his job as Gropenator of California. Says the adulterer: "After leaving t > read more
Just A Thought: Tyler Speaks
Published on 2011-05-16 15:30:00
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You Have Two Choices: It's Wrong, Or It's A Sin
Published on 2011-05-16 13:30:00
Well, it seems that the Presbyterian Church wants to allow openly gay and lesbian pastors to begin serving congregations around the country, but South Carolina congregations are, naturally, pissed off about it. At a national assem > read more
He Won't Run, And A Great Sigh Of Relief Was Heard Throughout The Land
Published on 2011-05-16 10:30:00
Sorry. I know you all hate this picture, but it shows the True Huckster in all his glory.Once considered a front runner for the GOP nomination for president, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has announced that he will not run for the offic > read more
Well, We Know She's Not Smarter Than A Fifth Grader
Published on 2011-05-16 07:30:00
Judging by recent polls, most of America, including both the GOP and the Democrats--though the Teabaggers lag far behind--agree on one thing: that Michele Bachmann is....what's the word...what's the word....stupid. And now someone wants to show just > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-05-15 08:00:00
Caturday
Published on 2011-05-14 09:00:00
There are places in our house where cats are allowed to be....on the bed....on the couch in the sunroom....on the couch in the living room....on a kitchen table chair. There are not allowed on living room chairs...or dining room chairs.....or counter > read more
I Ain't One To Gossip, Because........
Published on 2011-05-14 08:00:00
......ate that post and I'm too tired to try and be brilliant again!Gossip Bob will be back next Saturday! > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-05-13 16:30:00
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I Didn't Say It....
Published on 2011-05-13 01:20:00
.....or at least Blogger wouldn't let me.......until now! Actor, or wacktor, Stephen Baldwin, on LGBT rights....or religion....or marriage equality.....or the constitution....or something:"For society, and a majority of our society, to > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-05-12 12:30:00
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Arizona Hates Arizona
Published on 2011-05-12 07:37:00
Image courtesy Joe.My.God.You know, Arizona has pissed off a lot of people, but I never expected Arizona to piss off......Arizona. And it all began when Arizona, well, northern Arizona, for purposes of clarity, took it's racist, bigoted, immigration& > read more
"Where Are My Teabaggers?"
Published on 2011-05-12 07:08:00
You know, it was only about five minutes ago--in politics-time--that Donald Trump was running around, shootin' off his mouth about birth certificates, making semi-racist remarks about the president, and questioning Obama's intelligence. But, um, some > read more
Architecture Wednesday: Church!
Published on 2011-05-11 11:00:00
Some folks say a man's home is his castle, and for a queen like me that seems about right. But what happens when your home is, or at least was, a church?from Dornob:And a church in San Francisco, with gorgeous views of a neighboring park. The house, > read more
He Said, She Said: Streisand v Kramer
Published on 2011-05-11 08:00:00
In the 1980s, Larry Kramer wrote The Normal Heart, a sort-of semi-autobiographical play about the rise of the HIV/AIDS crisis in New York City between 1981 and 1984, as seen through the eyes of writer/activist Ned Weeks, the gay Jewish foun > read more
Just For Giggles: I Don't Give A F**k
Published on 2011-05-10 15:30:00
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Music For The Melancholy
Published on 2011-05-10 11:00:00
So, after my weekend of highs and lows, and thoughts and remembrances, I thought of several songs that hit me in my heart and thought I'd share them with you all. Two very good friends of mine had this song sung to them on their wedding day, and I th > read more
Becoming Chaz
Published on 2011-05-10 08:00:00
I was watching Oprah yesterday. I know. Me? Oprah? Oil? Water? But her guest was Chaz Bono, who was discussing his book, "Transition", and the documentary, Becoming Chaz, which airs tonight on OWN at 9 PM. See, I am fascinated by what it means to be > read more
Just For Giggles: Birthers? Anyone?
Published on 2011-05-09 15:30:00
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Thank You, Sir
Published on 2011-05-09 13:30:00
"Dogald Trump"On a recent episode of his "reality" show, Celebrity Apprentice, Donald Trump made note of how well Meat Loaf cleans up, by saying: "You know I'm not a gay man. I think gayness is wonderful, frankly, but I'm not a gay man."&nb > read more
Highs And Lows
Published on 2011-05-09 10:30:00
It was a weekend of highs and lows, and CostCo. The highs were the weather, which was just lovely all weekend long, allowing for the last bits of winter to be swept away. Another high was the arrival of a package from my father, who is pla > read more
That's Our Nikki: Mark Sanford In a Dress
Published on 2011-05-09 08:00:00
Back when Miss Nikki was runnin' for guv'nah of South Carolina, she preached and promised a new kinda administration, full of openness and transparency, a marked change from our former Appalachian Trail hikin' adulteratinm' guv'nah of olde. But, um, > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-05-08 08:00:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But..............
Published on 2011-05-07 08:00:00
Oh, Lindsay, first the Mob Daughter says 'No' to you portraying her onscreen, and now Stevie Nicks has given you the middle finger, too.Glenn Beck loves to shoot his mouth off, mostly without thinking. And he loves to stir the pot, making up stories > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-05-06 15:30:00
source Round-The-Way-Gay Neal > read more
Some Teachers Shouldn't
Published on 2011-05-06 13:00:00
Down in Texas, where things are big, and sometimes stupid, a high school teacher has been put on administrative leave after an incident where he allegedly said, to a 9th grade Muslim girl, "I bet that you're grieving"&nb > read more
30% Of Republicans Are Brain Dead
Published on 2011-05-06 11:00:00
The man has produced his birth certificate TWICE, yet 30% of Republicans still think Barack Obama was not born in this country. And, on a similar note, 30% of Republicans apparently think Hawaii is not an actual US state. This new pol > read more
I Didn't Say It......
Published on 2011-05-06 08:00:00
Mel Gibson, on pleading "no contest" to ALLEGEDLY beating on Oksana Grigorieva: "I was allowed to end the case and still maintain my innocence. It’s called a West plea and it’s not something that prosecutors normally allow. But in my case, the pr > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-05-05 14:00:00
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Just A Thought: SHUT! UP!
Published on 2011-05-05 11:00:00
Sarah Palin.What makes you think--and I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt that you actually do think--that showing the picture of a dead bin Laden is gonna makes things better in the world? That it is in any way "part of the mission? What makes y > read more
Seriously, South Carolinians, Knock It The F**K Off
Published on 2011-05-05 08:00:00
It's been scarcely a month since Joshua Esskew was hit with a beer bottle and then beaten by at least five men, and, well, here we go again. Vonte Fuller, a 22-year-old gay man from Spartanburg, was just sitting in a bar--Sideline's Sports & > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-05-04 16:45:00
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Architecture Wednesday: Green and Glamorous
Published on 2011-05-04 13:30:00
It's a loft! It's a beach house! It's solar! It's green!And it looks hot! from dornob: "It is a stroke of pure genius--and will keep its residence from having heat stroke as well. Lofted living and bedroom spaces, swooping architectural swimming pool > read more
Obama Just Can't Win
Published on 2011-05-04 11:00:00
Just when he produces his birth certificate [again!!] to shut up his critics, President Obama has sparked a new firestorm of criticism. It all began when he showed the birth certificate, and remarked, "We're not going to be able to solve our problems > read more
Times Are Tough...Just Ask Denny Rehberg
Published on 2011-05-04 08:00:00
Out there is Missoula, Montana, they had one of those Town meetings, and one man, Denny Rehberg, stood up to talk about the tough times he and his family are facing in this economy: "I'm a small businessman. My wife is a small businessman. You k > read more
GOP Wingnuts Try To Rewrite History
Published on 2011-05-03 14:00:00
A little history refresher: September 11, 2001: Osama bin Laden's minions, on his orders, attacked the United States, and murdered 3,000 or our citizens. September, 18, 2001: When speaking to the country President George W Bush said, of bin > read more
UPDATE TUESDAY: Just a Thought: Sticks and Stones, Kobe and Bret, Sticks and Stones
Published on 2011-05-03 11:00:00
Sheriff Bruce Bryant Last month I posted the story of Joshua Esskew [HERE] who was called an anti-gay slur, hit in the head with a beer bottle, and then attacked by a group of up to eight people. Hate crime, no? No, not in South Carolina where > read more
UPDATE TUESDAY: Discount Lesbians
Published on 2011-05-03 08:00:00
So, last week I did a post about Karen Paperno, owner of Boing Boing, a maternity/baby store in Park Slope, who was offering discounts to lesbian couples simple because women make less money than men [see post HERE]. Well, it seems that no good deed > read more
Now, On A Lighter Note: Zingers
Published on 2011-05-02 15:00:00
Some of the best jokes from the White House Corrsepondents Dinner: Seth Meyers: "Donald Trump has been saying that he will run for president as a Republican, which is surprising since I just assumed he was running as a joke." Trump was not amused. Pr > read more
Johnson & Johnson Doesn't Care If People Die.......It's All About Profits
Published on 2011-05-02 12:00:00
You gotta love Big Business. Tax breaks, bail outs, billions in profits. People dying. Oh, yeah, that last part may not be included in the quarterly report to shareholders, but it's true. It seems that monster pharmaceutical company, Johnson &am > read more
Unforgivable
Published on 2011-05-02 09:00:00
Oh, I'm sure the morons at F*cksNews will find a way to spin this, and put the blame on some nameless, faceless intern, but the fact remains this is not a mistake. This is deliberate.How anyone can think F*cksNews is legitimate after this is beyond m > read more
Death and Dancing
Published on 2011-05-02 06:30:00
So, Osama bin Laden has been killed. Great news, coming after the Bush years, where he went from being Public Enemy # 1--remember Bush turning all Old West Sheriff?--to not much to worry about--and then remember when Bush said they weren't conce > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-05-01 08:30:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.....
Published on 2011-04-30 11:30:00
I know. She's an idiot. I mean, she stashes cocaine in her vah-jay-jay. ALLEGEDLY.But now, little Miss Paris Hilton is being blasted by Sarah Shahi, "star" of something called 'Fairly Legal', as being the "worst driver ever" because Paris ALLEGE > read more
This One's For Miss Truvy
Published on 2011-04-30 08:00:00
Miss Truvy, who has Sean of Just A Jeep Guy, wrapped around her paw, as it should be, wanted to be part of this whole "Caturday" stuff. So Sean kindly obliged [see her adorbale face HERE] and then Miss Truvy asked other Blogger Dogs to follow su > read more
Just A Thought: Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-04-29 13:00:00
New Crushes
Published on 2011-04-29 11:00:00
Well, lately there have been some mens that I just can't get off of my mind, for a variety of reasons, I assure you. So, I thought, being the generous gay that I am, that I would share them with you.Let's roll:Blair Underwood. Say.No.More.Brando > read more
I Didn't Say It........
Published on 2011-04-29 08:00:00
Christina Aguilera, on her Superbowl/National Anthem flub:"I took in the moment a little bit too much. Shoot me for appreciating the moment but here I am at the Super Bowl...singing for a team and in front of the world. And remembering what it was li > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-04-28 16:00:00
This just in from Twunty McSlore at Love Me, Love My Blog: > read more
Just For Giggles: THIS Is A GOP Presidential Hopeful
Published on 2011-04-28 13:00:00
God Is Love, Two: Central United Methodist Church
Published on 2011-04-28 10:30:00
The good folks at Central United Methodist Church, in Toledo, Ohio, are starting a new campaign. It's a simple one, really, with a simple message they've displayed on an electronic billboard. It is intended to be a gift to those who have experie > read more
Discount Lesbians
Published on 2011-04-28 08:00:00
Karen Paperno, the owner of Boing Boing, a maternity shop in Park Slope is offering a 10-percent discount to its customers. Its lesbian customers. Paperno says the sale is not a social commentary, but just a way to help her two-mommy client > read more
Ladies and Gentlemen..............Cher
Published on 2011-04-27 17:00:00
Architecture Wednesday: Lofty Living
Published on 2011-04-27 13:30:00
I don't know if it's because it's a loft, or because of all the books, or the fact that it's in Stockholm, but I love this place.This 3200-square-foot loft is on the top floor of a 125-year-old building in downtown Stockholm. The ceilings are sixteen > read more
Iowa?!? WTF?!?
Published on 2011-04-27 10:30:00
I used to have such high hopes for Iowa, and Iowans. They seemed to be free-thinking, equality-minded, live and let live kind of people. When marriage equality became the law of Iowa, most Iowans just shrugged and went back to work. And when people, > read more
Letters! We Get Letters: Stacey Campfield's "Don't Say Gay" Bill Edition
Published on 2011-04-27 07:30:00
So, way back at the first of March, I wrote a post [HERE] about Tennessee asshat Stacey Campfield and his proposed "Don't Say Gay" legislation, in which elementary and middle school teachers would not be allowed to mention the word gay, er, well, Cam > read more
Yes, We Have No Hate Crimes Laws In South Carolina
Published on 2011-04-26 15:30:00
In the days following the brutal beating of Joshua Esskew [see post HERE], a gay man, that was caught on a Rock Hill, South Carolina convenience store's surveillance camera, the sponsor of a hate crimes bill that got nowhere in the state le > read more
Just For Giggles: Receipts Don't Lie
Published on 2011-04-26 13:00:00
What?I was just pickin' up some "necessities"!source: The Daily What > read more
Condragulations Raja!
Published on 2011-04-26 10:30:00
Though I was definitely Team Manila, Raja worked it, and for her efforts, is now America's Next Drag Superstar!Condragulations! > read more
At Douglass Boulevard Christian Church, God Really IS Love
Published on 2011-04-26 08:00:00
Last week, in Louisville, Kentucky, the congregation of Douglass Boulevard Christian Church unanimously--you read that right, unanimously--voted to end the practice of signing marriage licenses because they give legal benefits to heterosexu > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-04-25 14:30:00
LGBT Laughs > read more
Trump Wants Your Vote, Yet He Doesn't Vote Himself
Published on 2011-04-25 11:00:00
Donald Trump says he's considering running for president, while I think he's just stroking his over-inflated comb-over. But what's most interesting about all this is that Donald Trump, Mister Teabagger Darling, Mister God Loves America, Mister Gays A > read more
Dharun Ravi Charged With Hate
Published on 2011-04-25 08:00:00
RIP Tyler ClementiDharun Ravi, that former Rutgers University freshman, who used a webcam to spy on his roommate's same-sex encounter, which then lead to the roommate, Tyler Clementi, killing himself, has been charged with a hate crimes,&nb > read more
A Touching Easter Story From Round-The-Way-Gay Neal
Published on 2011-04-24 14:00:00
This is a truly touching story--perfect for Easter--about two brothers who were separated at birth. It's the story of one brother's search for the other. It's a story of life and death. And it has a cruel twist of fate. Still, it is certain to s > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-04-24 08:00:00
Caturday
Published on 2011-04-23 13:00:00
Despondent over his love for books, and his utter inability to read a single word, Tuxedo simply gave up. > read more
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.....
Published on 2011-04-23 09:00:00
Poor Nicolas Cage. It looks like his crazy hair finally turned the rest of him completely nuts.It seems Little Nicky was arrested last weekend in Louisiana after an, er, altercation, with his wife of six years, Alice.Nicky was ALLEGEDLY very dru > read more
Oh South Carolina, Look What You've Done.....
Published on 2011-04-22 15:00:00
In the interests of fairness, I actually know one of these wingnuts. Well, 'know' may be a bit strong. I've spoken to him, once, way back in the fall of 2008, just before the election. He was sitting in a bar ranting about Obama and how much he didn' > read more
Quinn Matley Is A Liar...The Worst Kind
Published on 2011-04-22 11:30:00
I'm sure you all read the story of Quinn Matley, who said he was burned on his hand by a hot piece of metal, simply because he's gay. A hate crime, no? No, it seems that the story isn't true, and now Quinn Matley has been charged by police in Chapel > read more
I Didn't Say It......
Published on 2011-04-22 08:00:00
Kobe Bryant, on his 'fucking fag' slur:"Even though I didn't mean it that way, I've since learned what that word still means to a lot of people. I went on-line myself and I did my own research and I saw and I read about kids who were committing > read more
Supreme Court In India Defers On 2009 Ruling Decriminalizing Homosexuality
Published on 2011-04-21 15:00:00
Back in 2009, the New Delhi High Court issued a landmark ruling that decriminalized homosexuality. Now, naturally the ruling stirred up all sorts of religious and political wingnuts who have since petitioned the Indian Supreme Court to overturn > read more
We Don't Pay No Stinking Taxes
Published on 2011-04-21 12:00:00
from MoveOn: So, on April 15, or maybe April 18, since we had a little holiday in there, Americans, most Americans, paid their, ahem, fair share of taxes. Right?Well, not really. Some Americans, or American corporations, thanks to corpora > read more
This Is How You Battle Homophobia In Sports
Published on 2011-04-21 08:00:00
Here in America we have Kobe Bryant, adored by millions, calling a referee a 'fag' because he didn't like the call. And we have many basketball fans asking, 'What the big deal? The ref is a fag.' We ought to try something new. Something like, say, th > read more
Architecture Wednesday: Life's A [sustainable] Beach [house] In Oregon
Published on 2011-04-20 15:00:00
This is the Cannon Beach Residence, designed by Nathan Good Architect, and designed with sustainability in mind. Located on the Oregon Coast, this house actually provides more energy than it consumes. This is all made possible by& > read more
Hawaii Gets More LGBT Friendly
Published on 2011-04-20 12:30:00
First, Hawaii legalized civil unions. Then its Senate confirmed a lesbian to the Hawaii Supreme Court. And now this. Last week the Hawaii Senate voted 22-2 to extend employment protections to transgender people. Oh, but they did. Now all th > read more
Paul Marcarelli: Can You Hear Me Now? I'm Gay!
Published on 2011-04-20 08:00:00
Paul Marcarelli. The name may not seem familiar, but you all know him. He was the Verizon Guy, Mister "Can you hear me now?" for about nine years, until the company informed him they were taking their ads in a 'new direction'. And he's gay. Now, Veri > read more
The Music In My Mind
Published on 2011-04-19 15:00:00
For over a week now this song has been in my head.From the moment I wake up, until the time I go to sleep.But then somehow, it morphed into this tune.Do not ask me how.And all of this had me thinking I must be crazy.Which, natural > read more
For A Moment, Jan Brewer Had A Brain And A Heart...But Then She Gave Them Back
Published on 2011-04-19 11:00:00
There are days when I find a story, a news item, that really piques my interest, but I don't have the time to post about it, so I save it for another day. That happened with this next story, and then the story just sort of ended, and now I'm left wit > read more
In Missouri Queer Is Offensive
Published on 2011-04-19 08:00:00
Out there in Missouri, Jesse Irey is a bisexual Liberty High School student who says that he was simply showing his support for equal rights for all when it was demanded of him to either change his offensive shirt or leave school. His offensive > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-04-18 15:30:00
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I, Too, Have No Words......
Published on 2011-04-18 11:00:00
Just a Thought: Sticks and Stones, Kobe and Bret, Sticks and Stones
Published on 2011-04-18 07:30:00
Joshua Esskew stopped at a local convenience store to use the bathroom and maybe get a soda. instead, he was brutally attacked because he's gay. As he walked into the store last Saturday night in Rock Hill, South Carolina--not all that far from Smnal > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-04-17 06:30:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But........
Published on 2011-04-16 07:30:00
After Renée Zellweger shaved off her beard, i.e. she and Bradley Cooper broke up--he has ALLEGEDLY gone back to his previous, um, "girlfriend".I mean, one mustn't allow those rumors of gayness to resurface, must one? So, yes, it seems Brad > read more
National Day of Silence
Published on 2011-04-14 22:00:00
I Should Be Laughing will become I Should Be Silent tomorrow, April 15th, in support for the National Day of Silence. Each year, this national event event brings attention to the suffering in silence that LGBTQ youth have to endure each and ever > read more
Bret Easton Ellis Can Suck It, Too
Published on 2011-04-14 14:00:00
Oh, you stepped in something else, asshat.You'd think an author would think twice before publishing his little tirades of homophobia. You'd think a human being wouldn't find making a joke out of HIV to be a 'novel' thing to do. You'd think > read more
Kobe Bryant Is A F$&%ing Moron...Oops, Sorry You Felt Offended Kobe
Published on 2011-04-14 10:00:00
This is a professional?This is how professionals act?Or is this how children, who don't know better, act?Or, is this how super-spoiled, overpaid, children dressing up as adults act?Yes. Kobe Bryant can suck it. He didn't like a call, didn't like a ge > read more
I Didn't Say It......
Published on 2011-04-14 08:00:00
With tomorrow being the Day Of Silence, I will choose to be quiet--is that a Hallelujah, I hear?--so I'm posting "I Didn't Say It...." a day early, along with some of my other rants and rages. I'll have the usual gossipy snark on Saturday and some lo > read more
Architecture Wednesday
Published on 2011-04-13 14:00:00
Carlos and I like small houses, but somehow we ended up in Smallville with a house that's nearly twice as big as our house in Miami.And sometimes I miss the smaller house.The Miami house was less to clean and maintain. And it was easier for me to yel > read more
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Gives Brewer A Smackdown
Published on 2011-04-13 11:00:00
Ah, this just warms my heart.The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has turned a request by Arizona Governor Jan "Eva Braun" Brewer, who had asked to lift an injunction imposed in 2010 by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton. The Court ruled th > read more
Great News About Brittany Novotny And The Transgender Community
Published on 2011-04-13 08:00:00
Well, yesterday I told you about Jan Buterman, a transgendered teacher in a Canadian Catholic school district who was fired because he was transgendered [see post HERE]. Well, today there is great news about transgendered political candidate Brittany > read more
Just For Giggles: Harlequin Novel, Version 2011
Published on 2011-04-12 15:30:00
This just in, from my Dad in Smallerville: He grasped me firmly, but gently, just above my elbow and guided me into a room, his room. Then he quietly shut the door and we were alone. He approached me soundlessly, from behind, and spoke in a low, assu > read more
That's Our Nikki: Lying On Job Applications
Published on 2011-04-12 13:30:00
Let's be clear: South Carolina Senator Vincent Sheheen--who, for the record, lives in Smallville--lost his bid to become South Carolina's governor. Narrowly.Lost. And that lost must ache a bit, so it's no surprise that he attacks Nikki Haley eve > read more
He Was A Great Teacher, But Was Fired Anyway
Published on 2011-04-12 11:00:00
Jan Buterman is a transgendered person. And a teacher. In 2008, he received a letter from the Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools that praised him for his teaching abilities. Then he was fired for not being aligned with the values of the Catholi > read more
Those Wacky Catholic Priests
Published on 2011-04-12 08:00:00
Well, as in most cases, there's good news and there's bad news. The good news? At least the Reverend Michael Manning wasn't raping children. The bad news? Manning has confirmed to the San Bernardino Sun that he and Nancy Kotowski had been h > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-04-11 14:00:00
I got the same kind of card about Carlos, but it was signed "Snakes". > read more
Wisconsin Gives Scott Walker The Election Smackdown
Published on 2011-04-11 11:00:00
Scott Walker, Republican Governor of Wisconsin, and Bootlicker of the Koch Brothers, figured he could do whatever he wanted to do in Wisconsin, and repercussions be damned. His battle with labor unions turned what might have been a routine > read more
All The News From Smallville
Published on 2011-04-11 08:00:00
Well, Carlos' birthday festivities have finally wound down. Like any good queen, he doesn't celebrate just once, but often, for several days, each passing year. Last Wednesday, the day before his actual birthday, Round-The-Way-Gays, Neal and David, t > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-04-10 09:30:00
Caturday: Leapin' Tuxedo!
Published on 2011-04-09 17:00:00
Tuxedo spots a speck of dust floating in a beam of sunlight........ ......and he's off......in a blur! > read more
I Ain't One To Gossip, But......
Published on 2011-04-09 07:30:00
Wow, am I shocked.Charlie Sheen's, um, yeah, 'tour' is a bit of a bomb.Opening night in Detroit saw a sold-out crowd of more than 4,500 packed into the Fox Theater, dying to see the trainwreck perform, um, live. But from all reports, it was > read more
I Loves Me Some Follow Through
Published on 2011-04-08 14:00:00
After posting "Just a Thought: Sean Duffy Needs To Be Voted Out Of Office", and offering Mr Duffy some words of advice, and maybe some suggestions, loyal ISBL reader Amanda B. Rekendwith--get it?--had this to say: I called his office in Wis > read more
I Didn't Say It.......
Published on 2011-04-08 11:00:00
Maggie Gallagher, NOM High Priestess of Hate, on Dan Savage's "sexual ethic" of valuing honesty over fidelity and the disaster that, she says, will be his upcoming MTV show:"There was a thoughtful analysis of [Savage's] sexual et > read more
Darren The Caveman. Outed. After Death.
Published on 2011-04-08 08:00:00
I am not a big fan of outing anyone. I think coming out is a personal choice, and we should let people out themselves. And we should question the motives of anyone who outs someone after that person has died. Remember when they did it to Abraham > read more
Happy Birthday Carlos...Night and Day You Are The One
Published on 2011-04-07 14:00:00
Bob v Salesperson
Published on 2011-04-07 11:00:00
I'm a smartass. But I'm also extraordinarily polite. I think with being gay, and a bit shy, comes lovely manners. Now that doesn't mean the straight folks aren't polite, but, for me, being gay, and shy, instilled in me some lovely manners. I'm a > read more
Just A Thought: Bristol's Baby Moneymaker
Published on 2011-04-07 08:00:00
So, let me get this queer. A high school girl, the daughter of well-to-do, prominent parents, gets knocked up and decides to have her baby even though she's technically a child herself. Okay, her choice, good for her. Then her mother, running for pol > read more
Architecture Wednesday
Published on 2011-04-06 14:00:00
The Holman House sits precariously on the edge of a cliff some 230 feet above the Pacific Ocean in Dover Heights, Australia.It certainly is an eyecatcher, and the perfect palce to watch the sunrises and sunsets.The single-family house boasts a t > read more
The Bad Paintings Must Die!
Published on 2011-04-06 11:00:00
It's been quite the week for wackos, and the week isn't even half over.That teacher that posted pictures of a seven-year-old on her Facebook page so she could make fun of her [HERE].Those parents who beat up a crossing guard who was stopping the > read more
Just a Thought: Children Need Two HETERO Parents To Raise Them Correctly
Published on 2011-04-06 08:00:00
James ThompsonJames Thompson is seventy-three-years old, and works for the city of Lansing Michigan as a crossing guard. After what happened to him on an otherwise routine day on the job, Lansing ought to give the crossing guards hazard pay. Shareka& > read more
Just For Giggles: Angry Bird
Published on 2011-04-05 15:00:00
This is just one of the reasons I stay out of the woods. This, and that whole trekking to Grandma's house and having a wolf follow me.....Telegraph reader Gerard Girling snapped this picture, and says: "Angry Birds are all the rage at the moment > read more
Those Who Can [Behave Like Human Beings] Do, Those Who Cannot [Behave Like Human Beings] Should Not Teach
Published on 2011-04-05 11:00:00
It used to be that teachers were sort of your surrogate parents for the eight hours or so each day that you spent with them. They taught you things you would never use again--or at least not think you would every use again--like Alegbra and History. > read more
Just a Thought: Sean Duffy Needs To Be Voted Out Of Office
Published on 2011-04-05 08:00:00
Click to emBIGGERateBoy, Wisconsin, you sure can pick 'em. Your governor is in the pocket of big business, AKA the Koch boys, and now you have a state senator who complains about his salary, even though his salary is three times the median salary for > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-04-04 14:00:00
This just in, from Round-The-Way gay, Neal:Charlie was installing a new door......and found that one of the hinges was missing. He asked his wife Mary if she would go......to Home Depot and pick up a hinge.Mary agreed to go.While she was waiting for > read more
Hey Ohio? Do You Know What Your Congressman Is Up To?
Published on 2011-04-04 11:00:00
Remember when Marriage equality became law in Washington DC and the Conserva-publicans went crazy? You remember they tried everything they could to get the law changed, even going so far as to have The Supremes--no, not Miss Ross and The Girls--hear > read more
Just a Thought: Indiana Congressman Thinks Women Lie About Rape
Published on 2011-04-04 08:00:00
Up in Indiana, when the Legislature isn't voting to ban the already banned gay marriage, the Indiana House is also considering what would be one of the nation's most restrictive anti-abortion laws. The new bill will ban all private insuranc > read more
Overheard At Home......
Published on 2011-04-03 14:00:00
This afternoon, after putting in a new cobblestone walkway, Carlos and I were having a rousing discussion about...........................................................typewriters.Indeed. Carlos: I remember my old typewrite. but I always wanted one > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-04-03 07:30:00
Caturday: The Nap Time Edition
Published on 2011-04-02 14:00:00
Cats love to nap. Eat and then nap. Stretch and then nap. Use the litter box and then nap. Nap and then, you guessed it, nap. And they all do it pretty much the same way:curled up in a tight little ball.All except The Most handsome Cat Ever, Tuxedo, > read more
I Ain't One To Gossip, But........
Published on 2011-04-02 09:00:00
Charlie Sheen unlocked the door to his subbasement of crazy this week.It seems that right after Charlie went nuts the last time, and then took his crazy to the airwaves and got fired from his job, he was fond of calling ex-wife, and mother to two of > read more
Bitch Stole My Look!
Published on 2011-04-01 14:00:00
Seriously.Now what am I gonna wear to dinner? > read more
Just a Thought: People Who Use God For Hate
Published on 2011-04-01 11:00:00
I saw this on something called the Catholic News Agency--all the new that's fit for hate, I'm guessing. It's the story of how people in Colorado are using god as a weapon of hate, and smiling while they do so. It seems that Colora > read more
I Didn't Say It......
Published on 2011-04-01 08:00:00
Matt Damon, on his kissing scenes with Michael Douglas in the upcoming Liberace movie:"I never thought I would get to kiss Michael Douglas. I kind of think of it in algebra terms, back to my high-school days. It's like the transitive property - by ki > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-03-31 14:00:00
source: LGBT Laughs > read more
I Love This Guy, Too....er, Two.....er, II
Published on 2011-03-31 11:00:00
I Wonder If Abby Had Something To Do With This
Published on 2011-03-31 08:00:00
And if you don't know that Abby is the Demon Dog from Froggy's house, then maybe you ought to scoot on over and take a look-see, eh? And if you don't think Abby has the power to change the laws in Washington, look at this picture where she's about to > read more
Architecture Wednesday: One Bedroom Loft
Published on 2011-03-30 14:00:00
In large cities, space is often at a premium, so, well, smaller is better, and sometimes cheaper. Case in point, this one bedroom loft. It's tiny, to be sure, but functional, and with a sense of flair.A small, well, let's call it 'intimate,' living r > read more
Just A Thought: Indiana and Montana Hate The Gays
Published on 2011-03-30 11:00:00
Apparently the members of the Indiana Senate don't read polls; you know, like the new one that came out last week that says a majority--and yes, it's a slim majority--of Americans don't have an issue with marriage equality. But in Indiana the Re > read more
Blind Dates
Published on 2011-03-30 08:00:00
Blind dates. Ugh. I went on a blind date once and.It.Was.A.Nightmare. My date was a woman. Oy! Of course, I was in high school at the time, and not at all out, so naturally I would get set up with a woman. And we went to a drive-in movie. Oy! &n > read more
Just For Giggles: Facebook Goes Too Far
Published on 2011-03-29 14:00:00
courtesy of The Daily What > read more
Just A Thought: Donald Trump and Newt Gingrich
Published on 2011-03-29 11:00:00
One has been financially bankrupt, while the other is morally bankrupt, and yet they both think they can be President of These United States. WTF. Donald Trump says he will spend some $600 million of his own money-0-and lose $600 million of his own m > read more
Murray Richmond: Coming Out Of The Dark
Published on 2011-03-29 08:00:00
Murray Richmond was a Presbyterian minister for 17 years, and a hospital chaplain for three years. He used to stand at the pulpit and preach against The Gays and the sins of homosexuality, and the Word of God and blibbety blah blay blue everythi > read more
Just A Thought: Elizabeth Taylor
Published on 2011-03-28 14:00:00
I haven't been able to get the death of Elizabeth Taylor out of my mind, reading all sorts of tributes and stories and rumors about her life, her death, her funeral, and her will. One of the best stories, and I'm so hoping it's true, is that Elizabet > read more
Just For Giggles: My Sister Is Not Gonna Like This
Published on 2011-03-28 11:00:00
My sister is what you might call gullible. Okay, she is gullible, no might about it. True story: a few years ago, when I was out west visiting family, she asked how come I never look any older, and I politely, and rightly, explained, that The Ga > read more
Jessica Verday: Gay Is SO Okay
Published on 2011-03-28 08:00:00
Jessica Verday is an author; she has written three books, part of The Hollow Trilogy: The Hollow; The Haunted, Book 2 of The Hollow Trilogy; and The Hidden, Book 3 of The Hollow Trilogy. As a lot of authors do, Jessica Verday submits stories to > read more
Sunday Funnies: At Last!
Published on 2011-03-27 17:00:00
Sunday Funnies Postponed
Published on 2011-03-27 09:14:00
For some reason Blogger is f***ing with me this morning and will not display any Funnies. No motherf***ing funnies!I'll ::::sniff:::: be okay, and will try again later. > read more
Caturday....With A Small Dose Of Dog[?]urday
Published on 2011-03-26 14:00:00
Tuxedo and Max Goldberg like to sneak off for a 'nap'. Yeah, that's it......nap.My two handsome men!Consuelo Roca Jones.Hey, if she doesn't know I'm taking her picture, I don't get the stink eye!And speaking of stink eye, Tallulah was giving it > read more
Happy Birthday Miss Ross
Published on 2011-03-26 11:00:00
Today The Diva turns 67.Happy Birthday Miss Ross! > read more
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.......
Published on 2011-03-26 08:00:00
Color me stunned, not purple.See what I did there?Anyhoooo, people were all speculatin' that James Franco was high when he hosted the Oscars this year; well, maybe not people, but I was. And now comes word that Whoopi Goldberg has admitted, on a vide > read more
Just For Giggles: George Takei to Victoria Jackson
Published on 2011-03-25 14:00:00
Indiana Is For Discrimination
Published on 2011-03-25 11:00:00
Oh Indiana, in a few years you'll have egg on your face--big gay egg--and be the laughingstock of the entire world. See, the Indiana Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-3 this week to pass a resolution amending Indiana’s Constitution to ban gay > read more
I Didn't Say It.......
Published on 2011-03-25 08:00:00
Jason Patrick [seriously?] on Lady Gaga:"This Lady GaGa is absolutely preposterous. This is, what? You take a s*** in a Cuisinart and put [on] some pasties and get Auto-Tuned and look who I am. Well nothing, you've been marketed, that's all. If I was > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-03-24 16:00:00
Viewing Note: Selling New York
Published on 2011-03-24 14:00:00
Back in January I did an Architecture Wednesday post about a cliff house in Manhattan--see post HERE.Well, tonight, on HGTV, Selling New York will be featuring this unusual home because it's up for sale, and in need of repair.Take a look. I'm going t > read more
John Finley Gruber Has Died
Published on 2011-03-24 11:00:00
from South Florida GayNews.com:James “John” Finley Gruber, Jr., the last original member of the Mattachine Society, died in his home in Santa Clara February 27, at the age of 82. Born in Des Moines on August 21, 1928, Gruber enjoyed sexual relati > read more
Just When You Thought Chick-fil-A Couldn't Get Worse......
Published on 2011-03-24 08:30:00
Remember all the brouhaha when a Pennsylvania Chick-fil-A restaurant sponsored a "traditional marriage" event by providing food to attendees of "The Art of Marriage: Getting to the Heart of God's Design." Remember when company president, D > read more
Architecture Wednesday: The Barn As House
Published on 2011-03-23 17:00:00
I'm a bit schizophrenic when it comes to architecture and houses that I like. One day it's the smooth clean lines of a modern house, the next it's some old house on a tiny island along the east coast. I like a sunny beach house, or a soaring tree hou > read more
I'm In The Mood For....John Hiatt
Published on 2011-03-23 15:00:00
Just A Thought....Chris Colfer
Published on 2011-03-23 13:00:00
source > read more
Daniel Radcliffe Is A Hero
Published on 2011-03-23 11:00:00
In 2009, while appearing on Broadway in "Equus", Daniel Radcliffe learned about The Trevor Project, the leading organization for suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ youth. Since then, he has become a huge supporter, both financially and as a > read more
Elizabeth Taylor: 27 February 1932 – 23 March 2011
Published on 2011-03-23 08:30:00
This is a legend.Elizabeth Taylor died this morning at age 79, surrounded by her children.Rest in Peace. > read more
This Is What Happens When People Pick And Choose Which Parts Of The Bible To Follow
Published on 2011-03-23 08:00:00
Up in Pennsylvania, a 28-year-old man has been charged with murder by stoning. Yes, stoning. Welcome to the Dark Ages. John Joe Thomas Murray Seidman John Joe Thomas told police he stoned 70-year-old Murray Seidman to death when, T > read more
I'm In The Mood For....Split Enz
Published on 2011-03-22 15:30:00
The previous post title got this song struck in my head....which is a good thing! > read more
History [Never?] Repeats
Published on 2011-03-22 13:00:00
I saw this poster at DavidDust this morning.......and went in search of some others. That darn Smithsonian!These are genius!SOURCE > read more
Even Democrats Can Be Asshats
Published on 2011-03-22 10:30:00
They say they grow 'em big down there in Texas, and sometimes they grow 'em big'n'stupid. Case in point: Dan Ramos, the county chairperson of the Democratic Party in San Antonio, who, during an interview, likened The Gays to “termi > read more
Letters! We Get Letters: Petals And Promises Wedding Flowers Edition
Published on 2011-03-22 08:00:00
My gosh.You gotta love a Christian who endorses discrimination, dontcha?After writing about how Kim Evans, of Petals And Promises Wedding Flowers, refused to complete the order she was given for wedding flowers after discovering the flowers would go > read more
Just A Thought
Published on 2011-03-21 14:00:00
source > read more
I'm In The Mood For.....Pink
Published on 2011-03-21 12:00:00
If You Didn't Think She Was Delusional Before....
Published on 2011-03-21 10:00:00
Sarah Palin, who isn't running for president, or at least not officially, is in India this week campaigning. And saying the darndest things! She gave a speech she dubbed “My Vision for America”--which, in and of itself, is delusional--and&n > read more
Open Mouth....Insert Foot....Lose Endorsement
Published on 2011-03-21 08:00:00
I'm sure you all remember Chris Lee, the New York Congressman, and Republican, of course, who resigned after getting caught in an Internet flirtation with a woman who wasn't his wife. Well, Jack Davis wanted to fill that seat; and then he opened his > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-03-20 08:00:00
Tuxedo Caturday
Published on 2011-03-19 13:45:00
I LOVE that face!We were worried about Tuxedo getting on with Miss Jones when she came to live with us. He was leery of MaxGoldberg, when Max first came along--though they are best buddies now. He was leery of Tallulah when she first moved > read more
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.....
Published on 2011-03-19 08:00:00
Wow.I mean, you know, if I saw a celebrity on the streets of Smallville, I'd whip out my trusty camera for a snapshot or two.I mean, even if they were browsing through the antiques, or getting a soda at The Gate, I'd happily snap away.But someon > read more
I Love This Guy!
Published on 2011-03-18 14:00:00
Stay Away From Petals and Promises Wedding Flowers, Once Again That's Petals and Promises Wedding Flowers
Published on 2011-03-18 11:00:00
Up there in Canada, you know, with their marriage equality and health care and stuff, a florist in Riverview, New Brunswick is in a bit of a thorny situation. It seems that she is refusing to provide wedding flowers to a same-sex couple, ac > read more
I Didn't Say It......
Published on 2011-03-18 08:00:00
Donald Trump, presidential not-gonna-be, pandering to his base of illiterate birthers:"He grew up and nobody knew him. You know! When you interview people, if ever I got the nomination, if I ever decide to run, you may go back and interview people fr > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-03-17 14:30:00
Birds do it........ > read more
Stupid Twits
Published on 2011-03-17 12:30:00
from The Hollywood Reporter:As many of you may know by now, comedian Gilbert Gottfried was fired as the Aflac spokesperson after his crude Tweets about the Japan earthquake. Well, he won't be the first--or last--celebrity to post some ridic > read more
That's Right B*tches!
Published on 2011-03-17 10:00:00
I have been named, drum roll please, The Official Dustbunny Of The Day for March 17th, 2011!My Irish Grandmother would be so proud. Now I simply must call The Smallville Times so the news can make the afternoon edition!Read it and weep, HERE > read more
That's Our Nikki
Published on 2011-03-17 08:00:00
Our governor, Nikki Haley, promised transparency in government. You know, no secrets, everything above board. No, um, hikes. But what I think she meant is that it will become transparent that she is out to do what's best for Nikki, not for > read more
Architecture Wednesday: Sea Ranch
Published on 2011-03-16 16:30:00
One of my favorite places on earth, Sea Ranch, is located on the Northern California Coast, above San Francisco. The native grasses, the beautiful trees, the rugged coastline, the gorgeous beaches. It sings Peace to me. Turnbull Griffin Haesloop desi > read more
Hey GOP? Listen To "We The People"
Published on 2011-03-16 14:30:00
A new poll HERE shows that American voters oppose the Defense of Marriage Act--America's Prop H8 that forbids the federal government from recognizing legally married same-sex couples. And the poll also shows that American voters oppose > read more
The Sassy Gay Friend, Lady Macbeth, And a Little Product Placement
Published on 2011-03-16 12:30:00
Meanwhile, Back At The Hateful Side Of Religion
Published on 2011-03-16 10:30:00
So, we have Reverend Greg Renstrom, risking being defrocked, because he wants to bless same-sex unions as he sees Jesus doing.And then we have the Crystal Cathedral, out in California, where they are asking choir members to sign a covenant > read more
Reverend Welcomes The Chance To Bless Same-Sex Unions
Published on 2011-03-16 08:00:00
Wesley UnitedAfter being in existence for 150 years, Wesley United Methodist Church closed in 2008 due to a steep decline in membership. It was one of the first megachurches in the Twin Cities, and was listed on the National Register o > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-03-15 17:00:00
source > read more
File Under: Now I've Heard Everything
Published on 2011-03-15 14:00:00
Oy, I'm sure you all know what it's like to have a tea party, and invite all your friends over, break out the good china, then realize someone has made off with one of the cups, or, goddess forbid, the teapot itself.If I had a nickel for every time t > read more
Consuelo Roca Jones Quits The Modeling Biz
Published on 2011-03-15 11:00:00
Well, it's not such a shock. After being hounded for two weeks by the bobarazzi, and finding herself splattered across the internet like Britney Spears with electric shears, Miss Consuelo Roca Jones has been granted a reprieve from the Daily Pictoria > read more
Another One: Nicholas Kelo Jr.
Published on 2011-03-15 08:00:00
At the tender age of 13, Nicholas Kelo Jr. was thirteen. But he won't ever be fourteen, or any other number, or any other thing that comes after thirteen. Last week, Nicholas Kelo Jr. pried open a safe in his home, took out a gun, and killed himself. > read more
Consuelo Roca Jones: #16 of 1500
Published on 2011-03-14 15:00:00
Damn you DD, and your DustBunny proclamations, this is getting hard!Still, today I discovered that Consuelo does not like closed doors.This is the door to a closet in the office, but maybe she thinks it's an escape hatch? > read more
Just For Giggles: Mario Cantone
Published on 2011-03-14 12:30:00
Last week Mario did Liza, now he's doing Mama! > read more
Monday. Monday.
Published on 2011-03-14 10:30:00
Weekend Tidbits
Published on 2011-03-14 08:30:00
What a gorgeous weekend in Smallville. It was almost eighty degrees yesterday, and with that whole Spring Forward--which sounds like an old Jane Fonda Aerobics move--it was almost like summer. It was also errand day, with groceries and so on, plus a > read more
Tick....Tick....Blame
Published on 2011-03-14 06:45:00
I've been wondering when The Gays are going to get blamed for the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear reactor explosions in Japan. Where is wacky Pat Roberston and his Message From God?So, just to head off any discussion, today I got this message again > read more
Consuelo Roca Jones: #15 of 1500
Published on 2011-03-13 16:30:00
Not-so-patiently awaiting her turn on the windowsill..... > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-03-13 09:00:00
Consuelo Roca Jones: #14 of 1500
Published on 2011-03-12 14:00:00
Finally.......she rests! > read more
I Ain't One To Gossip, But....
Published on 2011-03-12 09:00:00
Oh, it simply isn't a good week unless Lindsay makes the news.And she has, by starring in a Direct-To-Surveillance Video production of Did She Or Didn't She?It seems that Kamofie & Co--where Lindsay ALLEGEDLY stole the necklace, that she gave bac > read more
Consuelo Roca Jones: #13 of 1500
Published on 2011-03-11 15:00:00
This new face she makes causes me to wonder if we shouldn't have named her Consuelo Loca Jones! > read more
Just For Giggles: Mario Cantone IS Liza Minnelli
Published on 2011-03-11 13:00:00
My Bad!
Published on 2011-03-11 11:00:00
I told ISBL commenter, Carolyn--see post HERE--that there is no such thing as a Gay Agenda, and then I discovered I was wro....wron......mistaken. > read more
I Didn't Say It......
Published on 2011-03-11 09:00:00
Jim Daly, head of Focus On The Family, on Lady Gaga and "Born This Way":"First, by Stefani Germanotta’s [Gaga's real name] own admission, she’s built her entire persona and celebrity on a platform that’s anything but typical. She is playing a p > read more
Thoughts and Prayers.....
Published on 2011-03-11 07:00:00
....to the people of Sendai, and all the people of Japan. > read more
Consuelo Roca Jones: #12 of 1500
Published on 2011-03-10 15:30:00
Miss Jones, or Little Girl, or Consuelito, loves a window.I don't think there's a window in the house she hasn't looked out of, and a window sill upon which she hasn't sat.This picture makes me wonder....Is she planning her escape?Is she thinking, Hm > read more
These Make Me Giggle Like A Schoolgirl
Published on 2011-03-10 14:00:00
Originally, I was going to post these as part of tomorrow's edition of 'I Didn't Say It' but I just cannot wait. These are comedy gold, from two of our most wingnutty, asshatted, fucktardy GOP goosesteppers. First up, the Mama Grizzly Bore. She was s > read more
Another One Comes Out
Published on 2011-03-10 12:00:00
Anton Hysen, a 22-year-old Swedish second-division footballer, has come out of the closet, and is now Eurpoe's highest-profile, openly-gay footballer, saying:"I want to prove that there is no big deal if I’m a footballer and also gay. If I per > read more
Sassy Gay Friend: Black Swan Edition
Published on 2011-03-10 10:00:00
Twenty-Priests Suspended
Published on 2011-03-10 08:00:00
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced that twenty-one priests have been suspended--suspended, not arrested--from active ministry in connection with accusations that involved sexual abuse or otherwise inappropriate behavior with minors. Of course, > read more
Consuelo Roca Jones: #11 of 1500
Published on 2011-03-09 17:00:00
When we adopted Miss Jones, they gave us a small bag of cat food, and this toy. It has a ball that runs through a channel, and lights up as it does so, with a scratch pad in the center.Little Miss Jones loves to bat the ball around and watch it light > read more
Architecture Wednesday: The Wright Price
Published on 2011-03-09 14:00:00
Look, I know the economy is bad, and the housing market is in the toilet, but.........WTF?A Frank Lloyd Wright prairie-style home--let's say that again: A.Frank.Lloyd.Wright.Prairie.Style.Home.--has been on the market for a year and hasn't sold.Now, > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-03-09 12:30:00
source > read more
He's Hot For Marriage Equality
Published on 2011-03-09 11:00:00
And he's just plain hot. As the Maryland house of delegates debates marriage equality legislation, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo has released a video voicing his support for the measure. Ayanbadejo says: "Having the freedom to m > read more
Big Surprise!! Gaga And Target Part Ways!
Published on 2011-03-09 08:00:00
I knew it wouldn't last. The reported deal between Target and Lady Gaga was dissolved this past week. I knew it. Target has a habit of changing their minds without reason or rationale. They say they support the LGBT community, and especially the > read more
Consuelo Roca Jones: #10 of 1500
Published on 2011-03-08 15:45:00
Today was a mixed bag for Miss Jones.One Daddy, AKA The Nice One, praised her for using the scratching post twice instead of using, oh, i don't know, a dining room chair, to sharpen her claws.But the other Daddy, AKA The Latino One, yelled at her bec > read more
Just a Thought
Published on 2011-03-08 14:30:00
It's A Paint-A-Thon
Published on 2011-03-08 12:30:00
Casa Smallville--Before Casa Smallville--AfterWell, another painting project down, and still a few more on the horizon. As I've said before, when we bought Casa Smallville, we loved the house. We did not, however, love the choice of paint colors u > read more
Letters! We Get Letters!
Published on 2011-03-08 10:15:00
A week ago I posted a story of two Tennessee wingnuts, Stacey Campbell and Bill Dunn, who wanted to introduce legislation to ban schools from discussing or mentioning homosexuality; it was the Don't Say Gay bill--see post HERE. Well, most folks saw t > read more
Help Ed and Derence Get Married
Published on 2011-03-08 08:00:00
Ed Watson and Derence Kernel have been together for forty years; living together, loving together, and being denied equality together. Their story isn't quite so different from many other gay couple around the country except for one thing. Ed is suff > read more
Consuelo Roca Jones: #9 of 1500
Published on 2011-03-07 17:00:00
DOMA: That's Gay
Published on 2011-03-07 15:00:00
Good News Monday: Immigration Equality Will Sue Over DOMA
Published on 2011-03-07 13:30:00
Immigration Equality, a group that works on LGBT immigration-related issues, is planning to file a lawsuit against the Defense of Marriage Act [DOMA], challenging that the statute is unfair to married bi-national same-sex cou > read more
Good News Monday: Americans Evenly Split Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
Published on 2011-03-07 12:00:00
A new Pew poll shows adult Americans are evenly split over whether gays and lesbians should be legally allowed to marry. According to the poll, a slim 46% of Americans say gay marriage should not be legal, but 45% say it should be legal;&nb > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-03-07 10:30:00
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Good News Monday: The Times, They Are a'Changing, Even In The Navy
Published on 2011-03-07 08:00:00
John Fliszar and Mark KettersonWhen John Fliszar, a Marine aviator who served two tours in Vietnam, had a heart attack in 2006, he asked his husband, Mark Ketterson, to make sure that, if he died, his ashes were interred in the Naval > read more
Consuelo Roca Jones: #8 of 1500
Published on 2011-03-06 16:00:00
She discovered the joys of catnip, and a scratching post. Her Daddies discovered the joy on not having to yell at her for using a chair as a scratcher.As Charlie Sheen would say, 'That's winning!' > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-03-06 08:00:00
Consuelo Roca Jones: #7 of 1500
Published on 2011-03-05 15:00:00
Miss JonesAnd, because the other pets are getting jealous of all the attention......TuxedoMax GoldbergTallulah BelleAnd Ozzo the Pocket Dog > read more
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.....
Published on 2011-03-05 08:00:00
Well, at least we now know they're really good actors.All sorts of stories breaking that young and hip first-time Oscar hosts, Anne Hathaway and James Franco grew to hate one another as the show drew closer.A source--and by source, I mean the gu > read more
Have You Met Miss Consuelo Roca Jones: #6 of 1500
Published on 2011-03-04 15:15:00
What a perfect song, dontcha know!And the perfect singer! > read more
Just For Giggles: The Sanctity Of Marriage
Published on 2011-03-04 14:00:00
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No Repeal Of Marriage Equality In New Hampshire
Published on 2011-03-04 12:00:00
Way back on '09, the state of New Hampshire approved marriage equality, and since then the nice folks at NOM, and those other groups that hate gays and equality, have been working overtime to see that the law is changed. Yeah, didn't work. A key Hous > read more
Just For Giggles: A Woman's Week At The Gym
Published on 2011-03-04 10:00:00
This just in from Humor Contributor and Round-The-Way-Gay, Neal:Dear Diary,For my birthday this year, my husband purchased a week of personal training for me at the local health club. Although I am still in great shape since being a high school > read more
I Didn't Say It.......
Published on 2011-03-04 08:00:00
Sarah Palin, on Obama's decision not to defend DOMA:"I have always believed that marriage is between one man and one woman. Like the majority of Americans, I support the Defense of Marriage Act and find it appalling that the Obama administration deci > read more
Consuelo Roca Jones: #5 of 1500
Published on 2011-03-03 15:30:00
Today she was making her presence known.Nothing was off-limits and she is less cautious around the other cats. At one point I found her being chased down the hall by Tuxedo, and was going to reprimand My Boy, but then Consuelo literally turned tail a > read more
P.S. I Love You Billie Holiday
Published on 2011-03-03 14:00:00
You seriously cannot beat Billie Holiday.Seriously. > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-03-03 12:00:00
From Round-The-Way Gay, and frequent ISBL contributor, Neal:A teacher was testing her students in a Dublin Sunday school class to see if they understood the concept of getting to heaven. She asked them, 'If I sold my house and my car, > read more
Bullying LGBTQ Kids Is the Christian Thing To Do
Published on 2011-03-03 10:30:00
There once was a bill to ban bullying of LGBTQ students in Kentucky. It was approved overwhelmingly by a House Committee, but now it has stalled in the House itself. How does this happen? It would seem so simple: protect children from bullies. How do > read more
Homophobia Punishes Everybody
Published on 2011-03-03 08:00:00
In an effort to block the organization of a Gay-Straight Alliance [GSA] club, a Corpus Christi school district has decided to disband every single club at every single school in the district. Everyone gets punished because of homophobia. The Flo > read more
Consuelo Roca Jones: #4 of 1500
Published on 2011-03-02 17:00:00
Consuelo has been discovering more and more of the house today. She is being sniffed at by Ozzo, hissed at by Tuxedo, growled at by Max and chased by Tallulah, but she doesn't care.As someone told me, she's a real Latina Spitfire! > read more
Architecture Wednesday: Rooms With A View
Published on 2011-03-02 15:30:00
To change up an old saying: A picture is worth thousand dollars, but a hundred-plus windows is worth multi-millions of dollars.This stunning California coastal home panoramic ocean-and-canyon views that stretch from Catalina Island to Santa > read more
Miss Havisham Gets A Sassy Gay Friend
Published on 2011-03-02 14:00:00
Steve Davies Comes Out
Published on 2011-03-02 12:00:00
Thanks to Will for giving mea link to the correct Steve Davies!The first picture was wrong.Steve Davies, an English wicketkeeper--and I have no idea what that means, though it sounds mildly erotic--has come out as a gay man, the country's f > read more
Kirsten Gillibrand Standing up [AGAIN!] For LGBT Rights
Published on 2011-03-02 10:00:00
New York Senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner:"Dear Mr. Speaker, In a letter to you last week, the Attorney General advised that the Administration has concluded that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DO > read more
Wyoming Fails Add Discrimination To Their Constitution
Published on 2011-03-02 08:00:00
It looks like the latest winter storm dumped more than snow on Wyoming it also dropped in a little common sense. That proposed amendment to the Wyoming Constitution that would specify the state not recognize same-sex marriages performed any > read more
Consuelo Roca-Jones Wants To Live In America*
Published on 2011-03-01 15:00:00
In honor of Consuelo coming to Smallville:*This post, and many many others, is for Grand Duchess DustBunny, DavidDust, who has asked that i post pictures of Miss Jones for 1500 consecutive days. > read more
Stacey Campbell and Bill Dunn Don't Want To Hear The Word Gay
Published on 2011-03-01 14:00:00
Up in Joy Land :::Hi Joy!:::, AKA the state of Tennessee, two lawmakers, Senator Stacey Campfield and Representative Bill Dunn, have introduced a bill in the state legislature that would ban schools from discussing any sexual orientati > read more
Duh
Published on 2011-03-01 12:30:00
It's No Longer Funny, Now It's Just Sick
Published on 2011-03-01 10:30:00
Okay, I admit it, I've made great fun out of the troubles of Charlie Sheen. Everything from "accidentally" shooting Kelly Preston to holding a knife to wife Brooke Mueller's throat to trashing a hotel room while a porn star hides in the closet. Good > read more
What I Would Die For by Jewel Dirks
Published on 2011-03-01 08:00:00
Open letter to Wyoming legislators: I never knew if I believed in something strong enough to die for it. Being a woman, and now an old woman, I didn't have to face the question of having to die for my country. The things I most treasure in our countr > read more
Consuelo Roca-Jones, Day Two
Published on 2011-02-28 15:45:00
Miss Jones is adapting quite nicely. We are keeping her in the Jck-and-Jill bathroom, with her carrier, litter box, food, and a toy that the woman who rescued her gave us. We let her into the office when one of us is in their and now she just strolls > read more
Oscar Observations....or.....Oscarvations
Published on 2011-02-28 12:00:00
Well, let's see. I was worried about the hosts this year. Not so much Anne Hathaway, as I think she can do anything and look stunning while doing so, but James Franco. I mean, he's made great play of having that sort of stoner affect, even though he > read more
Let's Dish Dresses
Published on 2011-02-28 08:30:00
You know, the Oscar fashion watch used to be more fun when the stars didn't have stylists.Cher in a headdress. Bjork as a bird. Sharon Stone in a Gap t-shirt. Kim Basinger in a one-armed graffiti dress.Nowadays, they're all so safe, and the only mist > read more
Introducing......
Published on 2011-02-27 15:00:00
Senora Consuelo Roca-Jones.We saw her a few weeks back and Carlos fell in love with her, so, this afternoon, the adoption papers were signed and she moved in with us.She is adapting nicely, so far, but hasn't yet met the other kids.Maybe tomorrow. > read more
Tonight...Tonight....
Published on 2011-02-27 11:00:00
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-02-27 07:30:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.....
Published on 2011-02-26 08:00:00
Those wacky famewhores!It seems that Jon Gosselin has finally awakened from his I'm A Reality Show Star coma to realize that he isn't a reality show star without his media-whorin' wife, Kate. and, now, he's doing everything he can--including getting > read more
Asheville Stands Apart From The Rest Of North Carolina
Published on 2011-02-25 15:30:00
While North Carolina state legislators are working hard to write discrimination against the LGBT community into law, the city of Asheville, North Carolina, is taking the opposite approach. The Asheville City Council, in a 5-1 vote--Mayor Terry B > read more
Take Me Higher
Published on 2011-02-25 13:00:00
Diana Ross is on Oprah today.My DVR is set, is yours? > read more
UPDATED: Avoid The Beall Mansion and The TimberCreek Inn, They Don't Like The Gays
Published on 2011-02-25 10:30:00
So, they legalized civil unions in Illinois and it took, what, all of a couple of minutes for the trouble to start. See, you might be able to get civilly unioned, or unionized, but that doesn't mean people aren't going to discriminate against you. To > read more
I Didn't Say It........
Published on 2011-02-25 08:00:00
Julian Bond, on marriage equality, the Black community, and Maryland:"Standing for the freedom to marry is about supporting all families, but I would be remiss without highlighting the impact that this inequality has on black same-sex couples, who st > read more
It's A Crowded House
Published on 2011-02-24 15:30:00
One of my all-time favorite bands. > read more
Teaching Bullies
Published on 2011-02-24 14:00:00
It's bad enough that kids bully kids, driving them out of school, or even to suicide, but what about the teacher as a bully. Apparently, that has happened in Florida, where Luke Herbert, a gay student, and his mother, are looking to su > read more
Newt Gets Pissy
Published on 2011-02-24 12:00:00
Though we don't need one, here's another reason why Newt Gingrich won't get elected president.At a speaking event at the University of Pennsylvania, Little Newty was confronted about his affair and his moral hypocrisy by president of the Penn De > read more
Just For Giggles: Gate 14, Denver Airport
Published on 2011-02-24 10:30:00
This just in from my Dad in Smallerville. Now, I don't know if this is true, but it cracked me up. A crowded United Airlines flight was canceled. A single agent was re-booking a long line of inconvenienced travelers. Suddenly, an angry passenge > read more
Did Obama Just Become Fierce?
Published on 2011-02-24 08:00:00
Under orders from President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that the Defense Of Marriage Act [DOMA] is unconstitutionally biased and will no longer be defended in court by the Justice Department. Equality say what? He did say t > read more
I Needed A Little Jody
Published on 2011-02-23 17:00:00
After hearing Ru's grrrrrls Lip Sync For Their Lives on the Drag Race this week, I felt like I could use a little Jody Watley in my week.Real Love...... > read more
Architecture Wednesday: Not A Panic Room, But A Panic House
Published on 2011-02-23 15:30:00
This modern house is located in Warsaw, Poland. And while it seems minimalist and quite ultra-modern, it isn't the house that caught mu eye. it's the bunker the house becomes that made me llok again.It's like a fortified castle. When the ow > read more
Just For Giggles: Palin Is Two-Faced
Published on 2011-02-23 14:00:00
One of Mama Grizzly Bore's former minions, and a disgruntled one, at that, has ALLEGEDLY written a book about the half-wit, half-term governor.I say ALLEGEDLY because no one has seen the whole thing yet,m but parts of it are being leaked all over the > read more
Do You "Stand With Sam"?
Published on 2011-02-23 12:30:00
Sam Hall is a West Virginia coal miner, who is also an out gay man, and he is suing Massey Energy Co. for on-the-job harassment, verbal assaults and threats. Sam spoke at a rally for an antidiscrimination measure, calling on lawmakers > read more
In North Carolina They Want To Beat a Dead Horse
Published on 2011-02-23 10:30:00
Or, in this case, make more and more laws showing their utter disgust for marriage equality and the LGBT community.ForresterA North Carolina state senator, James Forrester, a Republican of course, filed an anti-LGBT constitutional amen > read more
WTF!?!!?
Published on 2011-02-23 08:00:00
I loved The King's Speech. I've always adored Helena Bonham Carter in anything and everything she does, and throw a little Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush into the mix and it becomes glorious. I loved the look of the film, too. Very authentic, until... > read more
I'm In An Eva State of Mind
Published on 2011-02-22 13:30:00
Just a Thought
Published on 2011-02-22 11:30:00
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Keep Them In Your Thoughts
Published on 2011-02-22 09:30:00
When I was a teenager we came quite close, or so I'd hoped, to moving to New Zealand. My father was interested in a teaching position there, but in the end, decided not to uproot his family to move so very far away. Still, I've always had a love for > read more
Montana Sucks
Published on 2011-02-22 07:30:00
Out there in Missoula, Montana, an ordinance was passed which banned discrimination on citizens based on sexual orientation and gender. And little Missoula stood tall, until..... This week, when the Republican majority on the House Judiciary Committe > read more
Please To Explain
Published on 2011-02-21 14:00:00
Would you?I mean, does it realy need straps?Have you?And, is it just me, or does it look like a rain hat for a mouse? > read more
That's Our Nikki
Published on 2011-02-21 13:00:00
Nikki Haley, or as I prefer to call her, Mark Sanford In A Dress, ran her campaign on a promise of transparency in government.She lied.It seems that the task force appointed by Nikki to solve South Carolina's massive financial crisis has no > read more
Mucinex Is Deadly
Published on 2011-02-21 10:30:00
Well, it looks like another case of a Gay Panic Murder, only this time the murderer says Mucinex made him do it. Michael Anderson Nineteen-year-old Michael Anderson shared a home with thirty-six-year-old Stephen Starr, up in Hickory, North Caro > read more
The Weekend Flew By
Published on 2011-02-21 07:30:00
Where the eff did the weekend go? it seemed like I jumped from Friday morning to Sunday night in a flash. Of course, it doesn't help much that, so far, 2011 has been The Year of The Sick. After ringing in the New year with the dreaded Shingles, and t > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-02-20 08:00:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.......
Published on 2011-02-19 09:00:00
I love it when two great actors unite in marriage, and two of my favorite greatest actors are John Travolta and his "wife" Kelly Preston.I mean, c'mon, Travolta plays the role of heterosexual husband day in and day out, and Kelly plays the unsuspecti > read more
Mother Of The Year!
Published on 2011-02-18 14:00:00
Melanie, a married Mormon mother of five, and a loyal member of the Church of Latter Day Saints, and a self-described "disciple of Christ", made a video in 2008 in reaction to the Mormon church's campaign to pass Proposition 8 and remove marriag > read more
Hiding Priests Is Awful, Now The Catholic Church Is Hiding Money
Published on 2011-02-18 11:00:00
To be quite honest, I am not a fan of the Catholic Church. And I think I have good reason. Its leaders live in luxury, wearing their Prada loafers and designer gowns while many Catholics live in poverty. Many priests in the church have been accused o > read more
I Didin't Say It..........
Published on 2011-02-18 08:00:00
Iowa GOP Congress-asshat, Dwayne Alons, on why he agrees with The Family Leader, that homosexuality is a public health crisis akin to smoking:"I think that whole lifestyle has brought a lot of problems to society…For the most part when yo > read more
Mom
Published on 2011-02-17 07:30:00
This is an annual repost. I'll be taking the day off from blogging to remember a truly wonderful woman.************************************* Here it is, another of those "anniversaries" that you don't celebrate, and yet don't ever forget. My Mom > read more
Please To Explain......
Published on 2011-02-16 19:00:00
I loves me some Diana Ross, but, well, even I don't get this song. What is she singing about, and what in the heck is this video supposed to be?Anyone?Anyone?Bueller? > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-02-16 17:00:04
Ever have one of those days......? > read more
Architecture Wednesday: Glass Bungalow
Published on 2011-02-16 15:00:03
Just don't throw stones.It’s 3,500 square foot under a flat roof with a panoramic glazing, and was inspired by the buildings of the 1950s. Architect Andreas Zech created this bungalow at Lake Constance, with a northern facade that is > read more
Out Froggy's Way, Washington Gives A Legislative Valentine To Gay And Lesbian Families
Published on 2011-02-16 12:00:02
Lawmakers in Washington state chose this past Monday, Valentine's Day, as the day they would introduce legislation that would no longer restrict gays and lesbians from their right to marry. That would make Valentine's Day a real holiday. But it > read more
Indiana Puts Bigotry Into Their Constitution
Published on 2011-02-16 10:56:00
Wow. Discrimination in the Constitution. Yup, the Indiana House of Representatives voted to amend a ban of gay marriages and civil unions into the state’s constitution. Yup. Homophobia.In.The.Constitution. Naturally, this happened because the > read more
South Dakota Wants To Legalize Murder
Published on 2011-02-16 08:25:36
You know, just when you think Arizona and Utah, and, well, okay, South Carolina, have cornered the market on ridiculous in legislation, along comes another state that makes those three, and so many others, seem perfectly normal. Case in point: South > read more
Overheard At Work
Published on 2011-02-15 14:00:00
sourceMe: Why don't we cut the chatter and get back to work?Co-worker: It's a holiday! Don't you ever take a day off from being a bitch?Me: Are the banks open?Co-worker: Yes, but--Me: Then it ain't no holiday. > read more
Utah. It's The New Arizona
Published on 2011-02-15 11:00:00
Utah. Utah. Utah. Does anyone out there have a lick of sense?Helloooooooooo? Apparently not, because Utah, after it's run against gay adoptions [Utah Effs Up Again] and the announcement by one of their politicians that he doesn't want gay people anyw > read more
Thank You Jim Brochin, For Switching Sides
Published on 2011-02-15 08:00:00
Well, it seems you can teach an old dog new tricks. Jim Brochin, a Maryland state senator and Democrat, has switched his stance on gay marriage and says he will now vote in favor of the legislation.How did this happen? Sudden enlightenment? Did > read more
Queer. And Present.
Published on 2011-02-14 14:00:00
According to TVGuide Canada, these are the Top Ten Same-Sex couple ever to appear on television:1 Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) on Modern Family:You’ve probably already fallen for Mitchell and > read more
Grammy Musings
Published on 2011-02-14 10:30:00
First off, I'm old, because, a lot of the time during the show, I was like, Who's that? And, one time, that was Mick Jagger, looking rather old, but still rather spry. I mean, he had more energy than Justin Bieber, that kid with the hair. > read more
Happy St Valentine's Day............Massacre
Published on 2011-02-14 06:30:00
Al Capone's most notorious killing was the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Eighty-one years ago today, on February 14, 1929, four Capone men entered a garage at 2122 N. Clark Street. The building was the main liquor headquarters of bootlegger Geor > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-02-13 07:00:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But......
Published on 2011-02-12 08:30:00
Just a few short weeks after getting out of her 32nd try at rehab, Lindsay Lohan was charged with theft this week.Hey, a girl's gotta make a living. it isn't like Hollywood is knocking at her door anymore. And La Lohan's lawyer is working both sides > read more
The Hot List, Or The Hottie List
Published on 2011-02-11 14:00:00
I have discovered, or rediscovered some new, um, for lack of a better word, Husbands in My Head, and thought I might like to share them with y'all.I'm a giver, you know.Armie Hammer: watch The Social Network and try to keep your eyes off him.Charles > read more
Own A Little Bit Of the Rainbow
Published on 2011-02-11 11:00:00
I don't know which came first, me being a big old queen, or me realizing how much I loved Judy Garland. Or, maybe, those two things just go hand-in-hand. I do know, however, that if I had a little extra in the bank account this month, I might want to > read more
I Didn't Say It.....
Published on 2011-02-11 08:00:00
Champion cyclist Graeme Obree, on growing up gay, and now coming out:“I was brought up thinking you'd be better dead than gay. I must have known I was gay and it was so unacceptable. I was brought up by a war generation - they grew up when gay peop > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-02-10 14:00:00
blatantly stolen from Towleroad:Fort Wayne Officials Jumpy Over Building's Potentially Provocative Name "The people of Fort Wayne, Indiana, are embroiled in quite the sticky debate: whether to name a new government building after a late, beloved mayo > read more
Carlos...You Have Some 'Splaining To Do!
Published on 2011-02-10 11:00:00
Last fall we went to Atlanta to see the fabulous Idina Menzel perform with the Atlanta Symphony. While waiting for the show to start, I discovered that the fabulous Patti LuPone would be coming to Atlanta in 2011. So, the moment we arrived home, I we > read more
That's Our Nikki
Published on 2011-02-10 08:00:00
When Nikki Haley was running for governor last year, there were rumors THAT WOULD NOT DIE about her alleged affairs with a couple of men, one of them being Will Folks. Well, Nikki got all morally superior and announced that, if the rumors of her alle > read more
Architecture Wednesday: Clingstone Island
Published on 2011-02-09 14:00:00
Clingstone Mansion is 103-years-old, and set on a rock island in Narragansett Bay.The all-wood home has 360-degree views of the ocean, and is three stories tall, with some 23 rooms, 10 of which are bedrooms. And, though the home&n > read more
Separation Of Church And State? Not If Certain Iowans Have Their Way
Published on 2011-02-09 11:00:00
Out in Iowa, the wingnuts are at it again. House Study Bill 50, AKA the Religious Conscience Protection Act, would make it legal for an Iowa business owner to cite religious beliefs when refusing to provide jobs, housing > read more
It Isn't Hate? Really? UPDATED
Published on 2011-02-09 08:00:00
A couple bought a home in North Carolina. Soon after, a nasty note was left in the mailbox. Then an offensive remark was written on the house. Then, the tires of a car, parked in the garage, were slashed.And, lastly, the home was deliberately se > read more
More Hope
Published on 2011-02-08 14:00:00
Malcolm, a seven-year-old Los Angeles boy, has donated $140 to LA's Gay and Lesbian Center and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation because he doesn’t think it’s right for gay people not to be treated equally. Seven. He's seven. Malcolm > read more
Ain't No Such Thing As Too Many Shoes
Published on 2011-02-08 12:00:00
The Olive OylEspecially if the shoes are this fabulous!Kobi Levi is the designer--see his blog Kobi Levi- Footwear Design--and he knows shoes. " In my artistic footwear design the shoe is my canvas. The trigger to create a new piece comes when an ide > read more
It's Funny, Cuz She's An Idiot
Published on 2011-02-08 10:30:00
The American Principles Project wants to know exactly where Sarah Palin stands on the inclusion of GOProud as one of CPACs sponsors and wants clarity on her stance on gay marriage after Palin suggested over the weekend that she supports the grou > read more
Utah Effs Up Again
Published on 2011-02-08 08:00:00
I get it that Utah isn't the most LGBT friendly state in the union. I mean, the Mormon Church practically runs that state, and we know how they feel about The Gays, after they funneled millions of dollars into the Prop H8 campaign. But, now Utah has > read more
Thank You. Mr. Sulu
Published on 2011-02-07 11:00:00
I saw this on Alfred Lives Here and just had to have it! > read more
Musings
Published on 2011-02-07 08:00:00
What a weekend! We looked at toilets. I know! Fun, right? But we want to redo the guest bathroom so we headed to Lowe's and looked at Dual Flush Toilets--one button for Number 1, one button for Number 2. Ain't science grand! We also found a lovely pe > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-02-06 08:00:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But.......
Published on 2011-02-05 08:00:00
I knew it wouldn't take long for Lohan to get her mug, not her mugshot....yet....back in the news.It seems that Lindsay is because accused of ALLEGEDLY stealing a diamond necklace, and, also ALLEGEDLY the LAPD have asked a Los Angeles judge for a sea > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-02-04 17:00:00
blatantly stolen from Kevin at The Lisp > read more
LaVar Christensen Is An asshat
Published on 2011-02-04 14:00:00
Lotsa folks want to ban gay marriage, or civil unions, or anti-discrimination laws that protect the LGBT community. Lotsa folks want to keep ENDA, and DOMA and reinstate DADT. And most do it because their religion tells them to do it, that God Hates > read more
Dude Looks Like A Lady
Published on 2011-02-04 11:00:00
Aaaah, the Mona Lisa, an enigmatic beauty. No one really knows who she was, or do they? Some scholars say the painting was a self-portrait of a disguised Leonardo da Vinci, while others say it is clearly Leo's mom. Many others believe Mona is&nb > read more
I Didn't Say It....
Published on 2011-02-04 08:00:00
Eugene Delgaudio, on Harry Reid's attempt to reform Senate filibuster rules:"Harry Reid is dangerously close to the 51 votes he needs to pass literally anything he wants through the Senate. That would virtually nullify the gains Republicans > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-02-03 14:00:00
That's Our Nikki
Published on 2011-02-03 11:00:00
On my first post this morning, about cutting funding for ADAP, I said: "This is a crisis in South Carolina, and our legislators, and our wonderful new governor, Nikki Haley, are doing nothing about." And I received this response, from "Ano > read more
Oh South Carolina, Could You Possibly Sink Any Lower?
Published on 2011-02-03 08:00:00
Did you know that……South Carolina ranks11th highest new HIV infection rate in the nation.Columbia, South Carolina’s capital city, has the 8th highest annual rate of AIDS diagnoses in the nation among cities with 500,000 or more residents. There > read more
Architecture Wednesday
Published on 2011-02-02 15:00:00
Last time on Architecture Wednesday, I showed you a cliff house in Manhattan. Now, howsabout a cliff house on the ocean, with a cantilevered infinity pool?Ultramodern by design, this fantastic cliff-side residence in Thailand thrusts its occupants in > read more
Losing My Religion
Published on 2011-02-02 11:00:00
As I said in my Weekend Update I went to church this weekend. Now, those of you who frequent ISBL know that i am not a church-goer, and hardly a fan of organized religion, which, to me, appears divisive and condemning when it should be about love and > read more
If You're Gay, The Iowa GOP Says You Don't Deserve Equality
Published on 2011-02-02 07:15:00
It looks like the GOP played their cards in the Iowa House of Representatives yesterday, by voting 62-37 to pass an amendment that would deny any form of legal recognition for gay couples. yes, you readthat right: the Iowa GOP, an > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-02-01 15:30:00
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The Democratic National Convention Is Coming To Smallville.....
Published on 2011-02-01 13:30:00
Well, maybe not actually to Smallville, but the 2012 Democratic National Convention will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, roughly an hour or so from our little town. Hoo-ray! Charlotte beat out St. Louis, Cleveland and Minneapolis in the bid to > read more
They Entered To Cheers
Published on 2011-02-01 11:00:00
Sarah Lindstrom and Desiree Shelton wore matching black suits with pink ties and held hands as they entered the Snow Days Pep Fest at Champlin Park High School in Minneapolis. And the crowd cheered. It was a welcome reaction for the couple, and schoo > read more
Bits'n'Pieces
Published on 2011-02-01 08:00:00
Ru Is Maad At GlaadIt seems that Logo shows, RuPaul's Drag Race and The A-List were omitted from the GLAAD [Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation] Media Award nominations for Outstanding Reality Program, and this, um, oversight has the drag div > read more
Songs In My Head
Published on 2011-01-31 14:00:00
After seeing Jeanie and her friends at the 145 Club, a couple of songs they sang--two of my favorites--have been playing a loop in my head.Thanks Jeanie for singing these two tunes!First up: Shawn Colvin and "Don't You Think I Feel It, Too"And then E > read more
Happy 90th Miss Channing!
Published on 2011-01-31 12:00:00
Broadway diva Carol Channing is ninety years old today! > read more
SAG Musings
Published on 2011-01-31 10:00:00
I watched the SAG awards last night...well, okay, I DVR'd the SAG awards last night and watched them this morning, speeding through the winners I didn't like, didn't know, didn't care about, and therefore cutting a two hour show down to about fo > read more
Weekend Update
Published on 2011-01-31 08:00:00
So, Saturday Carlos had made dinner plans to celebrate my birthday, and he was pretty mum on the whole idea, which I [a] rather enjoyed because usually I'm the one who makes the plans, or [b] rather terrified me because usually I'm the one who makes > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-01-30 07:30:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But......
Published on 2011-01-29 08:30:00
Last week, Regis Philbin, host of 'Live With Regis and Kelly' announced that he would be retiring from morning television after 40 years of being in the business. He plans on leaving the show sometime this summer, saying of his retirement: "There is > read more
Tidbits
Published on 2011-01-28 14:00:00
This causes me such joy.Sharron Angle is hinting that she might run for President.I know!Now, while that is hysterical in and of itself, can you imagine a Republican debate featuring Angle, Palin and Bachmann?I mean, Tweedledum, Tweedledummer, and Ba > read more
Iowa Democrats Say No To Gay Marriage Ban
Published on 2011-01-28 11:00:00
Well, Iowa keeps on rolling merrily, er, gaily, along. Kent SorensonThere was a strong homophobic, bigoted, discriminatory push by sate Senator Kent Sorenson--a Republican, dontcha know--to suspend Senate rules to allow a vote on > read more
I Didn't Say It.....
Published on 2011-01-28 08:00:00
Sir Elton John, on being "fed up" with being a treated like a second-class citizen in the US: "In this country, we need more dialogue. We don't need any more stone throwing. We don't need any more vitriol. We need people to say, 'OK. I'm straigh > read more
This Is The Pits
Published on 2011-01-27 15:00:00
Y'all have no doubt heard about the woman who was walking and texting in a mall, and fell into a fountain, right?Well, did you know she is suing the mall because no one came to her aid and, as she pulled herself from the water, no doubt still texting > read more
Happy Anniversary Jack and George
Published on 2011-01-27 13:00:00
Jack Evans and George Harris met one anther at a friend's Bon Voyage party on January 19th, 1961. And they just celebrated their Fiftieth Unwedding Anniversary. Fifty years without any recognition of their commitment, except from friends and family a > read more
I Didn't Say It, Michele Bachmann Did
Published on 2011-01-27 10:30:00
And here's yet another birthday gift I received today: Michele Bachmann quotes! Lordy, I loves me some stupid:''(Gay marriage) is probably the biggest issue that will impact our state and our nation in the last, at least, thirty years. I am not under > read more
Give Me Joy!
Published on 2011-01-27 08:00:00
Today is my birthday, and, as Vera Charles said to Mame Dennis, "I am somewhere between forty......and death!":So, imagine my pleasure at finding this gift from Joy Behar. I love to laugh, and I love to poke idiots like Bachmann with a verbal stick, > read more
Architecture Wednesday: Manhattan Cliff Dwelling
Published on 2011-01-26 14:00:00
Anything but your ordinary house listing, this multi-million-dollar mansion may be one of the most unique properties in New York City. The so-called Pumpkin House features a face-like facade (hence the name), but also looks like it is being squeezed > read more
Rick Perry Bit the Hand That Fed Him....Or At Least Paid Off His Debt
Published on 2011-01-26 11:00:00
He's the governor of Texas, and he hates anything Obama. Obama is to blame for the immigration crisis, the economy, wars, pestilence, Bristol Palin making it to the finals of Dancing With the Stars. Anything bad is Obama's fault, and Rick Perry wants > read more
People Of South Carolina....Really?
Published on 2011-01-26 08:00:00
I think we have more than our fair share of wack jobs here in South Carolina, and I'm not talking about just Mark Sanford, Nikki Haley, Jim DeMint, Joe Wilson, Andre Bauer, Jake Knotts and Lindsay Graham--oh god, it looks even more awful wh > read more
I'm Out Of Fashion
Published on 2011-01-25 15:30:00
I loves me some Project Runway, and, well, I likes me some Fashion Show, so I am quite the fashionista, right? Wrong. I like clothes but I am not freaky about it. I like a good old pair of Levis, a nice shirt, and some cool shoes, and I'm good to go. > read more
The Tuesday Tuxedo
Published on 2011-01-25 13:30:00
You know, what goes around........Tuxedo was my feline caregiver when I was sick--with Carlos being my human nurse. He was sit at my side, or rather, he would sit on me, leading me to think he was one of those Death Cats, waiting for me to, ahem cros > read more
Someone Needs To Audit A US History Class
Published on 2011-01-25 11:00:00
My Husband-In-My-Head, Randy Andy Cooper, takes on Crazy Eyes [hat tip to Joe My God for the name] and her Tea Party ass-kissing antics.Wow, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, our Founding Fathers, worked "tirelessly" to rid this country of > read more
Well, Well Wyoming
Published on 2011-01-25 08:00:00
Wyoming is all about the inequality. They've banned gay marriage, but realized that wasn't enough, and since they couldn't burn us at the stake--although they have known to beat us and tie us to a fence and leave us to die--they've opted to finally, > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-01-24 14:00:00
A 54 year old woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital, and while she was on the operating table she had one of those near death experiences.She went into the light, and she saw God, and she asked of him, "Is my time up?" > read more
They're Like Oreos, But With A Creamy HATE Center
Published on 2011-01-24 10:00:00
Out there in Iowa, a House panel is beginning hearings today on a bill that would repeal gay marriage in the state. You know, the bill all the Republicans like, but the one that most Iowans don't care about, as they have shown over and > read more
A Step Forward
Published on 2011-01-24 08:00:00
Last week, new federal regulations regarding patients’ hospital visitation rights--most notably LGBT patients--went into effect, and they affect all of us, for the better. See, these new regulations require all hospitals that participate > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-01-23 08:00:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But........
Published on 2011-01-22 09:00:00
Usually when people win something, a cameraman stops them and asks how they're going to celebrate the big win, and they say something about going to Disneyworld.Well, 'Survivor: Nicaragua' winner Judson Birza, who was dubbed Fabio for his hair and, p > read more
Pink: "Fucking Perfect"
Published on 2011-01-21 14:00:00
Bullying is one of those stories that doesn't go away, but one thing about bullying is that most of the stories focus on bullying of LGBTQ youth. Well, leave it to Pink to remind us that anyone, regardless of age, gender, orientation, race, creed, re > read more
The 'Mo's Are Coming, The 'Mo's Are Coming, And They've Got Children!
Published on 2011-01-21 11:00:00
I've talked a lot about how surprising it was to move to South Carolina, of all places, and to Smallville, a town of just 8,000, of all places, and feel completely welcomed as a gay man, and a gay couple. I'll admit to having my reservations because > read more
I Didn't Say It.......
Published on 2011-01-21 08:00:00
Piers Morgan, on banning Madonna from his show:"It can only be rescinded if she makes a formal apology. For all the grief she's caused me by being Madonna....I was interested to see she doesn't know who I am because Madonna and I have been feuding fo > read more
The Ballad Of Sarah Palin....by Lady Bunny*
Published on 2011-01-20 15:30:00
Quite possibly NSFW, and I don't like the use of the crosshairs at the end....* I sense we're in for yet another MamaGrizzly Bore "I'm a victim" video. > read more
Too Bad, So Sad
Published on 2011-01-20 14:00:00
Bishop Harry Jackson got his collar in a twist because Washington DC allowed equal marriage. And he spit and sputtered and stomped his feet and brandished the same tired rhetoric his ilk always brandish when equality happens.God's law! Bah!Traditiona > read more
Those Wacky Republicans
Published on 2011-01-20 10:30:00
Talk about out of touch.I mean, in the House, they voted to repeal Health Care Reform--or as they civilly called it, "killing" health Care Reform--which caused a congressman from South Carolina--sigh, are they all idiots here?--Joe "You lie" Wilson t > read more
The Vatican Says It's Misunderstood
Published on 2011-01-20 07:30:00
So, it was just yesterday that I posted about a letter, written by the Vatican to a group of Irish Bishops to warn them against reporting priests accused of raping and molesting children, and instead let the Vatican handle the situation, by moving th > read more
Architecture Wednesday: A Frank Lloyd Wright Farmhouse
Published on 2011-01-19 16:00:00
I love a Frank Lloyd Wright house. I love the fact that he took everything into consideration, from what each room should be used for, to where you sit, and where you should, and, even, sometimes, how you should dress--one story has it that FLW desig > read more
The HCDSB Changes It's Tune.....Slightly
Published on 2011-01-19 13:00:00
It was a little more than a week ago that i posted the story of the Halton Catholic District School Board [HCDSB] in Canada not allowing a Gay/Straight Alliance [GSA][ to be formed at their schools because, well, they don't allow Nazi's to > read more
Color Me Not Surprised But Still Disgusted
Published on 2011-01-19 10:00:00
Y'all know how I feel about the Catholic Church. They paint being gay as being the biggest sin, the most disgusting sin, while they have spent decades--and I think it's longer--protecting child rapists, moving them from parish to parish, promoting th > read more
Two More Suicides.....Or Is It Just One?
Published on 2011-01-19 07:00:00
The internet was all abuzz with the news that another LGBTQ teenager had committed suicide after repeated episodes of bullying at school.Eighteen-year-old Jefferson High School Student Lance Lundsten died Saturday and, according to local ne > read more
A Golden Stream Of Conscousness
Published on 2011-01-18 11:30:00
First off, Ricky Gervais? I mean, come on, he's been banned from hosting the Globes because of the joke he made about having to pull the president of the Hollywood Foreign Press off the toilet and put his teeth back in. I know! Don't these people rea > read more
Back At It
Published on 2011-01-18 08:00:00
After the shootings in Tuscon, and the call for civility in political discussions, I was hopeful. I don't mind spirited debate; hell, I don't mind downright arguing. But the use of violent rhetoric and images needs to stop, so I was hopeful. But, lit > read more
The Monday MaxGoldberg
Published on 2011-01-17 17:00:00
So, this morning, while Carlos was in the kitchen roasting Pasilla Peppers, Tallulah stayed by his side, probably hoping that Carlos might drop some food to the floor--as is his custom.I did laundry and settled in to watch my DVR'd Golden Globes, and > read more
Dick Blount: A Shining Light For The LGBTQ Community
Published on 2011-01-17 14:00:00
Dick Blount is an 82-year-old retired reverend. He is also an advocate for the gay community. Who knew those two went hand-in-hand? But they do, and so Dick Blount was honored at the Columbia Values Diversity Awards celebration in Missouri as a > read more
Listen
Published on 2011-01-17 11:00:00
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.” I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former > read more
Just The News
Published on 2011-01-17 08:00:00
I had another appointment with the doctor last Friday to check my Shingles progress. It started off rocky, when he entered the room, looked at my head, and said, "Wow, that's an impressive scar."See, Shingles can leave scars, and mine did. I have a s > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-01-16 09:00:00
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I Ain't One To Gossip, But.......
Published on 2011-01-15 09:00:00
Well, Sunday night is the Golden Globes, and I loves me some Globes because drunk celebrities are fun. Especially when Ricky Gervais is hosting.Ricky has already pegged some of his targets for this year's show, and they include old standbys like Mel > read more
Top Ten Sarah Palin FAILS
Published on 2011-01-14 14:00:00
1. Sarah Palin just had to slip the antiquated, anti-Semitic term "blood libel" into her statement on the Tuscon shootings. But if you listen carefully, she also says "pundints" instead of pundits. Can the woman not even read the teleprompter wi > read more
Maryland Might Go All Equality On Us
Published on 2011-01-14 11:00:00
If you've followed the battle for marriage equality in Washington DC, you know it didn't happen overnight. In fact, the push to allow DC gay couples to marry has been fought for over a decade, but it was fought smart, and slow, until finally, it beca > read more
I Didn't Say It.....
Published on 2011-01-14 08:00:00
Jon Stewart, on the rhetoric of violence:"I do think that its important for us to watch our rhetoric, I do think that its a worthwhile goal not to conflate our political opponents with our enemies if for no other reason than to draw a better dis > read more
Every Breath She Takes
Published on 2011-01-13 14:00:00
A breakdown of Sarah Palin's response to all the "lib'rul, lame-stream media" who attacked her, and, in my mind, rightly lay some of the blame at her feet for last Saturday's shooting in Tuscon.Her breathing seems labored, as though even she is havin > read more
I'd Like To Thank All The People That Made This........Never Mind
Published on 2011-01-13 11:00:00
The Stylish Blogger AwardWell, there I was minding my own business, when lo and behold, Howard from Soundtrack To My Day--and if you don't know him or his blog WTF is wrong with you?--awarded me this Stylish Blogger Award. Howard redubbed it the > read more
The Neighbors Aren't So Gay Friendly
Published on 2011-01-13 08:00:00
I was trading emails with fellow blogger Buck [I Laugh, Therefore I Am and Channeling Julia Child] and we were sort of sharing our coming out stories, and the different ways, whys and hows of coming out. I told him that, after living in liberal > read more
Please To Explain
Published on 2011-01-12 14:00:00
WTF is this for? Underwear designer Andrew Christian, apparently taking his cues from the designers of the butt-lifter, and the boob-padding, has come up with underwear with a, wait for it, built-in flaccid penis. Why? My underwear, for the most > read more
Once Again, She Bears No Responsibility
Published on 2011-01-12 11:00:00
Sarah Palin, in a desperate attempt to 'refudiate' what everyone with a sane mind knows to be true, tries to distance herself from the violent rhetoric of her 'campaign'. Of course, she does so by not talking to any media or taking any questions, jus > read more
It Shouldn't Matter, But It Does
Published on 2011-01-12 08:00:00
Okay, this is hard for me, because i so seldom do it. But, yeah, here goes. I was wr.....I was wro.....I was wron......I.Was.Wrong. Whoosh. That was hard. But, as usual, there's more. See, I was annoyed by some of the blogs in the 'hood that were com > read more
It Gets Better, But Not At The Halton Catholic District School Board
Published on 2011-01-11 14:00:00
You gotta love how people feel about the LGBT community. I mean, Sally Kerns think we have the power to ruin the economy, and that we are worse than terrorists. And Cindy Jacobs thinks because we are getting small doses of equality, via the repeal of > read more
In Case You Never Thought He Was A Complete Dumbass
Published on 2011-01-11 11:00:00
Glenn Beck's website decrying violence alongside a picture of him carrying a gun.He puts the fuck in fucktard. > read more
Snowpocalypse: Smallville Version
Published on 2011-01-11 08:00:00
So, we got snow again, for the second time this winter. That hasn't happened since we moved here. So, then, what's all this talk about global warming? It's colder, people, not warmer [sarcasm/font]But what is funny is how South Carolina shuts down wh > read more
Stop. Just Stop.
Published on 2011-01-10 06:30:00
The shooting has been everywhere; it's all over my TV, all over the web, on every front page and everybody's mind. I try to wrap my head around the idea that someone can shoot someone in the head at point blank range, for any reason, least of all dif > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-01-09 08:00:00
I Ain't One To Gossip, But........
Published on 2011-01-08 11:00:00
I loves me some Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.Mainly because, after watching this season, and knowing that Camille Grammer was dumped by her husband, A-list [her words] star Kelsey Grammer, i wanted to see her knocked off the pedestal she built fo > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-01-07 15:00:00
Filed Under: Awkward Sculptural Boners....Except....this is the sculpture from a different angle: source > read more
Loose Ends
Published on 2011-01-07 12:00:00
I loves me some Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. I LOVE Brit Lisa Vanderpump. I always love a Diva Brit with a rockin' bod and a way with words.Here are just a few of my favorite Lisa quotes:On Camille’s dancing: "She was really shaking it and mov > read more
I Didn't Say It.......................
Published on 2011-01-07 09:00:00
Grampa McCain, now saying that he will help with the implementation of the repeal of DADT:"I think I have to do everything I can to make sure that the impact on the morale, retention, recruitment and battle effectiveness of the military is minim > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-01-06 14:00:00
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Caleb Laieski: Standing Up, Fighting Back
Published on 2011-01-06 11:00:00
Kids get a bad rap these days. Everything from their hair, their music, their clothes, their language, gets knocked....Wait! That happened to me when I was a kid. But I digress. There are kids today doing great things, the right thing, the just thing > read more
Tiny State Takes A Giant Step
Published on 2011-01-06 08:00:00
In his inaugural speech, newly elected Governor Lincoln Chafee announced that it was time for Rhode Island to enact marriage equality legislation, and the little state that just might, is wasting no time. Today, Representative Arthur Handy will re-in > read more
Architecture Wednesday
Published on 2011-01-05 12:00:00
You know, one of the problems with putting an addition on your home, is getting it to mesh seamlessly with the existing home. Many additions just can't shake the fact that they're an addition, an afterthought.So, why not take the opposite approach?Ma > read more
Bits'n'Pieces
Published on 2011-01-05 08:00:00
Signs that the world is coming to an end?Birds are falling from the skies.Fish are dying in the rivers.Calvin is still on The Fashion Show.Seriously. I returned to work yesterday after nearly three weeks of scabbage, shingles, pus, and pain, and was > read more
Just For Giggles
Published on 2011-01-04 15:00:00
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A Sandwich With a Side Of Bigotry
Published on 2011-01-04 12:00:00
I am not a fan of fast food restaurants. I mean, do we really know what they put in the food? Do we have any idea whether the food they're selling is fresh, or sitting in some warming drawer waiting for a hungry guy or gal at the drive-thru? We don't > read more
Coaches Threaten To Out Student
Published on 2011-01-04 08:00:00
I should have gone to a betting site. I should have gone to a betting site to see how far into 2011 we'd get before we hear our first story of anti-gay bullying. But, I can't imagine any betting site would wager that the bullying would not be student > read more
Lohan's Out
Published on 2011-01-03 15:00:00
Okay, so I've made my share of Lindsay Lohan jokes. I've probably made more than my share. Sue me. But now, Lohan is getting out of rehab, and I have a wee bit of advice for the former actress turned wacktress. STFU. Stay away from Oprah. Don't give > read more
Elton Had A Baby So The BBC Interviewed A 'Kill The Gays' Supporter
Published on 2011-01-03 11:00:00
Elton John and his partner David Furnish had a baby via a surrogate mother.And, apparently all hell broke loose.It seems that Andrew Pierce, some English columnist, feels the Furnish-John's had a baby because they wanted a new accessory, a new playth > read more
It's A New Year!
Published on 2011-01-03 08:00:00
Carlos and I spent a mellow New Year's Eve.We've done the parties and the madness and the traffic and the Be On The Look Out For Crazy Drunks Driving, so we stayed home and had a nice meal, and watched a little TV, and then tuned in to see my Husband > read more
Sunday Funnies
Published on 2011-01-02 07:00:00
Happy New Year
Published on 2011-01-01 07:00:00
Since this is the season of giving, and perhaps, re-giving, I am going to repost some previous New Year's Day thoughts. We will be spending today at David and Neal's--the Round-The-Way-Gays--with some good friends, good fun, good talk, good food, loo > read more
I Didn't Say It...........
Published on 2010-12-31 09:00:00
Andrew Pierce, editor of the UK's Daily Mail, on Elton John and David Furnish having a child:"I can’t help feeling that his decision to become a father is another grotesque act of selfishness from Sir Elton, and that the child is a little Christmas > read more