Sunday, January 29, 2012
Just Because... (I have a thing for Firefighters...)
Rugger Gay Icon Gareth Thomas Strips Down For UK’s Celebrity Big Brother
Via Back 2 Stonewall: "We all know that the American version of Big Brother doesn’t really like to show off the “goods” of the housebound studs as much as they should. But not so in the UK where a recent challange had the male celebs drop trouser and censor their naughty bits with a balloon. And there standing tall, bald, sexy and proud with them was Prime Grade A – Aged Beef openly gay rugby icon Gareth Thomas."
WGB: Move that balloon!
WGB: Move that balloon!
Madonna’s “Give Me All Your Luvin’” Single Art, Video Premiere Date Revealed
Madonna really is making a bid for all of our luvin’! In addition to her Oscar-nominated directorial W.E. hitting theaters this coming Friday (February 3), the Material Girl has several other treats in store for fans over the next week, all of which will lead up to her February 5 Super Bowl halftime performance. Mainly, our ears will finally be privy to her lead MDNA single, “Give Me All Your Luvin’”, which will be made available on iTunes on Friday. Added bonus: that’s the same day the song’s video premieres in full.
Ahead of that, a preview of the video for Madonna’s Nicki Minaj- and M.I.A.-featuring single will air during Thursday night’s episode of American Idol. Full story here!
Ahead of that, a preview of the video for Madonna’s Nicki Minaj- and M.I.A.-featuring single will air during Thursday night’s episode of American Idol. Full story here!
Big Web Companies Back Anti-discrimination Bill in Utah
Big Utah businesses including Ancestry.com, eBay, and 1-800-Contacts called on state lawmakers Thursday to pass an antidiscrimination law that prevents employers from firing anyone just because they are gay. Full story here!
Effort to Kill Calif. LGBT Education Act Ramps Up
An effort to kill the California law that mandates the teaching of historical contributions by LGBT people moves closer to qualifying for the ballot as opponents now have until June to collect half a million signatures. Full story here!
Artist Designs Gay-Friendly Wedding-Themed Canadian Coin
Toronto-based artist Gary Taxali has worked with household name brands, such as the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Converse and Levi’s. For his latest project, Taxali was enlisted by Canada’s Royal Mint to design six coins -- and one of them celebrates same-sex marriage, the Canadian newspaper, the National Post reported in a Jan. 23 article.
The retro-style quarter depicts two embracing wedding rings with cute faces that are linked together. Full story here!
The retro-style quarter depicts two embracing wedding rings with cute faces that are linked together. Full story here!
From ’Glee’ to ’Magic Mike’ :: Matt Bomer’s gay-friendly year
Michael Ausiello at the site TV|Line reported yesterday to expect the hunk quotient to up exponentially on "Glee" this spring as Darren Criss’s older brother.
"Apparently, pretty runs in Blaine’s family: White Collar hunk Matt Bomer is nearing a deal to guest-star in an April episode of "Glee" as the Warbler’s older brother, TVLine has learned exclusively," he reported.
Can Bomer sing? Watch the clip below from the Kennedy Center Honors in 2010.
"Apparently, pretty runs in Blaine’s family: White Collar hunk Matt Bomer is nearing a deal to guest-star in an April episode of "Glee" as the Warbler’s older brother, TVLine has learned exclusively," he reported.
Can Bomer sing? Watch the clip below from the Kennedy Center Honors in 2010.
Maine Poised For 2nd Public Vote On Gay Marriage
Gay rights activists in Maine, the only New England state that doesn’t allow gay marriage or civil unions, moved Thursday toward forcing a second statewide vote on the marriage question, and their opponents say they’ll be ready for a fight.
EqualityMaine, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Maine Women’s Lobby and their supporters said Mainers have had a change of heart since the last vote in 2009. They turned over dozens of cartons of petitions signed by 105,000 voters, far more than the 57,277 needed to force a referendum in November. The petitions must be certified by election officials. Full story here!
EqualityMaine, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Maine Women’s Lobby and their supporters said Mainers have had a change of heart since the last vote in 2009. They turned over dozens of cartons of petitions signed by 105,000 voters, far more than the 57,277 needed to force a referendum in November. The petitions must be certified by election officials. Full story here!
HUD to Officially Ban Anti-LGBT Discrimination in Federal Housing Programs
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced on Saturday that his agency will codify its proposed rule that would ban anti-LGBT discrimination in federal housing programs next week.
"LGBT discrimination is real and we must do something about it," he said at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s annual Creating Change conference in Baltimore.
He received a standing ovation as he took the stage and when he announced the pending codification. "LGBT individuals and couples have the right to live where they choose," said Donovan. "This is an idea whose time has come." Full story here!
"LGBT discrimination is real and we must do something about it," he said at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s annual Creating Change conference in Baltimore.
He received a standing ovation as he took the stage and when he announced the pending codification. "LGBT individuals and couples have the right to live where they choose," said Donovan. "This is an idea whose time has come." Full story here!
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Moon bases, MasterCard and cook books.
A guest column by Hon. Corey E. Corbin
Corey Corbin served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2000-2004, where he held the leadership position of Majority Committee Whip. He was a member of the House Labor and Industry Committee, as well as the Election Law Committee. Corbin was also twice the Democrat candidate for New Hampshire State Senate in District 17 and a former Chairman of the Sandown Board of Selectmen. Rep. Corbin was also a member of the I-95 widening Fiscal Impact Committee, and has been published by the Josiah Bartlett Public Policy Foundation and New Hampshire Business Magazine for his leadership roles in reforming the Legislature and business tax policy.
If the four men vying for the right to challenge President Barack Obama as the Republican Party’s nominee are to be believed, our nation is facing the apocalypse should Obama be re-elected.
Every malady we are currently facing has been gleefully blamed on Obama and, to some degree, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. From high unemployment and the banking collapse, to an increasingly aggressive (and potentially nuclear armed) Iran and out of control illegal immigration – Obama has either caused it all, or done nothing about it.
What, then, are the solutions offered up by these would-be chief executives of our great nation? If you’re watching the plethora of debates that have been popping up like spring flowers over the airwaves, you know that their offerings are anemic, at best.
Let’s take the current front-runner, Former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich, for example. Gingrich has been spending a lot of time on Florida’s space coast, in advance of that state’s primary, letting everyone know that under his administration, we will have a permanently manned base on the moon. Yes, you read that correctly, a permanent moon base. So while Obama, according to the GOP candidates, plays too much golf while the country crumbles, their (the GOP) front-runner is busy planning the construction of a Ramada Inn on the moon.
Not to be outdone, the former Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney, says he would handle illegal immigration by turning the problem over to VISA and MasterCard. Huh? Yes, that’s correct. Romney thinks illegals should be documented by a card administered by VISA and MasterCard. So now we want our immigration woes to be handled by some of the very companies that prey on those illegal immigrants by offering super-high interest rate and bad credit - credit cards. Well that makes sense!
And just to remind us he’s not as insignificant as we know he is, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum thinks we should just chase illegal immigrants down with giant fishing nets and send them all back where they came from: apparently all 11-odd million of them (I think Santorum was overheard saying he would allow the KKK to administer his immigration policy). Santorum also wants to invade Iran, Venezuela, Columbia, Honduras, Mexico, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, Somalia, and any US State that allows gay marriage.
Finally we come to the one GOP candidate who, in my humble, democrat opinion, makes the most sense when talking about the issues – Texas Representative Ron Paul. The good doctor (he is a licensed MD) is always clear, concise, well thought, and understands the Constitution and the basic principles this nation was founded upon.
Perhaps my favorite Ron Paul moment, however, was his answer when asked in the last debate why he thought his wife would make a great First Lady. He looked right into the camera and said “well, she published a great cook book.”
So there you have it, folks. You can decide to cast a vote to send back to the oval office a pragmatic, steadfast champion of the average American, Barack Obama, or you can cheer wildly for the alternative: moon bases, VISA-gration, invading every other country in the known world, and the Ron Paul cook book.
Good Luck!
Gloria Estefan - Wepa (VDJAR & Ralphi Rosario Club Mix)
Good Morning!!!!!
Friday, January 27, 2012
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