Monday, August 31, 2009
Wicked Good Links
The following are links to other blogs for stories that I found interesting and wanted to share.
Club Drugs :: going but not gone
LGBT Kids Are Victimized More In Higher Poverty Areas, But Called 'Faggots' … Less...
Carrie Prejean Sues Pageant Officials For Religious Discrimination
Shawn Bennett Said He Was Burned With a Lit Cig In Gay Bashing. He Was Lying
Remembering Katrina
Hung Goes Gay at Last, But Not In the Giant Penis Homoerotic Way You Were Hoping
Mary Cheney Donates To Anti-Gay Ohio U.S. Senate Candidate
Outrage Activist: Anti-Gay SC Lt. Governor Andre Bauer is Gay
Scott Herman Looking Amazing as Usual
Photo Manipulation :: Wicked Cool!
DJ AM Might Have Died From Drug Overdose
Scott Evans Shirtless And Bulgin' On One Life To Live
Macaulay Culkin is suspected as father of Michael Jackson’s son Blanket
Labor Department records show that “more than $3.1 billion in stimulus money for state unemployment insurance programs is sitting in a federal trust fund because 23 states haven’t expanded their jobless benefits.” Eleven states have declined to change their systems to qualify “for about $1.7 billion in stimulus funding.” Roughly 350,000 Americans won’t receive benefits because of inaction.
Wicked Cool :: Another "Thriller" Record
Via Manhunt Daily: "Michael Jackson's Thriller album helped set all kind of records when it came out in 1982. Now 13,957 people in Mexico City have set another world record for the largest number of people dancing to the song. The video is pretty impressive and although they don't have the best timing, it's still worth a watch and the effort is amazing."
Today in GLBT News :: August 31, 2009
| Ethics commissions in both states have asked the National Organization for Marriage to answer questions about its funding sources as the group continues to push to repeal laws that allow gays and lesbians to marry. |
| Pope accepts anti-gay bishop’s resignation Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the early retirement of a U.S. bishop who has denounced nuns for sponsoring lectures by gay-rights advocates and directed priests to deny communion to abortion backers, the Vatican said Monday. |
| Gay Pa. man’s gender bias lawsuit reinstated A federal appeals court has reinstated a gay western Pennsylvania man’s lawsuit contending that co-workers who allegedly harassed him about his effeminate behavior discriminated against his gender, not his sexual orientation. |
A theory that many victims of same-sex domestic violence fight back has ignited a firestorm among advocates and counselors in the field. |
The head of the National Organization for Marriage’s Rhode Island chapter sat down with an EDGE reporter and talked candidly of his goals; not surprisingly, LGBT activists begged to differ.
Vermont not yet feeling the Wedding Boom...
Slow start: No rush for same-sex weddings in Vt.
Bed-and-breakfast owner Jeff Connor was hoping for a boom in business once Vermont opened the door for same-sex couples to marry. The law takes effect Tuesday, but he’s still waiting.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Gay Bar Night Sunday in Quincy Mass
"My House" Bar Gay Night SundaysEvery Sunday: South Shore's Hottest and Friendliest Gay Night featuring Miss Savannah Georgia! 8pm -1 am.
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Saturday, August 29, 2009
New Orleans Prepares for Southern Decadence 2009 & My 2008 Retrospective
If you have been reading this blog for some time you will know that my partner and I fell in love with New Orleans our very first time visiting several years ago. Since that day we have been going back every year, often twice per year and have attended Southern Decadence several times, we went to the first Mardi Gras post Katrina to show our support, and have gone on non event weekends just to enjoy all that NOLA has to offer.Unfortunately this year we will not be able to go for the first time in along time because both of our careers do not permit for time off at this time....however, if you are able to go and take in all that is this fine city, please do. Below are some highlights from previous blog posts that I want to share and although last year we had to evacuate it was worth going. We met several new friends last year and can't imagine not having them in our lives.
Here is my New Orleans 2008 retrospective:
The photos below are from a gentleman named Phillip Thomas who was so kind to let me use them. You can see more photos via his Facebook profile here. Also, if you do a search in this blog for New Orleans or NOLA you will see all the past videos and photos I have posted including our evacuation from hurricane Gustov in August. Just like New Orleans, their is no hurricane that will keep us away...we are heading back soon and we hope you will to!P.S. Click on any photo to enlarge. They look amazing in full size.
My Personal Photos and Videos of Southern Decadence and Evacuation 2008:
       This is what New Orleans is like just a couple of days before a major hurricane hits. The city that care forgot loves to keep the party going until the very last moment!!! | ||
Here is an ironic progression from a great time in the French Quarter for Southern Decadence to a bad time in traffic evacuating New Orleans. (Our flight was canceled so we had to drive 7 hours in traffic to Gulfport, Mississippi and take a flight to Chicago and finally to Boston.) At least we are safe and we are in fact laughing about it now! However we are watching closely as we love New Orleans and hope that it withstands major Gustov damage as they just can't take another bad blow, they really can't!
Although the hurricane is coming the boys still showed up...
Lady Bunny the night before Gustov evacuation began...
Late night drunk crowd on Bourbon Street prior to evacuation...
Hot dancers at the Bourbon Pub and undaunted crowd prior to Gustov evac...
David (camera man), Marc, and Kyle minutes before we flee New Orleans...
The EVACUATION...
To see all the photos and videos, click here!
Also, say hello to my friend VJ Brendan at the Bourbon Pub!
Nation's First Black Lesbian Mayor to Wed
Cambridge mayor Denise Simmons, the first black lesbian mayor in America, will marry long-time partner Mattie B Hayes this Sunday, August 30th at St Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church.Simmons has indicated that this may be the first African-American church to hold a same-sex wedding ceremony. (Source-Bay Windows)
Wicked Good Read :: The GLBT community remembers Ted Kennedy
Notes from leading community members (locally and nationally) recall the late Senator as a lion-hearted advocate for LGBT issues.
"Yet, there was Teddy rising to the floor, bringing us to our feet, reminding us of what we could do and accomplish. That’s why his loss is so deep and so wide. He made everything possible, within reach and he embraced all of life. And that was a big part of the connection many of us felt." (Continue Reading-Source/Bay Windows)
Texas liquor board fires 3 over raid on gay bar
Texas’ liquor board fired two agents and a supervisor, disciplined two other supervisors and changed several policies in the wake of a raid at a gay bar that left a customer seriously injured and led to protests, officials announced Friday.
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission said agent Christopher Aller and agent trainee Jason Chapman, who participated in the June 28 raid at the Rainbow Lounge, were fired Friday. Their supervisor, Sgt. Terry Parsons, was not at the Fort Worth bar that night but also was fired, effective Sept. 2.
Aller and Chapman failed to report that they used force when arresting the customer or that he was seriously injured, according to a report on the agency’s investigation released earlier this month. They also were accused of participating in the raid without their supervisor’s approval, disrupting the business during the raid and wearing improper attire, the report states. (Continue Reading-Source/Edge)
Of course there are Gays in Soccer....
Soccer tarnished by cold-shoulder to gays
Marcello Lippi, Italy’s World Cup-winning soccer manager who seems to have both feet planted in the 19th century, says he’s never come across a gay player in his 40-odd years in the sport.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Ohio Student Wins $121K Settlement After Teacher Burns Cross Image On His Arm
Via JMG: "A high school student in Ohio has won a $121K settlement from his school district after his science teacher burned the image of a cross on his arm." (Continue Reading-Source/JMG)Wicked Nice :: When Viral Value Trumps Copyright: The Miley Cyrus Gay Video
Via Towleroad: "Disney executives saw $$$ in the potential expansion of Miley Cyrus's tween audience to include gay men, and let the fan-made Fire Island "Party in the USA" video take off on YouTube rather than pull it over copyright issues, the NYT reports:
'I assumed it would be taken down pretty much immediately, particularly because of the music rights issue,' said David Fudge, a 27-year-old marketing executive at Esquire who made the video, titled 'Party in the Fire Island Pines.' But Disney left the ditty alone and it soon exploded in an underground way, collecting 200,000 views in just three days. Disney employees started e-mailing it to each other, and before long Mr. Fudge’s office telephone rang. On the other end: Rich Ross, the president of Disney Channels Worldwide. 'I was like, who?' Mr. Fudge said. 'He just said that he loved it and wanted to tell us that. He was extremely nice.' Mr. Ross declined to comment, but another Disney executive noted that the video (and the reaction to it) demonstrated how Ms. Cyrus was broadening her fan base beyond little girls." (Source-Towleroad)
WGB: The video can be found in this blog by clicking here.
Wicked Touching :: Thousands flock to Kennedy wake in Dorchester
"Thousands more people flocked again today to the Kennedy Library, with many coming before dawn to wait in a line two hours long to pay their respects to Senator Edward M. Kennedy. The mourners came from across New England and beyond, shuffling slowly in a line eight-people wide that snaked back and forth through the parking lot of the Dorchester center. A dozen Boy Scouts helped pass out water to the waiting crowd and offered the elderly a steady arm or help with wheelchairs.
By mid-day, the crowd stretched more than a quarter of a mile, and those waiting expressed relief that the viewing had been extended by at least three hours, to 3 p.m.
The crowds, and a recent leg injury, did not deter Eddie Feeney, 50, who waited well over an hour to pay his respects and who hobbled up on crutches to sign the condolence book. Fenney, originally from Belfast, credited Kennedy with helping to quell the sectarian violence in Northern Ireland that had claimed the lives of Fenney's friends.
"I felt the need to come down and thank him personally,'' said Feeney, a Somerville construction worker. "It's the least I could do.'' (Continue Reading-Source)
Today in GLBT News :: August 28, 2009
| A transgender teenager is lending his voice to a movement in Vermont to require the state’s middle and high schools to offer genderless bathrooms. |
| GLBT equality groups successfully lobbied Live Nation to pull four concerts by reggae artist Buju Banton, whose work, the groups say, celebrate the torture and murder of gays. |
| Hyannis Port residents Caron Potts, 45, and her spouse, Mary Canavan, 51, watched the motorcade leave Cape Cod and said they felt a personal connection to the senator, having often seeing him at the beach and chatting with him as they walked their dogs. |
| Uruguay lawmakers OK gay adoption Lawmakers in Uruguay have approved a bill allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt. |
| The National Organization for Marriage, a faith-based group aiming to ban marriage for same-sex couples nationwide, launched the ’Reclaim Iowa’ campaign August 24. |
Wicked Hot :: DNA Releases Sexiest Men Alive List
Via Manhunt Daily: "DNA has released their annual sexiest men alive list and several of my favorite men have made it. The list includes men of all professions, from actors, porn stars to models. It seemed like the editors of DNA have taken all the men I've whacked off to and compiled a list... ok, tmi. Anyways, the list includes hotties like Ryan Reynolds, Ryan Kwanten, Edilson Nascimento, Marlon Teixeira, Reese Rideout, Leo Giamani, Freddie Stroma, Hugh Jackman and David Beckham to name a few. Click on the links for more hotness from each stud!"
WGB: Who is your favorite on the list?
Song of the Day :: Dolly Parton "Change It"
Thanks to MHD for the tip! I absolutely love the message of this song!
July new US home sales up 9.6 percent
Sales of new homes surged 9.6 percent in July, another sign the housing market is climbing back from the historic bottom it reached early this year. Driven by falling prices, the fourth-straight monthly increase was greater than expected.
In a kind of Cash for Clunkers effect, homebuyers are rushing to take advantage of a federal tax credit that covers 10 percent of the home price, or up to $8,000, for first-time owners. Home sales must be completed by the end of November for buyers to qualify.
Builders and real estate agents are pressing Congress for that credit to be extended. If it isn’t, sales could reverse their upward trend. (Source)
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Cash for Clunkers generates 700K new car sales
Cash for Clunkers generated nearly 700,000 new car sales and ended under its $3 billion budget, the Transportation Department said Wednesday.
Releasing final data, the government said dealers submitted 690,114 vouchers totaling $2.88 billion. New car sales through the program ended late Monday and dealers were allowed to submit paperwork to the government until late Tuesday.
Japanese automakers Toyota, Honda and Nissan accounted for 41 percent of the new vehicle sales, outpacing Detroit automakers General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, which had a share of nearly 39 percent. Toyota Motor Corp. led the industry with 19.4 percent of new sales, followed by General Motors Co. with 17.6 percent and Ford Motor Co. with 14.4 percent.
The Toyota Corolla was the most popular new vehicle purchased under the program, followed by the Honda Civic, Toyota Camry and Ford Focus. (Continue Reading-Source)
Wicked Ally :: Linda Ronstadt
"I had moved back to Tucson with my kids because I just thought it was quieter, and my family was there. But Tucson has turned out to be a very conservative place, and I didn’t want my kids coming home from school saying things like ‘That’s so gay.’ So we moved back to San Francisco, and I sent my kids to a school that actively taught that homophobic remarks are just… not OK, and my kids’ attitudes have changed as a result of it."Look, my kids are going to be able to form their own ideas, but at least I wanted them to be able to question things. My son is super pro-gay rights, and even though he has a girlfriend, I wanted him to know that as he emerged sexually, he’d be able to do whatever he wanted to do. You know, that it’s not something you have a choice over." - Pop and country music legend Linda Ronstadt, talking to Planet Out. It's a great interview. (Source-Joe My God)
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Utah governor: No special rights for gay people
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday that discriminating against gay people shouldn’t be illegal, although he would prefer it if everyone were treated with respect.
In his most definitive comments yet on gay rights, Herbert told reporters he doesn’t believe sexual orientation should be a protected class in the way that race, gender and religion are. (Continue Reading-Source)
Wicked Fierce :: Timaya
Via Tabloid Prodigy
WGB: OMG, I love her! This may just become a regular staple of WGB. Btw, there is some adult language so please don't play this at work!
Today in GLBT News :: August 27, 2009
| A group that helped to outlaw gay marriage in California is turning its focus to Iowa, hoping to begin the long process of overturning a state Supreme Court decision earlier this year that legalized same-sex marriage. |
| South Africa’s new government acknowledged the mistakes of the past, and vowed to adopt effective means of combating HIV/AIDS in the future. |
| Gay marriage advocate Marc Solomon recalls Ted Kennedy’s instrumental involvement in the legalization of gay marriage in Massachusetts. |
| In what a Republican lawmaker has touted as a bid to win sympathy for Democrats, an anarchist transperson allegedly shattered windows at the Democratic headquarters in Denver, Colorado. |
| Notes from leading community members (locally and nationally) recall the late Senator as a lion-hearted advocate for LGBT issues. |
| The debate over whether to allow a lesbian couple to marry in Russia sparked an angry exchange inside a Moscow courtroom Wednesday, while outside the women locked lips to protest a holdup in proceedings. |
| A lawyer for "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch is threatening to go to court if her client is not released soon from a Massachusetts county jail. |
| For decades, Edward Kennedy was considered the most powerful voice in the Senate for gay rights as a strong supporter of HIV/AIDS funding, hate crimes legislation and same-sex marriage. His death struck a blow to gay rights advocates, who say they’ve lost a key ally. |
| Due to a $500,000 shortfall caused by the economic downturn, the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus’ board of directors will meet on Aug. 30 to decide whether the venerable group will be able to carry on into its 30th year. |
| Fred Karger, founder of Californians Against Hate, sent a letter to the Maine Commission on Government Ethics and Election Practices on Aug. 25 that urged it to investigate allegations religious organizations continue to hide contributions to the campaign to overturn the state’s law that extended marriage for same-sex couples in May. |
The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services addressed a convention of health experts who have convened in Atlanta for this year’s National HIV Prevention Conference.
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