It is my husbands 35th birthday today so blogging will be lite as we celebrate over the holiday weekend.
Dave
P.S. Photo is unrelated....I just thought it was fun and naughty!
Friday, May 28, 2010
Blogging will be lite...
It is my husbands 35th birthday today so blogging will be lite as we celebrate over the holiday weekend.
Dave
P.S. Photo is unrelated....I just thought it was fun and naughty!
States continue to mandate anti-LGBT curriculum in the classroom
Even though activists recently celebrated The inaugural Harvey Milk Day in California, many states continue to mandate anti-LGBT curriculum in their public schools.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
At Last! Senate Committee Votes to End DADT Military Gay Ban
Full House Votes to End Anti-Gay Military Ban
In quick succession Thursday, the Senate Armed Services Committee and the full House approved measures to repeal the 1993 law that allows gay people to serve in the armed services only if they hide their sexual orientation.
WGB: Don't get too excited though, it seems watered down and needs a House vote!
Wicked Cool :: Recently Outed GOP California Senator Roy Ashburn Speaks Out on Gay Rights: 'I am No Longer Willing or Able to Remain Silent'
Via Towleroad: "California Republican state senator Roy Ashburn, who announced he was gay in March after being arrested for a DUI on his way home from a gay nightclub, spoke out about gay rights on the Senate floor today and voted on two separate bills.
Ashburn was the only Republican senator to vote in support of allowing openly gay people to serve in the military, but he also voted against a bill that could remove a political obstacle to proposals to legalize same-sex marriage. Ashburn then took the unusual step of publicly explaining his votes on the Senate floor. 'I would not have been speaking on a measure dealing with sexual orientation ever prior to the events that have transpired in my life over the last three months,' Ashburn told his colleagues. 'However, I am no longer willing or able to remain silent on issues that affect sexual orientation and the rights of individuals. And so I am doing something that is quite different and foreign to me, and it’s highly emotional." (Continue reading-Source/Towleroad)
WGB: He has taken the first step towards righting a wrong!
Ryan Kwanten on Going Nude and Gay
"True Blood star Ryan Kwanten may not have any burning desire to strip for Playgirl, but he doesn’t mind offering up a couple of his male costars for a tandem spread in the magazine.
Kwanten told E! Online stripping for Playgirl a la Levi Johnston isn’t his thing, but said he thinks it would be hot if his costars “Stephen [Moyer] and Alex [Skarsgård] ... do a little tandem.” (Continue reading-Source/Advocate)
Would you like to see him nude? Click here, NSFW!
Kwanten told E! Online stripping for Playgirl a la Levi Johnston isn’t his thing, but said he thinks it would be hot if his costars “Stephen [Moyer] and Alex [Skarsgård] ... do a little tandem.” (Continue reading-Source/Advocate)
Would you like to see him nude? Click here, NSFW!
Congress to vote on military gay ban
Congress to vote on military gay ban
Congress is headed toward landmark votes on whether to allow gays to serve openly in the military.
Elton John performance in Morocco raises outcry
Elton John performance in Morocco raises outcry
A concert by Elton John has tested the limits of Morocco’s drive for modernity, probing this Muslim nation’s complex and ambiguous attitudes toward homosexuality like rarely before.
Andy Bell – Call On Me (Official Video)
Via Pop in Stereo: "Andy Bell, from Erasure, has released the music video for his new solo single “Call On Me”. The video was directed by Caz Gorham and Frances Dickenson, the same team behind the video for Erasure’s “I Love Saturday”.
The single is taken from Bell’s forthcoming second solo album Non-Stop, out June 7th in the UK and June 8th in the US on Mute Records."
Mass. AG argues against federal gay marriage ban
The Massachusetts attorney general asked a judge Wednesday to strike down a federal gay marriage ban, arguing it interferes with the right of states to define marriage and have those marriages acknowledged by the federal government.
Top officer talks change as gay ban vote nears
Top officer talks change as gay ban vote nears
On the eve of a vote to end the military ban on openly gay service members, the nation’s top uniformed military officer repeated his support Wednesday for repealing the "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Madonna To Replace Simon Cowell On American Idol?
Madonna is reportedly replacing Simon Cowell as a judge on American Idol.According to The Sun, Madge is said to be show boss Simon Fuller's first choice to replace the music mogul after he announced her was leaving the panel to concentrate launching the X Factor stateside next year.
A source told the tabloid: "Simon is going to leave a gaping hole. Not only is he an expert, he's also a big star in the States."
They added: "Everyone agrees Madge would be great and they want her as a full-time judge. But if that fails they'd at least like her as a mentor."
Fuller is said to be 'desperate' to hire the Celebration singer to join current judges Ellen DeGeneres, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi on America's most notorious judging panel. (Source-MTV)
WGB: As a lifelong Madonna fan I can tell you that she will NOT do it. (But I sure would enjoy watching it!)
GOP Threatens DADT Filibuster...SHOCKER!
"With the backing of John McCain, GOP Senate members are threatening to filibuster any floor vote on the compromise repeal of DADT, even though the repeal will likely be attached to an important Defense funding bill." (Continue reading-Source/JMG)
Provincetown Awakens :: T- Dance @ The Boatslip
T- Dance @ The Boatslip :: May 22, 2010
It is always great time at the famous T-Dance at The Boatslip, and this past weekend was no exception. With the summer weather coming early this year it was a great time to spend outdoors on the waterfront deck enjoying the warm weather and hanging out with friends.
Log Cabin (Gay Republican Group) Names New Head
The Log Cabin Republicans has named a new executive director, R. Clarke Cooper, who served under George W. Bush for eight years. Cooper will also head up the Log Cabin Republicans-affiliated Liberty Education Forum, according to a press release from the organization.
The Log Cabin Republicans is a gay group dedicated to advancing conservative causes among GLBTs and bringing gay issues into the conservative mainstream. The Liberty Education Forum, according to the press release, "focuses on reaching out to conservatives and people of faith about issues affecting gay and lesbian Americans."
"Cooper is an eight-year veteran of the George W. Bush Administration, most recently serving as Counselor and Chief of Staff at the United States Mission to the United Nations (USUN) and as an Alternative Representative to the U.N. Security Council from 2007 to 2009." (Continue reading-Source/Edge)
Kurt's Dad's (Burt Hummel) Speech on Faggy being UNACCEPTABLE!
This moved me and made me applaud last night!
Well done! BRAVO!
Well done! BRAVO!
It's Fleet Week in NYC!
Since 1984, New York City has held Fleet Week to honor the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The week features extensive military demonstrations, as well as the opportunity for the public to tour some of the visiting ships. The Memorial Day commemoration is a highlight of the week's festivities, featuring the singing of Taps and a military aircraft fly over in honor of those who lost their lives in service to the United States.
To any of my NYC Wicked Gay Blog readers, if you capture great Fleet Week photos please send to me: david@wickedgayblog.com
BREAKING: Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) Agrees To Support DADT Repeal
"Adam Bink is reporting on Open Left that Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) has agreed to be the final necessary vote to move the DADT repeal out the Senate Armed Services Committee and onto the floor for a full vote." (Continue reading-Source/JMG)Gay Obama Heckler Arrested
Gay Obama Heckler Arrested
Kip Williams, co-founder of the gay rights group GetEqual, explains what motivated him to interrupt the president at a Barbara Boxer fundraiser last night -- and what happened to him afterwards. Read more via Advocate>
WGB: Do you think he should have been arrested? What are your thoughts on "hecklers"....effective activism or just plain stupid.
Bishop: 100 cases in 10 yrs for Italy priest abuse
Italy’s bishops’ conference provided the first ever statistics of clerical sex abuse in the country Tuesday, saying there had been about 100 cases over the past 10 years that warranted church trials or other canonical procedures.
Proposal to lift ban on gays in military in doubt
Proposal to lift ban on gays in military in doubt
A lukewarm endorsement from Defense Secretary Robert Gates and opposition among some lawmakers cast doubt Tuesday on whether Congress this week would lift a 17-year-old ban on gays serving openly in the military.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
No lard for Navy plebes in yearly academy ritual
As they have for 70 years, students at the U.S. Naval Academy celebrated the end of their grueling first year by scaling a 21-foot obelisk on Monday. But this time, without a lard coating on the monument, students completed the task in minutes.
For years, the Herndon Monument was slathered in the grease to make the event as challenging as possible. It often took hours for a group of first-year students, or "plebes," to hoist a peer on their shoulders to place an officer's hat atop the obelisk.
This year, the event drew more attention after Vice Adm. Jeffrey Fowler, the academy's superintendent, cited "unnecessary injury risk" as a reason the school could end the yearly ritual. He declined to offer a timetable for a decision that will likely rest with his successor. (Full story-Source)
Since it ended so fast this year, I did not get any great photos as of yet so please enjoy these photos from past years events!
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