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Montreal's Radical Queer Week Kicking Off!
Filed by R Conrad | February 20, 2012 3:45 PM | 0 commentsFrom February 23 to March 4, 2012, for the fourth consecutive year, Radical Queer Semaine will host a week of events on gender and sexuality and occupy a main space for ten days free from heterosexism and oppression. Read More
Log Cabin, PETA, & What They Don't Tell You [Weekly Reader]
Filed by Bil Browning | February 17, 2012 4:15 PM | 0 commentsYou weren't able to read every post on Bilerico Project last week? Don't worry! Every Friday I round up the best Bilerico posts from the past seven days to help you stay up to date on the latest queer news and analysis.Read More
Constitutional Logic 101
Filed by Bil Browning | February 17, 2012 10:00 AM | 2 commentsDavid Mixner shared this graphic from his niece on Facebook and the logic behind it is infallible. This should become one of our most regularly used arguments.Read More
GetEqual Hosts New York Event
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | February 16, 2012 11:30 AM | 0 commentsFeaturing an extended trailer of an acclaimed new film recounting the rise of LGBT direct action, and a discussion by two of the film's well-known subjects, this NYC event is one not to miss. Read More
Who Will Be the Next Leader of HRC?
Filed by Bil Browning | February 15, 2012 6:15 PM | 10 commentsThe Advocate recently put out a list of folks they think "might succeed Joe Solmonese" as the head of the Human Rights Campaign, but let's take a deeper look at who insiders are actually speculating will end up with the job.Read More
Against Equality Wrap Up from Down Under
Filed by R Conrad | February 13, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 commentsLast week I was lucky enough to make my way to Melbourne for a gay and lesbian studies conference. After traveling thirty six hours I emerged in the sunny southern hemisphere with a pile of Against Equality books in tow.Read More
Is Glittering a Personal Assault? [Comment of the Week]
Filed by Adam Polaski | February 12, 2012 7:00 PM | 13 commentsToday, I was going to write a post to the effect of, "Can we stop with the glitter-bombing already?" Then Bil directed me to this comment from Timothy Adams, who sums up my feelings in a skillfully articulated post.Read More
Do We Prioritize Some State Marriage Battles Over Others?
Filed by Adam Polaski | February 12, 2012 10:30 AM | 6 commentsHas anyone else noticed the public and media being underwhelmed by Washington's marriage equality bill? Or is the amount of attention and discussion about the bill appropriate? Read More
Newt Gingrich Doesn't Live Like a Porn Star
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 10, 2012 1:30 PM | 4 commentsNo one actually follows the "You only get to have sex with one person in your whole life" rule, but lots of us like to pretend that violating it reflects on one's moral character.Read More
Our Place in the World: Reclaiming Our Humanity
Filed by Kergan Edwards-Stout | February 09, 2012 6:00 PM | 4 commentsThe right wing has been so effective in demonizing our community as something exotic, sexually driven, and threatening that the sheer normalcy of our existence has in large part been forgotten. By painting us as predatory beings, they have stripped us of our humanity.Read More
Al Sharpton Supports Marriage Equality
Filed by Bil Browning | February 09, 2012 5:00 PM | 2 commentsLooks like Al Sharpton doesn't just love blueberry pie... He also loves marriage equality!Read More
Cynthia Nixon's Choice & Komen's Anti-Choice
Filed by Amy Andre | February 08, 2012 1:00 PM | 6 commentsHer main thesis seemed to be that sexual orientation can be a choice for some, and is a choice for her. The "Born This Way" crowd gasped and berated her. I yawned. She was right.Read More
Watch Evan Wolfson Rip a Marriage Foe to Shreds
Filed by Bil Browning | February 06, 2012 3:00 PM | 4 commentsWhen you need someone to debate a rightwing nutjob about marriage equality, who do you call? No, not Ghostbusters. You call Evan Wolfson, the head of Freedom To Marry.Read More
Queering Greenpeace on a Boat
Filed by Jessica Max Stein | February 02, 2012 5:30 PM | 1 commentsIt's not every weekend you get to help save the earth and hang out on a brand-new trilevel 200-foot yacht, but due to a unique collaboration between Greenpeace and queer organization MIX NYC, I recently enjoyed this privilege. Read More
Do It: Occupy the HRC Manhattan Gala
Filed by Bil Browning | February 02, 2012 10:09 AM | 13 commentsTalk about tone deaf... The HRC Manhattan gala dinner will honor Goldman Sachs. The Occupy Wall Street offshoot Queer Caucus has announced they will picket the event. I don't blame them in the least.Read More





