Look out! He's about to twinkle! NATHANIEL ROGERS Nathaniel would live inside the movie theater but for the poor internet reception. He blogs daily at the Film Experience. YOUR FEATURE PRESENTATIONS Given Towleroad’s generous coverage of all things Twilight (all...
(My laptop situation is currently 'up-in-the-air'; my apologies for any errors or incomplete listings. Please add any other vigils you know of in "comments"- thanks! ~Louise~)
PLEASE NOTE- THE ONE IN PHILLY IS TONIGHT- all others at this time are on Sunday.
Prop 8 defenders still haven't handed over documents even after third order from judge? Oprah show finished in 2011. The abs and poetry of hot NJ Guidos. NJ Democrats search for spine on marriage equality as state senator says economy...
Jake Gyllenhaal offers up his bedroom eyes in a new image from Prince of Persia. It's the basis for the film's latest teaser poster, AFTER THE JUMP... (source)
Chaz was on Good Morning America describing his life's progression and how he came to be a public advocate for the LGB and now the T. A few days ago Blend reader Hector sent me a link to this wonderful New York Times article about the pianist Sara Davis Buechner. Both of these stories, not to mention the story of our own barista Autumn, remind me how much is at stake in terms of privacy and profession for people who transition as adults. I thank Chaz, Sara, Autumn and so many Blend readers for allowing me to walk a moment in their shoes.
The murder of a gay teenager in Baltimore has left a family grieving and a community questioning why he was killed. The suspect is a family friend and ex-con who had served only 10 years of an original 30-year sentence for an earlier crime.
At an Ohio State lecture on interpreting the Constitution: “My burden is not to show that originalism is perfect but to show that it beats the other available alternatives. Did any provision of the Constitution guarantee a right to abortion?...
Photographer Jeff Sheng is seeking as many participants as possible for a new photo project: “Jess, Bend, Oregon, 2009” is part of my newest photography project, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” a series of photographs of closeted men and women in...
On the 20th of November each year, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice with the International Transgender Day Of Remembrance (TDOR).
The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the "Remembering Our Dead" web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Rita Hester's murder - like most anti-transgender murder cases - has yet to be solved.
Although not every person represented during the Day of Remembrance self-identified as transgender - that is, as a transsexual, crossdresser, or otherwise gender-variant - each was a victim of violence based on bias against transgender people.
Those of you Twilight fans with a cool $3.3 million to drop can buy the Cullen home just outside of Vancouver: "The five-bedroom home in West Vancouver was designed by Arthur Erickson and was totally renovated in 2001. It has...
I don't know whether to fall out laugh or cry at the prospect of another major election cycle with this blowhard on the campaign trail followed by his Teabaggers, Birthers, and Brown MenaceTM-fearing fans. (Reuters):
A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said on Thursday he is considering career options including possible runs for the White House or U.S. Senate.
"Right now I feel exhilaration at the wide range of choices before me as to what I do next," Dobbs, whose outspoken views on immigration and other topics often angered liberals, told Reuters in a telephone interview from New York on Thursday.
...A Texas native, Dobbs has drawn fire from Latino leaders and civil rights groups for frequent on-air remarks about U.S. border control and immigration that critics saw as demonizing illegal immigrants.
As I mentioned yesterday, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission nominee Chai Feldblum had her hearing at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Clifford Stanley had a confirmation hearing at the Senate Armed Services Committee. First Clifford Stanley's...
The International Transgender Day of Remembrance is meant to raise awareness about those who are killed in anti-transgender hate crimes. Events marking this day are occurring around the world today. In related news, Tampa passed a transgender anti-discrimination ordinance yesterday:...
On the concept of interpreting the Constitution, Scalia said he embraces the school of thought that the document should be interpreted as its authors intended.
Its authors? You mean the people who added the following as that Constitution's Ninth Amendment?
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Adam Lambert is on the cover of the OUT 100 magazine this year. Adam Lambert, who makes no bones about being gay, has PR reps who, I guess, feel it's not in their client's best interest to be "too gay" and told the editors at OUT just that.
They also demanded that he appear on the cover with at least one heterosexual, and forbade the interviewer from asking Lambert about the gay rights march in Washington several weeks ago. Out's Editor in Chief Aaron Hicklin was moved by these events to write an open letter to Adam Lambert, in which he expressed the disappointment the LGBT community feels when a gay celebrity appears ashamed of his/her identity.
The Miss California USA pageant has offered Equality California and Carrie Prejean airtime during this year's pageant, which takes place on Sunday. Equality California has accepted the offer, and will air an ad featuring Mary Kate and her two moms,...
Last night, Jon Stewart discussed Peter Vadala, the dude who said he got fired from Brookstone because he didn't agree with his colleague's views on same-sex marriage, and Will Phillips, the 10-year-old who refuses to say the Pledge of Allegiance...
The President nominated Marine General Clifford Stanley (Ret.), to serve as Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, a position that would be responsible for implementing a reversal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell in the Pentagon.
There were high hopes that Dr. Stanley's testimony would shed light on how he would handle the change in policy, but it's clear that the following was not what Servicemembers Legal Defense Network expecting.
Look out! He's about to twinkle! NATHANIEL ROGERS Nathaniel would live inside the movie theater but for the poor internet reception. He blogs daily at the Film Experience. YOUR FEATURE PRESENTATIONS Given Towleroad’s generous coverage of all things Twilight (all...
Prop 8 defenders still haven't handed over documents even after third order from judge? Oprah show finished in 2011. The abs and poetry of hot NJ Guidos. NJ Democrats search for spine on marriage equality as state senator says economy...
Jake Gyllenhaal offers up his bedroom eyes in a new image from Prince of Persia. It's the basis for the film's latest teaser poster, AFTER THE JUMP... (source)
A few days ago Blend reader Hector sent me a link to 
At an Ohio State lecture on interpreting the Constitution: “My burden is not to show that originalism is perfect but to show that it beats the other available alternatives. Did any provision of the Constitution guarantee a right to abortion?...
Photographer Jeff Sheng is seeking as many participants as possible for a new photo project: “Jess, Bend, Oregon, 2009” is part of my newest photography project, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” a series of photographs of closeted men and women in...
James Franco's guest stint on General Hospital began with a mysterious opening tease yesterday. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
Those of you Twilight fans with a cool $3.3 million to drop can buy the Cullen home just outside of Vancouver: "The five-bedroom home in West Vancouver was designed by Arthur Erickson and was totally renovated in 2001. It has...
As I mentioned yesterday, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission nominee Chai Feldblum had her hearing at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Clifford Stanley had a confirmation hearing at the Senate Armed Services Committee. First Clifford Stanley's...
Hey, if Fox News can edit footage to fit its narrative, I guess YouTubers can too. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP... (via boy culture)
The Miss California USA pageant has offered Equality California and Carrie Prejean airtime during this year's pageant, which takes place on Sunday. Equality California has accepted the offer, and will air an ad featuring Mary Kate and her two moms,...
Last night, Jon Stewart discussed Peter Vadala, the dude who said he got fired from Brookstone because he didn't agree with his colleague's views on same-sex marriage, and Will Phillips, the 10-year-old who refuses to say the Pledge of Allegiance...
