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.
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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...
 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.
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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:...
Hey, if Fox News can edit footage to fit its narrative, I guess YouTubers can too. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP... (via boy culture)
From (what remains of) The Advocate: 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. Yes, The Scowl is the same 'originalist' who made up the following interpretation out of thin air: More...
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. What's additionally bizarre is this: 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. More...
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. More...
A group of 145 Roman Catholic, evangelical, and Orthodox Christian leaders will present a document today at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. today saying they are in solidarity against abortions and same-sex marriage. The NYT reports: "The manifesto,...
Here's some more vintage Lady Gaga footage, shot in 2006 at The Cutting Room in NYC, shortly after she had signed to Island Def Jam. And shortly after she changed her name to Lady Gaga. In this clip, she performs...
crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters don't know why the Family Research Council continues to keep me on its email list. I received one today about ENDA.
Like so many things put out by the Family Research Council, the email is full of distortions and doublespeak. I want to highlight two of the most egregious:
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Writes editor Kevin Naff: "The former staff of the Washington Blade remains united and DC Agenda represents our effort at continuing the important mission and work of the Blade. It will grow and evolve to include a much larger and...
Ah, it's pathetically ignorant, perpetually re-elected NC U.S. Congresscritter Virginia Foxx opening her trap again to contribute batsh*ttery to the public discourse and historical record with the ludicrous claim on the House floor that the Republican party had a progressive record on civil rights and Congress passed legislation in the 1960s without much help from Dems. (Think Progress):  During a debate on the House floor today over designating 21 miles of the Molalla River as "wild and scenic," Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), who opposes the legislation, tried to claim a progressive environmental record for her party. "Actually, the GOP has been the leader in starting good environmental programs in this country," said Foxx.
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It's the end of an era, as one of the most powerful women on the planet (Forbes noted Winfrey's net worth at $2.7 billion) Oprah pulls the plug on her talk show -- and plans to launch another - on her own channel. "The Oprah Winfrey Show,' an iconic broadcast that grew from a local Chicago talk show into the foundation of a multibillion dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night. More...
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