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The Post Election Freak-Out
UN Blasts Cameroon’s Anti-gay Laws
Does God Exist?
An Introduction to Factory Farming
Record Number of Women Elected to US Congress
Obama, Senate Republicans Spar Over UN Ambassador
Obama Wins Florida, Widens Margin over Romney in Final Tally
Petraeus Quits After FBI Found Evidence of Extramarital Affair
Supreme Court To Hear Challenge to the Voting Rights Act
Obama Wins Re-Election
Gay Marriage, Marijuana Proponents See Victory in Election
Daniel Craig: “I’m not afraid of aging”
Police arrest US presidential candidate Jill Stein at debate site
US President Chosen by Electors, Not Popular Vote
Obama Looks to Revive Campaign in Second Debate With Romney
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The Gas About Religion and State
The Post Election Freak-Out
Based on conversations I’ve had, hysterical posts on Facebook I’ve seen, and alarming news stories I’ve read, the panic at the re-election of President Obama among conservatives is more dramatic than possibly any presidential election…
UN Blasts Cameroon’s Anti-gay Laws
GENEVA — The United Nations Human Rights office is sharply criticizing Cameroon’s anti-gay laws, which it says criminalize same-sex relationships. The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says it is deeply concerned by…
Jeff Lewis suing Jenni Pulos
For years, Jenni Pulos has been Jeff Lewis’s assistant. In case you don’t recognize the names, Jeff and Jenni co-star on Flipping Out. It is one of my favorite shows and the pair split as…
Does God Exist?
“I don’t believe in God. I believe in something, just not in God”. When questioned about their belief in God, a lot people seem to have a very narrow view of what God is supposed…
An Introduction to Factory Farming
Wikipedia states that “Factory farming is a term used to describe a set of controversial practices in large-scale, intensive agriculture, usually referring to the industrialized production of livestock, poultry, and fish. The methods deployed are…
Record Number of Women Elected to US Congress
WASHINGTON — A record number of women were elected last week to the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. When the new Congress convenes in January, there will be about 80 female members of the…
Obama, Senate Republicans Spar Over UN Ambassador
CAPITOL HILL — A rift has emerged between U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican lawmakers in Congress over America’s United Nations ambassador, Susan Rice. On Wednesday, Obama defended Rice from Republican allegations that she misled the…
Obama Wins Florida, Widens Margin over Romney in Final Tally
U.S. President Barack Obama has been declared the winner of the closely-divided battleground state of Florida, four days after winning re-election. The southern state had been the only state still tallying its votes after Tuesday’s…
Petraeus Quits After FBI Found Evidence of Extramarital Affair
Retired U.S. General David Petraeus, the man credited with helping turn around the second Iraq War, has resigned as chief of the Central Intelligence Agency, citing an extramarital affair. Petraeus wrote in a letter to…
Supreme Court To Hear Challenge to the Voting Rights Act
The US Supreme Court will hear a challenge to a key section of the Voting Rights Act, a law adopted to prevent discrimination at the polls. It will hear an Alabama challenge to the requirement…
Obama Wins Re-Election
U.S. President Barack Obama has been re-elected, beating Republican challenger Mitt Romney in a tight race. Supporters of the incumbent waved flags and cheered at the news, which came after Mr. Obama won enough states to reach the 270 electoral votes needed…
Gay Marriage, Marijuana Proponents See Victory in Election
Proponents of same-sex marriage and legalized marijuana use gained ground in ballot initiatives across the United States Tuesday. The northeastern state of Maine and the mid-Atlantic state of Maryland became the first two states to…
Daniel Craig: “I’m not afraid of aging”
In New York, Daniel Craig is promoting the upcoming Bond movie, Skyfall, his third time as the iconic spy. This film is arguably the best Bond movie in many years and brings back regulars such…
Police arrest US presidential candidate Jill Stein at debate site
Police arrested Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein and her running mate, Cheri Honkala, after they tried to enter the site of tonight’s presidential debate at Hofstra University. The two were protesting against the exclusion…
US President Chosen by Electors, Not Popular Vote
While millions of Americans will cast ballots for president in November, their votes do not directly send one of the candidates to the White House. That the selection of the president is actually done by a group called…
Obama Looks to Revive Campaign in Second Debate With Romney
Aides to U.S. President Barack Obama say he will deliver a much stronger performance when he meets Republican challenger Mitt Romney Tuesday night in their second debate. Obama was heavily criticized after his first debate on October 3…
Obama, Romney Prepare for First Debate
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will be mostly out of sight Monday, as each man prepares for the first nationally televised debate of the 2012 presidential race. Obama will gather with his campaign advisors at a resort in Nevada,…
Annual UN Meeting Wraps Up in New York
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly annual debate closed on Monday. The week of speeches and meetings focused largely on problems in the Middle East and Africa, including Islamophobia, the conflict in Syria, Iran’s nuclear…
Illegal Immigrants Offered Lower Tuition for Higher Education
SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND — This November, voters in the eastern U.S. state of Maryland will decide whether to uphold a state law giving some undocumented immigrants tuition breaks at state-run universities and community colleges. Maryland could…
US Lends Vietnam $118 Million For Satellite
The United States says it will give Vietnam a loan of more than $100 million to buy a telecommunications satellite from a U.S. company. The U.S. Export-Import Bank Monday said the Vietnamese state-owned company, Vietnam Post,…
WAKE THE FUCK UP!
Check out this great Obama centered ad featuring Samuel Jackson and a very on point message!
American Farmer
Many people don’t have to think much about where they get their food these days. It’s easy to go to the store and just pick up whatever you want. But in the Midwest, it’s hard…
Racism At RNC: Black camerawoman insulted, called an animal and thrown nuts
Racism mars the RepublicanNational Convention after a GOP attendee was ejected for throwing nuts at an African American camerawoman while saying “This is how we feed animals.” Former MSNBC anchor and Current TV host David Shuster originally reported the…
SHOOTING AT EMPIRE STATE BUILDING – SHOOTER DEAD
NEW YORK (AP) – NYC police: 3 or 4 civilians wounded in shooting near Empire State Building, shooter is dead.
Mitt Romney: Prophet or Puppet?
Artwork by: Mario Piperni The 2012 Presidential Election has started in earnest now that the Republicans have settled on their candidate. The dog and pony show that the GOP put on as a race for…
The Kids Aren’t Alright: The Next Generation of the Christian Right
On the small burgundy shag pulpit at the front of the Truth Tabernacle Church in Greensburg, Indiana, several toddlers stand in line, waiting for their turn to speak into the mike. Up next is a…
The Numbers Game
The numbers men throw around now days when bragging about sexual conquests are often astounding to the female ear. The typical range, in my own experience, tends be between fifteen and thirty, but I’ve heard…
An Autonomy of Self
The United States lags behind in social progress as many countries regulate and legalize prostitution. In 2003, the United States Supreme Court oversaw Lawrence v. Texas, ruling to legalize sodomy in the entire nation. Justice…
America as Dystopia
Dystopian novels have been regarded as everything from warnings to prophecies to a rebellious but harmless form of entertainment which can make a big profit with teenagers. But sometimes it seems as if major political…
Woman Up!
An overview of the women’s political journey, and how we can continue to be involved “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” We all know by now that not…
The Tea Party’s Not Racist? Really?
Listen to a Tea Party leader in Arkansas tell this “black” joke to the audience and hear their subsequent laughter. http://www.mootmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Teapartyracist.mp3 “A black kid asks his mom, ‘Mama, what’s a democracy?’ “‘Well, son, that be…
The Epidemic Murders of Transwomen
The Epidemic Murders of Transwomen The transgender community faces fear, discrimination, and silence in the wake of their sisters’ murders. Written by Jacquie Piasta An upcoming episode of the television program “What Would You Do?”…
My Big Fat Legal Wedding
My wife of three years and I are going to get married in New York next week. We have intermittently discussed going somewhere to get legally married, but have always decided that there is no…
Gay Rights & The Politics of Fear
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.-…
Marriage Equality For All, and The Politicians Who Wash Their Records With It
Fear, hatred, and religious dogma… It amazes me that this far into the civilized human condition we are still debating whether or not some of us deserve to have rights that most of us enjoy. …
Know Your Rights
An oft heard phrase is “I know my rights.” The question is do American citizens really know their rights? Do they know that those rights can disappear in an instant at the whim of the…
Gays In The Prison System
During a recent stay at the Philadelphia Prison System I saw, first hand, how the gay population in a correctional facility so large is treated. A county jail in which inmates prey upon each other…
The Battle For America’s Soul
In apocalyptic times, people look first for a saviour. On paper, it looks like the United States is limping into its 57th presidential election in bad shape. Taxes are high, debt is the dirty word…
Why Every Girl Needs A Gay
Gone are the days when a gay man is expected to marry a woman and live as if he’s straight, never mentioning the truth of how he feels, but there is still a long way…
Will Someone Please Ask Heterosexuals to Stop Making Gay Babies?
In regards to civil rights, North Carolina has decided to take more than a few steps back rather than forward. The GLBT people of NC have endured more out loud discrimination recently due to voting…
The New Rainbow Radicals
The question of equality in America is really a matter of time at this point; polls show an increasing number of Americans support marriage equality and those numbers show no signs of decreasing. President Obama…
Out Is The New In
For me, the most important evolution in any GLBTQ person’s life is becoming comfortable in their own skin. We’ve come a long way from bullying and hate crimes and made coming out more comfortable than…
Evolving
As June arrives and PRIDE celebrations begin I like to take inventory of my impressions and thoughts over the past years. Much like President Obama, my ideas on gay marriage have been evolving. As an…
Editor’s Letter
Last month we dealt with race, and this month’s issue we’re dealing with the topics that apply to the GLBT community. I am gay. I came out when I was 14 and have never had…
The Grand Ole Lies
The Republican presidential contenders this year each ran on anti-gay platforms, believing this would help give them the votes they desire. Out of all the hopefuls, Mitt Romney clinched the Republican nomination. He has donated…
Closeted: A Southern Epidemic
It was a warm, spring day in northern Mississippi when I asked my brother’s friend to humor me with an impromptu photo shoot. Despite his insecurities, he obliged, pulled off his shirt, and let me…
What The Fuck?
Much the way I do not understand poor, uneducated, blue-collar or service industry workers in the South voting for rich, privileged, Ivy League, Republicans to represent their best interests, I find Gay Republicans to be…
Dying for Acceptance
The current focus on ending bullying is a step in the right direction to end the LGBT suicide epidemic. But sometimes the patience of a young person can’t withstand daily torture, sometimes the pain doesn’t…
UN Concerned About Homophobia and Transphobia, Calls on Countries to End Violence and Discrimination
On International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) that was celebrated on May 17, Ms. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, called on countries to “repeal discriminatory laws and ban discriminatory…
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