When it first aired, the original Star Trek broke new ground for depictions and discussions about race on television. But something that’s remained absent from all the versions of Star Trek–as well as almost all other televised and cinematic science-fiction in the United States–is the presence of homosexuals. Watching Star Trek and Star Wars and […]
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John McCain’s Chief of Staff Outed
Blogger Michelangelo Signorile has outed John McCain’s chief of staff, Mark Buse. Why is it relevant to McCain’s presidential campaign? Signorile writes: John McCain is opposed to every single gay rights measure of recent years — from a hate crimes bill, to an anti-discrimination bill to an attempt to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” […]
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Take That, Homophobes!
This morning, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the anti-gay activists who’ve been whining that the state unfairly tossed out signatures from their initiative petition, which–had they collected enough valid signatures–would have put the new domestic partnership law on hold until the voters had a chance to weigh in this November. The court […]
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Is Restore America in Financial Trouble?
I know something’s up when I only get one email from Restore America–the right wing, conservative Christian, anti-gay group who’s head, David Crowe, currently resides in Tennessee. They’re the folks behind the failed (and currently on appeal in federal court) effort to shove the domestic partnership and non-discrimination laws to the ballot. See, Crowe apparently […]
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Jesus Made My Pickle Glow
I gotta tell you, bothers and sisters, I was feeling mighty low today. But then, Grandpa John whipped out his ugly pickle, put it into a homemade pickle sling and demonstrated the power of Christ. Believe me, friends, Grandpa John says it and I know it’s true: With the electric power of the Lord in […]
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Domestic Partnership Appeal at Pioneer Courthouse
We’re about thirty minutes away from the 20-minute arguments on either side of the federal appeal over signatures to put a domestic partnership referendum on the fall ballot. Austin Nimocks, attorney for the anti-gay coalition, is sitting in a wing-back chair here in the wifi-equipped courtroom annex, scribbling in his notes. I’d love to snap […]
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Domestic Partnership Petition Case in Court Again Tomorrow
Back story: Anti-gay activists tried to collect enough signatures to send Oregon’s new domestic partnership law to this November’s ballot. They failed, and then sued in federal court, blaming Oregon’s elections department for improperly discounting valid signatures. In February, a federal judge told the anti-gay activist to piss off ruled that the petition effort fell […]
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Pride Weekend with Unicorn Planet
Pride officially kicks off today (get the full skinny with our official guide to Pride), and in honor of Pride Weekend, I’m going to be posting all six webisodes of Unicorn Planet, two for each day. I realize that they were posted to YouTube in, like, 2007, which makes them ancient relics of the internets, […]
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Thursdays Are the New Fridays Anyway
Pride Weekend is almost upon us, but unofficially it’s already started. Tonight is your last night to pre-party (don’t tell me you’re trying to save yourself)! You’ll find a schedule of queerish activities here, but my money is on Shake It!, a double dance party at Boxxes and Red Cap, with DJs Brad, Catalyst, and […]
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Burlesque is Not Queer Stripping, Or Is It?
Answer: Sometimes. So, a pissed-off voicemail and email late last night from burlesque performer Sahara Dunes, who is mentioned by your lordship in this week’s Pride guide for her main stage performance: (Main Stage) Sahara Dunes describes herself as a “burlesque performer,” which means queer stripper, with more feathers and less clothes taken off than […]
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Get That Pride On!
Unless you’re going to be hanging out in the rain all night on Broadway (check here in a couple hours for our exact location), you might want to get your Pride festivities kickin’ this weekend! As you may have noticed our printer messed up a half-page of Pride listings in this week’s paper, but here’s […]