My mild disdain for Portlandia aside, check out this awesome tweet from Carrie Brownstein! That’s right, Carrie has a gay dad, and thanks to the passage of Washington’s Referendum 74 that finally allows same sex marriage, a “real wedding” is on the way for her pops, which means a very happy family indeed. Congrats Carrie, […]
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It’s Official: Same-Sex Marriage Wins in Washington!
Seattle designer Corianton Hale‘s adorable marriage will finally be legal. The nail-biter of a race for Washington’s Referendum 74 has been called: It’s a win for equality! The race came down to 52 percent of Washington voters approving the referendum that upholds the same-sex marriage law passed by Washington’s legislature last year and 48 percent […]
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NOM’s Sad Silver Lining
The National Organization for Marriage got its hateful, bigoted ass handed to it last night—NOM spent millions and in a tweet that has since been disappeared NOM’s president Brian Brown predicted that they would win all four marriage measures—but Brown is claiming a silver lining: the defeat of two pro-gay-marriage GOP state senators in New […]
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Who’s Bankrolling Washington’s Same-Sex Marriage Fight?
Six days until the election and the race to watch is the Referendum 74 campaign for same-sex marriage in Washington. With polling extremely tight, the push to uphold the same-sex marriage law passed by the legislature last year has become astoundingly expensive. Part of the reason why Basic Rights Oregon decided not to push same-sex […]
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I Do For Us Too
Interesting that Vancouver beat Portland to the punch on this: I Do For Us Too is a wedding event—filled with the usual host of wedding professionals (50 of ’em)—aimed specifically at committed and engaged LGBTQ couples. “An inherent problem for many same sex couples is that when planning their wedding or commitment celebration, they are […]
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Some Cloud Atlas Reading
Alison did not like Cloud Atlas, because she is wrong. (I liked it quite a bit—I’ll admit it has a few problems, but the audacity of the thing and its accomplishments in general outweigh any specific quibbles I might have.) It’s rare to see a movie like this one—for depressing reasons that will surprise no […]
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Younger People Likelier to Identify as LGBT, People of Color Likelier to Identify as LGBT, LGBT People Are On Average Poorer, Women Likelier to Identify As LGBT…
The results of a the first-ever Gallup poll looking at the LGBT community are up and the results are fascinating. The two findings getting the most attention: Says Gallup: These results are based on responses to the question, “Do you, personally, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender?” included in 121,290 Gallup Daily tracking interviews […]
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State Says Portland’s P Club Definitely Discriminated Against Transgender Customers
The Bureau of Labor and Industries announced today (pdf) that an investigation of North Portland’s P-Club found that owner Christopher Penner “actively attempted to exclude individuals from the establishment based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.” The case against the P Club (now known as the Twilight Room Annex) arose after Penner left a […]
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Required Viewing, Blogging, Tweeting…
Today’s must-read post comes with today’s must-watch, must-forward, must-blog, must-tweet, must-Facebook video: Time for a history lesson and a strategy session all in one, everyone. This week marks 35 years since Norman Lear brought a lesbian to his legendary TV series All In The Family in an episode that most of you have probably never […]
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I’m Dan Savage and I Approved—And Stand By—This Message
I opened my mouth in front of a microphone and—no one could have predicted—the RWCNJs’ panties are all bunched up again: Hate-filled leftist gay activist Dan Savage was at it again last Thursday. In a presentation at Winona State University in Minnesota, Savage went on another vulgarity-laden tirade in front of students this time saying […]
