The Obama Administration announced John Berry would become its appointee for the important position of Director of the Office of Personal and Management recently with this release: President Obama announced his intent to nominate the follow individuals [March 3rd]: John Berry, Nominee for Director o...

In the post Scott mentioned earlier, Dreher insists that the jarring juxtaposition that occasioned many readers to question his values and priorities, has been the subject of a significant misinterpretation. It's the surprisingness of the "bisexuality is cool" claim that motivated his post, not it's...

Facebook status update, Fri., March 6th, 10:24 am: "Organizing my life..." Facebook schedule update, Fri., March 6th, 6:45 pm: Attending March 14th forum on "The legal advances for same-sex couples in Colombia" organized by Colectivo Tinku in Cali, Colombia. Yesterday, as I was writing my post on th...

Previously: NYC solidarity demo to protest acquittal in murder of gay couple in Vigo, Spain! (March 4, 2009) Spain: Outrage at acquittal of man who stabbed gay couple 57 times and set their bodies on fire (March 2, 2009) Considering that the call didn't go out until Wednesday night, and that the new...

An epic coming-of-age tale, which happens to be true. Damages begins with one man’s journey home to what was once Yugoslavia to bury his adoptive father, only to learn his adoptive mother is also... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...

Jamaica's Prime Minister Bruce Golding says he will never allow homosexuality to be legalized, despite new pressure from foreign governments like the island's former owners, the British. "We are not going to yield to the pressure, whether that pressure comes from individual organisations, individual...

The news.com in Australia wanted to talk to openly gay Australian celebrities about the hurdles of being gay, and had their angle when the only one who would talk to them was Olympic diving champion Matthew Mitcham. One celebrity talent manager, who did not wish to be named, told news.com.au he advi...

Folks might be interested to know that the notorious Westboro Baptist Church will be picketing various locations (including the law school) at the University of Chicago. The WBC is famous for hating gay people, but, in their defense, they hate pretty much everybody (including, naturally, Jews). If a...

Bad news for anti-Proposition 8 activists: As of Thursday afternoon, it appeared that the California Supreme Court was hesitant to overturn the gay marriage ban. However, it might be the case that the court will allow existing marriages to remain legally valid. Los Angeles Times: During a three-hour...

This blog has been getting massive hits today and I have to thank Rex Wockner, Towleroad, Joe.My.God, John Aravosis, Dan Savage, Michael-in-Norfolk and Pam for picking up on my Monday post on the 'gay panic' acquittal of a man who murdered a gay couple in Spain. The latest news is that the murderer,...