Thursday, May 21, 2009

Page 1 Consider (05/21)

  • Be a Star and Buy Me a 2-Piece White Meat Meal: Does that Mario Lopez EVER stop giving? (OMG -- that's right by my favorite El Pollo Loco across from Crunch on Sunset!) (BGCA)

  • Remembering Rodger: Friends and Family of Rodger McFarlane issued a moving statement on his recent death. (MiamiHeraldBlog)

  • Reality Check: I loved The Times' frontpage story about the lack of organization in the anti-gay-marriage "movement" here in New York ("The state’s Roman Catholic bishops have been somewhat distracted, too, having focused their lobbying energies this session on defeating a bill that would extend the statute of limitations for victims of sexual abuse to bring civil claims"!!) Unfortunately, their lack of mobilization doesn't change the fact that we still don't have the votes to make same-sex marriage happen. So what can you do? Click HERE to find out. It's not too late to make a difference.

  • Lynch Mob: There are setbacks to gay marriage in New Hampshire. (NYT)

  • Marion Barry-land: The latest on the effort to bring marriage equality to our nation's capital. (WashPost)

  • No Milk for Kids: A sixth-grader in Northern California was forbidden to give a presentation on Harvey Milk to her class after administrators required her classmates to get signed parental permission to listen to it. (And you wonder why Larry Kramer flies off the handle when people don't want to hear that George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were big queens.) (Advocate)

  • Reason to Be Gay: President Obama didn't double-cross on his support of the Matthew Shepard Act. (That's Matt's mom, Judy, in the Oval Office.) Now if we could just have good reason for more of these wonderful photo-ops. (Advocate)

  • Promise Keeper? Speaking of which, gay marriage supporters in Massachusetts are urging President Obama to honor a campaign promise to seek repeal of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. (AP)

  • Curtain Call: Dan Barry reflects on the life and death of beloved Vegas impressionist Danny Gans. (ThisLand)

  • What to Wear? President Obama has begun interviewing candidates for the Supreme Court. They can expect questions about abortion, gay rights, rights of suspected terrorists and the meaning of a new judicial buzz word -- empathy. (AP)

  • Bronx 'Bombers': A quasi terror plot was foiled in New York City last night. (But what would they have done if undercover informants hadn't provided them with "bombs"?) (NYT)

  • Even Playing Field: Legislation that would require most employers to provide at least seven days of paid sick leave a year for most employees could be a major boon to same-sex families. (365Gay)

  • Makes Steve Majors Look Cheap: How one gay discharge costs the military $25 million. (Huffington Post)
  • 1 comment:

    Unknown said...

    Someone needs to tell Mario Lopez to blend his coverstick! He appears on TV like that too sometimes.