National Day Without A Gay has been called for December 10, International Human Right Day, and organizers are encouraging people to "call in gay" and spend the day being of service as volunteers in the community: Day Without A Gay seeks to shift our strong feelings about injustice toward service! Let’s fight for equality by out-loving [...]
Lavender Flu Strikes Dec 10: I Can’t Come Into Work Today, I Feel Really Gay… |
| By: Lisa Derrick Wednesday November 19, 2008 8:52 am |
WTF?! Elton John “Very Happy With Civil Union” Yes On 8 Solicitation |
| By: Lisa Derrick Sunday November 16, 2008 6:09 am |
OMG! Elton John, you’re breaking my heart. And getting used by Yes-on-8 fund raisers in the aftermath of the passage of ballot initiative that eliminated same-sex marriage in California.
Thousand March in Silver Lake Prop 8 Protest–Equal Rights, Good Manners Prevail |
| By: Lisa Derrick Sunday November 9, 2008 6:41 am |
Over seven thousand protesters filled Sunset Junction, the heart of Silver Lake, still the center of hardcore, funky, old school gay Los Angeles–though the past decade’s influx of straights has raised the cry of "Get rid of the baby-daddies and bring back the leather daddies!" Saturday night Silver Lake was vitalized, vivified and electrified as [...]
Melissa Etheridge Won’t Pay Taxes Because of Prop 8′s Passage |
| By: Lisa Derrick Friday November 7, 2008 5:43 pm |
Melissa and Tammy Lynn While the grassroots are moving to have the IRS investigate the tax exempt status of churches involved in the passage of California’s repressive ban on same-sex marriage, Grammy and Academy Award winner singer Melissa Etheridge has another plan for those un-personed by Prop 8: Okay. So Prop 8 passed. Alright, I [...]
Madonna at Dodger Stadium Speaks Out For Gay Marriage |
| By: Lisa Derrick Friday November 7, 2008 12:15 am |
This just in: From the stage of her show at Dodger Stadium, after performing "Like a Prayer" Madonna said: If we can have an African American in the White House, we can have gay marriage The crowd went crazy screaming and cheering. And really, why not? There were some lighting problems and she couldnt see [...]
Equal Rights Protests in Los Angeles |
| By: Lisa Derrick Thursday November 6, 2008 9:23 am |
Over 1000 protesters in West Hollywood, upset over the passage of Prop 8 took to the streets chanting "Equal Rights." Around midnight, while several hundred stayed in WeHo, one large group marched east along Santa Monica Blvd and another along Sunset Bvd, then up to Hollywood and Highland Blvds where a protester was arrested when [...]
“Home Invasion” Hits Home: YES Wants It Banned |
| By: Teddy Partridge Tuesday November 4, 2008 12:51 am |
The YES-on-8 bigots and homophobes called on television stations in California to refuse to air “Home Invasion,” the Atkins Brothers’ spectacular advertisement featuring Mormon missionaries invading two lesbians’ home, ripping off their wedding rings, and destroying their marriage license.
Got Milk? SF Has Premiere and Street Car Dedicated to Slain Gay Rights Activist |
| By: Lisa Derrick Wednesday October 29, 2008 10:24 am |
Supporters of California’s Proposition 8 ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage picketed last night’s Castro Theater premiere of Milk where San Francisco’s 70s retro chic-sters and drag queens strutted together proudly. The hometown crowd’s chants "No More Hate!" and cheers for the arriving actors drowned out the anti-gay protesters. Milk‘s premiere was timed to the [...]
Apple Makes Sweet Dough-nation to No on 8 |
| By: Lisa Derrick Friday October 24, 2008 11:50 am |
Apple has donated $100,000 to fight Prop 8, the California ballot initiative that would ban gay marriage. The computer company, known for its iconic iPod, iPhone and sleek user friendly laptops, is publicly showing support for gay marriage and was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to their employees’ same-sex [...]
Stars Come Out For Teh Gays and say NO on 8 |
| By: Lisa Derrick Wednesday October 22, 2008 4:54 pm |
Tuesday night supermarket mogul Ron Burkle threw a NO on 8, star-studded party at his Beverly Hills estate. No press were allowed, because it’s rumored, falsely, that inkstained blogging minxes eat all the food, drink all the booze, fornicate in the shrubbery and don’t tip the valets. Um, those are lies–I have a dainty appetite, [...]



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