Former Rep. Gerry Studds Dies
Former Rep. Gerry Studds, the first openly gay person elected to Congress, died early Saturday at Boston Medical Center, hospital officials confirmed. He was 69. Last year, Studds married his longtime partner, Dean Hara, in Boston. Studds, a liberal Democrat…
The Right to Serve Campaign
Soulforce, an organization committed to ending religious and political oppression against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender individuals has announced the following event: The Right to Serve campaign to lift the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban to allow all people, regardless…
Hot Boys II
As promised, I caught up with the Tranny Roadshow last night here in Richmond. When I first heard about the tour coming to Richmond, I was surprised (red state, Sextravaganza controversy and all) but after arriving at the trippy Nancy…
Microsoft Asked to Return Award
As previously noted in this story, Microsoft recently withdrew its support for legislation that would have outlawed discrimination against gay and lesbian people in Washington state. Now, the Gay & Lesbian Center, which presented Microsoft with its Corporate Vision Award…
Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
The seventh annual Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival kicked off Friday 4/22 with a screening of Craig Lucas's The Dying Gaul and concludes Sunday, May 1, with Craig Chester's Adam & Steve. In between, the 10-day festival will offer…
Connecticut Adopts Civil Unions
Connecticut has joined Vermont in offering its lgbt citizens the option to enter into Civil Unions. Connecticut governor M. Jodi Rell signed Senate bill 963 into law on April 20, 2005. The law will go into effect October 1, 2005.…
Gay Rights Fail in Washington
The Washington state Senate rejected a bill to add sexual orientation to the state's anti-discrimination law on Thursday. House Bill 1515 would have banned discrimination against gays and lesbians in housing, insurance and jobs by adding sexual orientation to a…
Pornaoke Comes to Philadelphia
So this isn't a Queer only I got this announcement from a listserv I'm on and I thought it was just too funny not to pass along! Gives Karaoke a whole Just in case you have never been, this will…
Queer Money
I'm filling in for Maria for a couple days, but I'll try not to mess up her system. I caught this the other day on PRWeb: A new documentary, “Selling Queer†chronicles the events of Gay Day 2004 in Orlando,…
queer fiction updates
It's good to see that independent queer presses are alive and well - I just got the following announcement: Blithe House Quarterly invites you to browse its Spring 2005 edition (Volume 9, Number 2) featuring new short stories by: Stephani…