Mr. Drag King Philadelphia
Friday, May 6th at the First Unitarian Church (Griffin Hall - basement stage) 2125 Chestnut Street 8:30pm - Doors Open! 9:00pm - The Show Begins! * Philly's finest amateur drag kings strutting their stuff! * Guest performances by drag troupes,…
I Want to Be a Gay Man
The guys have the cool clothes, the cool clubs and the cool part of any given queer city. I want to be a gay man. No, seriously, I think I really do want to be a gay man. I think…
Queer Matchmakers?
After reading Choice Is Good. Yes, No or Maybe? and Love With the Proper Stranger in this week's Sunday Times (yes, I'm just reading it now), I'm starting to wonder if maybe queers have too many romantic choices with the…
I’m Feeling Sleepy
Mary Cheney is currently writing her memoir. Yawn. I wonder if mom is helping her. I'm still trying to get my hands on Sisters. Here's some excerpts of Sisters from BellaOnline: The women who embraced in the wagon were Adam…
Windy City Gay Idol
Forget about American Idol. Windy City Gay Idol has kicked off its third year of crowning the best amateur gay or lesbian singer in the Chicago area. What began as a fun promotion with Windy City Media Group and Bud…
A Man Dressed as a Woman and Women Dressed as Men
Yep, that's right. At a hearing last fall regarding amending an Albany County law to extend protections against discrimination to transgender individuals, a man dressed as a woman and women dressed as men spoke. This proposal was recently withdrawn due…
Who’s a Cool Mormon Queer?
Aaron Cloward is. Struggling with his gay sexual orientation several years ago, Aaron Cloward sought help from the leaders of his local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He didn’t get any. “The last bishop I talked to said,…
Tufts Queer Studies Scholars Series
Something I never thought Why do gay men create icons for themselves, and what can we learn about human sexuality from the gay male perspective? If you're a fan of queer theory, take a look at this. The above is…
I’ve Been Waiting All Week
If someone steals $100 from you, call the police. If they steal $100,000, call the FBI. But if you're the CEO of a Fortune 500 company and your chief financial officer embezzles $100 million on your watch, call Judd Risk…
There is a Difference Between a Belief and the Truth
There's also a difference between Day of Silence (an event about making anti-LGBT bias unacceptable in schools) and Day of Truth (an event invented to counter Day of Silence). The difference is one event is against bias and the other…