Q Television Network Employees Say They Haven’t Been Paid in Months
Southern Voice reports that Q Television Network is experiencing some serious financial problems. Jack E. Jett, co-host of Q Television Network's "Queer Edge," says he hasn't received a paycheck in two months and no one else who works on his…
Open Source Poem VIII
Jen tagged me to add an eighth stanza to the Open Source Poem. Spicy Cauldron explains the idea behind the Open Source Poem here: "Well, when a blogger is tagged, she or he has to answer a set of questions,…
Penguin Book Moved to Nonfiction Section Because of ‘Homosexual Undertones’
"And Tango Makes Three," a children's book about two male penguins raising a baby penguin based on the story of Central Park's Roy and Silo, was moved from the children's section to the nonfiction section of two Missouri public libraries…
Conservative Jews May End Ban on Same-Sex Unions and Gay Rabbis
The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, which sets policy for Conservative Judaism, will meet this week and consider ending a ban on gay rabbis and same-sex unions. New York Times: "This is a very difficult moment for the movement,"…
Colleges Accepting Federal Aid Must Allow Military Recruiters on Campus
reports the Supreme Court has ruled colleges that accept federal aid, totalling $35 billion a year, must allow military recruiters on campus regardless of whether the college bans anti-gay discrimination (including "Don't Ask, Don't Tell") or not. Military opponents say…
Really Getting Along with the In-Laws
Does anyone else find the title of today's Dear Abby column in The Arizona Republic a little odd? A woman's husband sleeps with her brother, and it's the gay sex that's the issue.
The Failure of Butch Truckers (or of Cornell University’s Admissions Office)
Tristen Cramer shares the horrifying "awkwardness a straight girl feels walking into an auditorium occupied by nearly thirty women who are clearly trying to look like men" here. The rest of her piece is just as great.
Judge Rules Hawaii Must Establish Specific Policies to Protect GLBT Inmates
I previously posted about the lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of GLBT youth incarcerated at the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility in Kailua here. reports that District Judge Michael Seabright has ruled Hawaii must "establish specific…
Report Calls Ex-Gay Organizations Deceitful
"Youth in the Crosshairs: The Third Wave of Ex-Gay Activism," a report released on Thursday by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, shows that ex-gay organizations that are "increasingly targeting teenagers and young people with 'ex-gay' conferences and therapy…
ACLU Files Suit Against Georgia’s White County School System
The ACLU of Georgia claims the White County school system violated the federal Equal Access Act when it banned all non-curricular school clubs last year, and filed a federal lawsuit against the school district on Monday. The suit alleges the…