Mark Foley resigns from Congress after Questions about Scandalous Emails and IMs
Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., who refused to comment on rumors that he is gay back in 2003, included the following apology in a statement about his resignation from Congress issued today by his office: ''I am deeply sorry and I…
Audacia Ray’s _Naked on the Internet_
Viviane's Sex Carnival is the newest addition to Daily Dose of Queer's blogroll and the Carnival of Bent Attractions upcoming hosts list. I visited Viviane's Blogger profile a few days ago and followed a link to NYC Perverts' Saloon, "a…
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…
Christopher Vickers’ Case: Discrimination at Work
Here’s the scoop from the Lesbian/Gay Law Notes’ article, “6th Circuit Rejects Sex-Stereotyping Suit Under Title VII as ‘Bootstrap’ Attemptâ€: The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 cannot be…
Hurry! Merge Press’ Book Sale Ends Soon!
For those of you who may not have already heard, Merge Press is offering a discount of 35% off the cover price of each book you purchase at throughout September. Enter the voucher code HUSH before checkout to get your…
Anti-bullying Legislation
Senate co-leaders Mike Gronstal and Mary Lundby have written a letter supporting anti-bullying legislation. The letter says -- quote -- "We can no longer afford a 'sticks and stones' attitude." According the letter, about 83 percent of gay and lesbian…
Vote to Paint the SF LGBT Community Center’s Queen Anne Building
The San Francisco LGBT Community Center has been selected as a finalist to receive a $100,000 grant from American Express for the Fallon building's repair, painting and exterior lighting. The funding comes from the Partners in Preservation program of The…
More Craigslist Pranks
I wrote here about a "prank" (read: litigation waiting to happen, if it hasn't already been started) in which someone posted a bogus sex ad on Craigslist and then posted private information about respondents. A Daily Dose of Queer reader…
Lance Bass on the “outting”
There are plenty of celebrities, or sort-of celebrities, whom I don't follow. Lance Bass is one of them. However, I heard about his being "outted" and got plenty curious. I put the word in quotes because I'm not sure, given…
Lesbian Denied Infertility Treatment
Guadalupe "Lupita" Benitez could not receive infertility treatment from her San Diego County health care provider because she is a lesbian. Her lesbianism conflicted with the provider's religious belief that homosexuality is morally wrong. Result? No treatment for Benitez, who…