Browsing the archives for the Current Events category

Thought for today

The wording may be awkward (bestiality marriage?) but the sentiment is true.

My two cents

The politics of outing is a complex issue that can’t be fully explored in a single blog entry, but I’d like to comment on a recent incident in the gay press. Earlier this month, certain members of the gay media were all in a tizzy when Out magazine put Jodie Foster and Anderson Cooper on [...]

Commentary from Harvey Fierstein

From the NY Times editorial page today… Harvey Fierstein speaks out on prejudice and Don Imus. You can read the whole piece, but I think his closing is something important enough to quote here: “Prejudice tolerated is intolerance encouraged. Rise up in righteousness when you witness the words and deeds of hate, but only if [...]

Different Takes on Marriage Greet the New Year

In the first week of the new year gay marriage was in the news. The first headlines came out of Massachusetts, currently the only state where same sex marriage is legal. Unfortunately, it may not stay that way. On Tuesday, Massachusetts legislators advanced a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. Only 50 legislators had [...]

R.I.P. Tower Records

Today’s a sad day for music fans, or at least music fans who remember vinyl and cassette tapes. Tower Records closes it’s retail stores for the last time tonight. The chain was born in the 60s in California and has had two giant stores in New York City for the past 23 years. The entire [...]

Rugby Drama

Ok, so this isn’t a post about hockey, but about something that happened in another NYC gay sports organization. The Outsports.com website reported this week that a rugby team refused to play the Gotham Knights, an NYC gay rugby team, when the Knights would not confirm that everyone on the team was HIV negative. It’s [...]