Monthly Archives: June 2010

Stonewall: the reason for the season

Today marks the 41st anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and I’m beginning to wonder, What happened? I’ve attended a few Prides this June (and this weekend I will, of course, be at Cincinnati Pride), and I don’t see a celebration … Continue reading

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Quote: Etheridge on radical gay agenda

“We don’t have an agenda. We can’t agree on anything.” — Melissa Etheridge in response to the conservative fear of a radical homosexual agenda

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Touchdown Jesus: May he rest in peace

Touchdown Jesus — the 6-story King of Kings statue emerging from the lake in front of Solid Rock Church on I-75 between Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio — went from this: to this: when a bolt of lightning struck the monument. … Continue reading

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CCV may fight Strickland’s new policy

I was afraid of this. Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is expanding state worker benefits to include significant others, but conservative, so-called family values organizations may work to stop this change. “There is no question they’ve opened themselves up to a lawsuit,” … Continue reading

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GaGa’s GenderF*ck: men in fishnets

This is quite possibly the best thing about Lady GaGa‘s new video “Alejandro.”

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