WASHINGTON, D.C . – Congressional Democrats have gone on the offensive, introducing bills in both the House and Senate aimed at repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The push to repeal the DOMA comes on the heels of the Feb. 23 announcement by the Obama administration that the Justice Department would no longer defend…
Former SNL star and 30 Rock creator Tina Fey fielded a string of “what if” questions during Andy Cohen’s gay quiz at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York. According to New York Magazine’s Vulture blog, Fey teamed up with Cohen, the openly gay host of Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live program, to put on…
Amsterdam has always been a mecca for liberal minded, tolerance-seeking individuals. And while the city has enjoyed its distinction as the ‘Gay Capital of the World’ for almost a decade, recent anti-gay violence has somewhat tarnished that image. Despite Holland’s landmark passage of equal civil rights for gays and lesbians back in 2001, Amsterdam has…
If you think you know Cabaret, then you might be in for a big surprise. Cygnet Theatre’s newest staging of the show, opening to previews tonight, is putting a slight spin on the show’s narrator. You see, the Emcee, traditionally performed by a man, is being played by a woman. The show has been a…
A 52-second video entitled “Taco Shop Drag Queen Tranny Brawl” has gone viral. The brief video, shot around 2:10 am on March 2 at La Fuente Mexican Grill and Seafood on University Avenue, features several scantily sequin-clad men kicking and hitting one another in a raucous brawl. Since hitting the web, the YouTube video has…
Lambda Legal National Marriage Project Director Jennifer C. Pizer issued a proud statement today in response to the bicameral introduction of the Respect for Marriage Act. Beginning with a brief background on the formulation and passage of DOMA in 1996, Pizer explained that Congress “made a theoretical pronouncement” based on outdated views and popular anxiety….
Pastor and assistant Boston University religion professor Jennifer Wright Knust spoke with NPR’s Terry Gross today about her new book, Unprotected Texts. In the book, Knust argues that the Bible should not be used as a guidebook for moral standards of marriage and sexuality due to the literal contradictions and subjective readings involved in the…
Rock band Love Darling broke onto the national music scene with their song “Hazy” when it appeared as the theme song to reality show, The Real L Word. Compared to its predecessor’s, The L Word choppy, cheesy theme song, it was sexy and upbeat in a casual way, just like the band that sings it….
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, strongly criticized the House Republican leadership on Friday for taking steps to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court, violating their pledge to focus only on economic issues. DOMA is a policy which discriminates against the LGBT community…
Was born Shirley MacLean Beaty on April 24, 1934, to Virginia native Ira Owens Beaty and his wife, Kathlyn. Her brother Warren Beatty was born on March 30, 1937. Took ballet as a child and always ended up playing the boys’ role due to being the tallest in her class. Has said that her childhood…
