In the Sept. 2 article, SignOn, U-T, moving to real-name comments, the Union-Tribune announced it was ending anonymous comments. They outlined why they were implementing their new, Sept. 12 onward policy: “But the veil of anonymity also enabled people to publish some dreadful, hate-filled and heartless comments on our pages and those of every other…
Remember that TV series, Mission Impossible? I just love that self-destructing mini-cassette player! Instructions were given once – and only once. Well, I’d like to give you a “Mission Possible.” I don’t want to talk about a mission impossible – but a mission possible! Imagine your little mini-cassette recorder playing the words: “Your mission, should…
I would hope that everyone has already seen the funniest movie of the year. But if by some bizarre reason you didn’t see Bridesmaids, it’s now on DVD. (Which means you can own it!) As I wrote in my original review, “Surrounding this tale of thirty-something angst are some of the most brilliant comic scenes…
Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato’s documentary about the infuriating anti-gay military policy known as Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell examines, as HBO writes, “The consequences of the policy and the fight to overturn it, a battle that would last 17 years, span three presidents and result in the discharge of 13,368 active servicemembers.” The film’s perfectly…
In wake of the demise of the military’s discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy, President Obama will address 3,000 attendees at the 15th Annual Human Rights Campaign National Dinner. The hailed event will take place October 1, 2011 in Washington D.C. at the Washington Convention Center. “We are honored to share this night with…
The “It Gets Better” campaign is in full swing, but some teens have yet to understand its message. Jamey Rodemeyer, 14, was another teen who fell victim to bullies after taking his own life on the eve of the National Bullying Summit. Rodemeyer gave ample warning signs that he was struggling with his sexuality through…
Using the pseudonym “AreYouSurprised,” Randy Phillips, 21, gained over 98,000 subscribers and 2 million views on his YouTube videos which counted down the last days of the military’s discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy. But on his 17th video, Phillips was finally able to do what he’s always wanted to do – come out…
Legendary civil rights activist Robin Tyler and famed civil rights attorney Gloria Allred would like you to forget the traditional meaning of the term “pro bono” – at least for the next couple of weeks. Instead of professional services rendered free of charge, think of Pro Bono as a Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) viewing…
FRANCE – John Galliano, the British fashion designer has been given suspended fines totaling 6,000 euros ($8,400). Galliano, who was convicted of “casting public insults based on origin, religious affiliation, race or ethnicity” was not present to hear his sentence at the Palais de Justice in Paris. The BBC reported that the designer, fired by…
An epic moment in LGBT history has taken place today in wake of the necessary demise of the discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy, which has come to its official close today under orders from the Obama administration. Its fall is due in part to the activists and allies in support of the LGBT…
