We're pretty sure this parody. But considering the ridiculous rhetoric that's so frequently used against us, who the hell knows anymore: ...

The way the far-right is handling Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn' Walker's "outing" is absolutely disgusting. Because they're not just coming out and saying that the Prop 8 federal trial judge's sexual orientation makes him biased. If they were, we'd almost have more respect. But instead, they're timorously putting the point out there, and using it as further "fuel" for their ridiculous claim that the trial has been stacked against them from the beginning, with Judge Walker being the reason why. Focus on the Family: As any reader of this blog already knows, I’ve criticized Walker’s handling of the case ...

In the past, we've caught professional "ex-gay" advocate Regina Griggs lying about a number of things. The most egregious has to be this one... *Source: Wallbuilders Live, 10/16/09 ...in which Regina took a '07 CDC report, that in actuality says this... In the United States, HIV infection and AIDS have had a tremendous effect on men who have sex with men (MSM). MSM accounted for 71% of all HIV infections among male adults and adolescents in 2005 (based on data from 33 states with long-term, confidential name-based HIV reporting),even though only about 5% to 7% of male adults and ...

Thanks to a hat tip from Fair and Feminist, a great video to share on reproductive justice called, “Loretta Ross: The Economic and Racial Dynamics of Abortion”. Thanks also to RH Reality Check. ...

Pretty boy modeling a sweater outfit on the runway. ...

For those of you who thought "Rah, rah, oh la la" was just nonsense babble, think again. It turns out Lady Gaga is an agent for the Illuminati and is trying to control your mind. I mean, or, you know, maybe not. You can read this in-depth investigation and decide for yourself. If you're not under their control already... ...

Image by erjkprunczyk via FlickrSource: PinkNews.co.uk - Feb 8 Human rights groups have called on the British government to intervene in an asylum case which could see openly gay Alvin Gahimbaze deported to Burundi. Refugee charity, ‘Everyone Group’ told Pinknews.co.uk: “We have just received news that Alvin Gahimbaze, has been removed from his home by the British authorities and taken to a London detention centre to await deportation back to Burundi after the Border Immigration Agency turned down his application for asylum.” Last year the government of Burundi criminalised homosexuality, punishing offenders with up to two years in prison. “His life will ...

Wie viel Geld benötigt ein Mensch in Deutschland mindestens, um ein menschenwürdiges Leben zu führen? Mehr, als der Hartz IV Regelsatz derzeit gewährt, hat das Bundesverfassungsgericht geurteilt und zahlreiche Bestimmungen des SGB II für verfassungswidrig erklärt. Zahlreiche Bestimmungen des Sozialgesetzbuchs (SGB II) sind mit Artikel 1 Absatz 1 Grundgesetz (Die Würde des Menschen ist unantastbar) in Verbindung mit dem Sozialstaatsprinzip unvereinbar. Dem Gesetzgeber wurde auferlegt, bis spätestens 31.12.2010 eine “an der Realität orientierte” Änderung (’Nachbesserung’) herbeizuführen. Bis zur Neuregelung bleiben die derzeitigen Sätze in Kraft; ggf. können ergänzenden Leistungen in Anspruch genommen werden (Härtefall-Regelung). Laut Urteil muss auch in diesem ...

Murtha was the first hawk to stand up and say that we needed to bring our troops home. From TPM: Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) has died at the age of 77, after serving in Congress for 36 years. Murtha had been hospitalized in the intensive care unit last week due to complications following a gall bladder surgery. Murtha’s office released the following statement this afternoon: Congressman John P. Murtha (PA-12) passed away peacefully this afternoon at 1:18 p.m. at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA. At his bedside was his family.Murtha, 77, was Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. First elected to ...

Elizabeth Warren I love this woman. From HuffPost: Bailout watchdog and Middle Class advocate Elizabeth Warren has accused Wall Street CEOs of abusing consumer trust and challenged them to step up and support financial reform — for the nation’s benefit as well as their own. In an opinion piece to be published in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal, Warren writes: For years, Wall Street CEOs have thrown away customer trust like so much worthless trash. Banks and brokers have sold deceptive mortgages for more than a decade. Financial wizards made billions by packaging and repackaging those loans into securities. And federal regulators played the role ...

I think there is a growing consensus: we (me and Kirsty) are turning into geeks. You can only study so much on computers before "nerdiness" starts to creep in. I was getting worried, so I did an online "geek test". Ignoring the fact that I must have a certain level of geekiness to do such a test, things aren't so bad as I thought: with a 27% rating, I'm a "Total Geek" which isn't half as bad as being a major or a super geek. The worrying thing is, Kirsty did the same test and only came up with a ...

The audio recording of this workshop for the Mission Springs Water District Board can be found here. Public Comments Dick Cromwell encouraged the board to form a task force to deal with maintenance of septic tanks. He thinks an educational outreach on our first line of defense is something that the district should work on. He said a lot of people don't know they need to maintain their septic tanks. Desert Protection Act Senator Feinstein's staff had requested support for the Desert Protection Act of 2010 that will create two new national monuments, enlarge Joshua Tree and Death Valley National Parks, and ...

The "Starry Eyed" remixes just keep on coming. But I saved some of the best for last. After Monarchy's sweeping remix that I posted yesterday, you must listen to Monsieur Adi's genius revamp of "Starry Eyed." Adi is a good friend and I know he's been diligently working on this remix for weeks and has been eager to share it. What's even better is that Ellie's management is loving Adi's remix as well and is considering to give it a formal release. That's amazing and I'm so happy for Adi. The Rome-based DJ/producer/fasionista is one of the ...

DJ and production outfit Buffetlibre is throwing its support behind Amnesty International in a big way to support human rights for people around the world. Together with Amnesty, Buffetlibre will be releasing "Peace," a benefit compilation that includes songs of a whopping 56 artists from around the world, including Ryuichi Sakamoto (Japan), Marc Almond (UK), Mogwai (UK), Stereo Total (Germany), The Pet Conspiracy (China), The Hidden Cameras (Canada), Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (USA), Ivri Lider (Israel), Jori Hulkkonen (Finland), Martha Galarraga (Cuba), Kiala (Congo), Heiddy Happy (Switzerland) and many others."Peace" will be released on March 1, 2010 ...

If your man looked, sounded, felt and tasted (okay, I'm letting my imagination run wild) like this ... I could live with the Old Spice (or most any) smell. Lucky horse. ...

Dang!  One of you varmits is a rattler.The above cartoon is the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest  #228.  Let me know if you come up with any captions too. Click on the link above to enter. ...

I ended yesterday with some lo-def desiring of GALEN GERING. So, what better way to start this morning than with some higher resolution glorification of the obviously ogle-worthy olive-skinned soap hunk. While a full chest of hair is ideal, I get a charge over the little wisps of hair on his nips and that hairy forearm makes me drool. ...

Want to keep your Super Bowl XLIV fever going? Then check out Mechadude's continuing coverage of the hot meat of the championship winners, the New Orleans Saints. ...

  Young Vic is a captivating performance-art editorial by Ram Shergill in the current issue #3 of Drama magazine.       ...