March 2012
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February 2012
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It's A Good Time To Be An LGBT American
(Today’s post at Gaywheels.com)
The past couple of weeks have been slow on the car news front but great for LGBT Americans.
We scored marriage-equality victories in Maryland, New Jersey, and Washington, and when Chris Christie vetoed that New Jersey bill, he was roundly, soundly booed for being on the wrong side of history (as we now say). What’s more, if the recent Prop 8...
All Dead Mormons Are Now Gay →
No take-backs!
Drinking On Mardi Gras: How To Do It Right
Last week came the question of what to drink with king cake. Today, some advice on how to get your Fat Tuesday drink on without collapsing in the gutter.
It won’t do you much good for Carnival 2012 (since it passed two days ago), but the same general rules apply to most all-day events, including St. Patrick’s Day, the Fourth of July, and in New Orleans, Jazz Fest and Southern Decadence.
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News Bits: Stupidity Doesn’t Fully Explain... →
One day scientists are going to get their hands on Victoria Jackson’s brain. Will they uncover the answers to the universe’s most pressing questions? Or just a heap of cat food held together by bits of string and twist-ties?
Dilemma: What cocktail to drink with king cake? →
About that new Gloria Estefan song/video/thing
For reasons that aren’t entirely clear, I found myself watching the video for Gloria Estefan’s new single, “Hotel Nacional”. Which brought to mind two things:
(a) Not everyone can pull off that “fierce disco circus” routine; and
(b) I really miss Dajae.
"Trippon": An Amazing Mini-Documentary About...
Mississippi is a strange place. Travel guides from the 1970s would’ve called it “a study in contrasts”.
On the one hand, it’s conservative to the point of being regressive, even to this day. If you’re not white, male, and heterosexual — in public, anyway — don’t expect to have it easy.
On the other hand, like most Southern states, Mississippi...
Dear Madonna: I Have A Confession
Dear Madonna:
I have a confession to make. It is a two-parter.
First, I am gay. This is not much of a confession, since you probably already know that. I think all the world knows that. It might have something to do with that “Richard Is A Big Homo” ad campaign I ran that one time.
Second, I have never given you a dime*. This would ordinarily not be much of a confession, either...
