An internet celebrity news source says that Queen Latifah has proposed to her long-term girlfriend and they plan to have a public wedding sometime in the recent future.
How cool is that?
Archive for the 'GLBTQ' Category
A Tentative Congratulations to The Queen
Published December 5th, 2007 in Celebrity, GLBTQ and Marriage. 8 CommentsGod Doesn’t Hate Fags
Published November 4th, 2007 in Assholes, Books, GLBTQ, Good Reads, Hate, Law, Religion and War. 0 CommentsLo, my heart is warmed this Sunday with excellent news from earlier this week: God doesn’t hate fags and the church of Fred Phelps lost a righteous $10.9 million lawsuit:
A grieving father won a nearly $11 million verdict Wednesday against a fundamentalist Kansas church that pickets military funerals in the belief that the war [...]
Terrance is documenting hate crimes against gays, lesbians, and transfolk in Wikipedia to highlight victims of anti-queer violence.
I’ve never seen this interpretation before, but the website explains it here, and Bil Browning has more on the Indianapolis area church’s mission.
via Taking Down Words and the Indy Star
Tanya Stephens, “Do You Still Care?” from the album Rebelution.
Back when I was still blogging at Feministe, Tanya Stephens’ music was a regular feature. A few years ago I went through a major dancehall phase, but was put off by the homophobia and sexism apparent in the music. Stephens is a great break [...]
Hate Crime Against Trans Woman In Indiana
Published March 3rd, 2007 in Feminism, GLBTQ and Indiana. 0 CommentsThis bothers me. This really, really bothers me. Why the distance between the reporting and the truth?
The Kokomo Tribune has an article up about the incident entitled “Police looking into Kokomo man’s death“, however the victim was actually a trans woman. She was found dead in the parking lot of her apartment complex [...]
Indiana Same-Sex Marriage Vote Today
Published February 19th, 2007 in GLBTQ, Indiana and Relationships. 0 CommentsThe rally at the statehouse begins at 1pm.
See here for more background on the law, or read my thoughts here and here.
More on Indiana’s Same-Sex Marriage Law
Published February 17th, 2007 in GLBTQ, Indiana and Politics and News. 2 CommentsIndiana is not only interested in curbing gay and lesbian citizens’ future rights, Indiana is looking to strip citizens of rights they already have. See subsection (b):
(b) This Constitution or any other Indiana law may not be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents of marriage be conferred upon unmarried couples [...]
Indiana Senate Prays Hoosiers Are As Bigoted As They Hope We Are
Published February 15th, 2007 in Assholes, Family, GLBTQ, Politics and News and Religion. 20 CommentsI’m still not sure why I haven’t moved yet.
A proposed ban on same-sex marriages now faces just one more hurdle in the House before Hoosiers will be able to vote on the constitutional amendment. The Indiana Senate voted 39-10 Monday to pass the amendment, which defines marriage as a union between a man and [...]
Terrance of Republic of T suggests an idea to counteract Teh Patriarchy when all the straight people get married.
I’m honored.
A Congratulations to Mary Cheney
Published December 6th, 2006 in Asides, Assholes, GLBTQ and People. 0 CommentsReally. I agree with this one. Live the dream, Mary.
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