Tag Archives: Gay

Jay D. Jurie : The Return of ROTC

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Navy ROTC cadets from Florida’s Jacksonville University. U.S.Navy photo by Spc. 2nd Class Gary Granger Jr. / 4GWar. ROTC resurgent Part II: ROTC’s history and return to campus When the military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy was dropped in 2010, … Continue reading →

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Harvey Wasserman : Our Gay Commander-in-Chief

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

President James Buchanan. Image from Encyclopedia Dickensonia.‘Mister Fancy’ James Buchanan:Our gay Commander-in-Chief By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / December 20, 2010 As “conservatives” scream and yell about gays in the military, they might remember that in all likelihood … Continue reading →

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True Fiction, Dept. : San Angelo Mayor Quits to be With Gay Alien Lover

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

(Former) San Angelo Mayor J.W. Lown, in a photo with (and autographed by) U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson. Photo from jwloan.comSan Angelo Mayor springs a Hell of a surprise on his townBy Richard Connelly / May 21, 2009 See ‘Texas … Continue reading →

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Stimulus Bill Continues Tradition : No Funding for LGBT Arts Groups

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band during “christening” of the Pink Triangle on Twin Peaks in 2008. Photo by Bill Wilson © 2008 / San Francisco Sentinel> After more than 40 years of business as usual, will the NEA be able … Continue reading →

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Cyndi Lauper on Obama’s Brand of Hope : One Size Fits All

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘We as a society, LGBT or straight, can show that civil rights are important and discrimination is wrong across the board through our vote.’By Cyndi Lauper / August 24, 2008 As I toured all over the country this summer with … Continue reading →

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Same Sex Marriage Affects the Whole Country

Posted on August 23, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

What impact will it have on the elections? Maybe not much.By Suzi Steffen / August 22, 2008 Patchwork, partying, pessimism, politics: That’s the state, so to speak, of same-sex marriage around the U.S. since same-sex couples began lining up to … Continue reading →

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Rachel Maddow’s Star Continues to Rise; Hosts New Show on MSNBC

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Air America star Rachel Maddow gets own show on MSNBC.Openly gay Rhodes scholar brings smarts and humor to cable newsBy Howard Kurtz / August 20, 2008 Rachel Maddow has been sounding off about politics on MSNBC so often she might … Continue reading →

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San Antonio Baptist Church Says ‘Gay Street’ Not ‘Baptist Way’

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

City Council won’t change street nameBy Kate X Messer / August 9, 2008 According to WOAI, the NBC affiliate in the Alamo City, San Antonio City Council has denied Second Baptist Church’s request to change the name of the street … Continue reading →

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African Anglican Leaders Call For Ouster of Gay Bishop

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Rev. Gene Robinson touring stalls at Lambeth. He is not invited to the conference itself. Photo by Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images.‘Should resign for good of the church…’By Riazat Butt / July 22, 2008 Rev. Gene Robinson, the gay bishop … Continue reading →

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Oops! Christian Site’s Homophobia Leads to Big Faux Pas

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Calls Olympian Tyson Gay ‘Homosexual’The American Family Association obviously didn’t foresee the problems that might arise with its strict policy to always replace the word “gay” with “homosexual” on the Web site of its Christian news outlet, OneNewsNow. The group’s … Continue reading →

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Sarah Bird : How Gay It Would Be

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

I know a mother is supposed to accept her children as they are. But my son has one painful flaw — he’s straight.By Sarah Bird / June 25, 2008 Novelist Sarah Bird lives in Austin. I know, I know — … Continue reading →

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Hot Shots and Classic Takes

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Bob Simmons / The Rag BlogThe Rag Blog / Posted June 19, 2008

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