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Does the straight-skewing American audience need its gaylebrities to keep at least one foot in that closet door?
Paste Magazine

The Gay Glass Ceiling 

 Thu Nov 19, 5:37pm
"I think I would've been more famous if I'd [sort of] been more subtle about my sexuality," Rufus Wainwright told me in an interview before his November 16 performance at The Paramount.

I doubt it, I thought.

 

The Gay Ole Shtetl 

 Tue Nov 17, 12:31pm
A bum shoulder took Chaim Topol out of the traveling production of Fiddler on the Roof, but the announcement of his replacement is an early Hannukah present… wait for it… wait for it… wait for it… HARVEY FIERSTEIN!
 

Sista... Whut? 

 Thu Nov 12, 12:00am
We're hoping against hope that Sister's Edge II earns a better track record than its elder sib, that used to reside at the same location on San Jacinto. The last incarnation of Sister's Edge (circa 1997) sputtered out in a blaze of protests and hurt feelings after
 

Sat., Nov. 7, 2009, 1-6pm, Austin City Hall
Join the Impact-Austin

Gay Marriage Rights Rally Saturday 

 Fri Nov 6, 3:36pm
Join with Join the Impact - Austin, the folks who represented our fair city at last month's National Equality March, to respond to Maine's vote to reject gay marriage tomorrow on the steps of the City Hall.
 

Homo trespassing is different from straight trespassing in Utah.
colbertnation.com

You Made It Hard When They Tried to Get You Off 

 Wed Nov 4, 7:08pm
Stephen Colbert is God. These guys, not so much.
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Nailed 'Em - Mormon Church Trespassing
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorU.S. Speedskating
From last night's show which also included GP (metaphoric) heartthrob Andrew Sullivan. Swoon! Bear!
 

Mainely, Yesterday Sucked... But Not Totally 

 Wed Nov 4, 4:36pm
I don't normally advocate dance music, especially as an emotional curative, but after last night's Maine debacle, I have Laura Fabian's "I Will Love Again" on loop.

Despite this major loss, there were at least three things to revel about following yesterday's elections. Click and scroll to see:

 

Today's Gay History Icon 

 Sat Oct 31, 10:00am

See Equality Forum's GLBT History Month 2009 site for more!

 

This toy's got teef!
fleshjack.com

Just One Letter Away From Count Chocula 

 Fri Oct 30, 6:18pm
Wish I had known about this tasty li'l tricky treat a bit earlier before All Hallow's Eve, but I just learned of this Twilightian dream-cum-true today.
 

Skies, Etc., Once Again Friendly 

 Fri Oct 30, 4:24pm
This week in Mr. Obama's America: Sooooo, you gotcher Lift of the HIV Travel Ban, yr Passing of the Hate Crimes Act, and the bonus of some federal funding for an LGBT Senior Resource Center. How's that for a timeline?
 

The Texas Roots of the Hate Crimes Bill 

 Thu Oct 29, 1:10am
History was made, folks. Our country's first pro-gay-rights legislation was signed into law: The Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act. But did you know that the bill has some serious Lone Star roots?
 

The lusciously loud and somewhat lascivious Pandora Scooter at BookWoman.
photo by KXM

Pandora Scooter: Live in Her Box... and Yours 

 Wed Oct 28, 4:10pm
If you missed NYC/NJ perf artist Pandora Scooter at OutYouth or BookWoman this past week, much the pity. However, you still have one chance left to see her, and we highly recommend you do! And she is a not-just for the lezzies performer, as evidenced by her appearance on KOOP's Outcast where she charmed the pants off Heath & Stephen.
 

Queens, queers, and homos with footwork to drive a fetishist wild.
photo by Heidi Huseman

Gold Stars... for Citizenship, Sexual Expression, and Now, SOCCER! 

 Wed Oct 28, 2:32pm
It's not like it's difficult to crack jokes about gay boys playing soccer… Gay Pimp's "Soccer Practice," anyone? But after watching Austin's Gold Stars play, I'm afraid they might (excuse the parlance) cut a bitch.
 

A special tribute at checkout #9
Photo by Richard Whittaker

Quilt of Memories 

 Fri Oct 16, 4:27pm
As part of Austin Red Week, several panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt are on display. If you happen to be at check-out #9 at Whole Foods Market at Fifth & Lamar, look up at the quilt over head. This one bears particular significance for the Chronicle: It was sewn in part in memory of Ed Lowry, one of the founding forces behind this publication.
 

AIDS Services of Austin's Micah King talks red buildings and AIDS Walk Austin (video)
 

City of Crimson 

 Thu Oct 15, 4:20pm
This week is Red Week Austin, the city's biggest AIDS and HIV event. Micah King, communications director for AIDS Services of Austin, dropped by the Chronicle offices to talk on-camera about the need for continuing AIDS awareness and why he'd like you to break out your running shoes this Sunday.
 

AIDS Walk Walkers: Up Your Ante Right Now! 

 Thu Oct 15, 1:15pm
Just received this from our pals at ASA. Will quote to save time, as it is of the essence!
Double Your Money!
Dell has generously agreed to match the next 25 donations of at least $100 with exactly $100 into your personal fundraising goal. If you are not registered for the Walk but donate $100, Dell will still donate $100 as a general gift to AIDS Walk Austin.
 

Cleve Jones: Co-Director of the National Equality March 

 Tue Oct 13, 3:32pm
Cleve Jones has been an activist for the GLBT community for decades: fighting alongside Harvey Milk and creating the AIDS Memorial Quilt. There are few with more hours in the trenches or more to show for their efforts.
 

On Oct. 10, activist and author Sherry Wolf spoke to a pre-National Equality March rally at DC's Busboys. She. Blew. It. Up.
Frank J. Rivera

Sherry Wolf: Lesbian, Activist, Communist & Badass-ist 

 Tue Oct 13, 3:21pm
Opening for Cleve Jones can't be an easy task, but Ms. Wolf howled to the rafters. While she would speak on the steps of the Capitol the following afternoon, it was here – in a small coffee shop – that she outlined the reasons for the march and what the next steps need to be.
 

Tensions abound after this weekend's National Equality March. The HRC and national reps on one side, the grassroots on the other.
Frank J. Rivera

The National Equality March: A Recap 

 Tue Oct 13, 11:19am
For decades, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town has been the most produced play in the country. The play spoke of the commonality across small town America and the shared experiences of average Americana. From small towns and large, an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 supporters of GLBT rights arrived this past weekend, in our nation’s capitol.
 

Interview with Dr. Dana Cloud of Join the Impact - Austin 

 Fri Oct 9, 3:22pm
UT-Austin’s Dr. Dana Cloud – once labelled “one of the most dangerous professors in the United States” by conservative ideologue David Horowitz – took a break from a rally to sit down and chat with me about the upcoming National Equality March.
 

Visual Activism 

 Thu Oct 8, 1:20am
Artist Zanele Muholi calls her photographs "visual activism", and we here at the GP couldn't agree more.
 

Can't Make the NEM? 

 Wed Oct 7, 10:52pm
The National Equality March is just the beginning. Participants will bring back the energy and excitement from Washington to their home towns and communities. To find out what the next steps are going to be, join this little cadre of people at the following:
 

Bloggin' the NEM 

 Wed Oct 7, 1:52pm
Well call me happy as a pink li'l pony in a garden full of unicorn stallions. It thrills me to no end when writers from Chronicles past get back in touch with new projects brimming. And when the fella is Frank J. Rivera, and the project is blogging for us, i.e., joining the Gay Place gang, well, that's just dandy!
 

You Can't Get Married in Texas, But You'd Better Stay Married 

 Fri Oct 2, 12:09am
The Dallas Morning News reports:
Dallas state District Judge Tena Callahan's ruling says the state prohibition of same-sex marriage violates the federal constitutional right to equal protection.

Read the entire story here.

 

Happy Gay History Month! 

 Thu Oct 1, 9:45am
Check the Gay Place Blog as Equality Forum celebrates the month with a new gay icon each day.

See more at Gay History Month 2009, courtesy of the Equality Forum.

 

Judy Shepard Reads at BookPeople 

 Mon Sep 28, 11:10am
Thousands will march for marriage equality in Washington on Oct. 11, just a little over eleven years after Matthew Shepard’s brutal murder in Laramie, Wyoming.
 


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