''I have short hair, I don't shed and I'm hypo-allergenic -- it's leather, not latex,'' he said off the cuff to the judges' intentionally farcical question. Dressed in full leather, with a bright-yellow tie, he was sure to call attention to what he said should be the first pup's first order of business. ''As my first duty, I'd piss on you, George W. Bush.''
Held last weekend -- and every year during the holiday weekend commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday -- this year's M.A.L. overlapped with the historic and hotly anticipated Obama Inauguration, giving the event a special energy. ''There's a lot of excitement in the air -- of course it's because everyone knows it's our 25th anniversary,'' M.A.L. Promotions Chair Larry Barat joked at Friday night's opening press reception. ...more
In the Jan. 15 issue of Metro Weekly, the story ''Music of the Moment'' reported that the D.C. Different Drummers would be marching in the Presidential Inauguration Parade carrying an ''American rainbow flag.'' The story should have read, an ''American and rainbow flags.''
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And while many in the GLBT community were disappointed that there was no announcement to the audience that it was this particular -- and particularly -- gay chorus backing Groban and Headley, Buhrman says it was only a trivial slight where chorus members are concerned.
''It was disappointing that the only chorus recognized onstage was the Naval Academy Chorus, but it doesn't diminish the importance of our participation in the event, putting a face on our dream for equality,'' he says, adding that it was of greater relevance for the GMCW contingent of 110 -- about half the full chorus -- to sing ''My Country 'Tis of Thee,'' making a forceful statement for inclusivity. ...more
Would expand state's domestic partnership policy
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) | Jan. 28 at 5:07 PM Jan. 28 at 5:07 PM
Lawmakers are looking to expand the state's domestic partnership law and advance the debate on marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples across the state.
State Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, says the first public hearing on an expanded domestic partnership bill would be next week.
The bill is pitched as "everything but marriage" for same-sex couples. It would add domestic partners to all remaining state statutes that deal with married couples, ranging from labor and employment to pensions and other public employee benefits.
Murray, who sponsored the state's domestic partnership law in 2007, is sponsoring the expansion bill in the Senate this ...
Resignation comes days after media awards announced
By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington Blade | Jan. 28 at 4:38 PM Jan. 28 at 4:38 PM
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) confirmed on Wednesday that Neil Giuliano has decided to step down as the organization’s president.
A GLAAD statement on Wednesday said Giuliano resigned “to pursue personal interests while completing his forthcoming book about his public and political life.”
Giuliano will continue as president until a replacement is found, the statement said.
He said he looks forward to “a successful and smooth transition of leadership for GLAAD.”
“The views of the American people on LGBT issues are clearly moving in the right direction, toward supporting full equality,” Gi ...
Creating Change is sponsored by the Task Force
DENVER (AP) | Jan. 28 at 12:29 PM Jan. 28 at 12:29 PM
Thousands are expected in Denver for a gay-rights conference opening Wednesday.
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force says more than 2,000 people are expected at the downtown Denver conference that runs through the weekend.
It is the largest gay-rights gathering since many met at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah earlier this month. Gay-rights supporters called for a boycott of some events at Sundance because Utah is home to some who gave money to support a California measure banning same-sex marriage. But Sundance went off pretty much as usual.
Organizers at this weekend's conference will talk about future protests in response to ...
Would expand state's domestic partnership policy
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) | Jan. 28 at 5:07 PM Jan. 28 at 5:07 PM
Lawmakers are looking to expand the state's domestic partnership law and advance the debate on marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples across the state.
State Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, says the first public hearing on an expanded domestic partnership bill would be next week.
The bill is pitched as "everything but marriage" for same-sex couples. It would add domestic partners to all remaining state statutes that deal with married couples, ranging from labor and employment to pensions and other public employee benefits.
Murray, who sponsored the state's domestic partnership law in 2007, is sponsoring the expansion bill in the Senate this ...
Resignation comes days after media awards announced
By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington Blade | Jan. 28 at 4:38 PM Jan. 28 at 4:38 PM
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) confirmed on Wednesday that Neil Giuliano has decided to step down as the organization’s president.
A GLAAD statement on Wednesday said Giuliano resigned “to pursue personal interests while completing his forthcoming book about his public and political life.”
Giuliano will continue as president until a replacement is found, the statement said.
He said he looks forward to “a successful and smooth transition of leadership for GLAAD.”
“The views of the American people on LGBT issues are clearly moving in the right direction, toward supporting full equality,” Gi ...
Creating Change is sponsored by the Task Force
DENVER (AP) | Jan. 28 at 12:29 PM Jan. 28 at 12:29 PM
Thousands are expected in Denver for a gay-rights conference opening Wednesday.
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force says more than 2,000 people are expected at the downtown Denver conference that runs through the weekend.
It is the largest gay-rights gathering since many met at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah earlier this month. Gay-rights supporters called for a boycott of some events at Sundance because Utah is home to some who gave money to support a California measure banning same-sex marriage. But Sundance went off pretty much as usual.
Organizers at this weekend's conference will talk about future protests in response to ...
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