Archive for August, 2008

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is McCain VP pick
Palin opposed marriage equality, supported partner benefits

August 31st, 2008 Comments (0)

On Aug. 29, presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain announced Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his pick for vice president.
The [...]

SC out candidate Ketner stumps at DNC

August 29th, 2008 Comments (0)

DENVER, Colo. – Linda Ketner, the Demnocratic Party nominee for Congress from South Carolina’s First Congressional District, received star treatment [...]

DNC Coverage: Out Congressional candidate Jared Polis

August 28th, 2008 Comments (0)

Jared Polis is on track to become the third openly gay member of Congress this November. Mark Segal speaks to Polis from Denver and the Democratic Convention.

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August 23rd, 2008 Comments (0)

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Fighting AIDS with sex
Youth and gay/bi men are bearing the burden of the epidemic

August 23rd, 2008 Comments (0)

In early August, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released revised figures on the number of new U.S. HIV infections each year. The updated statistics revealed an increase of more than 16,000 cases over the agency’s previous estimate of 40,000 new infections annually — even though rates declined for injection drug users and heterosexuals.

The stunning news was met with a flurry of media coverage.

LGBT activists and AIDS service organizations (ASOs) immediately took notice of the fact that the CDC said the burden of new HIV infections is “greatest among gay and bisexual men of all races.” Of the total 56,300 new HIV infections each year, a full 53 percent of them occur in gay/bisexual men and men who have sex with men (MSM).

LGBTs will make their mark at Dem convention
N.C. will send six LGBT delegates, S.C. will send none

August 23rd, 2008 Comments (0)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When state delegations head to Denver, Colo., for the Democratic National Convention Aug. 25-28, they’ll be bringing [...]

South Carolina prepares for ‘So Gay’ Pride
July ad controversy lends extra attention to annual festivities

August 23rd, 2008 Comments (0)

COLUMBIA — A week-long series of events will lead up to what organizers said might be the largest SC Pride [...]

10,000 come out for Pride Charlotte

August 23rd, 2008 Comments (0)

CHARLOTTE — In its third successful year under the direction of Charlotte’s Lesbian and Gay Community Center, the 2008 Pride [...]

Camera tricks
Photographer Joe Oppedisano takes an 'Uncensored' journey

August 23rd, 2008 Comments (0)

In this lamentable time when censorship runs amok and sex is still treated as something dirty, award-winning celeb/fashion photographer Joe Oppedisano daringly pushes the envelope with his arresting images of the human body.

At their best, his photos artistically explore the margins of raw sexuality — with hyper-masculinity being one of his favorite subjects. Through his lens, he captures a world inhabited by posing porn stars, rugged men openly engaging in bondage on urban sidewalks and hunky athletes surrounded by lush landscapes.

Major publications and corporations around the globe have long sought out Oppedisano, who is openly gay, for high-end commercial work — fashion spreads, cover shoots and advertising campaigns. These mainstream clients have included Esquire, New York Times Magazine, Men’s Health and Pepe Jeans. Oppedisano recently shot a 25th anniversary Calvin Klein spread for Italian magazine Collezioni Uomo.

Youths’ ‘springboard to the community’
New non-profit hopes to create virtual community of support

August 23rd, 2008 Comments (0)

CHARLOTTE — The history of the LGBT movement is replete with examples of queer men and women who turned their [...]

False idols and the death god
Editor's Note

August 23rd, 2008 Comments (1)

There’s something strange in the air. Do you smell it? Can you taste it? Christianity is changing, my friend. Well, [...]

ManHunt: The law of supply and demand
Anything But Straight

August 23rd, 2008 Comments (1)

Is ManHunt, the wildly popular online cruising site with the slogan “get on, get off,” a blessing or a curse [...]

‘Who would Jesus exclude?’
Western N.C. families organize for support

August 23rd, 2008 Comments (0)

“Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God.”
This Bible verse, found in Romans [...]

Little Jackie could save your soul

August 23rd, 2008 Comments (0)

Little Jackie — “The Stoop” (S-Curve) Regular readers of this column (hmmm, is that a bit like saying regular unicorns [...]

Jim and I
General Gayety

August 23rd, 2008 Comments (0)

The case of Jim Adkisson, the fellow who murdered churchgoers in Tennessee, brought up such a hodge-podge of thoughts and [...]

Green Living: Ethical economics enrich the planet
Health & Wellness

August 23rd, 2008 Comments (0)

Homophobia is endemic to impoverished places. Look at U.S. slums and the portions of America that are awash in paucity [...]

Gay man set for Congress
National News Notes

August 23rd, 2008 Comments (0)

Gay man looks set for Congress
BOULDER, Colo. — Jared Polis (pictured) will likely become the first-ever openly gay man elected [...]

Babbit’s bungled boob job
Out on DVD: 'Itty Bitty Titty Committee'

August 23rd, 2008 Comments (0)

How serious can a movie be with a title like “Itty Bitty Titty Committee?” Too serious, unfortunately; certainly more serious [...]

Reparative Therapy
Transmissions

August 23rd, 2008 Comments (0)

Ed. Note — This is part two in a series on trans issues and the DSM V, continued from the [...]

PM not authorized to rebuke MP

August 23rd, 2008 Comments (0)

PM not authorized to rebuke MP
LONDON, England — As previously reported by Q-Notes, Member of Parliament Iris Robinson (Democratic Unionist [...]

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