As we know, 2009 was not without its scandals, one of which unfolded on television in Australia and New Zealand, when the M&M's broke up and were sold in separate packs.



The ad campaign ended when the M&M's got back together.… Continue

Lawmakers in Mexico City, the capital and most populous city of Mexico with nearly 9 million inhabitants, approved a gay rights bill Monday that will change the definition of marriage to a "free union between two people" instead of the current version, which specifies a union between a man and a woman. The revision was approved by a vote of 39 to 20, with five abstentions. Same-sex civil union… Continue

In the sometimes frantic and out of control search that gay people conduct to find role models in an entertainment world where there are few, it's bound to happen that some of the guys we suspect to be gay are, in fact, straight. But brood not boys. These fellows can still be non-homophobic kind men, just as the following statements attest to their goodness.

From Glee star, Matthew Morrison speaking to… Continue

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Although same-sex marriages have been legal in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island since 2005, several related laws had still referred to married couples as "man and woman," "wife and husband," or "bride and groom." Over the weekend, however, the Domestic Relations Act, which altered 29 pieces… Continue

I stumbled across this article by Annalee Newitz today. I really got me thinking about race and sci-fi narratives in a way that I had never thought about it before... Since it really activated my brains, I thought I would share it here too.

"Critics have called alien epic Avatar a version of Dances With Wolves because it's about a white guy going na… Continue

The holidays are difficult for those of us with family members and friends who are in jail cells. It has been over a year since my father was first arrested in a police sting seeking men who hire male sex workers.

He has been placed in his final jail which is a four hour drive away from where most of my family resides. He is able to call me collect now, which is much easier than before. I can e-mail him and they are printed and delivered to him.

He gets out of his cell to at… Continue

President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez:

Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, Excellencies, friends, I promise that I will not talk more than most have spoken this afternoon. Allow me an initial comment which I would have liked to make as part of the previous po… Continue

Gareth Thomas, sporting legend and former captain of the Wales rugby team who lead them to a grand slam victory in 2005, has come out as gay in an interview with the British newspaper The Daily Mail:… Continue

Can we queers really be a part of christmas, a christian ceremony, hosted by a religion that just about tolerates us. I told my family that I wasn't prepared to be tolerated and then left them to their own devices.

What I like about this time is the Winter Solstice and I dare say we queers once had a prominent part to play in the rituals associated with this celebration, not unlike the temple acolytes in early christianity. So I shall be celebrating the Winter Solstice with my partner and we wi… Continue