by David Mednicoff | Nov 24, 2008 | The Public Humanist
A few years ago, I was on a lecture tour in several Persian Gulf countries sponsored by the US Department of State, part of my gig as a Fulbright Scholar in Qatar. My US Embassy hosts in one country, honoring a request of mine, set up a meeting with some local...
by James Heflin | Nov 24, 2008 | Ten Gallon Liberal
The Mormons seem to have made a lot of gay people angry with the California Proposition 8 bidness. And, though the "prayer" involved might turn you a particularly lime-y shade of green (absolutely not one for the easily offended), what a riposte: in response...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Nov 24, 2008 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
This year old clip (from 9/19/07) of San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders reversing his anti-gay-marriage stance has going viral since Prop. 8 passed. Many of my friends were muchly and mushily moved by it. Anja was like, “Eh.” And while I wasn’t quite that...
by Cherchez La Femme | Nov 24, 2008 | Cherchez La Femme
Sarah Haskins is a funny lady. Here is her latest installment of Target: Women, her online show in which she adresses the way women are targeted (hey!) by the media. She's a keenly derisive broad, and isn't afraid to be a little raunchy. This episode is about...