Category Archives: Rants and Raves
Here’s the deal. We need to spread the word about the Gay Pride Facebook contest. I am looking for the perfect icon to represent our community on FB and that means more more more MORE entries and I need your help to get them. Spread the word about the contest in any way you can think of and be entered to win a $20 gift certificate for Love and Pride gay and lesbian jewelry. Just email me a link to … Continue reading
I’m holding my very first contest! My Gay Pride page on Facebook is in need of a brand new icon. The gay pride flag is symbolic sure, but it’s been done to death. We need something new and original… Continue reading
In a victory that came almost as a surprise to gay marriage lobbyists last night, the state of New York has legalized gay marriage. Among those who voted in favour of the bill are several Republicans, who voted against it the last time this bill came to the Senate and the Assembly floor. Continue reading
We take a look at some of the challenges and discrimination facing gay Country & Western singers, and find that many of them seem to be flourishing despite the odds against them. Continue reading
Not only does Tina Fey respond to Tracey Morgan’s disgusting homophobic remarks she really nails her delivery as well. She sums up all the things I would like to say (without all the profanity) in a short but very sweet response. The showrunner of 30 Rock says: “Stand-up comics may have the right to ‘work out’ their material in its ugliest and rawest form in front of an audience, but the violent imagery of Tracy’s rant was disturbing to me … Continue reading
When people work their way into a position of celebrity, we often forget that they still have great potential to be bigoted assholes. Where on the one hand you get some celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor, who dedicated her life to HIV/Aids causes, you have an equally large contingent of homophobic, anti-Semitic racists who make daily appearances on our big and small screens. Here’s a rundown of five of the most shocking anti-gay rants that have got celebrities into some hot water: 5) … Continue reading
I call for a BAN on 30 Rock until he is FIRED! You have probably heard about Tracey Morgan. He is trending all over the internet today because of some deplorable comments he made during a stand up routine in Tennessee. Here are some of the winning comments he made, people were so impressed that they stood up and walked out of his performance: “Gay is a choice, God don’t make mistakes” “There is no way a woman could love … Continue reading
Turns out that most Americans are A OK with a gay or lesbian presidential candidate. Kind of. On Thursday there was a poll released by the Pew Research Center for the People and the press and there was some surprising, at least to me, information. For example: 3% said they would be happy to back a president from the gay and lesbian community 33% said they would be less likely to support such a candidate (this is actually a 13% … Continue reading
June is here again and you know what that means? Gay Pride Month! A month filled with love and honestly and most of all F-U-N. Continue reading
Blake Shelton the country music sensation currently judging The Voice recently had some rather homophobic comments he decided to share on Twitter. Not cool. Continue reading
