George Takei on how the Japanese deal with disaster
This isn’t fun or light but since he is a friend of the community and the show, I felt it was worth sharing. We should learn something from this but I don’t think that will […]
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Bexar County Dem Chair Dan Ramos Likens Stonewall Democrats to Nazi Party
I don’t know what to sayabout this. There are people in this city who are not happy with the little progress we’ve made here in the last 20 years. I hope this isn’t reprentative of […]
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Masses End for the only Dignity chapter to hold services on Catholic grounds
Here’s a sad story of the local Dignity chapter being forced to move and the church that welcomed them for so many years. Here’s another story in the local LGBT media.
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NY Times: Lured Into a Trap, Then Tortured for Being Gay
Along with the Rutgers student, a 12-year-old in the Houston area plus a hate crime at the Stonewall Inn of all places, I’ll never believe things have gotten better for gay kids now than they […]
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VIDEO: Tropical Storm Hermine Passing Over San Antonio
For the uninitiated, this is what a tropical storm looks like. Hermine is still a tropical storm this far inland. This is the view out my back door.
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Cash-Strapped Local Governments Look for New Revenue Streams
Look out bloggers. You may soon pay for the revenue your blog generates.
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Texas state representative warns of ”Terror Babies” born in the U.S. and taken overseas to be trained to come back in 20 years to carry out terrorist attacks
I have never been more embarrassed to be a Texan. And I’ve been embarrassed to be a Texan plenty. If this wasn’t real, I would think it might work on SNL.
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The Politics of Repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
This well-written and detailed article gives some great insight on what’s been going on with the DADT policy. Agree or not, it’s fascinating behind-the-scenes stuff. Read the whole thing to understand it.
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An interesting story about a drag queen with a unique impairment–for a drag queen that is.
This was in our mainstream daily paper. Be sure to catch the slideshow and some of the insane comments.
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Annise Parker is Houston’s First Openly Gay Mayor
In an election closely watched by the Texas GLBT community, Annise Parker won a runoff to become Houston’s first openly gay mayor. Houston is the fourth largest city in the country. I wouldn’t have believed […]
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I’m glad you have serious shows like this once in a while. I don’t know why I chose Sunday to listen this one but I did.... » More
I saw that. Goofballs like that perpetuate the idea that Texas is a backwater state. It sorta is. Austin is the only liberal enclave in the... » More
That mustache looks right out of the 70s. Happy B’day and how old are you anyways? » More
It is a nice story. The paper shows their enlightened side once in a while. » More
One of my favorite lesbians, Rachel Maddow, is following this story this week on her show. She’s uncovering the role U.S. lawmakers are playing in this. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/34249049#34249049 » More