Here's the latest from Charles Cima

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 […]

Posted in: News & Rumors, People, Videos 14 years ago 0

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 […]

Posted in: News & Rumors, Politics & Activism 14 years ago 0

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.

Posted in: News & Rumors 14 years ago 0

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 […]

Posted in: News & Rumors, Politics & Activism 14 years ago 0

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.

Posted in: Embed, News & Rumors 14 years ago 0

Cash-Strapped Local Governments Look for New Revenue Streams

Look out bloggers. You may soon pay for the revenue your blog generates.

Posted in: News & Rumors, Technology 14 years ago 2

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.

Posted in: News & Rumors, Politics & Activism, video 14 years ago 5

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.

Posted in: News & Rumors, Politics & Activism 15 years ago 0

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.

Posted in: Drag & Trans, People 15 years ago 2

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 […]

Posted in: News & Rumors, Politics & Activism 15 years ago 0


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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

On FOF #1335 – The Westboro Baptist Church vs Anonymous
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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

On 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
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That mustache looks right out of the 70s. Happy B’day and how old are you anyways? » More

On Happy Birthday Marc Felion
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It is a nice story. The paper shows their enlightened side once in a while. » More

On An interesting story about a drag queen with a unique impairment–for a drag queen that is.
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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

On Uganda Proposes Death Penalty for HIV Positive Gays