via The Age. Mardis Gras still marching for social change 35 years on In the 35 years since the 1978 march for gay rights, Steve Warren has never missed a Mardi Gras parade. Mr Warren was among the hundreds of young gay men and lesbians who came out of the Oxford Street gay bars that […]
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August
05
A Look Back on the Origins of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
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August
05
The Castro: The Rise of a Gay Community
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via KQED. The History of the Castro Eureka Valley Eureka Valley, named for one of the Twin Peaks (the other was called Noe), began as sparsely populated ranchos that belonged to Mexican land barons like Jose Castro and Jose de Jesus Noe. In the 1880s when Irish, German and Scandinavian families homesteaded on the slopes […]
August
05
Rapper Macklemore discusses gay marriage and his new song – Same Love
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“Same Love” was written in support of legalizing same-sex marriage particularly in reference to Washington Referendum 74 (R-74 or Ref 74), a Washington state referendum to approve or reject the February 2012 bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. Macklemore explained that the song also came out of his own frustration with hip […]
August
05
Pride Monday
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Today I am feeling particularly proud. There is someone I have started hanging out with and he’s a pretty special guy. Also, the announcement of Ben Whishaw coming out as gay and marrying Mark Bradshaw put me in the mood. I am dedicating my blog today to the guy I am dating, my predecessors, my peers, […]
August
04
Let’s Open Up the San Francisco Water Front
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The 8 Washington Parks, Public Access and Housing Initiative is a proposed city measure that, if approved by voters, will open the way for new public parks, increased access to The Embarcadero Waterfront, hundreds of construction jobs, new sustainable residential housing and funding for new affordable housing. And it empowers voters with the decision on […]
August
04
My Dog and Cat Love the New Dog Bed!!!
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What I woke up to this morning.
August
04
James Bond Actor Reveals He’s Gay and Married
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Ben Whishaw has confirmed speculation that he is gay and happily married to composer Mark Bradshaw. The pair tied the knot in Sydney in 2012, and will celebrate their first anniversary this month. The Skyfall star had never spoken publicly about his sexuality before, insisting that he wanted to remain quiet about his private life. […]
August
03
Russian LGBT group delighted, nearly overwhelmed by support
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I stand with my LGBT peers in Russia.
August
02
Coming Out to Siri…
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National Coming Out Day was a few weeks back but perennially shirtless vlogger Davey Wavey waited a bit to tell his iPhone he’s gay. My favorite line: “Your hair is gayer than Elton John blowing Barney at a figure skating competition on John Travolta’s private plane.”
August
01
Ignition gets remixed by Blue Turtle Seduction
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Blue Turtle Seduction transforms R.Kelly’s Ignition into a campground stage throw down. This is the remix to ignition.
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