via Washington Post. Andrew Pochter’s letter tells the boy that “What is most important is that I am trying to do my best for others. I want to surround myself with good people!” (AP) Andrew Pochter, a 21-year-old Kenyon College student from Chevy Chase, Md., was stabbed to death on June 28 during anti-government protests in […]
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July
14
How to live your life: Advice from an American student who was killed in Egypt
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Lesbian Couple Denied Marriage License in Poplarville, Mississippi
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
http://www.towleroad.com/2013/07/lesbian-couple-denied-marriage-license-in-poplarville-mississippi-video-.html As reported earlier, the Campaign For Southern Equality has been on a road trip through Mississippi this week to highlight the state’s anti-LGBT laws and speak out for equality as part of their “We Do” campaign. On Wednesday, the campaign traveled to Poplarville (population: 2,894) to test the marriage application process for gay couples. […]
July
09
Steve Grand’s ‘All-American Boy’ Becomes A Gay-Themed Country Music Hit On YouTube
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
via Huffington Post. He’s a musician without a record label, a card holder without any remaining credit. And the gig that supplies what he calls “food money” may now be in jeopardy. But after events of the last week, Steve Grand said “I would die a happy man today,” and not for the reasons he’s […]
July
09
SKINS FIRE – A REVIEW.
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
SKINS FIRE – A REVIEW. Here are additional thoughts via Digital Spy. It’s fitting that this final series of Skins is comprised of three two-parters, since the show has always somewhat relied on a two-act structure. The first series of any ‘Generation’ was always about ‘actions’ – wild parties, hedonism, casual sex – and the […]
July
06
Do You Fall into This Happiness Trap? The False Choice.
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
via The Happiness Project. It’s very easy to fall into the happiness trap of false choices–of thinking you can either do X or Y, and that’s the choice you have to make. False choices are tempting for a couple of reasons. First, instead of facing a bewildering array of options, you limit yourself to a […]
July
06
The History of San Francisco’s Nicknames
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
via The Bold Italic. SAN FRANCISCO IS A LOT OF THINGS. It’s hippies, hipsters, vagrants, flagrants, artsy, fartsy, and more. You name it, and it probably lives here. And accordingly, no single nickname has ever really stuck for Saint Frank. Riffs on the grand title of our city come and go. Many of them are […]
July
01
Memorializing The Victims Of Horrific Firebombing At New Orleans’ Upstairs Lounge
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
via Queerty. On June 24, 1973, the deadliest LGBT massacre in American history happened in New Orleans. At 7:56 PM, an unknown assailant set ablaze the stairwell leading to the Upstairs Lounge, a second-floor gay bar. 60 people were trapped inside. As the flames spread, some were able to escape through an unmarked exit. But others — panicked, […]
June
23
Best Frenemies Forever
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Originally posted on Longbox Graveyard:
Longbox Graveyard #105 By now, you all should be familiar with the musings of Mark Ginocchio, the creator of the Spider-Man focused Chasing Amazing blog and the author of past posts on Longbox Graevyard such as his retrospective on Marvel’s Secret Wars mini-series and his two-part post on Spider-Man’s greatest…
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Where the Hell Is the Outrage?
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
via Truth Out. From the first breaths of life to the last, our lives are being stolen out from under us. From infant care and early education to Social Security and Medicare, the dominant economic ideology is demanding more lifelong sacrifices from the vulnerable to appease the gods of wealth. Middle-class wages are stagnant. Uemployment […]