QUEER, Isn't it?

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65779207123745791052012-01-26T13:15:03.870-05:00QUEER, Isn't it?news & opinion concerning the GLBTQ2I (queer, gay, trans, lesbian, sexual minority) community, politics, entertainment, satire, etc.Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.comBlogger17471100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-26178689624617425852012-01-23T18:32:00.000-05:002012-01-23T18:32:07.416-05:00the "Johns Committee"

1990 - One of the most infamous hateful racist homophobes and general misanthropes Charley Eugene Johns died on this date and was rendered incapable of harming others (b. 1905). Johns was an American politician and the thirty-second governor of Florida from 1953 to 1955. Why cover Johns in a daily list of Gay Wisdom? Because most of us don't know this history and it's important to know what

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-43852613293506220712012-01-20T12:17:00.000-05:002012-01-20T12:17:50.816-05:00Etta James - All I Could do was Cry

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/20/showbiz/etta-james-obit/index.html

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-14467313450403045062012-01-13T13:22:00.001-05:002012-01-13T13:25:37.282-05:00Move over, Santorum!

There's a new website in town! http://spreadingromney.com/ Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Charming man, that Mitt!

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-56700723449343604882011-12-25T06:25:00.000-05:002011-12-25T06:25:28.860-05:00Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-33520668448269333572011-12-23T13:02:00.002-05:002011-12-23T13:05:36.568-05:00Ron Paul? Consistent? On Racism: (Maddow clips)

Says it all! Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Related: http://www.mrdestructo.com/2011/12/game-over-scans-of-over-50-ron-paul.html

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-41437396476036977392011-12-20T21:51:00.001-05:002011-12-20T21:51:22.633-05:00A lie is a lie is a...

Politifact's Flawed “Lie of The Year“ Selection Only Encourages More Lying

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-38142980906769933922011-12-13T15:14:00.000-05:002011-12-13T15:14:26.052-05:00Internet Censorship Is the Wrong Answer to Online Piracy

http://www.etsy.com/blog/news/2011/speak-out-about-legislation-in-congress/ Speak Out - little time left!

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-50424005669003066702011-12-08T17:47:00.000-05:002011-12-08T17:47:02.150-05:00Rick Perry Campaign "Strong"

via: http://www.nastypig.com/blog/index.php#473

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-39874098221579426962011-12-08T17:37:00.000-05:002011-12-08T17:37:35.872-05:00The Saving American Democracy Amendment

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-72892214507289586772011-12-05T22:28:00.000-05:002011-12-05T22:28:44.937-05:00Ezra Axelrod - American Motel

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-35399825330110142682011-11-22T16:38:00.000-05:002011-11-22T16:38:09.877-05:00Mae West - Interview with Dick Cavett

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-16661973702988918242011-11-18T10:55:00.001-05:002011-11-18T10:55:39.300-05:00Nhojj - Higher Ground

:-)

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-33596878297215681252011-11-08T12:38:00.001-05:002011-11-08T12:40:50.789-05:00Colbert on SuperPac Issue Ads (Genius, as usual!)

Behold, the genius of Colbert! The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Colbert Super PAC Ad - Undaunted Non-Coordination www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogVideo Archive The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Colbert Super PAC - Issue Ads www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogVideo

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-33273367340328692002011-11-07T23:24:00.001-05:002011-11-07T23:24:25.276-05:00Eva Cassidy - Autumn Leaves (live)

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-74808975933778473792011-11-03T17:55:00.001-04:002011-11-03T17:57:08.411-04:00It Gets Better - It's Getting Better

H/T: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KellysList/

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-8797543492559588352011-10-28T23:08:00.001-04:002011-10-28T23:08:58.732-04:00Keep Wall Street Occupied

Must-see:

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-69032821904418330842011-10-16T12:31:00.000-04:002011-10-16T12:31:01.978-04:00ACTION: SUSPEND CARDONA: NYPD DI Cardona's Punch was Not the First

ACTION: SUSPEND CARDONA: NYPD DI Cardona's Punch was Not the First

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-39003861069746523342011-10-12T18:13:00.000-04:002011-10-12T18:13:52.121-04:00RIP Matt

By Coleman Cornelius Denver Post Staff Writer Oct. 12, 1998 - FORT COLLINS - Five days after his skull was smashed with a gun butt and he was left to die on a rough-hewn fence, Matthew Shepard died early Monday in a hospital room surrounded by his family. Shepard's heart failed at 12:53 a.m. as he lay comatose and on life support at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, said Rulon Stacey,

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-61793796760909723312011-10-01T15:01:00.000-04:002011-10-01T15:01:33.242-04:00Marianne Faithfull - "Working Class Hero" (live)

http://www.occupytogether.com/

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-75715314632457995502011-09-09T16:37:00.001-04:002011-09-09T16:38:03.380-04:00President Obama Presents American Jobs Act (Enhanced Version)

via twitter @TheDemocrats: Watch the President's jobs speech in a whole new way with this @whitehouse video—enhanced with facts and figures..

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-68819157312751609112011-08-02T21:24:00.001-04:002011-08-02T21:25:28.558-04:00"Three Billy Goats Gruff" Budget Negotiations (Colbert Report must-see, must remember)

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c "Three Billy Goats Gruff" Budget Negotiations www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogVideo Archive

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-49960309521301617472011-07-26T14:47:00.000-04:002011-07-26T14:47:17.402-04:00Amy, Amy, Amy

Goodbye, Amy

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-79583625639768922322011-07-23T13:21:00.000-04:002011-07-23T13:21:48.974-04:00Amy Winehouse - Teach Me Tonight (Live At Jools Holland 2005)

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-18249047653272193432011-07-16T16:20:00.001-04:002011-07-16T16:25:36.613-04:00STOP THIS NOW (Please)!!

Every so often we see some version of this list of the top reasons to ban gay marriage. While well meaning, it contains a serious and obvious flaw. http://www.hillquest.com/community/top10reasons-gaymarriage.htm Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning. Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-43499029849232913582011-07-16T14:52:00.001-04:002011-07-16T14:53:00.806-04:00Dear Mr Murdoch

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-3189994945488795122011-07-15T13:50:00.003-04:002011-07-15T13:50:43.235-04:00ICYMI: Colbert on Gitmo Art (video)

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Improvised Expressive Devices www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogVideo Archive

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-31077617078966295402011-07-13T08:23:00.001-04:002011-07-13T11:51:35.078-04:00Colbert: H.A.B. and Dan Savage

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Heterosexual Accountability Buddy www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogVideo Archive The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Dan Savage www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogVideo Archive

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-50924813782275467772011-07-07T13:04:00.001-04:002011-07-07T13:05:05.793-04:00Maddow: GOP demands for Corp. give-aways cost schools, safety

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-28621231385879765822011-06-29T23:13:00.000-04:002011-06-29T23:13:24.860-04:00Apologists?

First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-85266592421622476692011-06-29T22:49:00.001-04:002011-06-29T22:50:28.226-04:00Your Tax Dollars at Work, Hurting Queers and Others

While the press and blogs cover and recover GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann Defending Medicaid Payments To Her Husband’s Clinic, what goes without comment is that this clinic is a 'Christian Counseling Center' (of the far-right fundamentalist Bachmann variety) receiving taxpayer dollars and no doubt harming many of it's 'patients'. I've seen first hand in my own family how such a

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-80172789311060000002011-06-29T00:27:00.000-04:002011-06-29T00:27:19.809-04:00States' rights? Really, Mr. President?

Compare and contrast: Obama asserts marriage issue should be left to states States' rights (speech) What's wrong with this picture? Just google 'states' rights'. Fuck.

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-58004667664424631822011-06-26T11:36:00.000-04:002011-06-26T11:36:18.197-04:00You've come a long way, baby!

From Stonewall... to marriage equality in some states. Be Proud and carry on.

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-38699631470927770612011-06-22T23:41:00.000-04:002011-06-22T23:41:54.621-04:00Judy Garland - I Don't Care

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-1002998240717383322011-06-17T12:22:00.001-04:002011-06-17T12:22:53.641-04:00Maddow: Dems will pay a price for their role in the double standard

I fear that Maddow is entirely correct when she says: "In an era of unhinged, ideological, big-money conservative media that is wholly and admittedly divorced from the precepts of journalism, in hounding Anthony Weiner into resigning because of the distraction of all of this coverage, and hounding Anthony Weiner into resigning, you have just fed and unleashed this beast against yourself,

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-3242129773153849222011-06-10T15:51:00.001-04:002011-06-10T15:52:21.915-04:00With You: The Mark Bingham Story (Gay Family Values Video)

With You is a feature length documentary focusing on the unique bond between a mother and son and how it was ultimately strengthened by the tragedy of 9/11. The film explores the lives of Mark Bingham, one of the heroes of United Flight 93 on September 11, 2001, and his mother, Alice Hoagland, a former United Airlines flight attendant. Devastated by her loss but inspired by the memory of her son,

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-51907310962141414302011-05-14T18:24:00.001-04:002011-05-14T18:28:56.453-04:00Slavery And Gay Marriage (For the Leviticus lovers... )

Senator John Harrington (DFL-St. Paul) is a religion major and a victim of laws that prevented interracial marriage. "Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property." (Leviticus 25:44-45) via:

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-36413276698218272722011-05-07T13:14:00.001-04:002011-05-07T13:14:50.678-04:00NRA policies decimate a neighborhood in Pittsburgh (Maddow must-see)

If you haven't seen Rachel Maddow's segments with Rev. Ricky Burgess on gun violence that results from NRA policies, please watch these two videos. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-2167019575477980102011-04-27T23:57:00.002-04:002011-04-27T23:59:38.089-04:00This! Only This! For 2011. For 2012. This! -->

Very sad day Very sad today. Do what you can to help stop racism. Why Obama shouldn't have had to 'show his papers' Peace and Love. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-75080392446201181902011-04-26T11:03:00.002-04:002011-04-26T11:06:37.568-04:00Phoebe Snow - "Something Real (Original Version)"

Phoebe Snow has passed. http://t.co/X37maHv

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-73385670459986596902011-04-24T11:38:00.001-04:002011-04-24T11:38:57.550-04:00Barbra Streisand - Johnny One Note

Happy Birthday to a living legend - she's 69 today!

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-22683020391251521722011-04-23T19:12:00.001-04:002011-04-23T19:12:17.919-04:00Live performance of George Harrisons "Beware of Darkness"

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-4214190755580718022011-03-26T12:16:00.001-04:002011-03-26T12:16:41.315-04:00Ellen Greene "Suddenly Seymour" Tonight Show

some sound problems - but a priceless clip - enjoy!

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-70687296796698397602011-03-18T00:35:00.003-04:002011-03-18T00:38:44.619-04:00Left Out In America: Legislating Love, Life and the LGBT

You can also take action by signing a petition on the documentary-dedicated website at www.enddoma.org.

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-66223160909733234762011-03-17T11:01:00.003-04:002011-03-17T11:03:04.096-04:00"The barometer for judging the character of people in regard to human rights is now those who consider themselves gay, homosexual, or lesbian."

/ / | \ \ | / / | \ \ GAY WISDOM for Daily Living... from White Crane a magazine exploring Gay wisdom & culture http://www.Gaywisdom.org Share this with your friends... \ \ | / / | \ \ | / / THIS DAY IN GAY HISTORY MARCH 17 1912 – BAYARD RUSTIN American civil rights activist, born (d: 1987) Largely behind the scenes in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and earlier, and one of the

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-54268884918799320072011-02-23T20:09:00.000-05:002011-02-23T20:09:27.899-05:00Men get 9 years in prison for Pa. hate-crime death

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7442532.html WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Two Pennsylvania men who were convicted of a federal hate crime for beating and kicking an illegal Mexican immigrant who died of his injuries were sentenced Wednesday to nine years in prison. Derrick Donchak and Brandon Piekarsky were among a group of white high school football players in the small town of

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-71135850081030285392011-02-22T06:54:00.001-05:002011-02-22T06:55:08.610-05:00Colbert on that frothy mix

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Rick Santorum Internet Search www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogVideo Archive Keep clicking!

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-13343147049937178912011-02-21T22:27:00.001-05:002011-02-21T22:27:55.977-05:00#WIUnion: Maddow Destroys Wisconsin's Gov Walker

Behold, truth in journalism! It's a beautiful thing.

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-77736089415891108932011-02-21T12:23:00.001-05:002011-02-21T12:23:55.843-05:00nina simone - my baby just cares for me

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-40558400952470853562011-02-14T09:57:00.001-05:002011-02-14T09:57:37.273-05:00Joan Armatrading - More Than One Kind Of Love

Happy Valentines Day, All! XX OO

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-61304095139168012282011-01-25T12:31:00.001-05:002011-01-25T12:31:36.361-05:00One Student's Coming Out Day (if you missed this - don't!)

via: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/01/24/Watch_High_School_Senior_Comes_Out_at_MLK_Assembly/ At a “Breaking the Silence”-themed assembly to honor Martin Luther King Jr., a high school senior used the opportunity to come out to the entire school and discuss the importance of diversity and acceptance and speak out against antigay bullying in schools..... If you haven't seen this

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-4259551849495382982011-01-25T11:05:00.001-05:002011-01-25T11:05:38.131-05:00The Daily Show: Bird Like Me (video)

The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c Bird Like Me www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogThe Daily Show on Facebook

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-33742312344217654792011-01-25T00:55:00.001-05:002011-01-25T00:55:20.805-05:00Kendall Deeper Than Blue (video)

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-2669397404073741712011-01-20T11:07:00.001-05:002011-01-20T11:07:33.974-05:00Lesbian Wisdom: Fact is, blatant heterosexuals are all over the place.

/ / | \ \ | / / | \ \ GAY WISDOM for Daily Living... from White Crane a magazine exploring Gay wisdom & culture http://www.Gaywisdom.org Share this with your friends... www.gaywisdom.org \ \ | / / | \ \ | / / THIS DAY IN GAY HISTORY JANUARY 20 1944 - The great Black Lesbian poet PAT PARKER was born (d. 1989). Author of many books, including "Movement In Black," "Child of Myself" and "

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-25505115950807931002011-01-18T22:20:00.001-05:002011-01-18T22:20:38.229-05:00Jury hears 2 more witnesses in trial of former officers (Shenandoah hate-crime cover-up)

Pictured: Ramirez with child link: http://republicanherald.com/news/jury-hears-2-more-witnesses-in-trial-of-former-officers-1.1091860 WILKES-BARRE - Two Shenandoah policemen on duty the night an illegal Mexican immigrant was fatally beaten lost their desire to solve the case the instant they learned who assaulted the man, a witness testified Tuesday in the federal trial

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-58406861297903131452011-01-14T23:16:00.001-05:002011-01-14T23:16:31.706-05:00Teen: Officer present when story concocted

WILKES-BARRE - Colin J. Walsh told jurors Thursday in the federal trial of three ex-Shenandoah policemen that one of that trio was present when he and the other teenagers who fatally beat an illegal Mexican immigrant the night before concocted a false story about the incident. Jason Hayes was at the house of Brandon J. Piekarsky, the son of his then-girlfriend Tammy Piekarsky, who is now

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-39829769609865062932011-01-14T08:13:00.001-05:002011-01-14T08:14:01.448-05:00Palin posters appear in San Francisco CA

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-31324695320596827902011-01-12T16:14:00.001-05:002011-01-12T16:14:34.041-05:00Maddow: Mental Health Care a National Issue

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Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-63267715330999187542011-01-10T07:42:00.001-05:002011-01-10T07:43:11.479-05:00Ex-cops face trial in Shenandoah Hate-Crime cover-up

Ex-cops face trial in Shenandoah beating cover-up As Luis Eduardo Ramirez Zavala lay dying on a Shenandoah street on July 12, 2008, three borough police officers started covering up what had occurred instead of properly investigating it, federal prosecutors allege. At 9:30 a.m. today, the trial for those three now-former officers - Matthew R. Nestor, William Moyer and Jason Hayes - is scheduled

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-75680722238162349212011-01-08T22:39:00.001-05:002011-01-08T22:40:04.933-05:00Video - Olbermann: Violence and threats have no place in democracy:

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Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-68530484153565334332011-01-07T23:20:00.001-05:002011-01-07T23:21:12.747-05:00it gets better-----a music video by rebecca drysdale

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-14952793677110771602010-12-20T09:34:00.001-05:002010-12-20T09:34:19.999-05:00So Long to Ya, 2010 (JibJab)

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-5869911613599861812010-12-17T07:58:00.001-05:002010-12-17T07:58:23.797-05:00Jesus Is a Liberal Democrat (Colbert)

a true genius hits another grand slam: The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Jesus Is a Liberal Democrat www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogMarch to Keep Fear Alive

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-10519356815305818982010-12-14T10:28:00.001-05:002010-12-14T10:28:31.149-05:00The Word - Swift Payment (Colbert)

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The Word - Swift Payment www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogMarch to Keep Fear Alive

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-58472017221108080412010-12-11T18:28:00.001-05:002010-12-11T18:28:54.066-05:00The Hives & Cyndi Lauper In A Christmas Duel

Merry Merry!

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-50118524187481491162010-12-10T10:02:00.001-05:002010-12-10T10:03:09.335-05:00TDS: The South's Secession Commemoration

Saying slavery was the cause of the South's secession during the Civil War isn't politically correct -- it's correct correct. The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c The South's Secession Commemoration www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogThe Daily Show on Facebook

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The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The Word - Unrequited Gov www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes2010 ElectionMarch to Keep Fear Alive

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-87510255771747201742010-12-06T20:18:00.001-05:002010-12-06T20:21:40.323-05:00Always My Son

via: Kelly's List [ Kelly notes: This is beautiful. I know it is 15 minutes long, but it good for your soul to watch it. ] ____________ _________ _________ _ Family Acceptance Project November 19, 2010 Always My Son Always My Son is one of a series of short documentary films that are being produced by the Family Acceptance Project to help ethnically and religiously diverse families decrease

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-27115984292763696372010-11-28T11:58:00.001-05:002010-11-28T11:59:25.374-05:00NBC NEWS November 27, 1978 George Moscone & Harvey Milk Dead

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-65389572980680024642010-11-24T17:54:00.000-05:002010-11-24T17:54:07.033-05:00Thanks, Turkeys!

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-62435410992354369042010-11-17T10:08:00.000-05:002010-11-17T10:08:30.579-05:00Maddow Video: Publicizing GOP statements ignores shortcomings of GOP policy

Writing just what they say is publicizing, writing what they actually do is reporting the news!

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-11317094751989557892010-11-14T16:08:00.003-05:002010-11-14T16:15:02.930-05:00Bullies ' threatened to kill my son'

Parents: Pleas ignoredSome move out of district, others mull cyberschoolingBy Evamarie Socha The Daily Item The Daily Item Sat Nov 13, 2010, 11:24 PM EST[Debbie Tocco's and Albert Stevens' son was in Middleburg Middle School's eighth grade last year.Sometime earlier this year, his life was threatened."They threatened to kill my son," Tocco said. "There was talk that the one kid had a knife. They

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-69071495877649507352010-11-13T17:19:00.001-05:002010-11-13T17:20:00.532-05:003 year old Jonathan conducting to the 4th movement of Beethoven's 5th Sy...

Enjoy!

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-1467539146688589472010-11-11T20:55:00.003-05:002010-11-11T20:59:42.696-05:00High School Anti-bullying Statement in PA

[Parents decided it was time to make the district know they want more done to protect other kids from that type of abuse."We can't have no more of this happening to kids. They need somewhere to go and talk. Most of them won't talk to nobody because they're afraid to," said Rena Michael of Middleburg.Middleburg police and state police were on hand only as a precaution. Michelle Krick has a

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-9084979845158492672010-11-11T14:28:00.003-05:002010-11-11T14:35:40.406-05:00People will come to terms with their pain...

Pastors say teen's suicide struck chordPeople from across Valley express shock, bewildermentBy Evamarie Socha The Daily Item[Karl Polm-Faudre, director of education, research and outreach in the spiritual care division of the Geisinger Health System, has a different take on community reaction."I think the tragedy stems not from (Brandon's) decision to take his own life," he said. "The tragedy

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-68761465082572654372010-11-11T10:06:00.003-05:002010-11-11T10:10:21.844-05:00Pa. legislators have chance to make an impact on anti-gay bullying

link"The General Assembly had three initiatives before it in the 2009-10 session that would advance equality for the LGBT community, including gay youth, but failed to pass any of them."In the last two months, there has been a great deal of attention given to the experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth after the suicides of several teenagers who were gay or were perceived to be

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-91789506028719082982010-11-10T09:23:00.003-05:002010-11-10T09:30:12.617-05:00Pastor: Girl saw teenager [Brandon Bitner] slammed into wall

But the Rev. Julia Beall, pastor of First United Church of Christ in Middleburg, said Tuesday her youngest daughter told Beall she'd seen Brandon being bullied."My youngest daughter witnessed an act of bullying against him," Beall said. "He was thrown into a wall. It happened in a hallway where there were a lot of witnesses."Beall said her daughter told her about this incident last week "before

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-5936403755663006062010-11-09T09:56:00.003-05:002010-11-09T10:02:33.912-05:00More on Brandon Bitner suicide in PA

Search continues for answers in Midd-West teen's suicide MOUNT PLEASANT MILLS - There are no official answers yet to the role bullying played in the suicide Friday of a 14-year-old Midd-West High School freshman, and school administrators, friends and family are still looking for what led to the young man’s tragic end.Brandon Bitner, a 14-yearold Midd-West freshman, said in his suicide note that

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-49711140472314080352010-11-09T08:09:00.002-05:002010-11-09T08:11:20.513-05:00Maddow on Second Amendment Remedies to Reproductive (Legal) Choice / Rights

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-72140095947965547282010-11-07T01:47:00.003-04:002010-11-07T01:53:56.241-04:00Friends: Bullying Led to Tragedy

Midd-West mourns third student death in 8 monthsBy Tricia Pursell The Daily Item“It was not about race, or gender, but they bullied him for his sexual preferences and the way he dressed. Which,” she said, “they wrongly accused him of.”MIDDLEBURG — Students at Midd-West High School cried out against bullying Friday as they mourned the loss of a classmate who in the early morning hours walked about

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-89655341609901806542010-11-04T14:06:00.001-04:002010-11-04T14:07:12.921-04:00Margaret Cho - Lice - featuring Ben Lee

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-88803087897678171182010-11-02T10:59:00.000-04:002010-11-02T11:00:08.865-04:00Country First

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-54377819131493959672010-10-26T12:15:00.001-04:002010-10-26T12:15:39.857-04:00Televangelist Oral Roberts' gay grandson says "it gets better"

Moving, powerful, must-see! It gets better.

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-41469571397522032942010-10-21T23:31:00.001-04:002010-10-21T23:32:45.059-04:00President Obama: It Gets Better

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-15745060991821649442010-10-20T21:32:00.004-04:002010-10-20T21:40:05.609-04:00"I Looked It Up" for Spirit Day

via: Kelly's ListThis song, "I Looked It Up", comes from the musical, A PERFECTLY NORMAL BOY. It addresses one of the worst cruelty issues facing gay youth today. A PERFECTLY NORMAL BOY is a musical comedy that uses six men to depict the life of any gay man with each actor playing the lead character at different stages of life. In one of the show's more poignant moments the lead, as a twelve year

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-6342941853085254722010-10-19T23:21:00.003-04:002010-10-19T23:27:11.784-04:00Bigotry, Fear and Racism on the Campaign Trail (Maddow clips)

Once again, Maddow lays it all out for us:and Melissa Harris-Perry (on twitter) adds to our understanding with light, not heat (so refreshing):

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-37704600298497715962010-10-19T17:47:00.001-04:002010-10-19T17:48:04.863-04:00Secretary Clinton: "Tomorrow Will Be Better"

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-80933472463130895062010-10-19T16:29:00.001-04:002010-10-19T16:31:28.830-04:00Election 2010 (Maddow clip)

Maddow commits journalism, again:

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-86086796438734576672010-10-18T17:51:00.001-04:002010-10-18T17:51:13.881-04:00Gay rights activist - 1980

Gay rights activist - 1980, originally uploaded by Gay Freedom Day.

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-85605802657711514432010-10-17T13:57:00.000-04:002010-10-17T13:58:39.534-04:00It Gets Better (Broadway sings for the Trevor Project)

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-9772431139426849052010-10-14T17:18:00.002-04:002010-10-14T17:22:30.633-04:00Rest in Peace Luis Ramirez; Guilty Verdict in PA Hate Crime Trial

Piekarsky, Donchak GuiltyA federal jury has found Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak guilty of a deadly hate crime.Jury deliberations began Thursday morning in the case against Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak, the men from Shenandoah charged with a hate crime.Jurors have been deliberating since 10:30 a.m., deciding if Piekarsky and Donchak are guilty of a hate crime.Donchak has also been

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-19035951008880294732010-10-14T16:47:00.002-04:002010-10-14T16:50:04.444-04:00Jury deliberations begin in Pa. hate crime case

Jury deliberations begin in Pa. hate crime caseSCRANTON, Pa. — Two men charged with a hate crime in the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant waited Thursday to learn their fate, more than two years after the assault angered Hispanic groups and exposed simmering ethnic tensions in a small former mining town.A jury in Scranton began deliberating Thursday morning in the federal trial of Derrick

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-34268475954713952832010-10-13T17:34:00.003-04:002010-10-13T17:40:04.322-04:00Prosecution argues beating was team effort in closing statement (PA hate crime trial)

[Senior U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo recessed the case for about 45 minutes to prepare his final charge, which will follow closing statements by William A. Fetterhoff, Harrisburg, Donchak's lawyer, James A. Swetz, Stroudsburg, Piekarsky's lawyer, and prosecutors. The all-white jury of six men and six women will begin deliberations following the charge."There will be no more testimony and

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-83404679580949288172010-10-12T17:52:00.000-04:002010-10-12T17:53:37.796-04:00spark to Stop bullying

GroundSpark is offering FREE streaming this month and next to help provide critical tools to youth and adults to address anti LGBT bullying. Check out this "spark" which lets you see excerpts, stream, and get other resources. Please click the "share" tab and post to your FB. - share widely!

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-64338674659583607772010-10-12T17:06:00.003-04:002010-10-12T17:15:34.165-04:00Witness: Pa. teen threatened 'civil war' in beating case (PA hate crime trial)

Police Officers Testify in Hate Crime Trial - The defense has taken over at a federal hate crime trial in Scranton.Two men from Shenandoah, Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak, are accused of beating an illegal immigrant in 2008 simply because he was Hispanic.The prosecution rested its case at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday but not before calling some Shenandoah police officers to the stand to talk about an

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-26550617970792915372010-10-11T17:54:00.000-04:002010-10-11T17:55:35.037-04:00Happy NCOD! video: See the World (Klubjumpers Remix) by Houston Bernard

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-88902006336885908732010-10-09T11:51:00.003-04:002010-10-09T11:57:44.763-04:00Jury in Shenandoah [PA] hate crime case hears racist music

Derrick Donchak, one of two men charged with federal hate crimes in the beating death of an illegal Mexican immigrant, often wore a "Border Patrol" T-shirt and listened to "racist music" when he drove around Shenandoah, one of his high school friends testified Friday in federal court in Scranton.As federal prosecutors continued to lay out evidence racial hate was behind the murder of Luis Eduardo

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-27801518751675752792010-10-09T11:42:00.005-04:002010-10-09T11:48:07.993-04:00Emotional Testimony at Hate Crime Trial [PA]

More witnesses for the prosecution testified Friday in the case of two men from Shenandoah charged in connection with a deadly hate crime.Witnesses described a vicious attack and cover-up that included police officers. Some of the testimony jurors heard was emotional as witnesses described the night Luis Ramirez was beaten by a group of teens from Shenandoah and left lying on the ground.Brandon

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-7215024332378165962010-10-09T11:38:00.001-04:002010-10-09T11:40:53.758-04:00"Men in Love"

via: Ditto Sings of "Men in Love" (Advocate)

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-43803122926290804952010-10-07T20:54:00.003-04:002010-10-07T20:59:36.427-04:00Pa. teens say they covered up assault on immigrant

LINKSCRANTON, Pa. — After beating and kicking an illegal Mexican immigrant and leaving him for dead in the street, a group of white teens in a small Pennsylvania mining town knew they had a serious problem on their hands.So, witnesses said, they decided on a cover story to tell the police: They weren't drinking. They didn't utter ethnic slurs. And, above all, Brandon Piekarsky did not kick Luis

Queer johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424194000225515228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577920712374579105.post-33486642664779266672010-10-04T15:40:00.000-04:002010-10-04T15:41:00.642-04:00We're (Not) Straight (must-see video)

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