So They Say... 10/15/2009
Ever wonder what 'Girls Gone Wild' creator Joe Francis thinks about gay rights? Gay Navy veteran talks about gay visibility in the military. Andrew Sullivan feels betrayed (in a political sense). HRC prez says to give Obama a chance. And Belinda Carlisle talks gay marriage. Here's the latest round-up of memorable quotes from around the LGBT world for the past week.
'True Blood' hunk hopes for gay sex scene
Stephen Moyer, who plays vampire Bill on HBO's 'True Blood,' has come out with his true feelings for co-star Alexander Skarsgård, who plays Eric.
David Scondras sues Lawrence P.D. over 2006 teen sex arrest
On Oct. 9, 2006, former City Councilor David Scondras was arrested in a parking lot near Lawrence General Hospital for soliciting sex with a minor. Scondras, the first openly gay City Councilor in Boston, is now suing the Lawrence Police Department, alleging that he was severely beaten by police officers and then denied medical treatment.
'Stop Trans Pathologization' campaign kicks off Oct. 17
The Trans Depathologization Network, a group committed to the removal of 'gender identity disorder' from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases, has been joined by seven international networks and 161 trans groups in the two weeks leading up to its campaign kick-off on Oct. 17.
Exhibition of AIDS activism in visual media coming to Harvard
ACT UP New York: Activism, Art and the AIDS Crisis, 1987 - 1993, a new exhibition at the Harvard Art Museum's Carpenter Center, includes posters, stickers, and other visual media that were conceived in the midst of the AIDS crisis. The art is a presentation of almost a decade of AIDS activism efforts in New York City.
Tips, tricks, and tools to help you tie the knot in NH!
An LGBT wedding expo will be held in Portsmouth, NH on Sunday, Oct. 18 from 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
So They Say
These week in So They Say: Larry Kramer loves being gay (he really does). Rapper Warren G. isn't against gay people (he really isn't). Tyson Beckford doesn't sleep with men (but would with President Obama). David Mixner says time is running out in Maine and it is time to mobilize. And Gays in the Military spokesperson Tim Smith responds to vandals. These week in <slug>So They Say</slug>: Larry Kramer loves being gay (he really does). Rapper Warren G. isn't against gay people (he really isn't). Tyson Beckford doesn't sleep with men (but would with President Obama). David Mixner says time is running out in Maine and it is time to mobilize. And Gays in the Military spokesperson Tim Smith responds to vandals.
Provincetown's first annual Restaurant Week ready to set sail!
Twenty Provincetown restaurants will "set their tables" for the town's 1st Annual Restaurant Week. Participating restaurants will offer three-course (appetizer, entrée, and dessert) prix fixe dinners at either $25 or $35; excludes gratuity, alcohol and tax.
Boston will not host 2014 Gay Games
Boston saw defeat Sept. 29 in Cologne, Germany, as it was announced by the Gay Games Federation that Cleveland, OH, had been chosen to host the 2014 Gay Games.
Pro linebacker comes out in support of marriage equality
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo showed his support for marriage equality by attending a recent reception held by grassroots organization Equality Maryland, which aims to legalize marriage for same-sex couples in the state, the Washington Blade reported.
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