Congratulations are in order for longtime Queereka reader H.B. Kurtzwilde, whose novel Chocolatiers of the High Winds has been nominated for a 2013 Lambda Literary Award in the LGBT Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror category. We like it when good things happen to our readers! And since Kurtzwilde’s main character is both a dude who likes dudes and an atheist, we thought it would be fun to chat ... »
Good news for Wyoming readers: your new marriage equality legislation has bipartisan support. Bad news: you still live in Wyoming. Sorry about that. Ozy Frantz tackles some basic social justice terms using this neat tool that restricts your usage to the thousand most common words in English. Playing with Upgoer is fun, but her definitions may come in handy if you’re trying to explain things ... »
Congratulations Frans Timmermans you are our Person Of The Week! PLEASE OH PLEASE OH PLEASE LET BARNEY FRANK RUN FOR JOHN KERRY’S SENATE SEAT PLEASE PLEASE. And also here is a thing. Have fun eating leftovers today! »
Hey, look! Hasbro actually listened to that girl’s petition! And they solicited her approval on prototype unisex designs. Damn, that makes me happy. Remember that University of Toledo employee who wrote that assholish homophobic op-ed piece and then got fired for it? Federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s dismissal of her wrongful-termination suit. I’m basically to the ... »
Comic Book Resources has this charming interview with my honorary grandparent George Takei, who appeared in Kevin Keller (that’s Archie’s gay buddy) #6. Here is a really sweet post from Ms. remembering Jenni Rivera, the Latina various-media-superstar who was killed in a plane crash this week. Oh hey there, UK marriage equality, nice to see you. Nice hand-wringing, Church of England; wa... »
In case you haven’t cried yet this morning, here is a tale of Europe’s coolest princess (spoiler: it’s not Kate Middleton) (disclaimer: I don’t have anything against the Duchess of Cambridge, she just hasn’t done anything this awesome yet) flying to India after her aide and his husband couldn’t secure visas to be there at the birth of their children to a New Del... »
The idyllic hamlet of Janestown, Wisconsin has approved a resolution extending domestic partnership benefits to LGBT city employees. Why do we care? Because that’s Paul Ryan’s hometown. (I bet his tears of impotent rage are delicious.) Got some straight ally buds who you think deserve mad props in the fight for marriage equality? Boy, have I got a tumblr for you. New political crush Ky... »
Your regularly scheduled quickies have been canceled in favor of your regularly scheduled quickie poster TURNING INTO A HUMAN RAINBOW AND EXPLODING WITH JOY. Thanks to everyone in Maine, Maryland, and Washington who helped make this happen. Minnesota, we got your RSVP and we’re saving your seat (hopefully you can get rid of Michele Bachmann on the next go-round, too). »
