http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/ No government has the right to tell its citizens whom to love. The only queer people are those who don't love anybody. — Rita Mae Brown en-US Sun, 23 May 2010 17:56:05 -0400 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification CitizenCrainhttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/4-eEBOjb4qI/the-rand-paul-reality-for-gays.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/05/the-rand-paul-reality-for-gays.html Some Republicans are trying to brush it off as the kind of debate you have in you freshman dorm at 2 a.m. Not so for us gays. The objection raised by Rand Paul, the GOP Senate nominee from Kentucky, to... ENDA Chris Sun, 23 May 2010 17:56:05 -0400 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/05/the-rand-paul-reality-for-gays.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/J8x2aMDAD38/is-brown-the-new-gay.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/05/is-brown-the-new-gay.html Meet the new scapegoats for social conservatives in this country: In its perversion of the professed conservative desire for checks on government intrusion, the [new Arizona immigration] law evokes the McCarthy era's war on so-called sex deviants. That reign of... Immigration Marriage Chris Fri, 14 May 2010 15:29:12 -0400 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/05/is-brown-the-new-gay.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/F4fLfSd-Hts/thats-what-he-said.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/05/thats-what-he-said.html Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who resigned in disgrace after spending tens of thousands on prostitutes, on whether Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is gay or not: “I did not go out with her, but other guys did. I... Funny-HaHa Obama Outing Chris Wed, 12 May 2010 15:14:33 -0400 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/05/thats-what-he-said.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/nzfA9ng56hM/once-more-into-the-outing-mess-.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/05/once-more-into-the-outing-mess-.html Perhaps one silver lining from the horrible tragedy that is Brian Betts' murder will be a review by the Washington Post of its antiquated policy of when to report a story subject's sexual orientation. We've seen the issue arise in... Media Outing Chris Wed, 12 May 2010 11:44:19 -0400 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/05/once-more-into-the-outing-mess-.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/aqlFkgB3d1M/dont-cry-for-argentinas-activist-judges.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/04/dont-cry-for-argentinas-activist-judges.html Very encouraging news out of my former home Buenos Aires: A judge in Buenos Aires today upheld the validity of the first civil marriage between two women, rejecting the decision of another judge, Martha Gomez Alsina, who had set aside... Argentina Marriage Chris Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:17:54 -0400 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/04/dont-cry-for-argentinas-activist-judges.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/hVyXbbH3xnE/tea-partiers-softer-on-gays-than-gop.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/04/tea-partiers-softer-on-gays-than-gop.html Call it the Ron Paul wing of the Tea Party movement, but a sizable portion of the colorful, spelling-challenged protesters are at least consistent about wanting the government out of our pocketbooks and out of our bedrooms: In general, those... Marriage Palin Chris Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:10:57 -0400 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/04/tea-partiers-softer-on-gays-than-gop.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/Y9pM9OebMgQ/the-week-on-gnw-april-1117.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/04/the-week-on-gnw-april-1117.html Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week: Obama orders hospital visitation rights for gays: QUICK LOOK: President Barack Obama has told the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a rule that... Gay News Watch Chris Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:46:00 -0400 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/04/the-week-on-gnw-april-1117.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/MHQwpILc-9k/a-queer-way-to-queer-the-census.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/a-queer-way-to-queer-the-census.html Though I wouldn't put it anywhere near the top of the Gay Agenda, the movement to "Queer the Census" to make sure single gay folks are counted makes good sense. After all, the Census is designed to get an accurate... Obama Chris Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:24:43 -0400 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/a-queer-way-to-queer-the-census.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/LKQfQReFajU/do-you-get-mistyeyed-at-bigotry.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/do-you-get-mistyeyed-at-bigotry.html Fresh off news that a church in Gainesville, Fla., is preaching politics with a "No Homo Mayor" campaign against openly gay candidate Craig Lowe, a prominent Republican in Kansas City, Mo., is going after a lesbian state senator for the... Chris Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:33:45 -0400 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/do-you-get-mistyeyed-at-bigotry.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/85UbRaCbxwg/homeless-but-not-dateless-for-prom.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/homeless-but-not-dateless-for-prom.html It seems us old fogeys weren't the only ones impressed by the courage it took Constance McMillen to force her Mississippi high school to let her bring her girlfriend to prom. (Constance won her legal battle and although the school... Youth Chris Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:56:40 -0400 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/homeless-but-not-dateless-for-prom.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/borTcqfBQkw/one-down-seven-to-gowhos-next.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/one-down-seven-to-gowhos-next.html Speaking of effective activism, the kind that gets your attention and produces results, the Gill Action Fund folks behind Fight Back NY are back with another viral video, fresh off their lopsided defeat of ousted state Sen. Hiram Montserrate. Last... Gill HRC Marriage Chris Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:24:46 -0400 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/one-down-seven-to-gowhos-next.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/jnCPErr_7CU/following-up-on-my-post-yesterday-about-the-stark-contrast-between-the-elegant-activism-of-joe-solmonese-and-the-direct-actio.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/following-up-on-my-post-yesterday-about-the-stark-contrast-between-the-elegant-activism-of-joe-solmonese-and-the-direct-actio.html Following up on my post yesterday about the stark contrast between the "elegant activism" of Joe Solmonese and the direct action activism of Dan Choi, a reader pointed me to some recent data about the salary on which Solmonese affords... HRC Military Chris Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:42:32 -0400 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/following-up-on-my-post-yesterday-about-the-stark-contrast-between-the-elegant-activism-of-joe-solmonese-and-the-direct-actio.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/srUqbma0FRc/equality-by-way-of-elegant-activism.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/equality-by-way-of-elegant-activism.html Joe Solmonese favors Dolce & Gabbana. Dan Choi favors your equality. The two images could not contrast more completely: On the one hand, there's West Point graduate Dan Choi in uniform, handcuffed to the White House fence in the form... HRC Military Chris Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:49:48 -0400 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/equality-by-way-of-elegant-activism.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/3ANLu_mm0vM/the-week-on-gnw-march-1420.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/the-week-on-gnw-march-1420.html Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week: Dutch reject faulting gay soldiers for Bosnia genocide: QUICK LOOK: Dutch officials have reacted with anger and bemusement to the claim by a retired American general... Gay News Watch Chris Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:33:00 -0400 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/the-week-on-gnw-march-1420.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/W8wUEytrB0w/dont-ask-dont-hold-your-breath.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/dont-ask-dont-hold-your-breath.html Stop me if you've heard this before. Once again, Democrats in Congress are blaming President Obama for putting the brakes on Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal, as if the White House introduces legislation that the House and Senate can then... DNC Military Obama Chris Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:19:03 -0400 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/dont-ask-dont-hold-your-breath.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/kdpK33YTeNQ/when-comedy-cant-imitate-life.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/when-comedy-cant-imitate-life.html The abrupt resignation of New York Congressman Eric Massa seemed ideal for a SNL send-up, replete with stories of naked shower chats with Rahm Emanuel, tickle fights with his all-bachelor flatmates, self-described "Caligula orgies" naval initiations, and -- of course... Funny-HaHa Military Sex Scandals Television Chris Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:58:19 -0400 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/when-comedy-cant-imitate-life.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/RflfVk8h-LE/the-week-on-gnw-march-813.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/the-week-on-gnw-march-813.html Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week: Gay couples begin to wed in Mexico City: QUICK LOOK: Five same-sex couples wed in Mexico Thursday as Mexico City became the first Latin American city... Gay News Watch Chris Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:08:09 -0400 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/the-week-on-gnw-march-813.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/ToqOG0ulsco/a-new-twist-on-blame-the-homo.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/a-new-twist-on-blame-the-homo.html Give Senegal's Prime Minister Souleymane Ndiaye some credit. The usual pattern we see in "blame the homo" is to explain some natural disasters or social decline -- or the threatened destruction of human civilization -- by pointing the finger at... Ignorant Quotes Chris Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:40:57 -0500 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/a-new-twist-on-blame-the-homo.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/M8RqpYzOiYs/we-tried-the-carrot-.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/we-tried-the-carrot-.html "We tried the carrot. Now it's time for the stick." That's the message from Cynthia Nixon, Miranda of "Sex and the City" fame, in a simple yet powerful new PSA for the fledgling group Fight Back NY, which exists for... Gill Marriage Television Chris Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:29:27 -0500 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/we-tried-the-carrot-.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenCrain/~3/zdlVdw6mFN0/a-capital-case-for-gay-marriage.html http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/a-capital-case-for-gay-marriage.html Last week was one for the history books in the movement for gay civil rights worldwide. As of last week, same-sex couples are marrying in the capitals of four of the five most populous countries in the Americas, and each... D.C. Marriage Chris Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:05:42 -0500 http://citizenchris.typepad.com/citizenchris/2010/03/a-capital-case-for-gay-marriage.html