Monthly Archives: July 2010
Netroots Nation 2010: Wrap-up
Tweet I attended the fifth annual Netroots Nation Conference last week in Las Vegas Nevada. I didn’t do any liveblogging because I didn’t think anything in particular would be interesting to you all, but I did do a few video interviews that I will be posting eventually (after I edit and make transcripts!). I wanted [...]
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Breaking: Parts of Arizona racial profiling law struck down
TweetVia MSNBC: A judge has blocked the most controversial sections of Arizona’s new immigration law from taking effect Thursday, handing a major legal victory to opponents of the crackdown. The law will still take effect Thursday, but without many of the provisions that angered opponents — including sections that required officers to check a person’s [...]
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Elizabeth Hasselback thinks lesbians are just man-deprived
TweetIt just amazes me that Elizabeth Hasselback is actually allowed on television. The Advocate brings attention to a recent show at The View where a discussion ensues about women coming out of the closet later in life. Hasselback’s explanation? That older ladies simply don’t have any men to choose from, so move on to women [...]
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Review: The Kids Are All Right
Tweet Like Chloe, I love me a good romantic comedy. Unlike Chloe, though, I don’t usually analyze them. I watch them as an escape, as a distraction, as entertainment. Sometimes though there are movies that just require commentary. Usually it’s because the movie has some how moved into the realm of “actually about me” in [...]
Tagged Movies, Popular Culture, Queer Issues, Uncategorized Comments closed
Mad Men Midweek Fix: Public Relations