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As you can see, one local child recently lost their hamster and, like so many people, has a hard time grappling the concept of death. The picture's far too precious for me to hog, so I'm passing it along. Before you get bummed out by death and all that, please note that the little bugger went happily. |
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That's all well and good, but thinks get a little more complex as your break it all down: A majority of voters, 55 percent to 30 percent, said the issue should have been decided by the Legislature, not the governor. Democrats supported the governor’s executive order by a margin of 64 percent to 30 percent, and independent voters by a margin of 56 of 37 percent, while Republicans opposed it, 57 – 37 percent. |
» Fighter.
Neal Boulton, the lady-loving editor of fag rag Genre, reportedly beat the living shit out of a nasty homophobe last night. Then he rode off into the night before the cops came. He's like some sort of vigilante! Who wants to give him a super cool superhero name? [Gawker] |
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» Phone It In.
Hey, New Yorkers. A pal just informed us that Governor David Paterson's office is taking a poll on whether or not people support the Governor's gay push. If you're interested in voicing your opinion, call 1-518-474-8390. It literally takes 15 seconds. |
» Reaching…
Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund simply can't mind their own business! After attempting to stay California's gay marriage ruling, the right-wing, Bible-based group has now filed a lawsuit fighting New York Governor David Paterson's push for same-sex recognition. [AP] |
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Not only do we have last week's gay marriage push, but now the State Assembly today voted 102-33 to green light the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, which adds sexuality and gender identity to the state's human rights act. All this action's almost too much for us to handle! Some background from Empire State Pride Agenda's gleeful press release: First introduced in 2003, GENDA has a record 74 co-sponsors this year in the Assembly, up from 69 last year. The Pride Agenda, the over 200 organizational members of the GENDA Coalition and the LGBT community have been working closely with Assemblymember Gottfried and other Assembly supporters to build the momentum for passage that resulted in today’s vote. Read the rest of the orgasmic release, after the jump… |
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The politico, who took over after Eliot Spitzer's hooker scandal, vowed earlier this year to bring same-sex nuptials to the Empire State. While couples can't yet marry within state lines, Paterson and his team this month declared that New York must accommodate gay marriages performed elsewhere, like California, which will likely start issuing same-sex marriage licenses June 17th.
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The New York resident won a settlement in her discrimination case against a West Village restaurant, Caliente Cab Company. |
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It's called Magnum 54 and it was to be only the second serious entry of men-for-men strip joints in recent memory. The gays who frequent this sort of thing were very excited about the new venue, particularly because it described itself as upscale, guaranteed muscled men, and was to offer “No G-STRING LAP DANCES.” And, unfortunately, the "grand opening" turned into an utter disaster. |
» Resignation?
New York's NBC affiliate is reporting that anti-gay voting, bastard baby-fathering Republican Vito Fossella will resign, perhaps later today or during the weekend, when people aren't paying as much attention to the news. [WNBC |
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Well, as can expected, the Republican politico's private life has been getting probed like you wouldn't believe. One of the juicier details: the married father of two had an illicit affair - and bastard child - with another woman. It's good old-fashioned fun, of course, and Pride Agenda just made it even more of a knee-slapper by reminding us of Fossella's predictable political history: "…We thought it would be useful to remind people that the Staten Island Representative had voted not once or twice–but three times to, as many of his colleagues argued, 'preserve the sanctity of marriage.'" Absolutely shocking. |
» Expansion.
Dallas-based Gay List Daily will be expanding its operations to include New York, Los Angeles and even a more general "national edition." For those unfamiliar with the List, we'll let the press release do the explaining: [The List is] a swank e-publication 'dedicated to making trendy gays even more trendy and gay." For further reference, please see Bruce LaBruce's Otto; Or, Up With Dead People. [Earth Times] |
» Diss.
The New York Times does not approve of NYC Council Speaker and avowed lesbian Christine Quinn's budget reforms: "One glaring weakness in the compromise reform presented by Ms. Quinn is that it still allows a council member to funnel money to an organization with personal or political connections. The new rules would require disclosure of this conflict of interest, but giving public money to organizations that employ political associates or family should be taboo. Period." [NY Times] |
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With the opening of the new New Museum on the Bowery, our Lower East Side's again becoming an epicenter for urban artistic activity. Gallerists Dennis Christie and Ken Tyburski couldn't resist the pull and recently unveiled their DCKT Contemporary's new location just down the famed road from the Museum. In celebration of the event, 35-year old Christie recently sat down with Queerty contributor Justin Conner to discuss his artistic roots, how to late Andy Warhol pulled him to the city and why he ignores the market's boom, even if it could go bust. Check it out, after the jump. |
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Supporters of New York's Empire State Agenda bussed it up to Albany today to lobby their legislators to support gay rights measures. [We are] traveling to Albany to help win marriage equality, transgender non-discrimination protections, safe schools for LGBT youth, and more funding for our community’s health and human services needs. We couldn't be there, unfortunately, but we're more than happy to pass along the gay non-profit's video, Lobbying Your Legislator. More informative instructions can be found here. There's nothing sexier than activism. Okay, that may not be true, but activism definitely gets points in our books. |