Book review: Soon I Will Be Invincible

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

For the purposes of recording this, I read Dead Witch Walking last week, but since I recently reviewed a Kim Harrison book, I don’t have much to say about this series-starter. But when I start compiling my yearly reading list, it helps if I’ve at least mentioned it in the blog. So, Soon I Will [...]

Spoiler for Homosexuals in Harry Potter

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

Dumbledore was gay. No, seriously. G-A-Y. That subtext was buried rather deep, don’t you think? And, typically, the gay character gets killed off in a tragic manner! I cry foul! just kidding Harry Potter author JK Rowling has revealed that one of her characters, Hogwarts school headmaster Albus Dumbledore, is gay. She made her revelation [...]

Surprise news from home

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Okay, so my relationship with one of my sisters is really terrible. We haven’t really spoken in over a year. I hate her husband. I think she’s a holier-than-thou snot. She thinks I’m personally out to ruin her life and marriage. Still, you think someone would have mentioned that she’s pregnant before now. As in, [...]

Take (more) Action on ENDA!

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

I know, I know, I just won’t shut up about ENDA. Unfortunately, the political process sometimes doesn’t give us a lot of breathing room or a chance to take a break. This morning, the House Education and Labor Committee voted to send H.R. 3685 to a floor vote. This is the version of ENDA many [...]

Is Post-Gay the New Pink?

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

It seems that suddenly everybody is talking about “Post-Gay.” I’ve seen this term referenced in several blogs lately, an editorial in a national magazine or two, and heard it come up in conversation a few times. While there’s no wikipedia entry as of the time I’m writing it, I did get a helpful definition from my [...]

Book Review: A Fistful of Charms

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

I have to admit, when I picked up Every Witch Way but Dead several months ago, I was not impressed. But enough of my friends have written favorable comments about Kim Harrison novels that I decided maybe I’d been a little to harsh. So, when I got desperate for something to read and only a [...]

San Francisco Values on Display

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

Despite today’s news that Frank, Pelosi and co. are pressing forward with the trans-excluding version of ENDA, I was really inspired by the press conference I attended over lunch. Elected official after elected official, community leaders and activists from San Francisco came forward urging Congress to wait and pass a version of ENDA where no [...]

The Zombies…

Friday, October 12th, 2007

I… didn’t make it… this may be… my last transmission… before the curse sets in… braaaaains… braaaaaaaaaains! eatbrains.com – your best warning for surviving a zombie attack in San Francisco.

Matt Foreman Speaks the Truth

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

It should come as no particular surprise that Matt Foreman is one of my personal heroes in the LGBT movement. He is articulate, passionate, and pretty much changed the nature of our collective discussion (or, at the very least, mine) about transgender rights a few years ago with his apology and passionate editorial about how [...]

Take Action: Rally against the undead!

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

I just got this alarming bulletin:  URGENT ALERT: Thanks to Professor Grenzfineski’s recently installed EEW* system, we have detected a sudden upsurge in undead activity throughout the city. Another attack is IMMINENT. But rather than passively wait in fear, we are striking back! With the Professor’s assistance, a zombie homing beacon has been hastily assembled [...]