It’s been months since I posted an installment of New Gay Heroes. I’ve had a couple of posts for the series in mind for quite some time, but just haven’t gotten around to actually writing and posting them. This weekend, though, I saw a little snippet on the Huffington Post that lit a fire under me… [Read more…]
June 25, 2009
Rachel Maddow Oh, Rachel. Rachel, Rachel, Rachel. What can I say? I have an enormous crush on Rachel Maddow. Now, I don’t want my giant crush to color my characterization of Rachel as a New Gay Hero, so let’s just get it out of the way at the start, and then move on, okay? Rachel Maddow is hot. … [Read more…]
March 17, 2009
Last night, The Accountant and I curled up on the couch to watch a DVR’d episode of Ellen. I’d been waiting for weeks, and the day had arrived – Portia was going to be a guest on Ellen! Ellen started the show as she always does, walking out to her theme song and loud cheers,… [Read more…]
March 7, 2009
Rachel Maddow was on The View this week. Generally, I avoid that show with its shout-y, maddening, roundtable discussions, but this, is worth watching: I was kind of surprised by how much they focused on Rachel’s sexuality. I guess I just find it funny that at 30something years old, she’s still telling her coming out story,… [Read more…]
March 6, 2009
Hello there! Long time, no blog. The month of February turned out to be quite the roller coaster ride, and once again, life got in the way of blogging. I won’t bore you with the laundry list of crazy things that happened in this Housewife’s life over the course of really, just a couple of… [Read more…]
December 11, 2008
Obama’s making cabinet appointments, and I’d like to make a little nomination of my own: Jon Stewart for Gay Marriage Czar (of the U.S., the world, the universe, whatever). Why? Just watch this: So we all know what I think about Mike Huckabee… But that’s not what’s important here. What’s important is that Jon Stewart fucking… [Read more…]
November 19, 2008
Yesterday, Mike Huckabee implied that African-American civil rights are different from gay civil rights because…African-Americans have been the victims of violence and gay people have not. Huh???? See here: Um, Mike, ever hear of Stonewall? Matthew Shepard? Gwen Araujo? Lawrence King? Harvey Milk? It was not all that long ago that police brutality against LGBT… [Read more…]
November 4, 2008
Say goodbye to the Callie/Erica storyline on Grey’s Anatomy, because after this week, it’s gone. That’s right: gone. Brook Smith, the actress who plays Erica Hahn, has been fired from the show, and THIS THURSDAY NIGHT will be her final episode. (Full story HERE.) According to Smith, she’s not even properly written out of the show: “My final… [Read more…]
November 2, 2008
It’s not very often that while watching television, I think, ”Wow, what a great representation of being a lesbian!” But this Thursday, watching Grey’s Anatomy, I thought just that: A heartbreaking scene, no doubt, but I was so moved and impressed by the great writing and acting. It is so rare to see, especially on network… [Read more…]
October 27, 2008
Current flowers Adorable magnetic timer from Anthropologie Pefect floor cushions for living room – found on the cheap at Marshalls These are some of the things that have been keeping me occupied. I’ve fallen behind on blogging, and I have no better excuse than some new little trinkets (but aren’t they great?!), pretty flowers, the… [Read more…]
December 7, 2009
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