Month: December 2008

Movies

Live at Five

The pot-laced brownies . . . the crazy campfire scene . . . the cougars gone wild. . . . The 2008 season of Showtime’s The L Word returned an…

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Columns

OutLoud: Astrologically Speaking

Like millions of people around the world, I am totally jazzed about the election results. We got Barack Obama! Oregon ousted our two-faced anti-gay senator, and even our wonderful little…

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Columns

AIDS Watch: Fooey!

I love Law & Order! All of ’em. The original L&O is great, and Criminal Intent is good, but I especially love Special Victims Unit (SVU). Maybe it’s because I…

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Music

ReadOut Shorts: December 2008

Based on the work of 70 researchers in 15 countries, The Dictionary of Homophobia is a mammoth, encyclopedic book that documents the history of homosexuality, and various cultural responses to…

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Columns

InsideOut At City Hall: Learning from Our Best Friends

I was recently asked to submit an article for the holiday issue of PetTalk Magazine. It prompted me to really think about what pets bring to our lives. I won’t…

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Columns

OutRight: Losing California

On election night, I stood in the heart of San Francisco’s Castro district. Around me were thousands of people cheering and dancing for Barack Obama’s victory and for the promise…

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Books

*He* Has the Baby

Sometimes, it seems like there’s a pregnant woman everywhere you look. The clerk at the gas station just started wearing maternity clothes. Two of your co-workers are due at the…

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Columns

LeftOut: Learn and Listen

Film director Stanley F. Kubrick made a profound statement in the opening episode of his cinematic masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. Entitled “The Dawn of Man,” the segment shows a…

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What A World

What A World: Dear Harvy

Harvey, you wouldn’t believe how our world has changed since Dan White shot you and Mayor Moscone 30 years ago. Not only have we gays and lesbians taken your advice…

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Local News

News Briefs: December 2008

Red Ribbon Toy Drive, GCAM Logo, AIDS Coalition Of Coastal Texas Re-Opens, Scholarship in Memory of ‘Texas Triangle’ Founder, National DADT Repeal Comes To Texas, ‘Inclusion, Fairness, And Equal Opportunity’…

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