14 QuickLinks

Thursday, July 3, 2008
A Million 'Individual' March-New York's Gay Pride Parade
Paterson himself marched along openly lesbian New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. The historic appearance, which is a first by a sitting governor, offered spectators a symbolic confirmation of how far the movement towards equality for LGBT New Yorkers has come since the first march took place after the 1969 Stonewall Bar riots.

Friday, June 13, 2008
Backlash on the Gay Marriage Race (part two frpm EDGE)
Leading the local opposition to the court decision are a pair of Southern California businessmen, Howard Ahmanson, owner of Fieldstead & Co and Christian radio magnate Ed Atsinger. Both are evangelical Christians according to a May 27 report from Capital Weekly, a newspaper that covers California's state government.

Thursday, June 5, 2008
The Gay Marriage Race: What States are Next?
Whither California, the nation? That's the question LGBT activists and just-plain folks across the country are asking. Will legalizing marriage in the California Republic set off a wave of such actions across the country?

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Gay New York Bloggers Take Activist Tone
"Is that fundamental right a little more important and worthy of more passion than a competition among wannabe designers?" Lady Bunny asked.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
So Why Tip that Server?
(4 comments) Up until the 1970s, waiters and waitresses could expect to earn an average 10 percent gratuity on restaurant checks. At some point, during the period from 1970 to 1980, servers across the country got a raise to the current 15 percent. But even among individual American patrons, tipping habits can vary wildly.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Waiter; "Was there Something Wrong with my Service?
The current social norm is that a customer in a restaurant leaves 15 to 20 percent of the bill as gratuity. But, sometimes misunderstandings over tipping can even set the stage for national, cultural and class differences and in worst cases, sterotyping.

Thursday, February 7, 2008
Nature vs. Nurture: Research & Ideology Clash in Search for Roots of Homosexuality
"I suspect it would not take to long for people or groups that are currently hostile towards sexual minorities to find new reasons to be hostile," said Dr. Gregory M. Herek, a psychology professor at the University of California Davis. "People will still either have prejudice towards sexual minorities or not have prejudice towards sexual minorities--and they will find justifications for those attitudes in either direction."

Thursday, December 6, 2007
Homeless, Young and Gay in New York City
"Being homeless is not some musical like "Rent" where everyone can sing along and be happy about it," she said. "They [LGBT youth] are afraid to go to any place for help because they've been taught their whole lives that the way they are is wrong. They are afraid someone will hurt them; kill them."

Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Why did a Mother Sue A Motel After her Kids were exposed to Pornography?
(2 comments) In a cultural landscape where cable and broadcast networks are littered with reality television dripping with innuendo and sexual couplings, suggestive music videos and celebrity crotch shots, some might find the idea that someone could win thousands of dollars after two children are exposed to a few minutes of pornography ridiculous. Investigation.

Thursday, October 4, 2007
Why Do Blackwater Personel Make $1,222 a Day?
(1 comments) Why are United States taxpayers paying the private military and security firm Blackwater, $1,222 a day for the services of each of its single protective security specialist. By most estimates that amount is six times what it would cost for a U.S. soldier to perform the same duty.

Saturday, July 21, 2007
Public Restrooms become Gender Identity Battleground
(2 comments) In spite of any laws on the books, the transgender individual, the feminine man, the butch lesbian or anyone who expresses gender identity and subsequent appearance that runs counter to what society sees as normal can find the most common act of a human being--using a facility to relieve oneself--a humiliating experience. And public restrooms can present the most difficult challenges that can lead to perilous situations.

Friday, June 29, 2007
Glass Houses: America's Finger Pointing Mayor
A quick stroll down New York's political memory lane indicates a silent Giuliani is not likely. Instead, Giuliani the politician is more known to dismiss or attack, often with divisive and sometimes hurtful rhetoric.

Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Time to Charge Cars Driving into Manhattan?
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has gone public with his support of a proposed congestion pricing plan for Manhattan streets. Why this may be a good idea for New York and the nation.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007
What does Iraq's New Oil Law say About an Invasion?
(2 comments) Critics of Iraq's new proposed oil law argue that its conditions are unfair to the Iraqi people. They also see the law as evidence that the war was about oil. Supporters say the law provides Iraq with the chance to enter the wold marketplace.