Adam Lambert’s performance on last night’s American Music Awards may have been a lot of things, but inappropriate isn’t one of them. The performance of Lambert’s latest single featured about three seconds of Lambert shoving someone’s face into his crotch, as well as a passionate kiss with a band member. And this was the closing number of the night – viewers could see worse on other shows that typically take that time slot. Much ado about nothing. No one cared whe... Read Full Story

“I imagine if our lord and saviour Jesus Christ had a cell phone, he would have sent Mary Magdalene a little something-something to show her.” Posted in Carrie Prejean, celebrities, gay marriage, media, Parodies, religion, TV Tagged: asexual, bisexual, carrie prejean, christianity, ftm, gay, gay marriage, gender, genderqueer, GLBT, GLBTQ, glbtqia, god, Intersex, jesus, jesus christ, lesbian, LGBT, LGBTQ, lgbtqia, media, mtf, pansexual, queer, religion, trans, transgender, tran... Read Full Story

Today members of GenderBloc, a radical queer organization on the University of Cincinnati’s campus, observed Transgender Day of Remembrance by placing white flags on McMicken Commons, one for each person who dies yearly because of hate crime perpetrated against a transgender person. The students also chalked messages explaining the flags and denouncing hate. Posted in activism, cincinnati, ftm, gender, GenderBloc, hate crime, mtf, Ohio, TDOR, trans, University of Cincinnati Tagged... Read Full Story

From Google Images. The Miami Herald is reporting that a technicality in the wording of the Texas Defense of Marriage Act may actually ban all marriages, not just those pesky homo ones. In the state constitutional amendment it states, “Marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman.” But the huge issue is in following statement meant to block civil unions and domestic partnerships: “This state or a political subdivision of this state may not ... Read Full Story

Photo from Google Images. Nov. 16 – 20 marks Transgender Awareness Week, culminating in Transgender Day of Remembrance on Friday. Cincinnati and Columbus have planned candle light vigils for the victims of transgender hate crimes and GenderBloc, a radical queer organization on the University of Cincinnati campus, will be placing flags on the commons to represent the amount of transgender people killed annually. Posted in activism, cincinnati, columbus, Events, ftm, gender, GenderBloc... Read Full Story

On Tuesday, Nov. 3, Ohioans elected 10 public officials from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, bringing in a record number of progressive LGBT voices, with positions ranging from school board to municipal court judge. “The Ohio Democratic Party is proud to have recruited and groomed candidates across Ohio who reflect the great diversity of our party and our state,” Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern said. Amanda Armstrong, a third-year student at the College of W... Read Full Story

The federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act is entering its final stages before it sees a House vote. Call the capital switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to speak to your representative’s office. A sample of what to say would be: “I am calling in support of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H. R. 3017/S. 1584), which will protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from job discrimination. No one deserves to be fired from their job because of who they are. Ple... Read Full Story

The Advocate: Ohio flash mob for gay marriage The Cincinnati Enquirer: Flash mob for marriage equality video The News Record: Flash mob protests Maine legislation Out Gay Life: Flash Mob Protests Maine Gay Marriage Repeal And some other videos onlookers made: Posted in activism, cincinnati, DOMA, elections, gay marriage, maine, media, Ohio, Prop. 8, Protests, The Cincinnati Enquirer, University of Cincinnati Tagged: asexual, bisexual, cincinnati, cincinnati enquirer, DOMA, flash mob, ftm... Read Full Story

UC Marriage Equality Flash Mob Posted in activism, cincinnati, DOMA, gay marriage, maine, Ohio, Prop. 8, Protests, University of Cincinnati Tagged: asexual, bisexual, cincinnati, DOMA, flash mob, ftm, gay, gay marriage, gender, genderqueer, GLBT, GLBTQ, glbtqia, Intersex, lesbian, LGBT, LGBTQ, lgbtqia, maine, marriage equality, mtf, Ohio, pansexual, Prop. 8, queer, trans, transgender, transsexual, UC, University of Cincinnati Read Full Story

From the event’s Facebook page: “Maine’s passage of Question 1 – stripping away existing rights from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer citizens – made it clear that homophobia, transphobia and hatred are still allowed to permeate the American political sphere. Question 1 sought to silence the queer community’s voice by characterizing our relationships as second class and unequal. “Although Question 1 was only decided by Maine voters, it is an assault ... Read Full Story