Tuesday’s Thoughts

Filed Under Gossip, Headlines | July 14th, 2009 

Tuesday’s Thoughts includes, news, views and gossip on: Gay Marriage, The Hollywood Closet, Gay Icons, Rad Fatties, Queer Court Cases and more.

DADT: Obama Wants Quick “Change,” Not “Repeal” Of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (Article + Video)

Gay Icons: A BBC Newsnight panel discuss whether the ‘gay icons’ in the National Portrait Gallery exhibition deserve their status and if the whole idea is outdated. Watch: What makes a gay icon?

Gay Marriage:

- LA Times reports: Rift develops among gay rights groups over 2010 ballot effort

- James Shaheen on Gay Marriage: What Would Buddha Do?

Hollywood Closet: Via the Queer Town blog — Emmy-winning Director Todd Holland to Young, Gay Actors: ‘Stay in the Closet’ (Told at Outfest of all places. + the reaction from fellow panelist and filmmaker Kirby Dick, director of Outrage. Kudos to Kirby)

Queer Court Cases:

- The family of a slain transgendered woman joined with national gay rights groups on Monday in urging New York lawmakers to add transgendered people to the state’s hate crime law. Testimony begins in NY hate crime-murder trial.

- Chicago Gay Panic: He stabbed a gay man 61 times, but was acquitted of murder (I am still shaking my head…Wow.)

Rad Fatties: Charlotte Cooper, a Queer fat researcher in East London has these awesome posts: Rad Fatty: Corinna Tomrley (on Fat Studies) & Rad Fatty: Bevin Branlandingham (on being a proud fat Femme).