I don’t normally watch the Oscars (or Golden Globes or Emmys or Grammys) as a card-carrying sour puss of all the award show hype when people in the entertainment industry honor their own in a star-studded gala as if multimillion dollar movie deals and privileged fame aren’t enough incentive and reward for a job well [...]

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If you missed the first two airings of Lifetime Channel’s Prayers for Bobby you still have one more chance tomorrow night, January 27, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/Pacific on Lifetime. There’s a good reflection piece and summary on the movie over at Bilerico Project. For those who don’t have cable access, the movie is already available [...]

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If you haven’t heard already, Mel White, founder of Soulforce, and his son Mike will be one of the teams on the upcoming season of The Amazing Race. Their interview video is this side short of adorable. I absolutely the show, not only because of the incredible places they travel around the world but there’s [...]

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I hope that each of you who are citizens of the United States are enjoying the promise of this new day in our history as a nation, and that the hope has spread to our friends around the world. As GLBTQ Americans, there’s been some frustration and disappointment leading up to today’s Inauguration but tomorrow [...]

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After this morning’s reading of several mainstream news sources and various gay blogs I troll, it seems Bishop Gene Robinson’s prayer was never aired on either HBO or NPR, the two media sources granted broadcast rights. The prayer fell within the time frame set for the pre-show to the main event and the Presidential Inaugural [...]

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I wanted to give you a heads up on a few specials coming to television that are already set to record on the DVR in our little gay household. Equality U is airing Monday, January 19 at 7:00 p.m. (repeated on Monday, January 26 at 1:00 p.m.) on the Logo Channel. I hear you whining, [...]

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I didn’t return home this afternoon from church until well after today’s events in Washington but this is the transcript of Bishop Gene Robinson’s prayer. What are your thoughts? Opening Inaugural Event Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC January 18, 2009 Welcome to Washington! The fun is about to begin, but first, please join me in pausing [...]

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I’ve received several emails and Facebook comments asking my thoughts on Obama’s invitation to Bishop Gene Robinson to give the invocation at Sunday’s opening event of the Inaugural Week.  I had no shortage of opinions on Rev. Rick Warren’s participation (Wading into the Rick Warren Waters, The More the Man Says, What Rick Warren is [...]

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I’m hoping I have one more chance before the end of the day to to post a more New Year’s Evey post but this one has been in the hopper so long it’s either post or delete so I’m going with post it. Since President-Elect Obama selected Warren to give the invocation prayer at the [...]

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Contributed by Guest Blogger Christopher Evans [Anita's note: I was fortunate to become acquainted with Christopher while we were in seminary and when I read the essay below he'd posted on his Facebook page, I was moved not only by the eloquence of his words but in his framing of considerations that are vital to [...]

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