Forced to Work Sick? That’s Fine With Disney, Red Lobster, and Their Friends at ALEC

Posted June 28, 2013 by Stephanie Mencimer

The United States is one of the only industrialized nations that doesn’t mandate paid sick leave. These guys want to keep it that way. Before jetting off last week for a trade mission at the Paris Air Show, Florida Gov.
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BYZANTIUM – TERRIFYING FUN

Posted June 28, 2013 by Buzzin' Lee Hartgrave

They were born 200 years ago — and they still are sucking blood out of their boyfriends neck. Well, you have to have some nourishment don’t you? This story is ingeniously constructed and the cinema photography is absolutely stunning. There
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California Man Faces 13 Years In Prison For Offending Bank of America With Kiddie Chalk

Posted June 28, 2013 by james321

No, I’m not making this up. Jeff Olson, the 40-year-old man who is being prosecuted for scrawling anti-megabank messages on sidewalks in water-soluble chalk last year now faces a 13-year jail sentence. A judge has barred his attorney from mentioning
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To the Editor…

Posted June 28, 2013 by

For those of us who were in the front line of the early gay rights movement… it’s been a long hard march toward equality. After Harvey and mayor Moscone were assassinated, the movement moved at a snails pace. When AIDS
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Travelogue Europe: England

Posted June 28, 2013 by E. "Doc" Smith

Traveling from Paris to London is a breeze these days, all one needs is a passport and a ticket aboard the high-speed train, the Eurostar. So taking advantage of a brief break from my musical adventures in France, we arrived
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For Marriage Equality, It Took A Movement

Posted June 27, 2013 by Randy Shaw

The Supreme Court’s striking down DOMA and Prop 8 sent a powerful message about the ongoing power of grassroots movements to bring social change. These rulings could not have come a decade ago. Then, even campaigns for domestic partnerships and
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FRAMELINE 37—“VALENCIA,” “REACHING FOR THE MOON,” “C.O.G.,” “TEST”

Posted June 27, 2013 by Peter Wong

Frameline does more than hold an annual film festival to promote queer filmmaking. Its Completion Fund provides grants to help filmmakers make their LGBT-themed films theatrical reality. The previously reviewed “Big Joy” was one such recipient. Another recipient is “Valencia,”
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Historic Copyright Victory for Blind Readers

Posted June 27, 2013 by Lainey Feingold

Congratulations to the international blindness community and other copyright activists around the globe! What some are calling the “Marakesh Miracle” happened on June 25, 2013 as negotiators ironed out the final details of an historic treaty protecting the reading rights
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