Month: January 2009

A few more (non-gay) notes about the Oscar nominations

I wrote a book about the Oscars, so I tend to over-think these things, but here are some random observations about the Academy Award nominations:  • The best picture and best director nominations are totally in synch. This...

Read More

Living in black and white for too long

By C.D. Kirven | cdkirven@aol.comThe LGBT community can’t expect the mainstream African-American community to stand for gay rights as long as LGBT people continue dividing themselves along racial lines On the heels of the...

Read More

From Louisiana, a lesson in marriage inequality

By Jennifer Vanasco | jennifer.vanasco@gmail.comA J.P.’s refusal to give a marriage license to an interracial couple highlights the inherent inequity in state, federal laws prohibiting same-sex couples from marrying Let me...

Read More

LIVE SHOTS: Amy Ray rocked House of Blues

Last night Indigo gal Amy Ray flexed her mighty punk side inside the intimate Pontiac Garage at House of Blues. Less than 150 die-hard fans turned out for an awesome lo-fi show. She even gave a “homecoming” shout-out...

Read More

The big 3-0

By Steve Warren Contributing Film CriticCollege buddies brace for mid-life crisis in post-gay NYC SERO DIVERSITY:: Tony (Lin, left) starts dating an HIV-positive man (Bill Sage). C+ THE NEW TWENTY Director: Chris Mason Johnson...

Read More