Life Power Now - for gay men

In celebration of Gay Pride Month, drkrm/gallery proudly presents an extraordinary, never-before-seen glimpse into pre-AIDS gay sexual culture. The Fairoaks Project is an exhibit of Polaroid photographs taken by Frank Melleno during the spring and summer of 1978 at The Fairoaks Hotel, a San Francisco bathhouse.

The crisis in the print media has finally reached the most trusted gay news media and the Advocate won’t be published anymore as a “stand alone print subscription.” Translation: Twenty something swim suit models simply sell more magazines than political commentary.

There isn't one for heterosexual couples, and there shouldn't be one for same-sex couples either. This opinion piece was published in the in the editorial section of the Los Angeles Times last week. Do I need to say I agree? Of course I do. Good to hear a sane opinion every now and then.

Listen to Scott Shafer's piece on The California Report.

The federal trial over the unconstitutionality of Proposition 8 began today with an opening statement by attorney Theodore Olson, who with David Boies is leading the legal team assembled by the American Foundation for Equal Rights to litigate the case Perry v. Schwarzenegger. Opening statements will be followed by testimony from Kris Perry, Sandy Stier, Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo, who comprise two couples who wish to be married but who were denied marriage licenses because of Proposition 8.

Male big horn sheep live in what are often called “homosexual societies.” They bond through genital licking and anal intercourse, which often ends in ejaculation. If a male sheep chooses to not have gay sex, it becomes a social outcast. Ironically, scientists call such straight-laced males “effeminate.”

LA mayor Antonia Villaraigosa spoke to a gathered crowd in support of marriage equality for all.

The California Supreme Court has filed its ruling. Proposition 8 stands, banning same-sex couples from getting married.

A recently published report by the Williams Institute at the University at the University of California Los Angeles concludes that gays and lesbians and their families are no less affected by poverty than heterosexuals. The report concludes that the myth of gay and lesbian affluence is just that – a myth.

SACRAMENTO — A federal judge today denied a request to keep the names of donors to California's anti-gay marriage initiative secret, saying the public has a right to know who's giving money to state ballot measures.