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Jobs:How to Get Updates on Your Application After Applying for a Government Job
10/12/2011 – by Jenice Armstead Once you have submitted your government application on www.usajob.govthere are specific ways that you can keep up with your... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2011 LGBTQ, SOCIETY -
Tracy Morgan’s Late Night Unapologetic Apology
10/12/2011 – by Cynthia Wright Tracy Morgan appeared on the “Late Show” on Monday, where David Letterman asked him about his summer date in Nashville. Read more
Posted on 12 October 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT, LGBTQ, SOCIETY -
Ricky Martin in Honduras: The Show Will Go On
Yo soy Ricky. 10/11/2011 – by Vanessa Vargas Ricky Martin was scheduled to perform in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on October 16th. A group of right-wing religious... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2011 LGBTQ, SOCIETY -
Is Societal Discrimination Affecting The LGBT Community?
10/11/2011 – by Cynthia Wright Flag A new study suggests that daily social discrimination and inequalities that lesbian, gay and bisexual (no mention of... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2011 LGBTQ, SOCIETY -
The Minority Report: Hair Uncut
10/10/2011 Yeaaaa Welcome to the first webisode of The Minority Report! BGA Life bloggers Cynthia and Natasia are here, queer and delivering the latest views... Read more
Posted on 10 October 2011 LGBTQ, SOCIETY -
Lesbian Web Series – With Color!
10/06/2011 – by Tatiana Christian Tyler Perry is a fun target for a lot of black intellectuals looking to put down recent black films, while trying to... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2011 LGBTQ, SOCIETY -
Derrick Bell, Race Advocate And Law Professor, Dies at 80
10/06/2011 – by Cynthia Wright Derrick Bell, a legal scholar who continuously worked to expose the racism that exists within society has passed away. Mr. Bell,... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2011 SOCIETY -
Rude: Radio Host Claims To Not Be Comparing The First Lady To Chewbacca
10/05/2011 – by Cynthia Wright Colorado Springs talk radio host Jimmy Lakey recently revealed to his listeners that during one of his visits to a cigar club,... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2011 SOCIETY -
Jobs: How to Understand Government Job/Career Pay Scales
10/05/2011 – Jenine Armstead Many people know that government jobs pay, but most people don’t know much more than that. The truth is that not only do... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2011 BUSINESS, CAREER, SOCIETY -
Eazy E’s Daughter Wants To Play Her Father In The NWA Biopic Too!
10/04/2011 – by Cynthia Wright Erin Bria Wright, Eazy E’s daughter wants to world to know that she wants to audition for the role of her father in the Ice Cube... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2011 SOCIETY -
FDNY Hires First Transgender Employee
10/04/2011 – by Vanessa Vargas The New York Post reported that the FDNY hired its first transgender employee. In such a masculine sector this was actually a... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2011 LGBTQ, SOCIETY -
UN Pledges Protects For LGBT Citizens In Haiti
10/04/2011 – by Cynthia Wright The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission recently gained an important commitment for LGBTand HIV+ members of... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2011 LGBTQ, SOCIETY -
Janeane Garofalo Calls Out Tea Party Repubs And Their Support of Herman Cain
10/04/2011 – by Cynthia Wright Cynical comedian Janeane Garofalo has pissed off the radical right – again (not that it takes much). Read more
Posted on 04 October 2011 LGBTQ, SOCIETY -
Diddy Acts A Fool During Club Event In Atlanta – How Is He Still Famous?
10/04/2011 – by Cynthia Wright So, since the BET Awards have been going down hill for a long time, I guess the “celebrities” have to find other ways to keep... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2011 LGBTQ, SOCIETY -
Something New: NCAA Clarifies Transgender Student Athletic Participation
10/03/2011 – by Cynthia Wright A lot of the concern over the status of transgender students in sports came to light when George Washington University student Ky... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2011 LGBTQ, SOCIETY -
Bisexuality and the Lesbian Community
“They’re just being super greedy! Why can’t they pick a side?” “It’s not real, they’re just afraid to come out as gay.” “How can you be bisexual? You have an... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2011 LGBTQ, SOCIETY -
NY Starlite Bar Lives On In ‘We Came To Sweat’ Documentary
09/20/2011 – by Cynthia Wright While the Starlite Lounge in Crown Heights has been closed for nearly a year, filmmakers Kate Kunath and Sasha Wortzelhave put... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2011 LGBTQ, SOCIETY -
Black & LGBT Comic Creators Highlight: Victor E. Hodge
Recently I got to participate in an all-female anthology, known as Womanthology. I had heard about it through Twitter, and the first 100 people who signed up... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2011 LGBTQ, SOCIETY -
Jobs: How to Convert a Military Experience into Civilian Terminology
09/29/2011 – by Jenice Armstead In the military, military personnel have many jobs they have obtained while on active and reserve duty. Read more
Posted on 29 September 2011 LGBTQ, SOCIETY -
Talking to Your Kids About the Birds and the Bees… and Chaz Bono
As Chaz Bono slowly skipped his way through the quick-step on Dancing with the Starts earlier this week, I thought to myself, “Wow… there is a trans-man on... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2011 LGBTQ, SOCIETY