Poll Shows Americans Become More Supportive of Gay Marriage

Poll Shows Americans Become More Supportive of Gay Marriage

A poll released Wednesday from the Pew Research Center for the People and Press shows that opposition to gay marriage has dropped from 63% to 51% since February 2004.  (365gay.com) More good news.  The number of people who say they strongly oppose gay marriage has dropped from 42 percent in early 2004 to 28 percent […]

PG Advice on Manly Hugs

Never underestimate Peter Leo's ability to get right to the deepest issues plaguing modern Pittsburgher's — including man on man physical contact etiquette.  Eh? THE MOST IMPORTANT PART occurs: the ritual back-slap. This is where you retain your masculinity while in an embrace with another man. To counteract this possibly homosexual act, you need to […]

Political Junkie Goes Off Q

  If you are not at the peace rally Friday night, you should be glued to your television watching one of our 2 favorite political junkies duke it out with WQED's Off Q panelists..  These include Alan Cox, Fred Honsberger and Ruth Ann Dailey.  WQED Friday, March 24, 7:30 PM And, if you do make […]

Dubya Comes to Pgh to Visit Ricky

2 Political Junkies has the scoop on Bush's upcoming trip to support his man Rick Santorum.  WHAT: Candlelight Antiwar/Peace RallyWHEN: Friday, March 24, 2006, 7:00 PMWHERE: The corner of Beaver and Broad in Sewickley at the Gazebo

Whiny Kids Grow Up To Be Conservatives

Whiny Kids Grow Up To Be Conservatives

This is worth a quick peak.  A recent study from Journal of Research Into Personality tracked children for 20 years and discovered The whiny kids tended to grow up conservative, and turned into rigid young adults who hewed closely to traditional gender roles and were uncomfortable with ambiguity. The confident kids turned out liberal and […]

Now this makes for an interesting Monday morning read.  A letter to the Tribune Review from a pagan that stems from another letter commenting on an Anglican Nigerian Bishop. Anne E. Lynch of Swissvale writes in response to John Patterson's letter.  You'll recall from last week that Mr. Patterson is an admirer of homophobic Nigerian […]

Pittsburgh's Anti-War Rally

I was unable to attend this year b/c of another unbreakable commitment.  I was there last year.  God willing, I won't have to be there next year.  For more photos from the rally, click here   For PG coverage, go here     For Tribune Review Coverage, go here  

Catherine Specter: Women Should Sacrifice Comfort and Health for Fashion

I made it almost all the way through this week's dose of insipid advice before I found that one little nuggest (it is always in there) that suggests Catherine Specter landed her job because she's related to someone with more influence than common sense. This week, BARE-FACED asks for date advice for women who choose not to […]

Trib Readers Defends Homos

Trib Readers Defends Homos

How did I miss this?  Published on March 9, this letter to the editor from Lionel Deimel of Mt. Lebanon rightly condemns the intolerant words and actions of Nigerian Anglican Archbishop Peter Akinola.  Deimel opines: Those applauding his principled stand in opposition to the consecration of gay bishops should recognize that Akinola's principles apparently also […]

Has Fred Phelps finally gone too far in Pennsylvania?

Has Fred Phelps finally gone too far in Pennsylvania?

According to an article in the Wednesday (March 15) Post-Gazette, several state legislators have decided to attempt to ban a notorius gay basher–Fred Phelps–from protesting at the funerals of fallen soldiers. Putting aside for a minute the First Amendment issues this ban would involve, I find this incredibly hypocritical. As perhaps some of you may know, Fred Phelps and […]