Some people think that Barack Obama and John McCain are indistinguishable when it comes to their stance on gay issues. Here we compare the two gents to let you decide and discuss: GAY RIGHTS Obama: Supported gay rights during his Illinois Senate tenure. He sponsored legislation in Illinois that would ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. McCain: Regarding the Federal Marriage Amendment, he said, “The constitutional amendment we’re debating today strikes me as antithetical in every way to the core philosophy of Republicans.” However, he has supported an Amendment to Arizona’s Constitution that would ban gay marriages and deny government benefits to unmarried couples. HATE CRIMES Obama: Co-sponsored legislation to expand federal hate crimes laws to include crimes perpetrated because of sexual orientation and gender identity. McCain: John McCain did not support the Local Law Enforcement Act of 2005 which had hate crimes legislation attached. EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION Obama: Supports the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and believes it should be expanded to include sexual orientation and gender identity. McCain: Does not support a federal non-discrimination law that would outlaw job discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. DON’T ASK DON’T TELL – GAYS IN THE MILITARY Obama: Believes we need to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. His campaign literature says, “The key test for military service should be patriotism, a sense of duty, and a willingness to serve.” McCain: According to an April 16 letter to Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, McCain says “[Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell] unambiguously maintains that open homosexuality within the military services presents an intolerable risk to morale, cohesion and discipline.” He also stated on Meet the Press in November 2007, “I do believe the don’t ask, don’t tell policy has been very effective. We’ve got the best military we’ve ever had…I think it’s logical to leave this issue alone.” ADOPTION Obama: Believes gays and lesbians should have the same rights to adopt children as heterosexuals. McCain: Has said, “I think that we’ve proven that both parents are important in the success of a family so, no I don’t believe in gay adoption.” GAY MARRIAGE AND CIVIL UNIONS Obama: He supports civil unions, but is against gay marriage. In an interview with the Chicago Daily Tribune, Obama said, “I’m a Christian. And so, although I try not to have my religious beliefs dominate or determine my political views on this issue, I do believe that tradition, and my religious beliefs say that marriage is something sanctified between a man and a woman.” Barack Obama did vote against a Federal Marriage Amendment and opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. He said he would support civil unions between gay and lesbian couples, as well as letting individual states determine if same-sex marriages should be legalized. McCain: Does not support same-sex marriage. From his website, “The family represents the foundation of Western Civilization and civil society and John McCain believes the institution of marriage is a union between one man and one woman. It is only this definition that sufficiently recognizes the vital and unique role played by mothers and fathers in the raising of children, and the role of the family in shaping, stabilizing, and strengthening communities and our nation.” However, he opposes a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. We’d like to hear your thoughts…
Sources: Chicago Daily Tribune, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Earth Times, On the issues, JohnMcCain.com, and the Arizona Republic.
Comedienne Chelsea Handler once said, “I went out with a guy once who told me I didn’t need to drink to make myself more fun to be around. I told him, ‘I’m drinking so that you’re more fun to be around.'” Turns out that booze may help mediocre men seem more fuckable and not just because of lowered inhibitions. Experimental psychologists at the University of Bristol in England gave 84 heterosexual college students chilled lime-flavored drinks that were either non-alcoholic or given a dose of vodka equivalent in alcohol to a large glass of wine or a pint-and-a-half of beer. After 15 minutes, the volunteers were shown photos of 40 other college students from both sexes. Here’s what they found: Both men and women who drank booze found these photos more attractive by roughly 10 percent and the effect was not specific to the opposite sex (meaning that your straight buddy may actually find you more attractive after a few vodka tonics and a backrub).
The main question is whether these effects are specific to faces or everything in general. Future research could expose drinkers to landscapes, puppies, or baby clowns, to see if alcohol has a more general effect on perceiving beauty in the environment.
This groundbreaking study will be published in the journal Oxford Medical Journal: Alcohol and Alcoholism. Read the original news article about the study or another study about homosexual alcohol addiction that may make you re-consider that next drink.
Until one of the Super Mario Brothers comes out (Luigi’s always seemed curiously disinterested in Princess Peach), there’s a serious lack overtly gay video games. Luckily, some horny Flash wizards have put the following games together to tide you over and turn you on in the meanwhile… CRUISING ROOM: In this point-and-click adventure game, you navigate your character through a gay bar with the goal of getting 5 hook-ups (you slut!). It’s originally a European game, so some of the translations are a little funny, but there’s lots of dead-on humor and the action scenes are hot. Hint: Try starting with the kissing couple and be sure to save your last condom for the hunky bouncer. Stefanus De Kinky Keeper: Stefan Postma was that Dutch goal keeper who had a video leaked onto the internet of him getting fucked by his ex-girlfriend with a strap-on (good times!). This quick flash game mocks him. Just aim the heart-shaped cross hairs at his hungry hole as the keeper trolls from side to side. When the dildo speed-meter at the left fills up simply launch a love missile and score! It gets especially funny when you see all these pink dildos littering the soccer field. Hunkcraft: You’re looking to draw a naked dragon slayer. So naturally, you’ve come to the apartment of Natalie the artist and her ex-mercenary husband, Dorcas. Dorcas has graciously agreed to model for you, but you’ve got more on your mind than just painting. Can you convince the hunky model to strip down and jerk his dong to climax? You only have three chances and the man is moody… French Video Porn Game: Ever wanted to direct your own porn? Well, now you can! Have your actor suck some hot, hung cock in the shower. Have a dark skinned stud rim and fuck him rotten&mdash it’s your call! Once the game loads, simply click on the showers area (called douches in French, tee-hee) and after the intro scene, control the action by clicking on the images on the right. The orange bar indicate hotness level. When it tops out, money shots galore! If you get curious, the pool section is also worth checking out, though most of the other areas seem to be “en construction.”
List this under queer, but not gay…
Queen Victoria’s a pretty groovy chick, for a dead monarch. She became Queen of England at 18, married her cousin, Prince Albert (genital piercing, anyone?), and had men repeatedly try to shoot their loads onto her and accost her with sticks. Apparently, she also had a taste for crotchless underwear (as was the style in 1890).
Queeny’s 50-inch waist bloomers (she was 5 feet tall) sold for $9,000 to a Canadian this Wednesday. The 1890 pair of handmade knickers have the queen’s monogram on them&mdash “VR” or Victoria Regina&mdash and an open-crotch style with separate legs joined by a drawstring at the waist. They belonged to a family in western England whose ancestor was a lady-in-waiting for the queen.
Why anyone would pay $9000 for an old queen’s knickers is beyond us. We know some old queens who’d give theirs up for free.
From Yahoo News
A lot of kids raised during the 1980’s idolized Mike Tyson because of the 8-bit Nintendo game Mike Tyson’s Punch Out. It was a challenging and somewhat hot game– you got to go mano-y-mano for three rounds with boxers from around the world. Then, the real-life Tyson lost the heavyweight championship, his contract with Nintendo expired, and he served prison time for rape. Later, he bit off a chunk of Evander Holyfield’s right ear during a rematch. Tyson has since gone bankrupt, admitted his drug addiction, and been arrested several times.
If you’re a shutterbug or a modern day Nancy Drew, this website may please you. What you are seeing is the former home of boxer Mike Tyson in Southington, Ohio. Tyson has not owned the home since the late 1990s. The home is actually owned by a business man name Paul Monea. It may or may not be in Mr. Monea’s posession because he’s at the center of an investigation.
Paul Monea was the guy behind the Tae Bo workout craze with the Billy Blanks video tapes. He bought Tyson’s house although he already had a far nicer home and unsuccessfully tried to sell it on eBay in 2005. Around 2006, Mr. Monea accepted the offer of an undercover FBI agent offering to buy the house and with a huge diamond Mr. Monea owned using drug money&mdash it landed Mr. Monea in a heap of legal trouble and the house has been abandoned ever since&mdash its doors wide open, no power, lawn unmowed. During the photographer’s first trip, the snow, wind, and a random smoke alarm spooked him into leaving.
More pictures and story after the jump…
Both The Incredible Hulk and The Dark Knight have returned to blow summer audiences… away. Though Batman’s expected to best The Hulk at the box office, which one wears the crown when it comes to being Queen of Gayness? Let’s take a closer look (our evidence comes from general knowledge and their most recent films)… GAY ORIGINS HULK: Working for the U.S. military (don’t ask, don’t tell), Bruce Banner&mdash sounds like a 1970’s porn name&mdash does top-secret experiments with human DNA (re: semen). He suc-cumbs to extreme gamma radiation (like a sleeping guy in tanning bed) feeling “better than ever”… with a brand new secret identity (wink, wink). BATMAN: After a rousing night of theater (Xanadu, perhaps?), a thug shoots Bruce Wayne’s parents dead. As an adult, Bruce goes on a manhunt for the guy who did the dirty deed. But Bruce is disappointed to find someone has shot a load on the thug before he could. Later, he spends hard time in an Asian prison and in the mountains with a secret men’s organization (like Falcon’s The Other Side of Aspen). GAY COSTUME HULK: Fashion be damned, the Hulk knows a kickin’ body is the best accessory. The scantily clad Hulk wears skin tight shirts that rip off as soon as he “hulks-out” (an impressive dance floor trick). He also wears purple denim cut-offs that show off his monstrous quads and incredible ass (power bottom, anyone?). BATMAN: Batman’s more a leather, S&M type, subjecting himself to rigorous morning workouts and spending lots of time alone in the Batcave coming up with new (ass) toys. He’s all about matching accessories that are stylish and functional. His smart and sassy utility belt also packs a grappling gun for when he finds himself nose-deep in a hairy spot. GAY GIVEAWAY HULK: Though The Hulk expresses his tender side through martial arts and meditation, he’s a total drama queen and with a psychotically short fuse. He bottles up his true feelings about being constantly picked on, his estranged father, and his preference for cats and lets it out at the worst times (like during his weekend at San Francisco). Emotionally repressed guys can be killer in the sack, though. BATMAN: Playboy Bruce is pretty secretive and cagey about his feelings and personal life. He just can’t seem to make any female relationship work&mdash some, like Poison Ivy and Catwoman, want him dead. His fly-by-night antics make it difficult for him to commit to any person, though he has had a some luck with his butt-ler Alfred and his young, nubile “ward” Robin (so young, so impressionable). Which superhero seems super-gay to you? Tell us your thoughts?
QC icons examines gay historical and cultural symbols in modern context. To commemorate Pride this summer, we’ll be examining colorful symbols, such as the Hanky Code.
Unless you’re older or into the leather scene, you might think nothing of the stud with a red handkerchief in his back right pocket– actually, the guy’s looking to get fist-fucked. The red hankie indicates the act — dark blue would mean he’s looking for sex; light blue, oral sex; grey, bondage and so on. The right pocket indicates submission, the left, dominance.
The “hanky code” (or “flagging”) appeared during the ’60’s and ’70’s as a way to covertly advertise sexual interest. During the closeted ’50’s, gay men expressed interest by standing certain ways next to each other, positioning their belt buckles, and exchanging knowing glances. But to a large degree, gay sex still occurred secretly in public spaces called “tea rooms” like truck stops, park toilets, and back rooms.
By clearing communicating who wanted what, the hanky code sought to dispell some of the uncertainty, danger, and stigma surrounding gay sex. It caught on especially in the 60’s leather scene– a more tribal, ritualistic, and outwardly sexual fringe of the homosexual mainstream– where the hanky code persists to this day.
The hanky code got brief notice due to Time Magazine coverage and marketers who created meanings for every bandana color (dark pink for tit torture, leopard print for tattoo lovers, for example). However, today’s relaxed social attitudes, the internet, and outwardly sexual fashions have somewhat supplanted the need for encoded homosexuality.
These days, there are dozens of ways for us to quickly express and satisfy our gay desire– but perhaps that’s not entirely a good thing. The hankies indicated the existence of a flourishing gay sub/counter-culture outside the reach of mainstream commercialism and political interests. Some think that the more homosexuality enters the mainstream, the more it becomes a homogenized disposable commodity, exclusive of racial and sexual non-conformity and unable to create autonomous modes of self-expression.
What are your thoughts?
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Thanks to Aaron’s Gay Info and Scrum Cap for graphic and historical assistance.
Two men, a lion and a year in between. Watch this. Amazing. As OMG Frank puts it – there’s no nudity or man on man sex or kissing or anything like that, but this has to be one of the gayest things you’ll ever watch.
(via Sticky #8865; via OMG Blog; Thanks Tohtunku for the submission!)
In Battle of the Porn Stars, you get to choose your favorite studs based on their best features. Last week, the beautifully-inked Logan McCree came out on top in the matchup for Best Tattoos. Here’s another set of Logan in hot action for those who voted.
This week, we’re wondering which man works his toy the best. Here are this week’s 9 competitors:
1. Smooth, slender Kyle York showers in a skimpy Speedo and fingers his sopping hole just before sliding in a G-spot stimulator.
2. Blonde bombshell Will gets a helping hand from off-camera and a good stiff rod in his plump, juicy ass.
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4. Brunette, business stud Chris manhandles his meat and gets some good loving on a realistic stiffy.
5. Young, buzz-cut Chad fingers his delicious hole before plunging in a big, black love sword.
6. Showing off in a jock strap, muscular Adriano titillates his tight hole going back and forth between a black butt plug and large red dildo.
7. Gabriel, the lickable latin, sits on a large yellow dildo and uses a textured crystal wand to let us get a deeper look into his hot ass.
8. After some hot and heavy double-suck action, Ethan gets inverted and anally invaded by two different tools.
9. Last (but certainly not least), smooth muscular Reese gets hot and humpy with two toys.
Which toymaster will win this week’s matchup? You decide!
In commemoration of its 39th anniversary, QCicons starts off with a bang with the Stonewall Riots, a 5-day long clash between gay bar patrons and NYC police that brought long-simmering homophobic tensions boiling over onto the world stage. Enjoy the 10 facts above then learn more by clicking on the links below…
Learn even more at the Wikipedia entry for Stonewall.
Check out this fun “Schoolhouse Rock” video recounting the riots…
I’d like to thank our generous pals at aussieBum for sending over a sample platter of their latest Vintage briefs which we drooled over lately. Thank you, Brody and Sean! We’ve got perks, and now we have briefs to keep our butts perky too! =)
Gotta love our job.
