Sunday, March 02, 2008

The Great Texas Dildo Ban is Over!


Link Now the clerks at Forbidden Fruit can stop referring to them as "safe sex demonstration devices," and Texan women can mess with themselves to their hearts content. Mississippi and Alabama gals will still have to make sneaky purchases over the internet, though.

Lesbian Heiress Sues Wife in Nasty Divorce


Link They wore matching rings, shared a bank account and were together for 14 years. Then they broke up -- just before one of them became heir to the massive Avery Dennison office products company. Ah, money. It changes everything, doesn't it?

Obama Reaches Out to LGBT Community


Link Although he's taken a few hits for some slightly anti-gay campaign decisions, Barack Obama wants us to know he's pro-equality. He even sat down and wrote us a nice letter about it.

Lesbian Magazine Cover Censored in UK

Link "Diva," one of Europe's leading lesbian magazines, has been booted off the stands of a major retailer there until it cleans up the sexy photo cover. The pic in question is a same-sex version of one of Annie Liebowitz's highest-rated photos, legendary the Rolling Stone cover featuring John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Why the prejudice?

Sydney's Gay Mardi Gras Biggest Ever


Link With a record-breaking 150 floats and a crowd of 350,000, this year's Gay Mardi Gras marked the 30th anniversary of Sydney, Australia's gay gala. There's also a great set of Flickr photos of this year's parade.

California High Court to Hear Same-Sex Marriage Arguments


Link Pro-gay marriage suits brought up in 2004 will finally get their day in court on Tuesday, when California's high court will determine once and for all, what constitutes "marriage" and if a same-sex couple has the right to be wed.