The 2006 Stonewall Book Award winners are announced. The envelope please ... Joshua Gamson, the author of The Fabulous Sylvester: the Legend, the Music, the 70s in San Francisco, wins for non-fiction. Abha Dawesar, author of Babyji, is the winner in the literature category.
· First, Howard Dean fires the DNC's gay liaison. Now, the Democratic Party chairman contradicts his party's same-sex marriage platform while appearing on Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network.
· Aqua, a new 82-story residential project for Chicago's lakefront. Architect Jeanne Gang has a "reputation for projects that are bold yet pragmatic."
· Does ExxonMobil have a problem with gay people? Fortune reports much of corporate America has embraced gay rights but the world's largest oil company has steadfastly resisted pressures to become more gay-friendly.
· Meanwhile, Ford shareholders overwhelmingly vote pro-gay.
· Report: Gay ad market tops $212 million.
I've been meaning to buy the Sylvester book.
Posted by: Waddie G. | 11 May 2006 at 18:38
Okay Rod. You've been talking about that book for months. I'm going online to buy a copy, I'm sure it's hot.
Posted by: Michael | 11 May 2006 at 18:42
Howard Dean is on his way to offending every group that has been loyal to the Democratic Party for the last 30 years. What's so f__kin' great about the white male vote that you have to tell blacks, feminists, labor unions and gays to kiss your stinkin' white Vermont ass?
Posted by: Derrick from Philly | 12 May 2006 at 10:23