making calls

Laws. Laws are what make people behave (supposedly) in a good way, what make them what we call good citizens of a country. They rule our lives and most of the time we do not think about them, they are just what they are and we have learned to live with them. But sometimes, laws are what can make our life very difficult.

Tegan and Sara are recording a new album and decided to film their trips to and from the studio throughout the course of the recording process to make into episodes of a show called Carpool Confessional. Check out the second episode:

Writer Diana Cage reviews the teabagger protests, why people thought it right to criticize this administration before we give it a chance, and the overtly racist tone of protesters. Also, she asks why all those guys were making gay jokes when they are calling themselves teabaggers?

Senate majority leader Harry Reid may bring to a vote today the National Defense Authorization Act with “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal attached, according to a Senate Democratic aide. The strategy is still preliminary but a source familiar with the negotiations said the White House had begun to engage on the issue and President Barack Obama intends to make calls to key GOP targets.

Jill Bennett makes a call to action. 'This week has been life changing in so many ways. We had an amazing victory on Tuesday when Obama was elected, and a stunning blow when Prop. 8 passed on Wednesday. As you know, we have been protesting this unconstitutional amendment. I’m asking all of you to join the fight.'

The course of true love never did run smooth for Grey’s Anatomy’s adorable lady doc couple Callie (Sara Ramirez) and Arizona (Jessica Capshaw). The couple has endured coming out to parents, break-ups, a surprise pregnancy, a baby daddy, car crashes, comas and a musical episode. But can they survive the plane crash at the close of the last season that left Arizona so injured that Callie had to make the call to have her wife’s leg amputated? Last week, In Emmy-worthy performances by both actresses, Callie pulled Arizona into the shower and shook her out of her post-plane crash deep depression. But where does that leave them as a couple since Arizona seems unwilling to forgive her beautiful, brilliant wife?

Calling all lesbians who want to remain gay, keep your distance from R&B singer Omarion, who claims via Twitter that he can essentially wave his wand and turn lesbians magically straight. God forbid you’re cast under his spell and condemned to a life of heterosexuality with a narcissist.

The Laurel Leader-Call, a daily newspaper based in Jones County, Miss., on Thursday published a front-page story about the first same-sex wedding to take place in the state, between Jessica Powell and Crystal Craven

Are feminist and activist dirty words?