Seattle Gay Blog gets noticed

The Seattle Gay Blog is getting noticed in the blogosphere. Thanks for the mention guys!

Queen City Cruise's news blog:

The [SGN] has also, finally, joined the blogosphere with what they're calling "The officially unofficial blog of the Seattle Gay News staff." ... We welcome them and look forward to the blog's development.

Seattlest:

Our soggy little heart warms just a few degrees every time we see a print pub launch themselves into bloggy space (don't expect a print version of Seattlest anytime soon, though) and we have high hopes that the SGN guys will iron out a few HTML kinks and help keep us appraised as to the whereabouts and goings-on of the gays far into the future. Welcome to the neighborhood - Expect us to come knocking with a welcome basket any time now.

Coming soon: SGN's Grammy Central

Hey there,

It's Albert from the SGN. We're kicking things off in 2006 with a special blog feature called "Grammy Central", a one-stop information source for all things related to the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. It'll be a place where anyone awaiting music's biggest night can post information about the awards and make predictions as to who will likely walk away with a Grammy.

Join me here on January 2 for the first Grammy topic, a look at this year's nominees in the Rock categories. Until then, have a great time ringing in the New Year! Be safe and please don't drink and drive or let any of your friends drink and drive.

Pictured: Grammy nominee Franz Ferdinand, photo courtesy of Domino Records.

Seattle Times backs Anderson-Murray Civil Rights Bill

The Seattle Times editorial board called for passage of the Anderson-Murray Civil Rights Bill in today's edition:

The Legislature has spent decades debating simple gay-rights legislation, always to be rebuffed by one vote or maneuver that prevents passage.

The 2006 session should be different. It will be if one senator, Republican Bill Finkbeiner, can muster the courage to vote for the bill.

The gay-rights bill would make a basic change that adds sexual orientation to Washington anti-discrimination laws regarding housing, employment and financial transactions.

Click here for the full editorial.

SGN gives away autographed, framed Jason Mraz photo

Jose Fernandez of Seattle won the Jason Mraz autographed, framed photo given away by the Seattle Gay News. The photo was signed backstage before Mraz's sold out performance at the Paramount Theatre on November 13. The SGN would like to thank everyone who entered our contest. We're especially pleased to see so much adoration for Jason Mraz, one of the nicest human beings on earth and one of our very favorite artists in music today.

Roy Moore: A threat to democracy says editorial board

Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore, famous for his battle to keep a shrine to the Ten Commandments in the lobby of the Alabama Judicial building and his hatred of Gay people, could be a threat to democracy, according to the editorial board of the The Decatur Daily.

The woman who filed suit to reinstate Roy Moore as Alabama's Supreme Court chief justice now fears his election as governor.

Whether Christian talk show host Kelly McGinley had a falling out with the right wing of the Republican Party or saw a vision of the future, she's saying some chilling things.

From Mobile, Ms. McGinley said Mr. Moore and his followers want to establish a theocracy, or a government by a person or persons who claims to rule with divine authority.

She said they "wish to bring a government based on Old Testament law, which would administer the death penalty for offenses ranging from homosexuality to talking back to your parents." ...

Whether she's got it right or is wrong about Mr. Moore's supporters, the country's radical-right element wants to fundamentally change the nation's government. The Moore wing of the Republican Party is a roiling mass of fearful people who haven't made the transition to the teachings in the New Testament.

As proof of that, Mr. Moore built his candidacy entirely on defying the constitutional ban on mixing church and state.

SGN presents "Hedwig" party on New Year's Eve

The Seattle Gay News is pleased to present "Hedwig's New Year's Eve Glam Rock Circus" at The Crocodile Cafe on December 31. If you loved Re-Bar's stage production of 'Hedwig' from last year, then you'll really like this event because its main stars, Nick Garrison & Sissyfist (The Angry Inch), are scheduled to perform, along with Sara Rudinoff, The Buttrock Suites and Ziggy Stardust. Many off-the-wall surprises are expected at this unique, musical year-end treat.

Tickets, priced at $20, are available at www.ticketweb.com or at The Crocodile Cafe box office. For something wildly entertaining this New Year's Eve, we recommend a little 'Hedwig'.

Brokeback Mountain not shown in Wyoming, elsewhere

Gay blogger Wayne Besen wrote about Brokeback Mountain's distribution woes.

If it weren't for gay people and gay bashers would anyone know about Wyoming? Sure, it is a beautiful state with some fine folks. But Matthew Shepard, Mary Cheney and now the movie Brokeback Mountain are the only reasons it makes news.

One would think the state would be so ecstatic about the national attention generated by the gay cowboy movie, it would produce custom "Brokeback Mountain" vanity plates. But no, the movie has yet to find an exhibitor in the state. Aren't Wyoming's residents the slightest bit curious why the rest of the nation can suddenly find their state on the map?

The movie's storyline is based in Wyoming.