Hundreds of people gathered on the steps of Houston City Hall this afternoon to protest the passing of Proposition 8, California's constitutional amendment taking away the right to marry for same-sex couples. Along with the passing of other anti-gay measures across the nation, Prop. 8 made November 4 a day of mixed emotions for many of the progressives in attendance, who say they went to bed ecstatic about the election of Barack Obama but woke up the next morning to find out not everything had
Photo courtesy Imfromdriftwood.comNathan ManskeImfromdriftwood.com, a blog devoted to posting true stories about gay people, by gay people, caught our eye when Patrick from Galveston posted an entertaining story last week. Apparently, high school teachers in Galveston can't tell the difference between homosexuality and African-American heritage. The blog is a little more than two weeks old, launched by Nathan Manske who was born and raised in the tiny Hill Country town of Driftwood. "When I was
April 20 is National Pot Smoking Day, because if there's anything
America needs, it's a holiday encouraging us to be more apathetic than
we already are. But rather than get bogged down in arguments for
legalization or debates about the merits of medicinal marijuana, let us
simply commemorate this occasion with a look back at some of the more
memorable movie stoners of yore:5. The Dude -- The Big Lebowski (1998)
Jeffrey Lebowski may be unemployed, but he has his own place and an
ample supply of
