Dude, it was Shane, played by Kate Moennig

I think it’s true just about every lesbian has a Shane in her past. I do. And I never got over how much mine looked EXACTLY like Kate Moennig, who played Shane in “The ‘L’ Word.” Shane started out as a villain and heartbreaker. I think Ms. Moennig herself has a capacity for empathy and …

Sassy Gay Friend saves Desdemona

Sassy Gay Friend rescues Desdemona in Shakespeare’s “Othello”! But The Second City writers couldn’t pass up referring to Rossini’s opera, “Otello”! Frankly, I hope The Second City runs Sassy Gay Friend all the way through Shakespeare and then sends him on to rescue all the doomed heroes and heroines of tragic opera. Although it wouldn’t …

BREAKING Westboro Baptist Church leader Fred Phelps announces he is gay

April 1, 2010 — Topeka, Kansas — Westboro Baptist Church leader, Fred Phelps, announced today at a hastily-called press conference that he is a proud gay man. Phelps’ church is infamous for its daily protests against homosexuality in its hometown of Topeka, Kansas, and across the U.S. “I tried to hate the gay out of …

I KNEW it!

see more Funny Graphs I bailed on video games, and by corollary, computer games, right out of the gate because of my perception in the 1970’s that “Pong” cheated. Recently, however, having fallen under the corrupting influence of Moe Lane, who loves computer games, I have started to play the Zen version of “Bejeweled Twist,” …

Stouffer's should be using Sassy Gay Friends in this campaign

Stouffers To Include Suicide Prevention Tips On Single Serve Microwavable Meals I have other suicide prevention posts planned but I happened across this one, which was posted tonight at The Onion, so I’m popping it into the line-up. Oh, and Stouffer’s makes a lot of very tasty frozen dinners. I’ve heard. Imagine how much more …

UPDATED 'Never gonna give you up'

I love expressions of devotion — “Never gonna give you up” from 1987 by Rick Astley is so joyful and profound at the same time. I guess putting my attention on marriage equality makes me think, “What a perfect song to play at a wedding!” You know, when we can have them. Update, 3/22/2010, Sun.: …