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Author Archives: D. A. Smith

Stonewall Dems Next Meeting Upper-Date

SC Democratic Party Chairperson Carol Fowler will be the guest speaker at the April 9th meeting. The show starts at 6:30 at the Sunfire Grill West o’ the Ashley River.

She’s Out There!

It’s Official!
A letter arrives from Ketner For Congress HQ:
Dear Friends,
Yesterday afternoon, I filed to run for Congress in South Carolina’s 1st District!
Many of you know that I grew up in a little town called Faith, and that I adored my grandmother. Ma told me when I was a small child that if I saw […]

Columbia Becomes “Family-Friendly”

From the hard working people at the South Carolina Equality Coalition we hear the following:

“Just minutes ago, the Columbia City Council voted unanimously to pass ordinances prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in housing and public accommodations. South Carolina Equality proposed these ordinances in January and the ordinances passed […]


AFFA Haps In the Coming Weeks

A few reminders from the friendly folks at the Alliance For Full Acceptance:
Congratulations to the Students at Trident Tech who have established a Gay-Straight Alliance. Change happens!

AFFA March 13 Meeting
“How to come out to your doctor–and why you should!” will be on Thursday March 13th at the Charleston Renaissance Hotel, 68 Wentworth Street in Charleston. […]


“Brokeback Mountain” star found dead in NYC

BREAKING NEWS: The New York Times News Service
January 22, 2008, 4:42 pm
Actor Heath Ledger Is Found Dead
By SEWELL CHAN
The actor Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon in an apartment building at 421 Broome Street in SoHo, according to the New York City police. Mr. Ledger was 28.
At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived […]

It’s Official!

Jodie Foster is out o’ the closet. I know this is true because I just saw it on CNN.
Well over a week ago, Ms. Foster accepted the “Sherry Lansing Leadership Award” at the 16th Annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast. During her remarks, she thanked, “my beautiful Cydney who sticks with me through all […]

Today In Gossip

According to the nice girls over at afterellen.com:
“Chef. TV personality. Restaurant owner. Philanthropist. Mother of two. Out lesbian.
Food Network star Cat Cora, 40, is all of these things, but it is the latter descriptor that still comes as a surprise to many of her fans. Although the celebrated chef has mentioned her partner in interviews […]

This Just In…

Melissa Moore of the SCEC wants you to update your travel plans
Due to an oversight on the part of the City of Greenville, the Venue for Seven Straight Nights in Greenville has changed. Please see the following message for details:
7 Straight Nights for Equal Rights
ALERT: CHANGE OF VENUE!
Where: Piazza Bergamo (new location), Corner of […]

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