365 Gay News » 9/11

Monday Watercooler: Give money to the United 93 memorial

James Withers — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:31:03 +0000

Sally Kern talks foolishness. As a small “d” democrat, I have no problem with fellow citizens who have issues with the gay. However, why can’t anti-gay politicians come up with theories that(...)

Thursday Watercooler: Republicans debate, but don’t mention gays

James Withers — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:46:33 +0000

Republicans debate. A few takeaways from last night’s Republican debate. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s star is fading. That line made a certain body part tingle (grin). Republican voters who want a(...)

Withers: President Obama announces the death of Bin Laden

James Withers — Mon, 02 May 2011 06:31:39 +0000

Late last night, President Barack Obama announced Osama bin Laden was killed by United States forces. Crowds gathered in front of the White House and in Times Square to celebrate the news.(...)

Monday Watercooler: Lady Gaga brings gay troops to the red carpet

James Withers — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:38:28 +0000

What will the White House do? After U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips’s ruling that “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is unconstitutional, the question all last week was what would the White House(...)

Nathaniel Frank on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and 9/11

chagmionantoine — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:07:11 +0000

Nathaniel Frank, author of the book “Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America,” talks about the effects of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and how it may have made(...)

Dana Rudolph: Pitbulls in chapstick

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:04:11 +0000

Seven years ago, I stood in a colleague’s office in New Jersey and watched on a 12-inch television as two planes and two towers changed our world.

Until the day before, I had worked on the top(...)

Withers: Trying to honor 9/11 in a sound bite age

James Withers — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:21:07 +0000

There are times when words are utterly inadequate, clumsy things that fail to be of any use. Today is one of those days. Seven years after three planes crashed in New York City, Washington(...)

Remembering 9/11

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:50:47 +0000

(New York City) The seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon is being observed in both New York and Washington today.

In New York, it will be(...)

After September 11: The gay emergency responders

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:37:18 +0000

Rev. Bonnie Giebfried was a little sleepy when she reported to work as an EMT in New York City on the morning of September 11, 2001.

“My partner and I were kind of slow on the uptake that(...)