Dot Gay May be on the Horizon

Move over .com and make way for .gay!

...or .love, .eco, .car, .health, .radio, .ski, etc. In fact, there's a large list of all the possibilities various groups already want to see when the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) completes its tasks to implement the new Top level Domains over on the .NXT Conference site. The custom domain will also mean cities and states can have their own top level domain like .nyc or .florida. We may also see brand ones like .coke (.canon and .unicef are already listed).

What's the catch, you may ask? Having your own top level domain like this will be coming with a hefty price tag. $185,000 plus a $25,000 annual fee according to the Washington Post. Pretty big catch! Luckily, the dotGAYalliance and dotGAY will be pushing to have the .gay extension included so we may see eventually sites like hotel.gay, sports.gay, or health.gay popping up.

Unfortunately, as has happened in the past with the Bush Administration stopping the .xxx extension, the Obama administration is quietly pushing to allow countries, including the US, to veto top level domains. That then leads to the trouble that having a central domain such as .gay (or any number of potentially controversial extensions like .abortion, .aids, etc) would allow countries who aren't friendly towards a particular subject to block any domain with that extension if it was approved by the ICANN.

Confused About "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"? You're Not Alone...

As one of my followers on Twitter mentioned recently, the news about "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" has been less than clear. He is, of course, absolutely right as it seems things are constantly going back and forth about whether it will be repealed or not (and even if it will be included in the Defense Authorization Act this year). I've been reading the stories as they appear on various news sites and have seen everything from the White House not approving any defense bill without the repeal of DADT to the lame duck congress won't be able to pass the defense bill with or without it due to the small time span.

While I won't be able to make anything clearer about "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" myself as I'm not a member of congress, at least I can do some of the legwork by giving you a list of the most informative articles I've read lately to do with DADT.

While Wikipedia has its flaws in the communal editing and potential of false information being edited in by those who aren't up on their facts or are trolling, generally, it is always a good place to look for quickly updated information and source linkes. Don't Ask, Don't Tell article on Wikipedia

Advocate.com is also another source and is where most of the articles I've been reading has stemmed from. The latest one posted as of November 16, 2010 is A Midwestern DADT Repeal Effort.

Others Articles Posted Recently

• http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/11/yes_dadt_repeal_could_still_pa.html


• http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/11/mccain_is_still_on_the_wrong_s.html


• http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/11/the_morning_plum_131.html


• http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/11/on_dadt_its_imperial_presidenc.html


• http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2010/11/gates-launches-investigation-of-dont-ask-dont-tell-review-leak.html


• http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131223266


• http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sc-dc-1114-court-gays-military-20101112,0,6155475.story


• http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cindy-mccain-opposes-john-mccain-dont/story?id=12131423


• http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20022790-503544.html


• http://www.washingtonblade.com/2010/11/17/obama-restates-commitment-on-keeping-dont-ask-in-defense-bill/

Overall, we're going to have to wait and see what comes out of the lame-duck congressional session. Taking a look through some of those links will help to piece together a semblance of where things are currently standing. If it's anything like a couple recent days though, tomorrow it may very well be a different story.

Don't Ask Don't Tell Goes to the Senate

Lady Gaga, gave a message to Washington today asking for Don't Ask Don't Tell, to be repealed.

"Go home!" she screamed today in Portland, Maine at these anti-equality types.

"Equality is the prime rib of America … of what we stand for as a nation. And I don't get to enjoy the greatest cut of meat that my country has to offer. ARE YOU LISTENING?!"

Filmmaker says gays can push for equality by advocating divorce ban

John Waters, the filmmaker and actor known for such movies as "Hairspray" and "Cry-Baby," has an idea for how gays and lesbians can push for marriage equality.

His suggestion at the North Louisiana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Shreveport? "I think we should just try to make heterosexual divorce illegal."

Waters was the celebrity guest at the festival, which honored him Sunday with a cocktail reception and two showings of his 1981 film "Polyester."

Glee in the Opening Skit of the Emmy's

Jimmy Fallon and the Gleeks ran through a backstage area looking to recruit members for a regional glee club competition with a cash prize, they ran into '30 Rock''s Tina Fey, Jane Lynch (dressed as Sue Sylvester), 'Lost' star Jorge Garcia, 'The Vampire Diaries' star Nina Dobrev, 'Community' star Joel McHale and Hamm, who was practicing some sweet dance moves with his coach, Betty White.

White didn't make the cut -- and neither did Kate Gosselin, who made fun at her stiff 'Dancing With the Stars' performance.

Fallon and his makeshift crew broke out into a cover of Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to Run' wearing matching outfits (and Bruce's iconic blue jeans and t-shirt for Fallon), eventually made it to the Nokia Theater stage to finish their song live, with former Journey guitarist-turned-'American Idol' host Randy Jackson joining them onstage.

Katy Perry Shows Up at Lesbian Party

Katy Perry partied the night away with lesbians as she gatecrashed an all-girl party in Australia.

Perry danced with over 400 lesbians at the bash in Melbourne after also turning up uninvited to a High School prom earlier in the night.

Party-goer Muffy Reagon told The Sun: "Katy didn't mind being recognized. She was so sweet. Girls were pretty much lining up to meet or kiss her." She continued: "I went to tongue kiss her and she said 'I won't be doing this in a few weeks after I'm married, unless of course Russell is watching!' She was just a lot of fun."

Lia Tilson, who organized the girly get-together added: "Katy proved herself to be very down to earth and gay-friendly, dancing on stage and getting up close and personal with lots of local lesbians."

Judge blocks Ariz. law that would end domestic partner GLBT state workers

A federal judge has blocked Arizona from a state law that would remove domestic partner benefits for gay and lesbian state employees.

Gay and Lesbian state workers who have established relationships that meet standards set under state administration rules are to have health insurance.

On Friday U.S. District Judge John Sedwick issued a preliminary injunction that requires the state to make family health insurance available to gay and lesbian state employees,

udge John Sedwick dismissed part of a lawsuit challenging the prohibition but left another part intact, allowing the lawsuit to continue.