Email Author Steven Thrasher

Awards

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 27, 2010

  "Bad Lieutenant"

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2010 Stories by Steven Thrasher

• The 10 Gayest Political Stories of 2010

  published Dec 30, 2010

  2010 was one of the gayest political years ever. Here's our take on the 10 gayest stories we reported on — throughout the five boroughs, the nation, and the world. In inverse order: 10. Gay ... More >>

• Taken for a Ride: Another MTA Select Bus Horror Story

  published Dec 22, 2010

  The only thing that's certain about the MTA's Select Bus is that people are being taken for a ride by the setup through which passengers have to buy tickets before boarding. The city has handed out mo... More >>

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  Barack Obama Kicks Don't Ask, Don't Tell to the Curb

  published Dec 22, 2010

  We've been following Don't Ask, Don't Tell since Senator Barack Obama was campaigning on its repeal. After all these years, watching the ceremony in which he kicked it to the curb, in person, was a sp... More >>

• The 10 Most Idiotic Questions from FDNY Entrance Exams

  published Dec 15, 2010

  While reporting this week's cover story "Hosed," the Voice obtained two FDNY Entrance Exams (identified as "7029" and "2043"). We took all the questions ourselves, and were kind of amazed at how idiot... More >>

• Dan Choi Taking Time Off for Exhaustion

  published Dec 14, 2010

  Anyone who has followed the effort to repeal Don't Ask, Don't tell will have noticed someone prominent missing from the debate over the past couple weeks: Lt. Dan Choi. As the attempt to end the law b... More >>

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  FDNY's Black Firefighter Problem

  published December 15, 2010

  How would you perform in a test of logic and reading comprehension, even if the terms used in the questions made no sense to... More >>

• Cathie Black, Calling the Kettle Blackr

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Whatever you think of her, Cathie Black is inarguably a by-the-dictionary unqualified choice for schools chancellor (hence the need for a waiver). It was her lack of traditional qualifications that p... More >>

• Don't Ask Don't Tell Opponents Pick Up Some Unlikely Support

  published Dec 03, 2010

  While John McCain gets crankier and crankier about repealing Don't Ask, Don't tell, opponents of the policy have picked up a couple of unlikely allies on the right. After much lobbying, Sen. Scott ... More >>

• Mike Bloomberg and Other New Yorkers Remember Friends and Family on World AIDS Day (Video)

  published Dec 01, 2010

  Today is World AIDS day, which has been observed since 1987 in honor of the 25 million people killed by the disease. There are approximately 33 million people around the globe and 107,000 New Yorkers ... More >>

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  Leslie Nielsen: Our 10 Favorite Moments (VIDEO)

  published Nov 29, 2010

  We loved you, Leslie Nielsen, not just for your well-known roles as Lt. Frank Drebin of Police Squad! and the Naked Gun movies, and the high-flying Dr. Rumack in Airplane!, but for passing gas on live... More >>

• Justin Crockett Elzie, Fresh Off Being Arrested at the White House

  published Nov 26, 2010

  New Yorker Justin Crockett Elzie was a U.S. Marine who served around the globe. In 1993, he came out on the ABC Evening News shortly before "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was enacted. He'd eventually become ... More >>

• Cathie Black's Appointment Generating More Pushback

  published Nov 22, 2010

  Over the weekend, Mayor Bloomberg experienced more pushback against Cathie Black, his choice for Chancellor of Schools. The only real variable in whether or not Bloomberg will get his choice is if Sta... More >>

• Cathie Black Opposed by the Same Old Handful of Loudmouth Gadflies

  published Nov 17, 2010

  Have you noticed that it's the same five or six people protesting Cathie Black's appointment as Chancellor of Schools the past couple of weeksr Nor That's probably because her opposition has been hype... More >>

• Happy Eid al-Adha! A Guide to Where Not to Buy Halal Meat (NSFV - Not Suitable for Vegetarians)

  published Nov 17, 2010

  Happy Eid ul-Fitr Eid al-Adha! Last night marked the beginning of Eid, the three-day festival celebrating the end of the Ramadan month of fasting in the Muslim world celebrating the end of Hajj, pilgr... More >>

• Dan Choi Off To The White House at 2PM: Handcuffs Neededr [UPDATED]

  published Nov 15, 2010

  Judging by a recent tweet, it would appear that Dan Choi is speaking to Harry Reid's office again, despite the fallout they may have had over certain comments he made about the Majority Leader in cert... More >>

• Gay Takeaways From Election Night

  published Nov 03, 2010

  The first openly gay winner of yesterday's election won long before the polls even opened on the East Coast...in Guam! A former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam, openly gay Benjamin Cruz won... More >>

• Breaking Election News! Dan Halloran STILL America's Highest Elected Heathen!

  published Nov 02, 2010

  With the downfall of one-time witch Christine O'Donnell, City Council member Daniel Halloran remains the highest elected heathen in the country. Of course, the born-again virgin O'Donnell never claim... More >>

• 10 Best Signs We Saw at the Stewart/Colbert Rally

  published Nov 01, 2010

  Here are our top 10 favorite signs we saw at the "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear": 10. Arianna Huffington in "Left Field" Before dawn, as Arianna Huffington corralled 10,000 people onto some 20... More >>

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  Bad Lieutenant, Dan Choi

  published October 27, 2010

  Lieutenant Daniel Choi is most well known for getting kicked out of the U.S. military. An infantry platoon leader who served two tours in Iraq... More >>

• The Bullying Meme -- How Were You Bulliedr

  published Oct 25, 2010

  Did you wonder why so many of your friends swapped out their profile pictures on Facebook wearing something purple this past weekr It was for Spirit Day, an event which had over a million participants... More >>

• Carl Paladino Gives 'Permission . . . to Hurt Gay People' — Bronx Gay Leader

  published Oct 15, 2010

  After last week's brutal gay news from up north, we caught up with Dirk McCall, executive director of the Bronx Community Pride Center (BCPC). It's also been a tough month in other ways for McCall, o... More >>

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  Barack Obama: Twisting Words in the Wind on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

  published Oct 14, 2010

  President Obama covered a lot of ground on gay and lesbian rights in the middle of the four o'clock hour on Thursday. In the end, he wound up saying one thing and doing another. In a cleverly worded ... More >>

• On Gay Rights, Barack Obama Fights the Bad Fight

  published Oct 13, 2010

  Barack Obama has tried to walk a fine line between talking LGBT rights and not doing much about it, and some gays and lesbians have given him a pass on not going on the offense on their behalf during ... More >>

• Judge to Military on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell': Halt!

  published Oct 12, 2010

  For all their dithering around "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" over the past two years, President Obama and Congress have been let off the hook. No need to finish off that survey to see how the troops feel a... More >>

• School Funding Grossly Unfair in NY — Even Jersey is Better

  published Oct 12, 2010

  It's not exactly news that kids in poor school districts get screwed in New York state, but a new study quantifies exactly how. A report from Rutgers University and the Education Law Center in New Je... More >>