Email Author Steven Thrasher

Awards

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

  "Bad Lieutenant"

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2010 Stories by Steven Thrasher

• For National Coming Out Day, Tales of Coming Out

  published Oct 11, 2010

  Happy National Coming Out Day! Since October 11, 1988, the first anniversary of the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, this date has been celebrated as a day for LGBT peo... More >>

• Ruddy Vargas-Perez, 9th Suspect in Bronx Assaults

  published Oct 10, 2010

  After apprehending eight of nine possible suspects in last week's Bronx shocking gay-bashing crimes (the last surrendering yesterday), the police are still seeking 22-year-old Ruddy Vargas-Perez. The... More >>

• Horrors in the Bronx Cap Week of Terror for NY Gays

  published Oct 09, 2010

  In just the past few days, the city has seen a gay teenager leap from the George Washington Bridge after being bullied, hosted a vigil in Washington Square Park for the rash of gay teen suicides happe... More >>

• Andrea Peyser's Crocodile Tears for Tyler Clementi

  published Oct 06, 2010

  We know that Andrea Peyser has little to no sense of humor, let alone irony. But we hope that even she can see the irony in this. This week, Peyser opened a segment of her New York Post column with t... More >>

• If Not At The Stonewall Inn, Where Are New York Gays Safer

  published Oct 05, 2010

  After holding a vigil Sunday in Washington Square Park last night to commemorate the rash of (known) gay teen suicides caused by bullying, New York's gay community has been in for a harsh week. Two at... More >>

• David Paterson's Finest Moment: At A Gay Suicide Vigil

  published Oct 04, 2010

  We have gone to many, many, many LGBT rallies in the past year. Sometimes, it can be disheartening. Last night's "You Are Loved" vigil in Washington Square Park was certainly the most sad, but also, t... More >>

• UN Report: Israeli Raid on Gaza-Bound Boat Included Execution-Style Slayings, One of an American Citizen

  published Oct 01, 2010

  An investigative report from the Human Rights Council of the United Nations has concluded that when the Israeli military boarded the Mavi Marmara last year and killed nine people, "at least six of the... More >>

• James O'Keefe: His Lubed-Up Present, His Hanky-Pranky Past

  published Oct 01, 2010

  James O'Keefe has had quite a week, even apart from being Subject A in our psychological case study, "White America Has Lost Its Mind." CNN announced that O'Keefe planned to seduce reporter Abby Boudr... More >>

• Tyler Clementi's Suicide and What Dan Savage Is Doing About It

  published Sep 30, 2010

  The death of Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi, who appears to have committed suicide after his roommate allegedly broadcast a video of him having a sexual encounter with a man, is a sad event that can'... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  White America Has Lost Its Mind

  published September 29, 2010

  About 12:01 on the afternoon of January 20, 2009, the white American mind began to unravel. It had been a pretty good run up to that... More >>

• New TV Fad: Bagging on Public Education

  published Sep 28, 2010

  After the "Race to the Top" results caused so much buzz this summer and the release of Waiting for Superman seems to have parents fuming this fall, NBC news has been the latest outlet to get on the ... More >>

• How Joe My God's Minions Helped Track Down "All Faggots Must Die" Senate Staffer

  published Sep 23, 2010

  Senator Saxby Chambliss' (R-Georgia) has said that a staffer in his office Tuesday wrote the comment "all faggots must die" in a post about the 'Don't' Ask, Don't Tell' Senate vote which appeared at N... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  'Don't Ask Don't Tell, DREAM Act in the Senate

  published Sep 21, 2010

  It's a big day in the U.S. Senate for two issues we watch, but it's kind of a win-win for conservatives on both of them, regardless of how the pending votes on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' and the 'Dream A... More >>

• Lady Gaga, Lobbyist

  published Sep 17, 2010

  Apparently, Lady Gaga doesn't just have the power to get major legislation moved onto the floor of the U.S. Senate, but she's got U.S. senators clamoring to reach her on Twitter. After turning up to ... More >>

• Marriage Equality Wins Upstate, Loses in the City

  published Sep 15, 2010

  Fight Back New York claimed victory shortly after the polls closed last night for taking down anti-gay marriage Senator Bill Stachowski of Buffalo. Supporting challenger Tim Kennedy, FBNY was celebrat... More >>

• 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Ruled Unconstitutional -- the Takeaway

  published Sep 10, 2010

  It's been quite a summer for the Federal Courts as they've stepped in yet again on behalf of equal rights for gay Americans. After a Federal District Court in San Francisco ruled Proposition 8 was unc... More >>

• Michael Musto (Slightly) Less Screwed in Book Deal

  published Aug 27, 2010

  We're happy to hear from Voice colleague Michael Musto that Alyson Books and Musto's editor have apologized to him regarding their holding his book hostage, and have opened up a discussion with him on... More >>

• Ken Mehlman: GOP Biggie Moves From the Dark Side to Chelsea

  published Aug 26, 2010

  Ken Mehlman "is the most powerful Republican in history to identify as gay," Marc Ambinder boldly asserts in his lengthy outing of George W. Bush's campaign manager and the onetime head of the Republi... More >>

• Top 5 Reasons Governor Paterson Was Right to Declare 'Race to the Cock' Day

  published Aug 25, 2010

  By now, you've heard that Governor Paterson more or less made yesterday's "Race to the Cock" day a better news story when he got rather excited talking about New York's bringing home the federal educa... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Gay Marriage in California Put on Hold by Appeals Court

  published Aug 17, 2010

  Well, that didn't last long. After his strongly worded decision rendering California's Proposition 8 unconstitutional, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker lifted his stay last week, effective this Wedn... More >>

• Mosque Near Ground Zero Becoming Political Hot Potato

  published Aug 16, 2010

  Our little neighborhood construction flap over whether to build a mosque (which is really like the equivalent of an Islamic version of the Jewish Community Center) near Ground Zero took a huge step on... More >>

• Stay Lifted on Prop. 8 Decision: Gays in California Can Marry As of August 18

  published Aug 12, 2010

  Judge Vaughn Walker will lift his temporary stay on last week's decision declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional. However, as Joe My God notes, the stay won't expire until August 18. But after then, ... More >>

• Mexico Beating the US in...Gay Marriager

  published Aug 11, 2010

  Imagine if, when Washington, D.C. started licensing gay marriages earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court had told the fifty states they had to recognize them. That's essentially what happened in M... More >>

• NYU Presents Expansion Plans For Long After You're Dead

  published Aug 10, 2010

  NYU met with Community Board 2 last night, to present its plan to add six million square feet of space to their New York City campuses by 2031. Some highlights of what NYU plans to do in the next 21... More >>

• The Sentencing of Keith Phoenix and Hakim Scott -- and a Vigil You Can Attend

  published Aug 06, 2010

  Keith Phoenix and Hakim Scott were sentenced yesterday for the 2008 attacks against Jose and Romel Sucuzhanay. Phoenix and Scott were sentenced together, though they had been tried separately for the ... More >>