Knights of Columbus

Should Owners Of New York Wedding Venues Be Allowed To Discriminate Against Penis-Free Couples?

We told you yesterday about an Upstate couple that was informed by the owners of a farm-wedding venue that they couldn't hold their wedding in their barn. The reason: the couple does not include a penis -- they're lesbians.The couple -- Melisa Erwin and Jenny McCarthy -- has filed a discrimination c ... More >>

Upstate Farm Refuses to Host Lesbian Wedding

Gay people in New York have had the right to get married for more than a year. Bigots have had the right to be fear-mongering assholes since the drafting of the U.S. Constitution -- but do they have the right to decide to not host a wedding because the two people getting married happen to be lesbian ... More >>

Institutional Failure: Toothless Satire of the Church in We Have a Pope

Cowbell And Dead Body With Pants Around Ankles Found at Queens Cemetery. Yeah...

​The body of an Astoria man was found with his pants around his ankles at a Queens cemetery yesterday morning, which is bizarre. The fact that a cowbell was found near his partially nude body makes it really bizarre.The deceased has since been identified as 42-year-old Robert Zaretz. Authorities s ... More >>

Sheesphead Bites Sponsors Tasting Event This Thursday

​Cheese-stuffed Fingers of Fatima at Liman Turkish restaurant in Sheepshead Bay A tasting event featuring the restaurants of Sheepshead Bay (several reviewed in the pages of the Voice) called A Taste of Sheepshead Bay will be held Thursday, October 27, at the Baron DeKalb Knights of Columbu ... More >>

Dean Skelos Calls For a Gay Marriage Vote; Religious Exemptions Finally Come Out

​Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has just announced that the Marriage Equality Bill will get a vote in the Senate. This comes moments after the Senate released proposed language for a "religious exemptions" amendment to the billl, which will allow religious groups and their affiliate busin ... More >>

Andrew Cuomo Introduces Gay-Marriage Bill; Another GOP Senator Announces Support

Governor Cuomo formally introduced same-sex marriage legislation today, a key victory for activists pushing for a vote in the state Senate regardless of any assurance of passage. And another Republican senator, Roy McDonald, from the Capital Region, broke ranks and announced support, giving the Marr ... More >>

Weiner Does 5-Borough Tour, Proposes GPS for Sex Offenders

Congressman and mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner stepped up his game this weekend. On Saturday he put out a release complaining that there are "109 Sex Offenders Living within 10 Blocks" of local YMCAs, YWCAs, YMHAs and YWHAs. His proposed solution is $100 million in federal funds for GPS tracking t ... More >>

Fear of a Shia Planet

Ronald Reagan's old enemy becomes George Bush's new friend in Iraq

Way to Go, Joe

Bruno Dumps Pataki, Sticks With Union Allies

Bars

Too Hot to Think? Drink.

Marching to a Different Drum

Irish Lesbians, Gays, and Straights Mix Pride and Protest