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Gay Blood Ban Faces Review, Possible Changes

OIA Staff — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:33:28 +0000

The long-time outright ban on gays donating blood may soon come to an end, as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) narrowing down the areas they must study to possibly repeal of the discriminatory policy. Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) applauded updates offered to them by the HHS [...]

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Pentagon Issues Revised Guidelines on Discharge Procedures under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

OIA Staff — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:13:21 +0000

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), a national, legal services and policy organization dedicated to ending “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT), released a statement today on new guidelines issued by the Pentagon that signal a major shift in how discharges under DADT will proceed. Statement by Army veteran and SLDN Executive Director Aubrey Sarvis: “The Pentagon [...]

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Pentagon to meet with military gay spouses

OIA Staff — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:07:16 +0000

Members of the Pentagon’s Comprehensive Review Working Group on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell will meet with lesbian and gay military partners on Sept. 16, said Servicemember’s United. The meeting will be the first time Pentagon staff are meeting with gay military partners about Don’t Ask. VIA. Read the full article @ Pentagon to meet with [...]

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Gay Mom Review: ‘The Kids Are All Right’

OIA Staff — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:51:26 +0000

Jen Hitchcock: As a gay mom raising a child with my partner, I went to the movie “The Kids Are All Right” with my combat boots on, prepared to be angered by how Hollywood was going to portray my family. I was already put off by the fact that one of the mom characters (the [...]

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Briefing: The Jackpot! Men’s Padded Brief

OIA Staff — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:41:15 +0000

Bubbles Bodywear specializes in underwear that pads and/ or enhances your shape. They sell things like jocks, boxer briefs, vests, tees and cinchers for men. This specific review is for The Jackpot! enhancing brief. I’ll admit, I’ve never worn one of these before, and it was… interesting. There are three pad pockets (all removable) in the [...]

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Briefing: C-IN2 Zen Mesh Punt Trunk

OIA Staff — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:13:52 +0000

Today I am reviewing the C-IN2 Zen Mesh Punt Trunk. I am a fan of the C-IN2 line, so I was more than happy to oblige. I noticed right off that there was a good attention to detail with the underwear. The stitching was well done and I did not notice any loose thread or [...]

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Briefing: Equmen Trunk

OIA Staff — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:39:44 +0000

When working out or for daily use, I often wear briefs or trunk style underwear. They tend to hold you better and provide more comfort, in my experience. The Equmen trunk is no exception. I had a blue Equmen trunk to review for this article. Right away, I was impressed by the attention to detail [...]

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Humpday Review

OIA Staff — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:30:32 +0000

Below you’ll find a review of Lynn Shelton’s Humpday, which accompanies the interview I conducted with her about the movie that you can read here. On top of that there’s a new feature on A Regrettable Moment of Sincerity, podcasts. In this particular podcast, I interview famed 13 year-old critic Jordan Walters regarding his thoughts [...]

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ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction

OIA Staff — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:56:48 +0000

The most influential of all independent filmmakers is not Quentin Tarantino, but George A. Romero, who, with his Living Dead films (Night of the, Dawn of the, Day of, Land of and Diary of, with more to follow) has established the go-to metaphor for low budget filmmakers, that being a zombie standing in for the [...]

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Outrage: An Interview with Director Kirby Dick

OIA Staff — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:42:39 +0000

By: Adam Lippe Along with allowing us to see his documentary Outrage, about outing closeted gay politicians who vote against their own interests (I’ve reviewed the movie here), director Kirby Dick was kind enough to go on a press tour. There were 4 reporters in the room, 3 if you don’t count me. Since I [...]

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Will the California Supreme Court Strike Down Prop 8, or “Willy-Nilly Disregard” Its Duty?

OIA Staff — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:45:31 +0000

If the March 5 oral argument before the California Supreme Court was any guide (which oral argument isn’t always), Chief Justice Ronald George may be on the verge of making a terrible, heartbreaking mistake. The Court is due to rule soon on a set of challenges to Proposition 8, the November ballot-measure that stripped the [...]

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Otto; or, Up With Dead People

OIA Staff — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:48:44 +0000

Sometimes a movie has absolutely no conceivable audience, and you feel like applauding it just for its existence, regardless of quality. Bruce LaBruce’s Otto; or Up With Dead People is a cheap mess, mixing his penchant for camp and gay porn, with zombies and avant-garde film references, not to mention film-within-a-film nonsense. Otto is clumsy [...]

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Straightlaced

OIA Staff — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:39:32 +0000

Miracles can happen. I have seen proof. An interesting and insightful documentary was made by someone who directs with complete condescension and an overabundance of obnoxious video effects. Consider the evidence: A filmmaker who treats sexually confused teenagers like Bill Cosby talks to five-year-olds on Kids Say the Darndest Things. Cutesy music and graphics that [...]

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Equality U

OIA Staff — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:26:39 +0000

Most recent documentaries have one major obstacle that prevents them from widespread exposure, and that’s that they are intended to enlighten and/or change the minds of those people who would never watch a documentary in the first place. Political documentaries are the worst offenders because most of them are made by those on the left, [...]

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