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COL146: Pie In the Windowsill

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While Tim’s away on sick leave Jeff and Griff take a moment to discuss how the gay community did in 2010 and what we see as the priority for 2011. We also take advantage of our “alone time” to discuss some geekier stuff.

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  • Community recap for 2010.
  • Where should the community go in 2011? (Both gay and bear)
  • “Alone time” in a relationship.

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  • Boxee Box lacks Netflix/Hulu Plus – Griff
  • G-Mail Priority Inbox causes me to miss mail – Griff

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COL135: Did It Kill Your Geek Hard-On?

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Don’t ask don’t tell is on hold while Griff poses the query “Are we doing enough to support our gay youth?”  We also have a round of what the pfucks and our picks of the week. Don’t forget the nominations for the Best of the Bears 2010 are open.

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Amazing Weekends

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Feedback:

I have to say I disagree with Griff’s attack on apple tv. For some of us it offers all we are looking for in a stylish package. I am constantly moving about my house and there is no other product that offers the airplay feature. I can be watching something on my ipad while cooking dinner in the kitchen hit a button and pick up right where I left off in my living room. Also it is a great solution for having access to all the music and videos on our macs which are running most of the time anyway so the limitation of having to have it on to stream doesn’t impact us. I agree other boxes do more, but as someone living in the year 2010 I already have other devices to fill those voids such as the PS3 or internet enabled TV. I am sure Griff will rip these comments to shreds but I had to stand up for apple. – Homer

Topics:

  • Bike shorts!

WTP:

  • The chance that Paladino could still be elected. – Griff
  • New Cinematic for World of Warcraft Cataclysm – Jeff

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COL130: The ‘F’ Word

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On a very special Labor Day edition the guys talk about Republican support for gay marriage, Modern Family, the naming for YOUR modern family and Scruff for iPhone.

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Feedback:

  • Legal questions answered:

I just wanted to weigh in on the legal question that you presented in the last show. So here is my take on the employment discrimination issues you raised in your straight guy in gay bar scenario. Under the law if you are a straight individual working at a gay establishment and the patrons at that gay establishment “sexually harass” you. The “sexually harassing” actions by those patrons are not legally attributable to the owner of the gay establishment because there exist so legal relationship between the patrons and the owner. Thus if the straight guy wanted any recourse for the harassment he would have to sue the individuals themselves for the harassment but would not have a case against the owner/boss of the gay establishment because the actions of those individuals were not directed by the owner/boss.

I hope this makes sense. For further research into this issue looking to Torts law under the doctrines of respondeat superior and vicarious liability.

Keep the questions coming that was really fun.

Best,

Darnell

P.S. When are we going to see Jeff topless again I missed it the first go round…..hehehe

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Good Afternoon All,

My name is Apexflip. I’m on the WeightWatchers group COL. I just started to listen to your podcast and I have to say I LOVE THEM!!!!!!!! You all are so funny. I love the way you all work with each other and have your own different onions on everything. It’s also nice to hear a podcast about bears.
Here in NY there isn’t much about bears. Mostly just twinks (which I can do without).
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Jeff your fucking hot
Tim Bear, you are so cute I can just kiss you
Griff, you can fist me without boy butter anytime lol

Hope that all is well for all of you. Keep up the amazing work you three, Cant wait to hear more.

– Apexflip

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  • A Scruff “Meh” “rant” – Jeff

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  • Stormrage by Richard Knaak – Jeff
  • MBFJ’s recipe for punch – Tim
  • Mad Men on AMC – Griff

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COL129: The Heterophobic City

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A quick round-up of this week’s homo-news and a spattering of feedback lead us into discussing the ban on gay marriage in California, straight guys working in gay bars, the trend of bachorlette parties being held in gay bars and our most hated chores.

Next Week, COL is off for a week.  Wish Jeff a Happy 30th Birthday on the 29th and we’ll see you all in 2 weeks.

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So where has Jon Jon gone? I miss our gaysian cub. He seemed very sweet and adoreable.
You guys rock. Love your podcast!
-Shawn in NH

Tim needs to come up with a COL cookbook. STAT.
-Russell

The cover story of Chicago’s free daily was titled “STR8 Guy for the Gay Bar.” Yes, I’m ashamed to admit that even a free newspaper in a major city would be running such a lame story on the cover. The long and short of it is many straight men are taking employment in area gay bars. I’m not really much of a gay bar sort, but I’m a little torn on the whole concept. Sure, pretty much every person in the service business is just playing you for the money, but straight men “playing gay” is a little different (or is it?). God knows that there are more than enough gay men in the food service trade to fill these jobs, so why are likely gay bar owners filling these jobs from outside of the tribe?

It got me to thinking about another article I read about bachelorette parties deciding on gay bars and some establishments banning them. Being annoyed by bachlorettes is probably one of the many reasons I turned homo and I would like to avoid them as much as possible. I feel that all should be able to go wherever they want, but we certainly can’t go into straight and get away with acting like the soon-to-be married girls do.
-ChiDiver

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  • Blue Diamond Bold Almonds – Wasabi & Soy

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COL128: Unlawful proposition

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The recent denial of a stay in California’s Prop 8 case gets us talking about the quest for equality, while recent violence in DC gives us a reason to worry. We also get into a quick round-up of mobile bear sites…and…Neil Patrick Harris is having twins!

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  • Recent anti-gay violence shakes Washington D.C.
  • Stay to keep Prop 8 alive denied! In effect 8/18, 1700 PDT Proponents do not adequately explain the basis for their belief that marriages performed absent a stay would suffer from a “cloud of uncertainty.”
  • Proponents’ intervention in the district court does not provide them with standing to appeal.
  • “The evidence presented at trial does not support proponents’ position on domestic partnerships; instead, the evidence showed that domestic partnership is an inadequate and discriminatory substitute for marriage.”
  • Proponents claim that plaintiffs’ desire to marry is not “urgent,” because they chose not to marry in 2008. Whether plaintiffs choose to exercise their right to marry now is a matter that plaintiffs, and plaintiffs alone, have the right to decide.
  • Proponents also point to the public interest as reflected in the votes of “the people of California” who do not want same-sex couples to marry, explaining that “[t]here is no basis for this Court to second-guess the people of California’s considered judgment of the public interest.” The Governor states that “[a]llowing the Court’s judgment to take effect serves the public interest” in “[u]pholding the rights and liberties guaranteed by the federal Constitution” and in “eradicating unlawful discrimination.”
  • The evidence presented at trial and the position of the representatives of the State of California show that an injunction against enforcement of Proposition 8 is in the public’s interest. Accordingly, the court concludes that the public interest counsels against entry of the stay proponents seek.

Topics:

  • How long will it take for equality and are we willing to wait?
  • Mobile bear sites. Is Scruff really needed?
  • NPH is having twins!

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  • Kids are back in school already! – Griff

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  • Hackers – Jeff

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