Victory, Finally!

It was exhilarating to see the Senate vote 65-31 to throw out "don't ask, don't tell," finally. It's been a long hard slog, and there's so much more to do to foster LGBT rights. But we should celebrate this victory. I went on CNN yesterday after the vote to talk about what impact this will have.

Sweet -- On The Advocate Top 15 List

The Gist (Signorile.com) has been named one of the Top 15 Gay(Ish) Blogs by the Advocate, which is sweet. It's nice to be called "always-intriguing," which is also kind of funny.

Michelangelo Signorile, a founding editor of the controversial, now-defunct magazine OutWeek and a current Advocate contributor, offers his always-intriguing take on the state of gay rights and other political and cultural topics. You can also view clips of his television appearances -- such as a debate with conservative pundit Laura Ingraham -- and get a free three-day pass to listen online to his eponymous radio show, which airs daily on Sirius XM’s OutQ.

Here's the full list, in no particular order:

• AmericaBlog.com:
• Gawker.com
• DListed.com
• HuffingtonPost.com
• OhLaLaMag.com
• Signorile.com
• PamsHouseBlend
  
• TowleRoad.com
• WorldofWonder.net
• PerezHilton.com
• Slog.TheStranger.com
• PinkIsTheNewBlog.com
• Popnography.com
• Rod 2.0
  
• GoodAsYou.org

Just a Reminder

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OutQ's Award for Laramie Project Special

Romaine Patterson and Derek Hartley of "Derek And Romaine," which follows my show on OutQ on Sirius XM (6-10 ET), accepted a Special Recognition GLAAD Award for '"THE LARAMIE PROJECT: 10 YEARS LATER – THE LASTING LEGACY OF MATTHEW SHEPARD', a radio special on OutQ which was conceived and produced my Romaine, who was a friend of Matthew Shepard's. It aired on OutQ on the 10th anniversary of his brutal murder. You can watch them accepting the award, introduced by Stockard Channing here, and you can download "The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later," on the Sirius OutQ homepage.

Also, take a read of Derek's rightful criticism of the media, particularly LGBT media, for ignoring this important production and recognition. Seeing as a lot of GLAAD Awards go to mainstream media that really don't deserve it -- you all know my take on that -- it would have been nice to focus on a project that deserved credit. Go DNR!

"Signorile Saturdays" Debuts This Week

I'm happy to report that my Friday show on OutQ (Sirius 109, XM 98), which often incorporates a "week in review " format and "clips of the week," will be replayed on Sirius Left (Sirius 146) and on XM's America Left (XM 167) on Saturday nights. "Signorile Saturdays" will air on both channels every Saturday night from 8 ET to Midnight ET (5 PT to 9 PT).

The weekend rebroadcasts on OutQ of shows from earlier in the week will continue. And of course, the live show on OutQ continues, weekdays 2-6 ET.