What a Mess: The Texas gay bar raid

An investigation shows that a raid on a Fort Worth gay bar on the 49th anniversary of Stonewall was, indeed, a complete mess and violated the state alcohol commission's own policies.

After a hurricane, we are ALL family

Here's a reason to smile. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike's devastation of Galveston, a gay bar has become a home away from home for all -- straight and queer alike. Reuters reports:

Tina Turner is the artist of choice at the bar, given that she survived another Ike -- her abusive husband Ike Turner.