Monthly Archives: June 2010

Constance McMillen Invited To White House LGBT Pride Reception

Lesbian teen Constance McMillen has been invited to join a select group of activists at a White House reception tomorrow to celebrate LGBT Pride Month. The White House confirmed Friday that Obama will host the event and is expected to deliver brief remarks. After the prom controversy, McMillen said, she faced a hostile environment from her peers and transferred out …

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The House Of Butch

Self-described butch lesbian Shaz Riley has launched the Butch Clothing Company, a fashion line aimed specifically at manly gals. The Butch Clothing Company is a dream she has harboured for a quarter century. “All those years of having to wear men’s clothes will be behind me now. BCC will make a lot of butch women happy. If they have ever …

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Photo Of The Day – Oil Spill From Space

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ISRAEL: Police Uncover Clue About Tel Aviv LGBT Youth Center Attack

Last August a masked gunman walked into a Tel Aviv LGBT youth center and began firing, killing two and injuring many others. Israeli police launched a national manhunt, vigils and protests were held worldwide, but until now there’s been no break in the case. Reports emerged Monday of a new discovery in the as yet unsolved case of a murderous …

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The Lasandwich

Just hitting the shelves of the UK-based supermarket chain Tesco is the lasagne sandwich. And you thought KFC’s Double Down was gross. The Guardian’s food blogger has a field day. The first thing that hits you on opening the packet is a faint but distinct whiff of tuna, an inauspicious start for a beefy sandwich. Biting down, the texture is …

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Tweet Of The Day – Sarah Palin

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Your Daily Minute Of Crazy

Only Rep. Crazy Eyes can make O’Reilly seem reasonable.

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Rep. Doug Lamborn: Kill Sesame Street

Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) has proposed legislation that will end federal funding for PBS. Because times are too tough to pay for Sesame Street. Lamborn says that with increased government deficits, funding for programs like Sesame Street, for example, is not a priority. “Programs that are of good quality, people are going to support,” he argues. “Why should taxpayers, when …

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Teabagger GOP Senate Candidate Sharron Angle: The Unemployed Are Spoiled

Harry Reid wasted no time in jumping on this one.

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Shock Jocks Give Finger To Gay Critics

It doesn’t appear that redneck shock jocks Rick & Bubba are much concerned about any advertiser boycott after mocking the president’s Pride Month proclamation. The video of their homophobic “biblical world view” has been made private on YouTube.

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Gotham Knights Win Bingham Cup

NYC’s Gotham Knights rugby club won the Bingham Cup tournament in Minneapolis yesterday, beating the Sydney Convicts, the two-time defending champions. JMG reader Sean Chapin attended and writes: The New York Gotham Knights have won the Bingham Cup 2010 against the Sydney Convicts by a final score of 18 to 15. It was a closely fought battle with three lead …

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SAVANNAH: Rally Held In Protest Of Gay Bashing By Two U.S. Marines

About 150 activists gathered in downtown Savannah, Georgia yesterday in protest of last week’s attack on a gay man by two U.S. Marines. At the Sunday rally, Georgia Equality Savannah Chapter Director Kevin Clark said it is important for the community to realize how often gay residents are attacked because of their sexual orientation. “It’s important to realize the attack …

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Obama May Veto DADT Repeal Over Aircraft Spending Provisions

Even if the defense appropriations bill to which the repeal of DADT is attached makes it through the Senate, the president may veto it over certain spending provisions to which he is opposed. Yesterday Robert Gates repeated the veto threat to Fox News. Robert Gates, speaking on Fox News Sunday, said the president was against any move by Congress to …

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SLIDESHOW: NYC Pride Rally

NYC Pride held its annual Rally at Central Park’s SummerStage yesterday where co-hosts Bruce Villanch and Vickie Shaw entertained the crowd in between performances by the Gay Men’s Chorus, MeShell Ndegeocello, Ari Gold, Billie Myers, the cast of Hair, and Martha Wash. Also featured was Lt. Dan Choi, who delivered a rousing MLK-esque speech, leading the crowd in chants of …

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This Week In Holy Crimes

Over the last seven days… Italy: Father Pierino Gelmini charged with molesting twelve underage boys.Wisconsin: Pastor Travis Gandy arrested twice in one week for two separate sexual assaults on children.Florida: Imam Yasser Mohamed Shahade pleads guilty to child molestation.Michigan: Four Christian activists arrested for disorderly conduct after attempting to convert Muslims at the International Arab Festival.Michigan: Pastor Christopher Settlemoir charged …

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He’s Kind Of A Ninja

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Texas GOP Platform Calls For Making It A Felony To Perform Gay Marriages

The teabagger-influenced 2010 platform for the Texas GOP calls for making it a felony to perform a same-sex marriage. “We oppose the legalization of sodomy. We demand that Congress exercise its authority granted by the U.S. constitution to withhold jurisdiction from the federal courts from cases involving sodomy. We support legislation that would make it a felony to issue a …

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Pogo – Toys Noize

Pogo is the 21 year-old video artist from Perth, Australia formerly known as Fagottron. Now that he’s officially working for Pixar, he’s going by Pogo.

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The Wives Of Comrades

Support groups and websites have sprung up in China for the “wives of comrades,” women who are married to gay men. “The condition of these ‘homowives is extremely tragic,” wrote Li Yinhe, a professor of sociology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and one of the leading advocates for these women, in a recent blogpost. “Most days they wash …

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Con Edison Celebrates Pride

From their official YouTube page.

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