Monthly Archives: October 2013

Geri Halliwell – Half Of Me

Ginger Spice is back. Gay boys and bears included. (Via Jared Braden)

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RUSSIA: Anti-Gay Crackpot Paul Cameron Speaks To National Parliament

Paul Cameron, the only American anti-gay activist who rivals Scott Lively for his litany of repulsive lies about LGBT people, has testified before Russia’s Duma. Via Buzzfeed: Russia’s parliament invited an American anti-gay psychologist whose work has been widely discredited to give expert testimony where he suggested that a third of LGBTs support pedophilia, according to a participant in the …

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Todrick Hall – Spell Block Tango

Openly gay American Idol finalist Todrick Hall, who last year gained viral video fame with his “hood-inspired” Beauty & The Beat, is back with another take on Disney. This time Hall mashes up six Disney villainesses with Cell Block Tango from Chicago.  He writes: The real Divas of Disney have collaborated with yours truly to give you a very special …

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HAWAII: Radio Ad Says Marriage Will Normalize Deviant Sexual Behavior

The website for the group, which is not an official GOP outfit but is made up entirely of Republicans, links out to videos and materials from MassResistance, the SPLC-certified hate group that recently called JMG “a sick, disgusting blog.” Hooray! (Via Good As You)

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RuPaul Drives Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark

It’s very hard to believe that Elvira is 62.

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ATLANTA: All Out Activists Drive Billboard Trucks Past Coca-Cola Headquarters

Via press release: Today, All Out demonstrated outside Coca-Cola headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Coca-Cola is one of the largest Olympic sponsors and has the longest continuous Olympic sponsorship history of any of the sponsors. All Out called upon Coca-Cola to continue their strong tradition of support for the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities by calling for an end of …

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LIVE VIDEO: Hawaii Special Senate Session On Same-Sex Marriage

Watch the live streaming video right here. It’s just starting. Over 1000 people have signed up to testify. Each person is allowed exactly one minute. (Hopefully, they won’t go through the entire list.)

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Today At The Hawaii Capitol Building

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PENNSYLVANIA: Lesbian Widow Sues State For Equal Tax Treatment

In yet another marriage lawsuit in the Keystone State, a lesbian widow is following the lead of Edith Windsor. A Bethlehem woman who legally married her same-sex partner in 2011 in Connecticut is suing to seek equal tax treatment in the wake of her partner’s death last year. Barbara Baus and Cathy Burgi-Rios, who lived together for more than 15 …

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Erasure – Gaudete

ET Online has a review: Created in collaboration between Erasure’s Andy Bell and Vince Clarke with Martin Meunier — whose work includes Tim Burton’s James and the Giant Peach and 2009’s Coraline — the stop animation video has a very Nightmare Before Christmas feel fitting for the season, which fans of Burton’s dark and quirky style are sure to love. …

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Hawaii Report: The Votes Are There

According to a whip count done by Hawaii News Now, there are just enough votes for same-sex marriage to pass in the state House. Senate leadership says the bill is expected to pass 21-4, but the real question has always been if the same-sex marriage bill will have the 26 votes it needs to pass in the House. Hawaii News …

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Putin: Gays Are Welcome At Sochi

“We are doing everything, both the organizers and our athletes and fans, so that participants and guests feel comfortable in Sochi, regardless of nationality, race or sexual orientation.” – Russian president Vladimir Putin, speaking today to Thomas Bach, the chairman of the International Olympic Committee. Gays are welcome to attend, just don’t do anything that might let somebody know that …

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New York Times Slams Gawker For Hunting Down Shepard Smith’s Boyfriend

David Carr writes at the New York Times: What if Gawker tried to out an anchor at Fox News and no one cared? Cue the innuendo, the salacious follow-ups and the specter of mainstream media outlets picking up the item with a pair of tweezers. Except after the post was published, there was nothing but crickets, other than a piece …

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Senate To Hear ENDA By Thanksgiving

Chris Geidner has the news at Buzzfeed: Majority Leader Harry Reid will announce on Monday that he will be bringing legislation banning anti-LGBT employment discrimination to the floor for consideration before Thanksgiving. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would ban most employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in employment, was passed out of the Senate’s …

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Allen West: It’s Time To Nuke Iran

Sample response from one of his followers: “It should have been turned into a glass parking lot years ago.”

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NEW YORK CITY: Queer Nation Disrupts Meeting Of Moscow City Leaders

Via press release: Gay activists directly confronted Russian government officials over that country’s anti-LGBT laws during a forum to promote US investment in Russia, disrupting a panel promoting investment in Moscow. One after another, three members of Queer Nation rose to question the panelists. “In my experience, anti-gay bigots are dishonest and corrupt as well,” said Queer Nation member Duncan …

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Ben Cohen’s Fifth Week On SCD

About last night’s show: Ben Cohen has survived week five of Strictly Come Dancing for his bopping quick step performance after narrowly escaping the dance-off. Ben and Kristina’s fast paced act gained 27 points last night which, combined with the public vote, saved the pair, but only just. It went down to the last two pairs of the evening when …

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HAWAII: Fred Karger Vs NOM

Just in via press release: LGBT Activist and watchdog Fred Karger sent a detailed 11 page letter to the Hawaii Ethics Commission on Friday, October 25, 2013 alleging that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) and its front group the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) have once again broken state election laws (see attached letter). “After …

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American Gurl – Bearody Version

Hey, I know some of these guys! (Tipped by JMG reader Aaron)

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VIETNAM: Hundreds Rally For Marriage

Yesterday hundreds rallied in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi in support of next week’s legislative debate on same-sex marriage. The event was part of the “Toi Dong Y” festival, which translates as “I do,” or “I agree”, organized by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) groups across the country. One participant, 18-year-old Truong Duc Anh, said same-sex marriage is an …

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