Monthly Archives: February 2014

ARIZONA: GOP Mayor Of Mesa Says Hate Bill Will Hurt State’s Economy

Smith is running for governor.

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ARIZONA: GOP State Senator Reverses, Calls On Gov. Brewer To Veto Hate Bill

“I don’t like the negative picture of Arizona, and I’m on board asking the governor to veto the bill. To say (the bill is) anti-gay is following the feeding frenzy. I have friends that are gay and I wouldn’t do anything to hurt them. This is blown way out of proportion and it’s too bad.” – Arizona GOP state Sen. …

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TRAILER: Godzilla 2014

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SPOILER: Downton Abbey

Stay out of the comments if you’ve not yet seen last night’s season finale. Otherwise dive in and dish.

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AZ Chamber Of Commerce: Veto The Bill

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Alec Baldwin: Goodbye, Public Life

“I’ve had a relatively charmed life. I loved to be out in the city. New York was my town. I’ve had people come up to me and say, ‘You’re a great New Yorker. You’ve given your time and money to so many New York charities. You’re a great supporter of the arts. I like some of your movies—and some of …

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Jason Collins At Pre-Game Presser: I Know How To Play Basketball, I’m Ready
UPDATE: Standing Ovation As Collins Enters Game At Start Of Second Quarter

At this writing, the first quarter has ended and Collins has not yet entered the game. Fans and assholes are tweeting up a storm from the arena. UPDATE: Collins has entered the game. And THAT, folks, is LGBT history being made tonight. UPDATE II: Sports reporters on Twitter are calling it a standing ovation but the clip below only catches …

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About The Owner Of The Brooklyn Nets

The owner of the Brooklyn Nets is Russian banking and mining billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov. In 2012 he ran for the Russian presidency against Vladimir Putin and won 8% of the vote. When he announced his candidacy in 2011, the NBA ruled that he could be president of Russia and still own an NBA team, citing the precedent of then-sitting US …

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Tweet Of The Day – Brooklyn Nets

That’s former NBA superstar and current Brooklyn Nets head coach Jason Kidd giving Collins his contract. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has issued a press release: “The return of Jason Collins to the Nets franchise is a milestone for all Brooklynites to celebrate. He began his career with this team, helping it win its first Eastern Conference titles in back-to-back …

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Freep This Arizona Poll

Right here. (Tipped by JMG reader American Putz)

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There’s A Tony Perkins Bobblehead

The bobblehead of KKK-affiliated hate group leader Tony Perkins debuted this weekend at the FRC’s booth at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville.

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Disqus Disables Downvoting

In case you haven’t noticed, Disqus turned off the downvote counter a couple of days ago: “Downvotes are still counted but will no longer display the total number of votes. This action will still be denoted by the voting arrow turning red.” No reason is given for the change. On some sites, moderators have encouraged readers to merely write “downvote” …

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Jason Collins Signs With Brooklyn Nets, Might Play In Tonight’s Game Against LA

Yahoo Sports has the news: Jason Collins has reached agreement on a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets, clearing the way for the first openly gay athlete in major professional sports history, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Collins will be signed and available to play on Sunday when the Nets meet the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center, sources …

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Canadian Athletes Wear Rainbow Patches At Sochi Olympics Closing Ceremonies

JMG reader Scott just tweeted me the above photo. I’ll update this post if I find a news report on this. You remember these guys, right? UPDATE: A commenter below points out that the patches are a version of the logo of the company that made Canada’s uniforms.

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Most Medalled Athlete Of Sochi Olympics: Bisexual Dutch Speedskater Ireen Wust

Outsports reports: The news hasn’t exactly made global headlines, but on Saturday, out bisexual Netherlands speedskater Ireen Wüst became the most medalled competitor at the Sochi Games. Her clanking haul is five medals overall — two gold and three silver. The second gold came Saturday as she led her team to victory in the women’s team pursuit. ESPN commented: “Ireen …

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Final Sochi Medal Count

Russia added two more gold medals during today’s final events at Sochi. Purists will say the Olympics is really all about individual sporting achievement, but for the national Olympic committees, medal counts do matter. And for Russia, this haul has to be a point of pride — even if the men’s hockey team failed to make it to the medal …

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KENTUCKY: Church Members Dance With Snake That Killed Their Pastor

TMZ reports: The rattlesnake that killed “Snake Salvation” Pastor Jamie Coots a week ago made an encore appearance Saturday night at the same church with Jamie’s son at the helm … and this time no animals or people were hurt. Cody Coots prayed over a bevy of snakes — one of which was the rattler that killed Jamie. The video …

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UGANDA: Anti-Gay Bill On Hold While President Challenges US Scientists To Disprove That Homosexuality Is A Choice

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has put off signing the anti-gay bill while he challenges American scientists to disprove that homosexuality is a choice. A week ago Museveni had insisted that he would approve the legislation, prompting criticism from US president Barack Obama and former president Bill Clinton. The US warned that the move would “complicate” relations with Uganda, to which …

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INDIA: Law Criminalizing Homosexuality May Be Years From Being Repealed

The Independent reports: When [in 2009] the Delhi High Court suspended the draconian Section 377 of the Indian penal code which dated from the days of British rule, India’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community thought there was no turning back. Five years on the euphoria has gone. In December, the country’s highest court overturned the lower court’s ruling, once …

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New York Times Reports On Links Between Mark Regnerus And Anti-Gay Group

Discredited researcher Mark Regnerus and other anti-gay social science researchers are scheduled to be called as witnesses in this week’s marriage equality lawsuit in Michigan. The New York Times today reports on the link between these men and the virulently anti-gay Heritage Foundation. In meetings hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington in late 2010, opponents of same-sex marriage discussed …

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