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Report: Castor Semenya Is Intersex

Gender tests of world champion South African sprinter Caster Semenya reveal that she is intersex. According to the results of tests ordered by the International Amateur Athletics Foundation, Semenya has no uterus, no ovaries, and internal male testes producing high levels of testosterone. The IAAF says, “This is a medical issue and not a doping issue where she was deliberately …

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80’s Flashback

Joe Jackson, Real Men, 1982. This track about coming out, bullying, and machismo was not a radio hit for Jackson despite getting surprisingly heavy rotation on MTV. There was some small controversy about censoring the word “faggot”, but as I recall it was gay activists that insisted that it should remain. Jackson’s never officially come out, writing in his autobiography …

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Rumor Mill: Hillary Mulling Resignation

Wingnut pubs like Weekly Standard and the New York Post are citing “insiders” who claim that Hillary Clinton is considering resigning as Secretary as State to run either for New York governor or against NY Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. From the Post: Hillary Clinton is said to be frustrated with her lack of authority as secretary of state and resentful of …

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Kate Is Enough

Towleroad points us to this clip of Kathy Griffin and George Takei spoofing John And Kate Plus Eight. “Only on Lifetime, the network for Lady Drama.”

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Ted Olson Seeks To Overturn Restrictions On Political Speech By Corporations

Mostly-conservative lawyer kingpin Ted Olson, one half of the duo working to bring a pro-marriage equality case before the Supreme Court, returned to his roots yesterday, appearing before SCOTUS (on Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s first day on the bench) to argue that laws restricting corporations from making political speech be swept away. Olson’s client, a non-profit called Citizens United, has made …

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Wanna Be A Gotti Juror?

The NYC district attorneys’ office is having a hard time finding New Yorkers willing to serve on the jury for the murder trial of notorious mobster John Gotti, Jr. That’s a shocker. The Dapper Don is long dead and three of his brothers are in jail forever – but the name “Gotti” still inspires fear. That’s the long and short …

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Uruguay Legalizes Gay Adoption

Uruguay lawmakers have approved the bill legalizing adoption by same-sex couples. The bill was first proposed last month to great objections by local Catholic leaders. Lawmakers voted Wednesday to extend adoption rights to gay couples in Uruguay, the latest measure to relax laws on homosexuality that has drawn criticism from church leaders in the country, which is predominantly Roman Catholic. …

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Gay Man Sues Third Bible Publisher For $10M Over “Mental Anguish”

Last year we heard about Bradley Fowler, a Michigan gay man and ex-con who sued two Bible publishers for $70M for publishing versions that he claimed caused him “mental anguish and harm” because they substituted the word “homosexuals” in places where earlier translations did not. Both suits were dismissed due to statute of limitations restrictions between the publication dates and …

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HomoQuotable – Jake Raynard

“This story isn’t just mine. I’m sure there’s many other people out there who have encountered a lot of the same problems that I have in my life, and have encountered hate-related crimes and a lot of discrimination based on that. I would urge them to come forward and make their stories known and have it so we can start …

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Ellen Joins American Idol

Ellen DeGeneres will replace Paula Abdul as American Idol’s fourth judge on the coming season. “I’m thrilled to be the new judge on American Idol,” said DeGeneres in a press release. “I’ve watched since the beginning, and I’ve always been a huge fan. So getting this job is a dream come true, and think of all the money I’ll save …

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Rep. Joe Wilson’s Dem Opponent Raises Over $100K Overnight

In less that 12 hours since SC GOP Rep. Joe Wilson’s outburst, his 2010 Democratic opponent, a young former Marine named Rob Miller, saw over $100,000 flood into his Act Blue donations account. About half of that money came from Daily Kos readers alone. UPDATE: Holy crap! The donations have soared to $375,000!

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Mr. Unpopular

Rep. Joe Wilson is the most unpopular guy on both sides of the aisle right now, judging by this story in South Carolina’s The State. Democrats and Republicans alike are denouncing Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting “You lie” at President Barack Obama during his speech to Congress, an extraordinary breach of decorum for which the South Carolina Republican swiftly apologized. …

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Ohio GOP Rep. Jean Schmidt Whispers To Birther: I Agree With You

Last night Keith Olbermann pointed out that Schmidt has previously denounced the birther movement publicly. “So she was either lying then, or she’s lying now.”

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Maddow On Obama’s Health Speech

RELATED: It’s Rachel Maddow’s one year anniversary on MSNBC. Hooray!

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Football Coach Takes Players Out For Steak…PSYCH! You’re Getting Baptized

A Kentucky high school football coach included an extra stop during a field trip with his players. A mother is angry about a trip led by the head football coach at Breckinridge County High School. The coach took about 20 players on a school bus late last month to his church, where nearly half of them — including her son …

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Teabaggers React To Obama’s Speech

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Open Thread Thursday

What’s the latest music you’ve bought? What’s hot?

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THAT Was The Dude I Voted For

Seriously. Fantastic speech. But we need to put a WORLD of hurt on GOP South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson for screaming “YOU LIE!” at the President of the United States during a nationally televised speech before Congress. That has never happened, to my memory. Not even when Dubya was announcing the invasion of Iraq. Rep. Joe Wilson 803-939-0041 UPDATE: Sen. …

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