In college I had a roommate whose obsession with the Supremes was so consuming and such a non-stop topic of conversation that I began to resent them. And until then I had been a (much milder) fan myself. To this day I can’t hear Come See About Me without flashing back to that roommate. His cultish worship sort of ruined …

Dawn Wells, 69, who is Gilligan Island’s Mary Anne to you and me, was sentenced to six months probation for her October marijuana possession arrest. Wells spent five days in jail last month as part of her plea. Wells claimed she’d given three hitchhikers a ride and they’d smoked “something” in her car. Oh, Mary Anne.

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer will announce his resignation this morning. Gov. Eliot Spitzer has decided to resign and will begin notifying top state officials of his decision just after 9 a.m., The Post has learned. Word began circulating of his decision in state political circles just minutes ago, which came after what one source called “an agonizing night,” as …

Longtime JMG blogroll pal Johnny Is A Man does a raft of dead-on impressions for his boyfriend, Baby Chutney. Johnny’s Neil Tennant kills.

From the National Catholic Register: As a Christian, Elaine Huguenin is against efforts to legitimize same-sex “marriage.”[JMG: Scare quotes!] So, when the Albuquerque photographer was asked via e-mail in September 2006 to photograph a “commitment ceremony” for two women, Huguenin declined. That was the end of the matter, she thought. But Huguenin didn’t take into account New Mexico’s anti-discrimination laws. …

(Via – Dan Savage.)

“Homophobia is a fear of people loving, more than it is of the sexual act. There seems to be an innate distaste for the love involved, which I find absolutely extraordinary. The issue is love. It’s not about sex.” – Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, speaking about the right wing’s furor regarding her revelation that Dumbledore was gay. Rowling: “Fundamentalism …

Yesterday the American Family Association issued a press release claiming that the Ford Motor Company had surrendered to their ongoing boycott and would cease marketing to gays and end charitable contributions to LGBT organizations. This morning I made a few phone calls, initially speaking to Suzanne Wait, head of Ford GLOBE, the company’s LGBT employee group. Wait declined to comment …

The Vatican has updated their hit list of mortal sins, adding seven “modern” no-no’s: 1. Genetic modification2. Carrying out experiments on humans3. Polluting the environment4. Causing social injustice5. Causing poverty6. Becoming obscenely wealthy7. Taking drugs Holy hypocrisy, Batman! Causing social injustice? Causing poverty? Becoming obscenely wealthy? Clearly, the Il Papa is going directly to hell in red Prada slippers.

I took this from the roof of the Archive on Christopher Street. Embiggens nicely.

Madonna was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame yesterday. Madonna. Hall of Fame. Rock and Roll. But not Donna Summer, who has won a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal performance. This is no justice in this world. But I’ll at least give Madge props for bringing along the also shamefully uninducted Iggy Pop to sing punked-up versions …

Has Ford once again capitulated to the demands of the wingnuts? The American Family Association is claiming that Ford has bowed to their boycott. From WingNutDaily: In the face of plummeting car sales, Ford Motor Company has taken steps to reduce its aggressive pro-homosexual policies, thus prompting a family-rights group to call off its boycott of the carmaker. …AFA Chairman …

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is reportedly mulling resignation amid calls for his impeachment. His first order of business, however, will be to address the potential criminal charges. The news was met with disbelief and shock in Albany, a capital accustomed to scandal. Some legislative assistants said they were too stunned to speak, and lawmakers gathered around television sets in …

Wow, that little Sally Kern clip tossed out by the Victory Fund last week really took off on the intrawebs with the video getting over 400,000 views in just a few days. Kern told her fellow Oklahoma legislators that she’s already received more than 5000 emails including a few death threats. A state lawmaker who declared that homosexuality is a …

The New York Post always has the best headlines.

More brilliance from Improv Everywhere, this time in the food court of a California mall.

New York’s Democratic governor and friend of the gays, Eliot Spitzer, will hold a press conference today to reveal his involvement in a prostitution ring. Gov. Eliot Spitzer has informed his most senior administration officials that he had been involved in a prostitution ring, an administration official said this morning. Mr. Spitzer, who was huddled with his top aides early …

Mike Jones is performing a one-man show in Denver about his exposure of Ted Haggard. Would you sacrifice everything to expose the hypocrisy of a man who influenced millions of believers? Naked Before God is the riveting true story of Mike Jones by Mike Jones, the man who revealed the truth about Ted Haggard’s secret life. Ted Haggard – minister, …

Gay cable network LOGO reached out to a number of stars including Calpurnia Addams, Portia de Rossi, Andre 3000, and Janet Jackson for this excellent PSA. The spot will run on LOGO and across the MTV networks.

Wingnuts and Freepers are calling for a deluge of complaints to be rained down upon school administrators at an Illinois high school after Angels In America was offered as a selection in spring English classes. Deerfield High School, in Deerfield, Illinois, is offering the books “Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes” (Part One & Two) – laced …