Food Emporium, 1st & 72nd, 9PM Woman On Cell: “Well, you tell that your brother that if he dares to bring that little bitch to MY Seder, he is no longer my son. What? What? You know I don’t care about that. And at least your uncle’s boyfriend is Jewish.” I followed her for another minute to get more, but …

Via Pam’s House Blend, here’s a shot of Chelsea Clinton attending the Red Dress Night fundraiser for Portland, Oregon’s LGBT community. Where do you get a red latex dress these days? [Photo credit: Just Out/Marty Davis.]

Are you a celebrity unhappy with your divorce settlement? Take it to YouTube. Here’s playwright Tricia Walsh-Smith, currently embroiled in a nasty negotiation with her husband Phil Smith, millionaire head of New York’s Schubert Organization, the largest theater owner on Broadway. On the phone to her husband’s secretary: “I don’t know if you know, but Phillip and I never had …

Things are getting very grim for the nation’s retailers, which is no surprise to anybody who has seen the graveyard of empty storefronts dotting the malls. Bankrupt retailers: Sharper Image, Levitz, Fortunoff, Lillian Vernon, Linens ‘n’ Things, Wickes, Harvey Electronics, Bombay, Domain. Wobbly retailers: Best Buy, J.C. Penney, Lane Bryant, Lowe’s, Office Depot, Foot Locker, Zales, Ann Taylor. Some of …

Via Queerty, here’s the promo vid for Bearapalozza 2008 which features “the talents of over 25 bear and bear-identified performers.” The NYC date for the tour is May 6th at the Eagle. Here’s their Flickr page of past events.

From the Huffington Post’s Ryan J. Davis: Sources wishing to remain anonymous in the California Court System indicate that the court, which has until June 2, 2008 to issue it’s marriage ruling, is considering issuing it on Friday, May 23, 2008, with the decision being written by Chief Justice Ronald George. The Court is readying itself for a backlash that …

If any NYC-based activists are of a “two birds, one stone” mind, the Westboro loonies will be at Ground Zero on Saturday at 8:30AM to protest Ill Papa’s presence. And then they’ll pack up their box of crazy and head to Yankee Stadium to protest the mass-Mass that Ratnazinger will conduct at 11AM. I can’t wait to see how the …

Here’s a few more pics from Matt Foreman’s going away party on Saturday, where slideshows projected onto two walls depicted Foreman’s decades of LGBT activism in New York. The photos ranged from his days as a founder of Heritage of Pride, his six years as head of the NYC Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, his six years as Executive Director …

Over on Good As You, I found another hilarious “ex-gay” video, this one hawking The WorkOUT, a degayifying “Life Coaching” program from the suspiciously named David Pickup. A couple of the best quotes from the clip: “The WorkOUT is a unique program that helps a man who’s dealing with homosexual issues go deep.” And: “I love helping other men be …

Judicial Watch, a right-wing government watchdog group, has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Elections Commission, charging that last week’s Elton John’s fundraiser concert for Hillary Clinton violated the “foreign intervention” clause of American election law. “Recent news reports suggest that Hillary Clinton and Hillary Clinton for President have accepted an in-kind contribution from a foreign national, Sir Elton …

An alliance of 27 LGBT groups is asking the Ventura County, California district attorney to try the 14-year old murderer of Lawrence King (left) as a juvenile. Here’s a statement from the alliance, which includes Lambda Legal, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, GLSEN, and the Transgender Law Center: “We are saddened and outraged by the murder of junior high …

Courtesy of publisher Alyson Books, today’s Swag Tuesday giveaway is a trio of books from author Erin McHugh’s fascinating The Portable Queer series: Out Of The Mouths Of Queers, A Gay In The Life, and Homo History. Out Of The Mouths Of Queers: A Compendium of Bon Mots, Words of Wisdom and Sassy Sayings – Thoughts from gays of yesteryear …

From the LOLCats Bible: Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez An da Urfs, but he did not eated dem. Da Urfs no had shapez An haded dark face, An Ceiling Cat rode invisible bike over teh waterz. At start, no has lyte. An Ceiling Cat sayz, i can haz lite? An lite wuz. An Ceiling Cat …

Speaking of raining men, the NY Times is reporting that the “McCain Girls” video that cracked us up here a few weeks ago is a hoax. John McCain says the “McCain Girls,” a trio of singing and dancing campaign supporters, are wonderful and entertaining. True believers or not, these women were paid to sing “It’s Raining McCain.” Given his flair …

Good grief. It’s raining men again on the UES. A man fell to his death at a construction site on the Upper East Side on Monday. The incident happened at 67th Street and 1st Avenue at a building called The Laurel. Police said they responded to the fall at around 10:32 a.m. The 24-year-old man fell from the 23rd floor …

The president of Serbia has issued “a guarantee for the safety of delegations, press and fans” attending this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade. Concerns have been raised about possible violence from Serbia’s active fascist element, particularly against the many gay men that follow Eurovision so avidly. Last week a local fascist organization vowed in their newspaper to attack gays …

JMG reader and former blogger Chris and his partner Michael had some fun at this weekend’s Phoenix Pride. Love it.