Monthly Archives: May 2008

McGreevey: I’m Broke And I Owe My Boyfriend $250K

Disgraced former NJ Governor Jim McGreevey told the judge presiding over his divorce trial that he can’t pay alimony because he’s broke and owes his boyfriend $250K. Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey yesterday said he owes a quarter-million dollars to his boyfriend, but wants to pay child support for the daughter he has with his estranged wife, as well …

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More Airline Woes

Now, American: American Airlines said Wednesday that it would soon start charging passengers $15 to check their first bag each way, or $30 round-trip, if they are flying on a discounted fare. The airline’s new policy — to take effect June 15 — comes only two weeks after many major carriers, including American, began charging $25 each way for checking …

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Wingnuts Call On California’s County Clerks To Refuse Marriage Licenses To Gays

From the Campaign To Save Children and Families: ACTION: If your county approved Prop. 22, please call your county clerk immediately. Urge him or her not to issue marriage licenses to anyone but a man and a woman. Urge your county clerk to: “Do what’s right, maintain public order, uphold the marriage statutes, and respect the democratic process by NOT …

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Donna Summer on American Idol

Donna Summer performed on last night’s final of American Idol, singing her new single Stamp Your Feet and Last Dance. Oh, and David Cook won.

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Morning View – Pier 40

Pier 40 is part parking garage, part boat slips, and also hosts Courtyard Fields – several acres of baseball and soccer fields on two levels.

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Court Challenges DADT

An encouraging first: A US federal court of appeal has reinstated a lawsuit by a decorated Air Force nurse who is suing after she was discharged for being a lesbian. Major Margaret Witt’s case is the first time a court has not automatically backed the US military’s argument that gays hurt morale and operations as a good enough reason for …

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Open Thread Thursday

What’s your favorite foreign language movie?

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Shopping For Love

Food Emporium, 1st Avenue, Tuesday, 10PM The grocery list that somebody had left in the bottom of my cart said: 1. parm cheese2. scallions3. almonds4. OJ5. half n half And in a different color pen at the bottom, this had been added: 6. the love of a TRUE man. It was crossed out in the original pen.

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ACLU Wins Reversal In Florida Gay-Straight Student Alliance Case

Via the Palm Beach Post: A judge has reopened a case involving the Gay-Straight Alliance of Okeechobee High School, allowing students to challenge the school’s refusal to allow the club to meet on campus. U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore dismissed the case last month, saying the club’s founder, Yasmin Gonzalez, no longer was affected by the school’s decision because …

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Gary Kasparov & The Flying Penis

I think they were trying to protest his anti-Kremlin speech. Or something.

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CA Readies For Marriage Rush

Here come the brides. And the grooms. Los Angeles County will be ready to meet the increased demand for civil marriage ceremonies and license applications on June 16, when the recent state Supreme Court ruling overturning a same-sex marriage ban will take effect, acting County Clerk Dean Logan said Tuesday. “Our staff is busy going about the process of preparing …

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Anti-LGBT Hate Crimes Up 24%

More fuel for the Matthew Shepard Act, sadly. A report released Tuesday shows that violent attacks on members of the LGBT community nationwide grew by 24 percent in 2007 over the previous year. The 78-page report was prepared by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs with input from more than 30 of its members across the U.S. The number of …

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Gay Mayor For Portland, Oregon

History was made yesterday when Portland, Oregon elected openly gay Commissioner Sam Adams, 44, as their new mayor, making Portland the largest American city ever to be helmed by an out gay man. “I’m running not to be a gay mayor, but a great mayor,” he said after delivering his victory speech. “But I’m very cognizant, very aware that I’m …

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Anti-Gay Rep. Vito Fossella Gives Up Election Bid

Two weeks after his drunk driving arrest revealed his double life with a longtime mistress and their “love child”, anti-gay “family values” blowhard Rep. Vito Fossella (R-Staten Island) announced that he will give up his reelection campaign Fossella said in a statement on his Web site Tuesday that the choice was a difficult one, based on a need to balance …

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Ted Kennedy Has A Brain Tumor

Horrible. Sen. Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and will remain hospitalized for at least several days as he and his family determine his treatment options. The Massachusetts Democrat suffered a seizure Saturday and has since been hospitalized at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He has been talking and joking with family and friends while undergoing …

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Obama Takes OR, Clinton KY

Ho hum.

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Morning View – Queer Bar

The bottom of the door to Nowhere Bar lets folks coming down the stairs what the deal is inside. I don’t usually enjoy low-ceiling’d basement bars, but Nowhere is always full of friends.

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More Progress In Cuba

Things are continuing to get better for Cuba’s gays. Cuba’s gay community celebrated unprecedented openness – and high-ranking political alliances – with a government-backed campaign against homophobia on the weekend. The meeting at a convention center in Havana’s Vedado district may have been the largest gathering of openly gay activists ever on the communist-run island. President Raul Castro’s daughter Mariela, …

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Red Staters On California’s Ruling

These guys kill me.

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