Monthly Archives: August 2008

Iraqi Gays: Things Were Better Under Saddam Hussein

Under Saddam Hussein, gay life in Iraq existed relatively peacefully in a “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” sort of vein. Since the US invasion and the rise of sharia law, gays have been routinely rounded up, raped and murdered. Most gay men in Iraq now live hidden and terrified. Iraqi officials generally refuse to even discuss the situation and those that …

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Michelle Obama Speaks To LGBT Caucus

Yesterday Michelle Obama made a surprise unannounced appearance at the Democratic convention’s LGBT caucus.

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NYC Tabs Split On Hillary Speech

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San Diego Police: Killed Cruise Dancer Had Meth, Ketamine In His System

According to autopsy results released yesterday, methamphetamine and ketamine were found in the system of Steven Paul Hirschfield, the go-go dancer shot and killed by San Diego Harbor Police last month after he mysteriously jumped overboard during the gay pride cruise where he had performed. The report also shows that Hirschfield was shot in the back with a police-issued hollow-point …

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Lesbian.com T-Shirt Gets Woman Bounced From CA Social Security Office

Homophobic rent-a-cops strike again. A 31 year-old California woman was booted from the Van Nuys Social Security office because of her Lesbian.com t-shirt. A routine trip to the Social Security office Monday turned into 30 minutes of shock, disbelief and irritation for Lapriss Gilbert, who was forced to leave the federal building by a guard who objected to her “lesbian.com” …

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Gay Mayor Of Paris To Run For President Of France In 2012

Wildly popular Paris mayor Betrand Delanoe has announced that he will seek the leadership of his Socialist Party and afterwards will seek the presidency of France. Delanoe’s declaration in an interview with Le Monde newspaper puts to rest months of speculation. “Yes, I will put all my energy at the service of my beliefs,” the mayor told Le Monde newspaper …

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Morning View – Worldwide Plaza

Built in 1989 in Hell’s Kitchen, Worldwide Plaza comprises three buildings between 49th and 50th streets on Eighth Avenue. One Worldwide, the tallest at 41 stories, is an office building where major ad agencies live. Ugh, the meetings I’ve had there. The shorter similar building to its left is all condos. A business acquaintance of mine works on the 21st …

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The Idiocy Of Anne Price-Mills

It killed me that very fucking first person CNN interviewed after Hillary’s speech, before they even allowed the commentators to speak, was ultra diehard PUMA and Hillary delegate Anne Price-Mills, who says that she will still vote for Hillary for the nomination and that she may sit out the general election. DID SHE NOT HEAR THE SPEECH? Watch her sob …

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Hillary Hits A Home Run At DNC

Quite simply one of the best political speeches I’ve ever seen. Strident when appropriate, soft when needed, but ultimately a complete home run. Let’s hope she turned around a lot of those McCain Democrats. The complete speech is below in three parts.

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Hillary Clinton: “Equality From Women’s Rights To Gay Rights”

Hillary gave us a shout out in the first few minutes of her speech. Fantastic. Taking pictures off my TV doesn’t always work well, but man, her new face looks great. She looks ten years younger. Just now: “No way. No how. No McCain.” The speech is starting great, I’ll have the video here as soon as possible.

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The McSame Ol’ Tune

One of Obama’s tougher attack ads. Without the advent of YouTube, we wouldn’t have a new campaign ad every.single.day. Good thing?

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HomoQuotable – James Kirchick

“The hue and cry over [Manhunt founder] Crutchley’s politics is all too familiar. Why can’t gay activists countenance the idea of a “Massachusetts Republican”? Liberal intolerance. In the minds of too many on the left, gay people (like women and ethnic minorities) have to be liberal and support Democratic candidates. To do otherwise — that is, to have opinions on …

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McCain On Leno

John McCain appeared on The Tonight Show last night, walking out to a standing ovation from the audience. Leno had opened with a monologue litany of old man jokes and McCain continued with jokes of his own. “My security number is 8.” As always, McCain is smooth and charming and gets some deserved laughs when he offers his VP slot …

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Free Yard Sign Offer

In response to yesterday’s post about the anti-gay marriage yard sign campaign in California, I got an email from the folks at Austin-based Build A Sign who are giving away 100,000 self-customized yard signs to people who want to get involved in this year’s voter issues. “This is a historic election year for our country and, as a sign company, …

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Lunching On Broadway

Would you take your lunch in the middle of Broadway? The surprise remodel that I told you about last month is already finished and the Times is reporting that it’s a huge hit, even though office workers are predicting imminent death and gore. “It’s a death trap,” Mr. Sachinis, a network administrator for a garment company, said with a laugh. …

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Michelle Obama At The DNC

Here’s Michelle Obama’s historic speech at the Democratic Convention last night. I pulled the C-SPAN version so you don’t have to endure the ridiculous CNN crap that I complained about last night.

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HomoQuotable – Andrew Tobias

“About the only guy who seems to have done really well these last eight years is a guy with a private jet and so many homes that he loses count. In just the last eight years, the Republicans have cut the value of the U.S. dollar almost in half and added $4 trillion to our children’s debt. They’ve done this …

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Arkansas: Christianists Get Anti-Gay Adoption Bill On November Ballot

Christian activists in Arkansas have secured the required signatures to have a ban on gays adopting or fostering children put on the November ballot. The new law would also forbid straight unmarried couples from adopting. Secretary of State Charlie Daniels certified the proposed initiated act for the Nov. 4 ballot after verifying that the Arkansas Family Council Action Committee had …

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RNC Platform Calls For Gay Marriage Ban

A revised and much shorter draft of the Republican National Convention platform calls for a constitutional ban on gay marriage. But the Log Cabin Republicans’ Scott Tucker is unconcerned. Despite the stylistic change, familiar divisions are back as Republicans debate the principles over two days and strive for a united front behind McCain. That means bridging some differences, detouring around …

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JMG Post 5000

Holy crap! Post 5000 already? We only hit 4000 in April. A quick recap of the last thousand posts: Hillary, Obama, McCain, Crist, veepstakes, Manhunt, bears, ENDA, asshats, Prop 8, Jeebus. (What did I leave out?) There JMG newbies, yer all caught up.

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