Monthly Archives: March 2009

MTA Reveals Fare Hike Plan

Gothamist reports the MTA’s proposed fare hikes, which will likely come unless the state grants a huge bailout. -Single rides would go from $2 to $2.50—a 25% hike-7-day unlimited cards would be $31 (now $25)—a 24% hike-14-day unlimited cards would be $59 (now $47)—a 25% hike-30-day unlimited card would be $103 (now $81)—a 27% hike A $22 hike in the …

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Five Point Oh

Cafe FiGo, 1st Avenue, 8AM Hipster 1: Dude, you have to hear this old-school track my dad emailed me, it fuckin’ rocks! (Hands over iPod, Hipster 2 listens) Hipster 2: Oh, I know this. It’s the theme from Hawaii 5.0

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Maddow Interviews Subway Hero

Last night Rachel Maddow interviewed Off Broadway actor Chad Lindsey, who earlier this week rescued an ill man from the subway tracks in Penn Station. Word is, Chad is family.

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Death Threat Against Gay CT Legislators Results In Arrest

Connecticut police have arrested a man for emailing death threats to two gay state legislators who had proposed laws giving Catholic parishioners more control over church finances. The State Capitol Police Department charged a New Britain man with harassment after he allegedly sent a threatening email to two state legislators. Timothy Kane, 26, of New Britain was charged with Harassment …

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Amnesty International Calls On Pope To Support Decriminalization Of Gays

As he visits Catholic bishops in Cameroon today, Amnesty International is asking the Pope to support the United Nations resolution calling for the global decriminalization of homosexuality. Cameroon criminalises same-sex relations and the charity has said dozens of young men and women have been jailed or fined for allegedly engaging in homosexual behaviour over the last three years. Tawanda Hondora, …

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Don’t Say Gay

Tennessee state Rep. Stacey Campfield doesn’t want teachers to be allowed to even say the word “gay” to students. Rep. Stacey Campfield said he believes the issue of homosexuality can be too complicated for young minds to understand. Campfield filed, the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which would essentially ban teachers from talking about the topic. “I think our teachers need …

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Open Thread Thursday

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer folded a couple of days ago after 146 years of business. Other major dailies are on life support. Do you still read a physical newspaper? How much of your news do you get online? TIME Magazine and the New York Times are contemplating online subscription fees. Would you pay to get news online? What do you think …

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Improv Everywhere: Subway Art Gallery

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Florida To Outlaw Bestiality

This NBC story is filed on Free Republic under “Homosexual Agenda”: It looks like man and dog are going to legally remain best friends if the state of Florida has its say. The State’s Senate agriculture committee, in a long overdue measure, has voted unanimously to charge anyone who has sex with animals with a third-degree felony. Amazingly, Florida is …

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Brandon McInerney’s Dad Found Dead

William McInerney, the father of the 15 year-old confessed murderer of gay teen Lawrence King, was found dead this morning. William McInerney, 45, was found dead about 7:30 a.m. today at his home in the 2500 block of Roosevelt Boulevard. He was found by a friend who was picking him up to take him to his son’s preliminary hearing this …

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Notorious A-I-G

Barney Frank grilled AIG CEO Bill Liddy today and asked for a list of the names of AIG executives that have received post-bailout bonuses. Liddy says he’ll only release the names if Frank guarantees their anonymity. Liddy then goes on to read from a list of death threats made against AIG personnel. Frank refused to promise to shield the names …

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Openly Gay NY Legislator Jon Cooper May Run Against Gillibrand For U.S. Senate

Lots of folks consider Hillary-replacement Sen. Kristen Gillibrand to be highly vulnerable in the 2010 elections. One of the several Democrats eyeballing her job is openly gay Suffolk County legislator Jon Cooper. “I consider myself progressive on the important issues,” said Cooper, alluding to gun control and gay rights. “And obviously, Sen. Gillibrand has not been a strong supporter in …

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MassResistance Celebrates Its Work Against Civil Unions In Hawaii

Anti-gay Massachusetts group MassResistance is celebrating their work towards blocking civil unions in Hawaii. MassResistance played a pivotal role in helping stop a major “civil unions” bill in the Hawaii Legislature, according to sources on both sides of the issue. At 9:00 a.m. on February 24, the Judiciary and Operations Committee of the Hawaii Legislature convened a public hearing on …

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Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Anti-Gay Christian Student Group

The Alliance Defense Fund, the losing-est Christianist outfit ever, has lost again. UC Hastings College of the Law can deny recognition and funding to a Christian student group because it excludes gays, lesbians and non-Christians, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The San Francisco law school is entitled to require official student organizations to “accept all comers as members, even …

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Friendly Voices – Paul Donahoe

“I am straight, but on the forums people make a lot of gay jokes about me. I’m not too concerned. They can talk about me all they want, it doesn’t matter. If a guy wants to be with a guy, who cares? Obviously, I did it for the money. We kept thinking no one would ever find out because it …

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Minnesota To Prevent End Of The World

You can stop worrying about global warming or nuclear war, the Minnesota Family Council will save us all. The Minnesota Family Council says it will introduce an amendment banning same-sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships in Minnesota in the next few days. The group announced the new amendment push at a press conference with fundamentalist religious leaders on Tuesday. …

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NH Stalls On Marriage Equality

New Hampshire’s marriage equality bill deadlocked 10-10 in the House Judiciary Committee yesterday. The bill now goes to the full House next week for a debate without a recommendation from the committee. I’m not sure how the lack of a recommendation will affect its progress. Can anyone weigh in on that?

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Scotland To Consider Same-Sex Marriage

All of the UK enjoys “civil partnership” rights, but Scotland may take the next step. The Scottish Parliament has accepted a petition to review the current marriage law. The petition, brought by Nick Henderson of the LGBT Network, calls for an amendment to the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 to allow gay and lesbian couples to legally marry. It also calls …

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Daily Grumble

OK, I gave it a few days. Really not liking the new Facebook. Really a lot. Upside: wasting much less time there!

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CNN On Pope’s Condom Comments

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