Monthly Archives: March 2009

Meghan McCain: “Kiss My Fat Ass”

The world has gone upside-down. I’m really liking John McCain’s daughter.

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Don Imus Has Prostate Cancer

Racist shock radio DJ Don Imus revealed today that he’s been diagnosed with nappy-headed prostate cancer. The cancer diagnosis was the latest twist in a storied career of the radio morning man. In 2007, Imus was fired by WFAN after he called the Rutgers women’s basketball team, “nappy-headed hos.” He also lost his MSNBC TV simulcast of his radio show …

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He’s Just Not That Into Her Right Now

The nation’s favorite hillbilly broke his silence today in an interview with Good Morning America where he said, “Oh, I still plan on marrying Bris- hey, is that a titty bar? Bitchin! Laters dude.”

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WaPo Says Yes To UAFA

Calling it the righting of a “gross unfairness”, today the Washington Post editorialized in favor of the Uniting American Families Act, which would allow the foreign partners of same-sex binational couples the same rights as married heterosexuals. The strain of the status quo on gay and lesbian binational couples should not be discounted. Because their relationships are not legally recognized …

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The Siffy Channel

Ugh. The Sci-Fi Channel is changing its name to SyFy, because you cannot trademark “sci fi”. “We couldn’t own Sci Fi; it’s a genre,” said Bonnie Hammer, the former president of Sci Fi who became the president of NBC Universal Cable Entertainment and Universal Cable Productions. “But we can own Syfy.” Another benefit of the new name is that it …

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Life-Size Barbie Cake

This cake was unveiled in Sydney this weekend to honor the 50th anniversary of Barbie. And yes, they really ate her after the ceremony. I wonder where they first stuck the knife? “Skinny bitch, I’ll cut you!” Please note that by Australian law you must include the Opera House in the photo or it didn’t happen. (Via – Cake Wrecks)

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Newark To Launch LGBT Youth Outreach

As every gay New Yorker knows, each weekend the streets of lower Manhattan are flooded with LGBT teenagers escaping their often dangerous situations in northern New Jersey, where there is no safe place for them to be themselves. But finally, Newark is working on making things more welcoming at home. For the past six months, city and school officials have …

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They Won’t Go Down Without A Bite

The poster for an upcoming movie titled Lesbian Vampire Killers has been banned from London’s transit system because the title “might offend lesbians.” Really? Oh! And because linking sexuality and violence is inappropriate for children. Whew. I think. Confused!

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2009 Lambda Literary Noms Announced

The nominations for the 2009 Lambda Literary Awards are out. Our pal Joel Derfner just got a nomination in for his book Swish: My Quest To Become The Gayest Person Ever, which you may recall was a hotly desired swag prize here on JMG last year. Congrats to Joel! Check out the rest of the nominations here.

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No Obama Mask For White 5th Grader

The 5th grade adopted son of a gay couple in Portland, Oregon has been told that he can’t wear an Obama mask during a school talent show. His parents say it’s because their son is white. “I understand the history of blackface and how African Americans were caricatured by it,” said Scott Lechert. “However, we now have a popular biracial …

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Ron Silver Dead At 62

Actor and conservative activist Ron Silver has died of cancer at age 62. “Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him early Sunday morning,” said Robin Bronk, executive director of the Creative Coalition, which Silver helped found. Bronk said Silver was with his family in New York City and he had been fighting esophageal cancer for …

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What’s Anita Bryant Planning?
(And What Is Her Husband Up To?)

JMG reader Douglas In Oklahoma points us to this teaser post by James Miko on a site called Gossip Boy, in which Miko describes having gone undercover at Anita Bryant’s new ministry in Oklahoma City, which she runs with her second husband, Charlie Dry. Miko promises a coming multi-part expose’ on Bryant and Dry, to begin tomorrow. It looks to …

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Israel: Maternity Leave For Gay Couple

For the first time, the Israeli government has granted maternity leave to a gay male couple. The National Insurance Institute authorized Israel’s first-ever “maternity” leave for a male couple on Thursday. Yonatan Gher, director of Jerusalem’s nonprofit Open House Pride and Tolerance organization, has received institute approval of a 64-day leave from work on the occasion of the birth of …

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Discovery’s Night Launch

Watching last night’s launch of the space shuttle Discovery, I was struck with how improved the photography of these launches is – the shots of the booster rockets separating are startlingly clear. But I was also reminded of how my family used to drive from Orlando to the beach to watch the later Apollo launches. Sitting on the roof of …

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The Unaffordable Culture Wars

The reliable Frank Rich writes in today’s NYT: The family-values dinosaurs that once stalked the earth — Falwell, Robertson, Dobson and Reed — are now either dead, retired or disgraced. Their less-famous successors pumped out their pro forma e-mail blasts, but to little avail. The Republican National Committee said nothing whatsoever about Obama’s reversal of Bush stem-cell policy. That’s quite …

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Houston: Guerrilla Gay Bar Gone Bad – Gay Patrons Not Admitted

“Guerrilla gay bar” is a combination of flash mobbing and social activism in which a large crowd of gay and gay-friendly folks “invade” a straight nightclub for a night of partying outside the regular gay scene. Most guerrilla gay bar events are well-received by the venues, who are happy for the business and the notoriety. (Not to mention the excellent …

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Naked Highway – Wet Like Sweat

Possibly NSFW. Here’s the latest from Gotham’s gay glamsters Naked Highway. Even if you don’t dig electroqueer, you’ll like the soapy boys. Great track, reminds me of late 70’s Human League.

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Chaos At Manhattan ANTM Audition

Pandemonium, chaos, rioting, whatever you want to call it – that was the scene yesterday outside the America’s Next Top Model auditions at CW Studios in Manhattan. After thousands of women began pressing early arrivals against the walls and barricades, a nearby car started smoking and a couple of idiots apparently thought they could thin the crowd by shouting, “There’s …

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Instant Message Non-Sequitur Of The Day

Chris: I wanna start an all-lesbian radio station called WVJJ.

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Still Bad

All 50 of Michael Jackson’s comeback/farewell concerts sold out within hours in the UK yesterday. Sales of Michael Jackson’s just-announced comeback performances in London have been thrilling: his run of 50 U.K. concerts scheduled to begin on July 8 sold out five hours after tickets went on sale on Friday, according to promoters. The 50-year old pop star was originally …

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