Monthly Archives: April 2009

Rainbows Are Gay Is OK

Another one for the ACLU win column. Remember the Arizona kid who wasn’t allowed to wear a rainbow wristband to school? Peoria Unified School District is now allowing a gay 14-year-old student to wear a rainbow wristband at school following demands from the American Civil Liberties Union. Eighth grader Chris Quintanilla wore a rainbow wristband with the words “Rainbows are …

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And Yet The Enzyte Ads Continue

Kellogg’s has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission for false advertising practices related to its claim that kids who eat Frosted Mini-Wheats for breakfast have a 20% increased attention span over kids who skip breakfast. Because they don’t. Not even close. Bruce Silverglade, director of legal affairs for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer-advocacy …

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New York Just Isn’t That Into You

This is an artist’s reimagining of NYC’s subway map. The work is from a 2000 show, but is making the rounds of Gotham’s blogs this week.

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Maine Marriage Hearing Live Stream

Maine’s marriage equality hearing is about to begin at the Augusta Civic Center. Watch the live stream of the proceedings here. Our supporters are wearing red. UPDATE: Things appear to have gone well for our side! A public hearing on the Maine Legislature’s gay marriage proposal has opened with a standing ovation for the bill’s sponsor. Sen. Dennis Damon received …

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Susan Boyle’s Competition

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Can Miss California Sue?

A Fox News “legal analyst” claims that Miss California Carrie Prejean has a case for religious discrimination and should sue the Miss USA pageant. Prejean fielded a question during Sunday night’s pageant from celebrity blogger Perez Hilton about whether every state should legalize same-sex marriage. Prejean replied that she is opposed to gay marriage, and her answer may have cost …

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That Ball Is Outta Here

Call me a bad New Yorker, but I find it a little giggle-worthy that the brand new fancy-schmancy Yankee Stadium, which was built with tax-exempt city bonds at a cost of $1.5B, is poised to be a record-setting home run factory. This, despite “expert” wind evaluations that promised the new field would be no more batter-friendly than the old one. …

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Louisiana Couple Files Federal Suit Over Denial Of Marriage License

A gay couple in New Orleans is asking a federal judge to overturn that state’s ban on same-sex marriage after being denied a marriage license. Kristoffer Bonilla, 33, and John Thomas Wray, 18, are asking a federal judge to strike down the constitutional amendment, which lawmakers and voters overwhelmingly approved in 2004. The men filed the lawsuit against several state …

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Adam Lambert – If I Can’t Have You

Tonight was disco night on American Idol and out of seven performances we got three Donna Summer songs (Hot Stuff, Dim All The Lights, She Works Hard For The Money) and two Bee Gees songs (Stayin’ Alive and If I Can’t Have You). Because that’s all there was to disco. Feh. Anyway, Adam blew everybody away, as usual, although Kris’ …

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Rising Hope: NY GOP Legislators To “Vote Conscience” On Marriage Bill

The Advocate is reporting that the Log Cabin Republicans have engineered an agreement with New York’s GOP that will allow legislators to “vote their conscience” on Gov. Paterson’s marriage equality bill rather than be pressured by their party to vote against it. The development could be particularly important in the Senate, where Democrats hold a slim 32-30 majority, four Democrats …

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Judy Shepard Calls For Hate Crimes Law

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Broadway Beauty Pageant 2009

Last night my loyal companion Aaron accompanied me to the third annual Broadway Beauty Pageant where five male Broadway stars competed in the categories of talent, swimsuit, and question & answer. Emceed by four-time Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh and celebrity judged by Seth Rudetsky, SNL’s Ana Gastayer, Tony winner Beth Leavel, and playwright Charles Busch, the evening was a fundraiser …

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Bad News Antidote

Possibly NSFW. No peen, plenty of butt.

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On Fark

The best part about “news of the weird” site Fark.com is the headlines. Example: “Dog named Porterhouse wins the 2009 Beautiful Bulldog pageant, beating out another dog who made some unfortunate comments about gay marriage.”

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Newsom Makes It Official

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has officially declared his candidacy for governor of California.

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Miley Cyrus Tweets Her Support

Mock Twitter all you want, but when the most popular teen star in the world says something like this, millions and millions of LGBT rights supporters are born. (Via – Boy Culture)

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The Wingnuts Have Outdone Themselves

Just when you think the bizarre lies of the Christianist right cannot possibly get any more outrageous, they go and outdo themselves…….. Lou Sheldon’s Traditional Values Coalition is claiming that the hate crimes act currently before Congress will legalize numerous types of sexual crimes because the American Psychiatric Association lists certain sexual fetishes under a long list of “sexual orientations” …

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Tomorrow: Florida Supreme Court Hears Gay Adoption Case

Tomorrow the Florida Supreme Court will hear the case regarding the Florida Bar, which recently supported a repeal of the ban on gay couples adopting. Wingnuts lawyers contend that the Bar cannot do that and still claim to represent Christian lawyers. Via the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council: In January, the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar voted …

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A Gaythering Storm

Starring: Jane Lynch, Alicia Silverstone, Lance Bass, George Takei, Liz Feldman, Jason Lewis, Sarah Chalke, and Sophia Bush.

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Sci-Fi Writer Orson Scott Card Joins NOM

National Organization for Marriage head Robert George is still insisting that the Mormon Church is not funding NOM, but yesterday another high-profile Mormon, noted sci-fi author Orson Scott Card joined its board of directors. In a Mormon Times column published last August, Card called for the overthrow of the government over same-sex marriage. If America becomes a place where our …

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