Monthly Archives: August 2009

Guam Considers Domestic Partners

The tiny U.S. territory of Guam is considering domestic partners legislation. The island’s Democratic leadership would like to pursue full marriage equality, but have struck a compromise with the Catholic Church. “Guam’s bill is domestic partnership, unfortunately. It is not the marriage, it is not the civil union. I have promised the Archbishop [Anthony Apuron] not to use either one …

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Vogue Evolution, Week 2

Vogue Evolution scored big with the America’s Best Dance Crew judges for their “Beyonce challenge.” RELATED: Father Tony attended this year’s GMHC House of Latex vogueing ball at the Roseland Ballroom this weekend. His report with photos and video is here.

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New Wingnut Hero Katy Abram

Town hall protester Katy Abram has become a wingnut media darling after going off on Sen. Arlen Specter last week. Last night Sean Hannity hosted Abrams where she railed against the government and complained that people don’t like her.

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NYC Homeless Shelter For LGBT Youth To Name Residence For Bea Arthur

The Ali Forney Center, NYC’s homeless shelter for LGBT youth, is naming one of their residences for the late Bea Arthur. Via press release: The Ali Forney Center (AFC), the nation’s largest organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth, will formally announce it’s plan to name a residence for LGBT youth in honor of Bea Arthur at her memorial service on …

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Durham City Council Issues Pro-Marriage Equality Resolution

Some nice news from my birth state! The City Council got a standing ovation Monday night when it unanimously passed, without discussion, a resolution supporting civil marriage for same-sex couples. “It is simply a statement” and has no effect on the law, City Attorney Patrick Baker said before the vote. Nevertheless, when the outcome was announced much of the full-house …

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Birthers: Obama’s MySpace Page More Proof Of Obama’s Birth Shenanigans

World Net Daily’s latest issue with Barack Obama’s eligibility to be president? His MySpace page has his age totally wrong! If President Obama were indeed born in Hawaii, was it while the islands were a territory of the United States? A new wrinkle in the dispute over his birth – and whether he is eligible to be president under the …

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Australian Rugby Fights Homophobia

Jockohomo is back from hiatus and brings us this neat story: Australia’s national rugby union team, the Wallabies, have the backs of the Sydney Convicts (Australia’s only gay rugby union team, and current title holders of the Bingham Cup) and agreed to take part in the This Is Oz campaign, ACON’s social inclusion initiative aimed at fighting discrimination against Australia’s …

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Rep. Michele Bachmann May Run For President (But Only If God Tells Her To)

“If I felt that’s what the Lord was calling me to do, I would do it. When I have sensed that the Lord is calling me to do something, I’ve said yes to it. But I will not seek a higher office if God is not calling me to do it. That’s really my standard. If I am called to …

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Daily Grumble

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PhoboQuotable – Mike Heath

“Graffiti was once called vandalism, named for the barbarian hordes which sacked Rome. Similarly, same sex marriage was once called perversion, a term which literally means turning away from the truth. Today same sex marriage is called a “civil right” a misperception spread by gay radicals, with the help of the liberal establishment. In our politically-correct society, we do not …

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CNN On Gay Men Killed In Iraq

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Wal-Mart Joins Glenn Beck Boycott

Eight more companies, including the nation’s largest retailer, have pulled their advertising from Glenn Beck’s show. Allergan (maker of Restasis), Ally Bank (a unit of GMAC Financial Services), Best Buy, Broadview Security, CVS, Re-Bath, Travelocity and Wal-Mart join the dozen other companies who previously distanced themselves from Beck. Twenty companies have pulled their ads from Beck’s show in just the …

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Anchorage Mayor Vetoes LGBT Rights

Anchorage, Alaska Mayor Dan Sullivan has vetoed the LGBT rights bill that his city’s Assembly approved last week. “My review shows that there is clearly a lack of quantifiable evidence necessitating this ordinance,” Sullivan said. “My review also shows that the vast majority of those who communicated their position … are in opposition. “As elected officials, we are charged with …

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Arizona: Assault Weapons And Handguns At Obama’s Town Hall Event

Arizona’s “open carry” law means it’s PERFECTLY LEGAL to bring a machine gun to an event featuring the president of the United States. INSANITY.

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DOJ-DOMA Reactions

Reactions to this morning’s DOJ-DOMA filing… John Aravosis at AmericaBlog: I guess this is a step in the right direction. I don’t want to fail to praise the administration for doing better, but to some degree the only reason this is “good” is because of how “bad” they did on the previous brief. In the end, they’re still defending a …

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For The Show Queens

Chelsea, Sunday, 9pm Drunk Girl On Cell: “I had a DREAM!” Passing Twinks (In Unison): “A dream about YOU, baby!”,

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80’s Flashback

Gipsy Kings, Bamboleo, 1988. My all-time favorite flamenco version of a Venezuelan folk song performed by a French band whose parents fled Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War. Before South Beach took over gay nightlife in the late 80’s, we’d trek way down to South Miami to hear DJ Danny Tenaglia at Cheers, where every Saturday night he’d tease the …

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PhoboQuotable – Gary Bauer

“What the White House wants is for a court to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act so that the White House and the president don’t have to take the political damage for undermining a law that protects normal marriage. President Obama ran promising he would be open and transparent, and no longer practice the usual politics of Washington, DC. …

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The Dancing Criminal Congressman

Disgraced former GOP House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who resigned in 2006 in a cloud of criminal charges over campaign finance shenanigans, will be a contestant on the upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars. SRSLY. Former Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay will participate in the upcoming season of “Dancing with the Stars,” facing off against pop singer Aaron …

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HomoQuotable – Lt. Dan Choi

“For LGBT veterans, NOW is the time to be visible for those who are invisible, to be heard while others must stay silent. This is a “mandatory formation” for all vets who gave up their service because they could no longer live a lie, or who were hounded out because of who they loved, and for those who support them. …

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