Monthly Archives: October 2009

Tomorrow: President Obama To Sign Hate Crimes Bill

On Wednesday, President Obama will sign the hate crimes bill into law in a White House ceremony as Matthew Shepard’s family looks on. I should have a link to the live stream of the event available here early in the day.

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Key West Day Three

Yesterday our merry band of revelers returned to the all-gay Blu Q catamaran, this time for a daytime snorkling trip out to Man Key Reef, a shallow coral reef where the crystal-clear water provided great views. Then came lunch and kayaking off a unpopulated island, where Captain Steve pointed out the wreckage of a shabby craft recently abandoned by Cuban …

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Anti-Gay Bigots Rally Against DC Marriage

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HomoQuotable – Matt Foreman

“All of the focus on television ads, both in Maine and California, misses a huge point, namely, that advertising rarely moves more than a tiny fraction of people to change their minds on any candidate, subject or product that people feel they know well. And if there’s one issue that everyone thinks they know about, it’s marriage. Yet, somehow, people …

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Paterson Calls Special Session For Nov. 10th – Senate Marriage Vote Possible

Although he originally promised that it would occur this week, NY Gov. David Paterson has called the state legislature back for a special “unfinished business” session to be held on November 10th, during which same-sex marriage may finally be voted upon by the state Senate. Paterson wants what is technically called an extraordinary session on Nov. 10 that would address …

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More Scare Tactics From Stand For Marriage Maine

Stand For Marriage Maine released this bit of spookery on Friday.

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King & King

JMG reader Sean Chapin writes: “The Leffew Family and I have teamed up with our friends to produce a video re-enactment of the children’s book ‘King & King’ that has recently been vilified in two TV ads from the Maine ‘Yes on 1’ Campaign (as well as the Yes on Prop 8 Campaign last year). The purpose of this video …

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College Of William & Mary Elects Trans Homecoming Queen

The students of the College of William and Mary have elected their first ever transgender homecoming queen. Jessee Vasold [left] took the field Saturday at halftime of the Williamsburg school’s football game against James Madison. The junior and other members of the homecoming court were introduced to the crowd and posed for pictures. Vasold identifies as “genderqueer,” a term for …

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Judge To Prop 8 Backers: Turn Over The Paperwork NOW

On Friday a federal judge in San Francisco ruled that the backers of Proposition 8 must immediately turn over their internal documents. The sponsors had sought to keep the documents while challenging the order to turn them over in an appeals court. But in a ruling late Friday, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker of San Francisco said backers of …

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The Deadliest City In The World?

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Morning View – Big Cocks

There are hens and roosters running loose everywhere in Key West. We’ve been told they are all from from a single colony that was set free when cockfighting was made illegal. The roosters begin crowing at sun-up and continue to do so roughly every 7.5 minutes for the rest of the day, sort of like a poultry snooze alarm. The …

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Key West Day Two

Yesterday we did a sunset booze cruise on the all-gay Blu Q, a 42-foot catamaran. Gorgeous weather and fun company from around the world. Captain Steve and his occasionally naked crew were lots of fun. Afterwards we had a fancy dinner at Mangoes, after which I went back to Island House and collapsed for the evening while the more adventurous …

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Key West Day One

Not quite 24 hours on the island and as Divine said in Lust In The Dust, my ass is on its last legs. Steve Smith, our host from the Key West Business Guild picked up our group (myself, Father Tony, EDGE’s Michael K. Lavers, freelance journalist Rod McCullom, LOGO’s Mike Diamond, SiriusXM’s Frank DeCaro, and filmmakers Josh Koll and Josh …

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In The Conch Republic

The above creepy-ish tableau greets arrivals at Key West International, a fairly grand name for an airport whose terminal consists of one small room and one luggage carousel. Off to the Royal Coronation Ball, an AIDS fundraiser at La Te Da.

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Politicos, Activists, Stars Come Out For Pride Agenda’s Annual Dinner

Last night I attended the Empire State Pride Agenda’s annual dinner, a massive and swank affair held in sprawling ballroom where activists mingled with Gov. Paterson, Mayor Bloomberg, Sen. Chuck Schumer, emcee Margaret Cho, Alan Cumming, Cheyenne Jackson, and Anne Hathaway (who brought her openly gay brother and smokin’ hot father – who is an LGBT activist/ally in his own …

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HomoQuotable – Michelangelo Signorile

“The march in fact has only made us all stronger as a movement. We were able to organize in a few months, using new media, and got 200,000 people to D.C. without spending much on traditional advertising. David Mixner is to be lauded for his passion and putting the idea out there. Cleve Jones, for his vision and his steadfastness …

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Maddow Vs. Dick Cheney

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Wingnuts Freaking Over Hate Crimes Act

Under the predictable headline Pedophile Protection Act Passes, Christianist news site WorldNetDaily is continuing to lie about the hate crimes act. Erik Stanley, senior legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, told WND the move is alarming because “this would be the very first governmental and societal disapproval of a sincerely held religious belief, held by a majority of Americans, …

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“Ex-Gays” Complain Libraries Won’t Stock Their Books

The “ex-gay” movement is complaining that school and public libraries are refusing to stock books that tell people it’s possible to change their sexual orientation. Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX) says there’s an entire community of people across the world who say that their sexual orientation changed from gay to straight. But they’re not getting their message …

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Glenn Beck: The OnStar Lady Is Helping Obama Control You

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