Monthly Archives: October 2009

More On Jack Price Rally

Andy Humm at Gay City News has published his story about Saturday’s rally in Queens for gay bashing victim Jack Price. Here’s what the counter-protesters had to say. An interracial group of about 20 of Danny Rodriguez’s supporters boldly demonstrated across the street from the rally with signs and chants insisting that he did not commit a hate crime, though …

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Who’s Afraid Of Alan Grayson? (Everyone)

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Good Without God

Starting this Monday, NYC’s subway riders will see an ad campaign for atheism with the tagline “A million New Yorkers are good without God. Are You?” The posters also advertise the Web site BigAppleCoR.org, which provides a listing of local groups affiliated with the Coalition of Reason, the umbrella organization that coordinated the campaign. The campaign — which is being …

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80’s Flashback

Thomas Dolby, Hyperactive, 1984. My favorite Dolby track, he originally wrote this for Michael Jackson, but recorded it himself when Jackson was unresponsive to the demo tape. Thanks perhaps to its very trippy video, Hyperactive was Dolby’s biggest hit in the UK, topping out at #17, at #62 here. Interestingly, that’s a reverse of what happened with She Blinded Me …

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DOMA Repeal Fight: Act On Principles

A new website called ACT On Principles has been launched for us to continuously monitor in real time our House representative’s position on the repeal of DOMA. The LGBT community is often told that there is not the support needed to pass, or even introduce, certain pieces of legislation. Rarely are we told who needs to be persuaded to gain …

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Washington Haters Take R-71 Names Issue To SCOTUS

Backers of Washington’s Referendum 71 have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn last week’s judgment that they must reveal the names of those who signed the petition to get the issue on the ballot. Justice Anthony Kennedy has ordered Washington state to file a response. In September, U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle temporarily barred state officials from releasing …

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New Ad From Maine’s No On 1 Attacks Lies About Schools

No On 1 has rushed out this ad highlighting this weekend’s statement from Maine’s Attorney General that schools would not be “forced to teach homosexuality.”

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Leffew Dads And Wanda Sykes Receive Awards From Family Equality Council

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Gay Liberation Network To Protest Porno Peter LaBarbera’s Annual Hate Buffet

Peter LaBarbera’s Americans For Truth About Homosexuality will hold their annual orgy of hate in suburban Chicago this Saturday. And the Gay Liberation Network will be there. Chicagoans, please consider lending your support! The Facebook event page is here.

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Friday: LGBT Activists To Protest Obama Speech In Boston

LGBT activists and allies plan to protest President Obama’s appearance this Friday at a fundraiser in Boston. Via press release: President Barack Obama will be visiting Boston on Friday, Oct. 23rd, for a high dollar fundraiser to be held at the Westin Copley Hotel. Outside the hotel, a protest will be held from 12:30pm – 2:30pm urging President Obama to …

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Toronto Awarded WorldPride 2014

At their annual convention held this year in St. Petersburg, Florida, members of the international group InterPride voted to name Toronto as the host city for WorldPride 2014. Stockholm came in a close second. The next WorldPride will be held in London in 2012 just prior to the Olympics. InterPride is a consortium of over 200 local gay Pride committees …

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Giuliani Race-Baits For Bloomberg

In a campaign speech for Mayor Bloomberg, yesterday former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani told a group of Orthodox Jews in Borough Park, “I worried daily that the city might be turned back to the way it was before 1993 — and you know exactly what I’m talking about.” Exactly what Giuliani is talking about is former Mayor David Dinkins, who …

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School Board Upholds Yearbook Photo Ban For Tuxedo-Wearing High School Lesbian

The superintendent for Copiah School District in Mississippi has upheld the decision to ban the yearbook photo of out lesbian senior Ceara Sturgis, who posed in a tuxedo. In a statement released Friday to the Copiah County Courier, school Superintendent Ricky Clopton said the district has no intention of reversing its decision. “We have had our legal counsel research the …

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PhoboQuotable – Rev. Dallas Henry

“It is a well-known fact that Satan will do everything in his power to tear down the walls of spiritual protection around those who are unaware of his devices. All serious parents are concerned about what the future holds for their children. We must stand up and fight! “The family is made up of one man and one woman who …

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Limelight Mini-Mall Almost Ready

As I mentioned here many months ago, NYC’s notorious Limelight nightclub, the disco that brought the world club kids and the occasional decapitated drug dealer, is being transformed into an “upscale” mini-mall. Yesterday the Daily News updated us on the process. Even Jesus is for sale at the new Limelight Marketplace. The former Chelsea church that became one of the …

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No DADT For Sparta

Wow. An actually funny sketch from SNL! With Gerard Butler! This won’t last long on YouTube. “What’s the word I’m looking for? Fierce!”

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Sarah Palin Joins LinkedIn

Is Sarah Palin really looking for work? Or did she post her resume on LinkedIn just out of boredom? Sarah Palin has joined LinkedIn. And guess what? She’s interested in “job inquiries.” The former Alaska governor has posted her resume on the professional social-networking web site LinkedIn. The service boasts over 45 million users who connect and refer colleagues. Instead …

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Irish Sports Hero Comes Out

Donal Og Cusack, an Irish national hero in the rough sport of hurling, has come out of the closet in a new autobiography. All-Ireland hurling star Donal Og Cusack has revealed in an explosive autobiography that he has slept with both men and women before realising he is gay. The player has lifted the lid off his bisexual past in …

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Moscow Mayor Promises Snow-Free Winter

The mayor of Moscow has vowed to spend millions on cloud-seeding technology to ensure that this winter’s storms drop the bulk of their snow outside of city limits. For just a few million dollars, the mayor’s office will hire the Russian Air Force to spray a fine chemical mist over the clouds before they reach the capital, forcing them to …

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Morehouse College Bans Cross Dressing

Just weeks after they fired a staffer for writing a homophobic email, Atlanta’s Morehouse College has issued a new dress code banning its all-male student body from wearing women’s clothes. Surprisingly, the college’s gay student group endorsed the change. No dress-wearing is part of a larger dress code launched this week that Morehouse College is calling its “Appropriate Attire Policy.” …

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