Just now in the Senate: Sen. Jim Bunning has again blocked the Senate from extending unemployment benefits and health insurance subsidies for the jobless. The Kentucky Republican objected Tuesday to a request by Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a fellow Republican, to pass a 30-day extension of jobless benefits and other expired measures. The measure would also extend highway programs and …

Focus On The Family is furious that the NCAA was pressured into removing their display ad from its website. This Focus on the Family ad, believe it or not, has been yanked off the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) website for one simple reason: Focus on the Family supports natural marriage, believing that marriage is the union of one man …

In response to the Tea Party, a Facebook-generated movement calling itself the Coffee Party says that the federal government isn’t the enemy. Fed up with government gridlock, but put off by the flavor of the Tea Party, people in cities across the country are offering an alternative: the Coffee Party. Growing through a Facebook page, the party pledges to “support …

The witness tampering scandal surrounding NY Gov. David Paterson is getting worse. New York Gov. David Paterson appears to have moved from worrying about his political future to facing the possibility of criminal charges. A second New York Times story Tuesday on his involvement in shielding a close aide, David Johnson, from charges of domestic violence reported that Paterson, besides …

In response to Fight Back New York’s campaign to thwart former NY Sen. Hiram Monserrate’s return to office, the convicted girlfriend slasher has proudly announced that he’s been endorsed by anti-gay religious groups in Queens. Monserrate announced he’s being supported by a bunch of clergy who are praising him for his support on one particular issue: same-sex marriage. Specifically, his …

The latest iPhone app is Tiger Text, a program that automatically deletes text messages from both the sender’s and receiver’s phones, as long as both parties have the app installed. The newest Apple iPhone app, pun very much intended, deletes text messages that you may regret ever sending or you may regret anyone else ever seeing. If you happen to …

And yesterday the #1 inbound search link for JMG was “Giant Inflatable Beaver.” It’s now in fourth place on my all-time search history behind “Carrie Prejean sex tape”, “bacon explosion”, and “Aretha’s hat.” Sigh.

Washington DC’s Catholic Charities will no longer offer spousal benefits to any new employees in order to ensure that no dirty queer in their employ gets to cover his partner. Employees at Catholic Charities were told Monday that the social services organization is changing its health coverage to avoid offering benefits to same-sex partners of its workers — the latest …

Gothamist reports that a group called Auto-Free New York has a plan for the city’s traffic problems. MONORAIL! Well, “light rail,” but we’ll take it. According to George Haikalis, founder of Auto-Free New York, an auto-free light rail boulevard that would run along 42nd Street could be expanded into a loop around the island. He estimates the 61-mile light rail …

Openly gay financial planner Marc Delphine has filed his intent to run for the U.S. Senate as the Libertarian candidate from Oregon. Delphine is the first openly gay candidate to run for federal office in Oregon’s history. Per a press release, he “is also the only challenger to Ron Wyden who has served as an elected official having been elected …

For only $39.95, you too can have a shotgun conveniently stored against your mattress. (Tipped by Dr. Jeff)

KLAS-TV reports that the Las Vegas Taxi Authority, which has the power to make arrests, has a policy requiring its officers to don gear to protect themselves against infectious diseases whenever arresting gay people. Although TA officers primarily focus on the taxi industry, like other peace officers, they have a lot of discretion, which is why written policies about enforcement …

With same-sex marriage licenses due to be granted in less than 48 hours, anti-gay bigots in the nation’s capital have filed a last minute appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court. Court papers filed Monday with Chief Justice John Roberts argue that Washington residents should be able to vote on the matter. Local courts have rejected the opponents’ arguments. The gay …

Former Rep. Harold Ford (D-TN) announced tonight that he will not be running for Kirsten Gillibrand’s seat in the U.S. Senate. After traveling the state on a closely watched tour, he told friends that he could prevail but feared that an ugly campaign would leave the winner drained of cash and vulnerable to a Republican challenger at a time when …

Austrian scientists claim that a compound found in human semen may be useful for slowing the aging process. Biochemists Frank Madeo and Tobias Eisenberg at the University of Graz led a team to test the effects of a substance known as spermidine. In yeast, spermidine was shown to increase life span by as much as a factor of four; in …

New music video from NROTB, about whom I know zilch. Earworm city. Kinda reminds me of 1972’s Popcorn by Hot Butter. (Tipped by JMG reader Paul)

The Atlanta City Council will subpoena eighteen police officers to force their testimony before a citizen review board about last September’s raid of the Atlanta Eagle in which patrons were handcuffed, verbally abused, and forced to lie on the floor. The Committee on Council’s unanimous vote came after more than an hour of testimony, questions and debate Monday on the …

New music video from gay singer/songwriter Christopher Dallman. His EP Never Was is available on iTunes.

February 2010 was the snowiest month in the history of NYC. A record-breaking winter storm dumped more than 20 inches of snow on the city Friday, closing schools and offices, grounding flights and cutting off power to thousands of homes. By the afternoon, 20.8 inches had fallen in Central Park, for a monthly total of 36.9 – more than 3 …

Riding on the success of RuPaul’s Drag Race, in two weeks VH1 will launch Transform Me, a show in which women are madeover by the show’s transgender stars. VH1 and Left/Right Inc. have teamed up to create a new breed of fashion makeover show, Transform Me. Each half-hour episode follows the makeover of one woman badly in need of a …