Monthly Archives: May 2010

Newark Archbishop Opposes Seton Hall Course On Same-Sex Marriage

Seton Hall is preparing to offer a course on same-sex marriage and Newark Archbishop John Myers isn’t having it. “This proposed course seeks to promote as legitimate a train of thought that is contrary to what the Church teaches. As a result, the course is not in synch with Catholic teaching,” Myers said. “Consequently, the board of trustees of Seton …

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2010 Tony Award Nominations

La Cage Aux Folles and Fela! lead the list of the 2010 Tony Award nominees, which were announced this morning. Both shows received eleven nominations each, the Fences getting ten. Self-proclaimed gay rights hero Sean Hayes earned a nomination for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in Promises, Promises. JMG reader Kevin Chamberlin (left) got a Best Featured …

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Group Demands DC Mayor Adrian Fenty Be Uninvited From Pride Over PFOX Flap

Led by activist Lane Hudson, a group of activists is saying that DC Mayor Adrian Fenty should be uninvited for this year’s pride celebration unless he apologizes for the accidental recognition of the “good work” of the “ex-gay” group, PFOX. From their Facebook page: Six months after the Certificate was discovered, a spokesperson from the Mayor’s office blamed a “low …

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Austria Issues Gay Pride Stamp

In what appears to be a global first, Austria has issued a postage stamp commemorating gay pride. The special stamp was designed by Christian Högl, who works as a professional graphic designer in addition to his volunteer activities as HOSI Wien’s co-president. He also created the graphic designs for the Rainbow Parade for the last eight years. “Austrian Post will …

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DC Court To Hear Marriage Appeal

Today Washington DC’s Court of Appeals will hear a challenge to marriage equality brought by Bishop Harry Jackson. In January, a D.C. Superior Court judge threw out a lawsuit by a Maryland pastor who wanted to put a measure on the D.C. ballot to define marriage as between a man and a woman. Bishop Harry Jackson sued after the Board …

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PHILADELPHIA: Cop Tasers Fan Who Ran Onto Baseball Field

Really? A tasering? A police officer used a Taser gun to apprehend a fan who ran onto the field during a Phillies game Monday night, and the team and the police are investigating whether it was an appropriate use of force. The fan, wearing a baseball cap, red T-shirt and khaki shorts, hopped a fence and scurried around the outfield, …

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Family Research Council On Arrest Of Anti-Gay British Preacher

As expected, the wingnuts are leaping on the case of the British preacher arrested last week for calling homosexuality a sin. Yesterday it was the American Family Association, today it’s the Family Research Council. Via press release: Homosexuality may be a crime in God’s eyes, but saying so is a punishable crime in England. Last month, Dale McAlpine was on …

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Flow Affair

Nightlife bon vivant Mike Diamond reports on a new craze.

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Feds Arrest Pakistani Immigrant In Connection To Times Square Car Bomb

Federal investigators have arrested a naturalized U.S. citizen from Pakistan in connection with Saturday’s failed car bombing in Times Square. The suspect was arrested at JFK while apparently attempting to flee the country. The man, Faisal Shahzad, was believed to have recently bought the 1993 Nissan Pathfinder that was found loaded with gasoline, propane, fireworks and fertilizer in the heart …

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Improper Workplace Computer Usage

Florida state GOP Sen. Mike Bennett had some reporters watching him from the gallery as he perused a girly pic on the floor of the legislature. Via Sunshine State News: On Thursday morning, Sunshine State News captured exclusive video of Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, looking at pornographic material on his state-issued computer on the Senate floor. Ironically, as Bennett is …

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Feds See Hints Of International Plot Behind Failed Times Square Bombing

Although they insist that there is still no evidence to support the Taliban’s claim of responsibility for Saturday’s car bomb attempt in Times Square, federal investigators now say they have clues that the incident may not have been domestic in origin. The failed car bombing in Times Square increasingly appears to have been coordinated by more than one person in …

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In The Life On Safe Spaces For America’s Gay Seniors

In The Life looks into the state of being old and gay in modern America. Where do you see yourself spending your golden years? According to The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, over 3 million LBGT people are over age 65. While seniors are protected against age-based discrimination by The Older Americans Act, the lack of LGBT specific protections …

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If Housepets Were Libertarians

You’ll have to embiggen for the captions.

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What Engineers Face In Gulf Oil Spill

Al-Jazeera provides this explanation.

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Chicago Free Press Folds

Yet another LGBT print publication has bitten the dust. The Chicago Free Press, once one of the largest GLBT newspapers in the U.S. has gone under. The paper had been on the “death watch” list since the editor in chief, art director, graphic designer, senior writer and most of the writers walked out in late December because the company had …

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson As Kiki DuRane

Queerty tips us to Broadway performer and Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson channeling Justin “Kiki” Bond as he covers Lady Gaga at Joe’s Pub in NYC. And that’s Kenny “Herb” Mellman on piano and backing vocals. Damn sorry I missed this.

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Saturday May 22nd: Harvey Milk Day Of Action In New York City

Equality Across America is organizing a national Harvey Milk Day Of Action on Milk’s birthday, May 22nd. Via press release, here are the details for New York City. The newly formed Harvey Milk Day Coalition of New York City announced today that Harvey Milk’s birthday will be celebrated with a Harvey Milk Day of Action, Saturday, May 22, 2010 beginning …

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Supreme Court: The Boy Scouts Are A Religious Organization

The Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of a lower court’s ruling that the Boy Scouts of America are a religious organization. The earlier ruling came over a dispute about the Scouts renting city-owned land in San Diego. U.S. District Judge Napoleon Jones Jr. ruled in 2003 that San Diego acted improperly when it leased 18 acres of …

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TN GOP Candidates: When We Were In The Military, We “Took Care Of” Homos

Speaking at a Tennessee Tea Party event, two GOP candidates for Congress told the audience just what they did with dirty homos back when they were in the service. Physicians Ron Kirkland of Jackson and George Flinn of Memphis were among the candidates Thursday night who talked largely about how they’re against the Obama administration and its policies, according to …

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Fox Blames Obama For Oil Spill

According to Sean Hannity, the president did nothing about the Gulf oil spill for eight days, allowing the situation to worsen. Hannity says the media is giving Obama a pass on this supposed inaction, unlike the evisceration of Duyba for continuing to read to children during the 9/11 attack. Because both situations are the same.

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