Monthly Archives: May 2010

Facebook Campaign Launches To Draft Laura Bush For Dallas Pride

Following her recent declaration of support for marriage equality, which she describes as “inevitable,” a Facebook page has sprung up asking that Dallas Pride draft former First Lady Laura Bush as a guest of honor at this year’s parade. Were she to be asked and accept, which does seem unlikely given her typically low public profile, OH how the teabaggers …

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Christian Group: If We Repeal DADT, Soldiers Will Get AIDS

Christian Newswire, which normally flogs the bleatings of the Family Research Council, has just sent out the below press release from some outfit called America’s Survival titled Disease-tainted Gay Blood Threatens Our Troops! “A vote to repeal the homosexual exclusion policy would inevitably mean more disease and death for members of our Armed Forces,” stated Cliff Kincaid, the veteran journalist …

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ExxonMobil Votes Down Partner Benefits

Once again, ExxonMobil’s shareholders have voted overwhelmingly to exclude LGBT employees from its partner benefits program. The Dallas Voice reports: Only 22 percent of ExxonMobil shareholders voted in favor of adding the protections during today’s annual meeting at the Meyerson Symphony Center in downtown Dallas. Last year 40 percent of shareholders voted in favor of the proposal. About two dozen …

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Deluka – Cascade

I met Deluka last night at the Scissor Sisters listening party. Their rep describes them as “Pretenders meet Altered Images.” That works for ME.

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AZ Sen. Russell Pierce On Anchor Babies

Arizona state Sen. Russell Pierce seems to think the Constitution is unconstitutional. Or something. Because he doesn’t want citizenship granted to babies born to undocumented immigrants.

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TONIGHT: Missionaries Of Hate

Tonight at 10PM CurrentTV will air Missionaries Of Hate, a documentary about anti-gay American evangelicals working in Africa to further the brutalization of LGBT people there. Just as it was during the life and times of Harvey Milk, the movement against homosexuality in Uganda is being led by a group of conservative Christian evangelicals. And the arguments they’re using are …

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White House To SCOTUS: The Vatican Should Be Immune To U.S. Lawsuits

The White House has issued a brief to the Supreme Court backing the Vatican’s claim that they should be immune from child molestation lawsuits brought in the United States. The Supreme Court is considering an appeal by the Vatican of an appellate court ruling that lifted its immunity in the case of an alleged pedophile priest from Oregon. In a …

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Glee Gets Serious About “Faggot”

On last night’s Lady Gaga tribute episode of Glee, things got heavy after Finn criticized Kurt’s room decor as “faggy.” Kurt’s father burst into the room and ripped into Finn in one of the show’s most direct confrontations about homophobia to date. Watch this. Even if you dismiss Glee as fluff for show queens, THIS is what it’s teaching the …

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FRESNO: San Francisco’s Gay Men’s Chorus Celebrates Harvey Milk Day

JMG reader Sean Chapin sends us his video of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus celebrating California’s first Harvey Milk Day with a concert in Fresno, far away from the gay-friendlier Bay Area. The chorus has been touring California’s heartland in a campaign to bring the LGBT rights message to the places that most opposed Proposition 8.

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Major Embarrassment For CNN

OMFG. Faces are red at CNN today after the network played a rap song containing the word “nigga” during a human interest piece about an elderly black woman who still drives her car at the age of 103. The network returned minutes later to offer an apology. My guess is that the producer who selected Coolio’s Fantastic Voyage had only …

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GOP Accuses Obama Of Offering Job To Joe Sestak In Return For Quitting Senate Race

The GOP is hammering away at their accusation that the president offered Senate candidate Joe Sestak an administration job in return for quitting his ultimately successful Pennsylvania primary bid to unseat Arlen Specter. “I think it’s looking increasingly like there’s something that they’re trying to hide,” said former Rep. Pat Toomey (R), who is running against Sestak for the Senate …

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BREAKING: Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) Agrees To Support DADT Repeal

Adam Bink is reporting on Open Left that Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) has agreed to be the final necessary vote to move the DADT repeal out the Senate Armed Services Committee and onto the floor for a full vote. I was told Sen. Nelson’s message is going to be that this isn’t about the next election… what the [Lieberman-Levin] amendment …

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Fleet Week Begins In NYC

An armada of U.S. military ships began arriving in New York’s harbor today for Fleet Week 2010. The city’s titty bars are bracing for record business.

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NEW YORK CITY: Plan For Mosque Near Ground Zero Rankles Many

A proposed 13-story mosque and Muslim visitors center to be built near the former World Trade Center site has many in the city taking sides. Last night a Manhattan community board endorsed the project over the loud protestations of 9/11 survivors and others. The 29-to-1 vote, with 10 abstentions, followed a four-hour back-and-forth between those who said the community center …

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TORONTO: Anti-Israel Protesters Jam Pride Group’s Press Conference

Yesterday protesters jammed a Pride Toronto press conference held to address the swirling controversy over their decision to ban Queers Against Israeli Apartheid from their events. About 80 QuAIA members and supporters turned out to protest the move, chanting “Whose Pride? Our Pride!” and “Resign! Resign! Resign!” Though Pride Toronto insists the action isn’t “directed at any one group,” the …

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Miller Lite Ads: You Are A Cross-Dressing Sissy If You Don’t Drink Our Brand

Queers United points us to the below ads from Miller Lite which mock men as skirt-wearing, purse-carrying sissies if they don’t “man up” and drink their brand. Transphobia? Homophobia? Funny? Queers United suggests contacting the company to express your displeasure.

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Jon Benet’s Falsely Confessed Killer To Undergo Gender Transition

John Mark Karr, the creepy loon who falsely confessed to the murder of pre-teen beauty queen Jon-Benet Ramsey, is undergoing gender transition. And some are saying the plan has ulterior motives. The man who claimed to have killed JonBenet Ramsey has legally changed his name to Alexis Reich and is reportedly preparing to undergo gender reassignment surgery. A former student …

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Classical Rihanna

JMG reader Blake in Sydney sends us the latest from the Australian classical sextet, Aston. More classical interpretations of pop hits from Aston are here.

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Researcher May Sue NARTH For Falsely Citing His Work On Gay Youth

The University of Minnesota’s Dr. Gary Remafedi is furious with NARTH for falsely citing his work on their website and in the letter sent to the nation’s schools by their fake pediatricians group. The letter, and the Facts About Youth website it pointed school officials to, was dense with footnotes citing scientific studies. Remafedi’s research was at the top of …

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NYC Wins Super Bowl 2014

Yesterday NFL team owners voted to award the 2014 Super Bowl to NYC. It will be the first time the game will be played in a “cold weather” city with an open stadium, the brand new Meadowlands. Which is in New Jersey, of course. The Super Bowl could bring in as much as $550 million to the region, according to …

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