Monthly Archives: September 2010

HomoQuotable – Charles Robbins

“I think that the fact that so many young people are so tormented—so ostracized by their family, peers, school, and society in general–that rather than engage and participate in life, they choose to end their life, says a lot about the Christian values that everywhere inform our culture. I think each and every one of us needs to look inside …

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BRITAIN: Gay Activist Peter Tatchell Honored With Historic “Blue Plaque”

Famed LGBT activist Peter Tatchell has been honored with one of Britain’s historic Blue Plaques, which was installed yesterday outside his London home. Sir Ian McKellen spoke at the ceremony. Mr Tatchell, 58, received the honour for his work in human rights, although he is also known in the borough for campaigning on local issues. The campaigner, who looked smart …

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San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Responds To The “It Gets Better Project”

At the end of this clip the chorus sings The Irish Blessing “in honor and memory of those who left us far too soon.” This should wash away the bile of the Lot Project clip posted earlier.

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GEORGIA: Activists To Protest At Atlanta Office Of Sen. Saxby Chambliss

Angry about his inaction about an anti-gay death threat left on this blog, Georgia activists plan to protest at the Atlanta office of Sen. Saxby Chambliss this afternoon. The Queer Justice League of Atlanta has called on Senator Saxby Chambliss to immediately respond to allegations that a member of his staff posted a defamatory remark on a popular LGBT-oriented blog. …

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MICHIGAN: Assistant Attorney General Harasses Gay College Student

This is just too bizarre.

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Christianists Discover “It Gets Better”

Calling it “inevitable,” Dan Savage points out that the Christianists are beginning to find the It Gets Better Project on YouTube and posting their own vile responses. The below douchenozzle has gone as far as launching a website called The Lot Project. Here’s a partial transcript from his clip, in which he says that recent teen suicide victim Billy Lucas …

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HuffPo Announces Free Buses From NYC To DC For The Colbert/Stewart Rally

On tonight’s Daily Show, Ariana Huffington announced that the Huffington Post would be sponsoring free buses from NYC to Washington DC for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s “Rally To Restore Sanity.” Sign up here. (I’m 75% certain that I’m going.)

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DELAWARE: Teabagger Christine O’Donnell Lied About Most Of Her Education

According to Tea Party loon Christine O’Donnell’s LinkedIn profile, she attended Oxford, Claremont Graduate, and Fairleigh Dickinson. Only, whoops, not really! Talking Points Memo breaks down the lies: Senate nominee Christine O’Donnell (R-DE) proclaimed on her LinkedIn the University of Oxford under “education,” but it turns out that’s another exaggeration on her resume. The claim is that O’Donnell earned a …

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Barack Obama: Fox News Is Destructive And Bad For the United States

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Glee Spoiler: Leave Britney Alone

Stay out of the comments if you haven’t seen tonight’s Britney-themed episode. Otherwise dive in and dish.

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FLORIDA: Mistrial For Murder Music Reggae Star Buju Banton

The cocaine trafficking trial of reggae/dancehall superstar Buju Banton has resulted in a hung jury. Banton is part of a reggae niche called “murder music” for its lyrical calls for the brutal murders of homosexuals. Banton was charged with conspiring to sell eleven pounds of cocaine. Banton, a Jamaican national, maintained he had been entrapped by a paid police informant …

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Donna Summer Lands Third Nomination To The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Donna Summer has been nominated to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame for the third time, after having been passed over for the 2008 and 2010 classes of inductees. Classic disco group Chic has been nominated for the sixth time. Here’s the full list of this year’s nominees: Neil Diamond, Donovan, Alice Cooper, and Dr. John have all been …

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Tweet Of The Day – Christopher Barron

In addition to opposing ENDA, the Matthew Shepard Act, or any federal protections for LGBT Americans, GOProud feels that marriage equality is a states’ rights issue and therefore they are OK with the 31 states that have passed constitutional bans on same-sex marriage at the behest of groups like NOM. That’s just democracy in action!

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Jelly Belly To NOM: Get Lost!

When NOM published the itinerary of their latest Bus Fail Tour, many noted that tomorrow’s first stop is the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield, California. JMG reader Carrie fired off an email to Jelly Belly to see if the famed candymaker was down with NOM’s bigotry. Their response: We were unaware of the “National Organization for Marriage” coming to visit …

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MONTANA: Bozeman Commission Backs Gay Couples In Lawsuit Against State

The Montana GOP might want to outlaw gay sex, but the Bozeman City Commission is more enlightened. Yesterday Bozeman’s city commissioners unanimously approved a resolution backing a pending lawsuit demanding equal treatment for LGBT couples in Montana. Bozeman, population 27,000, maybe be small by most standards, but they are the fifth largest town in Montana and the very first to …

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MINNESOTA: Evangelicals Come Out In Support Of Catholic Anti-Gay Campaign

Good As You directs us to the below video in which Protestant and evangelical pastors in Minnesota hold a press conference to announce that they are totally down with the Catholic Church’s recently-launched anti-gay campaign in which bigoted DVDs were mailed to every Catholic in the state. Hit the link for Part Two of the below clip.

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Mormon Church Launches Post-Prop 8 Image Makeover Campaign

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Photo Of The Day – Apple Nets

Foxconn factories in China have installed nets to catch workers attempting to hurl themselves to their deaths. The company, which manufactures a large portion of Apple’s products (as well as items for other electronics firms), has suffered a rash of employee suicides this year. Check out the Boston Globe’s photo essay on life on China.

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LAUNCHED: HRC & Courage Campaign Collaborate On “NOM Exposed” Site

The Human Rights Campaign and the Courage Campaign today launched NOM Exposed, a site devoted to unmasking the players, major backers, and strategies of the National Organization for Marriage. Via press release: As the National Organization for Marriage, or NOM, embarks on a fall election campaign to defeat candidates who support full marriage equality, the Human Rights Campaign, in collaboration …

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San Francisco Says “It Gets Better”

With filmmaker Matt Baume, San Franciscans respond to Dan Savage’s “It Gets Better” project. Get a tissue. UPDATE: Dan Savage writes us: “I’m issuing a challenge here—to see similar videos from New York, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Provincetown, Minneapolis, Madison, Atlanta, Houston, and on and on. There are lots of large, vibrant, powerful gay communities out there, in lots of …

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