Monthly Archives: April 2011

VIRGINIA: Anti-Gay Christianists Hold Conference On How To Hate More

Many of the anti-gay asshats regularly covered here on JMG were gathered at Liberty University this weekend for a strategizing session titled “The Awakening.” For the panelists, the biggest “gay threat” is not just over Christian ideology but over national security. Matt Barber, the panel’s moderator and a dean at Liberty University, said he served in the military for 12 …

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Uruguay Poised To Approve Gay Marriage

Uruguay’s Parliament appears ready to legalize same-sex marriage. The bill is being driven by the country’s ruling coalition, the Frente Amplio which has a majority in both houses – giving it an excellent chance of succeeding. The bill’s author, Frente Amplio MP, Sebastián Sabini, told the newspaper, “We do not focus so much on the issue of gay marriage but …

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FRANCE: Burqa Ban Begins Today

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FLORIDA: Gay Candidate’s Signs Defaced

Campaign signs for openly gay Miami Shores city council candidate Jesse Walters have been found defaced with the words “faggot” and “shit lover.” One of Walters’ opponents brought it to his attention Sunday after hearing one was posted at a family member’s home. More defaced signs were found throughout the area. “Initially it was very unsettling, you know it was …

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HomoQuotable – Boy George

“In the early 80s there was this sense that things were changing, and becoming more open-minded. But we don’t have that sort of gorgeous youth culture any more, the glam rockers, the New Romantics. People aren’t so individual any more. There is this sense of why would you want to stand out and make a show of yourself? You can …

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Dolly Parton At Los Angeles GLAAD Awards

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Matt Baume: This Week In Prop 8

This week’s topics include the GOP’s DOMA defense, Delaware civil unions, Rhode Island marriage.

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SF’s Eagle Tavern To Close

Readers are emailing this weekend to report that staffers at San Francisco’s Eagle Tavern are telling patrons that the iconic Sunday beer bust hangout will be closing in two weeks. Last January a local website reported that the building was for sale and provided the below rendering of what may be built at that location. Man, I’m gonna miss that …

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Sarah Palin Backs Trump’s Birther Bull

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WEST VIRGINIA: Man Acquitted For Spitting On Westboro’s Shirley Phelps

On Friday a West Virginia jury refused to convict a man for spitting tobacco juice on Westboro Baptist Church leader Shirley Phelps-Roper. Westboro was in West Virginia last year to “celebrate” the deaths of miners killed in a cave-in. An officer assigned to patrol the event witnessed Spade spitting and arrested him. The officer testified he saw Spade spit on …

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Helen Mirren’s Magical Bosom

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This Week In Holy Crimes

Over the last seven days… Texas: Pastor Julio Perez charged with murder for hiring a hit man to shoot his wife.Mississippi: Pastor Eddie Prince charged with downloading child porn on a public library computer.Washington DC: Whistleblower lawsuit filed against Catholic Charities for charging the poor for flu shots meant to be free under a government-funded program.New York: Father Francis McCloskey …

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Tired Old Queen At The Movies #72

Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious (1946) starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, and Claude Rains.

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Quote Of The Day – Donald Trump

“Even before Gail Collins was with the New York Times, she has written nasty and derogatory articles about me. Actually, I have great respect for Ms. Collins in that she has survived so long with so little talent. Her storytelling ability and word usage (coming from me, who has written many bestsellers), is not at a very high level. More …

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Christianist Hate Group Issues Call To Pull Kids Out Of School On Day Of Silence

The Illinois Family Institute, an SPLC-certified Christian hate group, says that parents should yank their kids out of class on the Day of Silence rather than have them exposed to the message that it’s wrong to beat up gay children. GLSEN’s end game is the eradication of conservative moral beliefs and the creation of a social and political climate in …

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NOM Lies About Defector Louis Marinelli: He Was Just A Volunteer Bus Driver

NOM took note of the defection of Louis Marinelli yesterday by dismissing him as nothing more than a volunteer bus driver. In fact, as Jeremy Hooper has well documented, Marinelli was the administrator of their very popular Facebook page and the creator of last year’s national NOM hate tour.

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SAN FRANCISCO: Parents Complain About Student Field Trip To The Castro

As you might expect, this story is all over the wingnut blogs this week. While the majority of the second-grade parents were in support of the field trip, the school is under fire by a handful of parents* who questioned whether the Castro is an appropriate destination for 8-year-old boys. One parent in particular reached out to SFGate and expressed …

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Stab The Evil Demon

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P-Town Performer Ellie Castillo Dies At 80

Provincetown Magazine laments the passing of local legendary street performer Ellie Castillo. Ellie was Provincetown. Her spirit – one of reinvention, fun, glamour, joie de vivre – came through as she sang up and down Commercial Street year-round for the past decade, making her not only a town favorite, but also an instant icon. Ellie arrived in Provincetown at the …

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Tweet Of The Day II – Louis Marinelli

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