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Read More »Monthly Archives: April 2011
Mandatory Gay Adoption!
Today NOM warns its followers that a proposed regulation in Virginia would lead to mandatory gay adoption. What the rule change actually does, of course, is ban discrimination against prospective gay parents. The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) has proposed new regulations to require state licensed adoption agencies in Virginia, including private church-run adoption agencies, to not refuse to …
Read More »TRAILER: Winner Takes All
Film synopsis: In Winner Takes All, self-involved but seductive beauty Ryker (Gavyn Michaels) convinces his two lovers (Hunter Lee Hughes and Adrian Quinonez) to fight over him. And we mean, really fight. Performance artist Ryker forces his self-appointed slave Simon (Alec Mapa) to convert his critically drubbed one man show into a fighting ring for the modern day duel between …
Read More »HomoQuotable – Tobias Wolff
“The attempt by the Republican party to overreach following last November’s elections and cripple the ability of workers to organize — and, incredibly, to roll back protections like child labor laws, as in Maine, where Republicans are seeking to create a rotating, vulnerable and underpaid workforce that will further disempower low-wage household earners — has generated a backlash unlike anything …
Read More »k.d. lang – I Confess
From her album Sing It Loud, which debuts next week. (Via – Pop In Stereo)
Read More »Truth Fail
Matt Algren reports that protesters outnumbered attendees by 2-1 at Porno Pete’s ant-gay “Truth Academy” this weekend. Hit the link for his coverage.
Read More »Quote Of The Day – Karen McCluskey
“It’s Karen. Get your ass over here. I got something that belongs to you. Little hint: it reeks of Mai Tais and you gave birth to it. If I wanted a drunk homo on my couch, I would have married my college boyfriend.” – Desperate Housewives character Karen McCluskey, on last night’s episode.
Read More »Focus On The Family Mocks Apple
“People are only allowed to think like Apple thinks they should think.”(Via – Good As You)
Read More »Arctic Sea Ice At Record Low
Al Gore notes on his blog: “The National Snow and Ice Data Center reports that Arctic sea ice probably reached its maximum extent for the year on March 7, which was 5.65 million square miles. “The maximum extent was 1.2 million square kilometers (463,000 square miles) below the 1979 to 2000 average of 15.86 million square kilometers (6.12 million square miles), …
Read More »The Real Obama 2012 Ad
Fox News Hires Donald Trump
Thrilled about his newfound birtherism, Fox News has hired Donald Trump to join the cast of Fox & Friends, where he will appear on Mondays. Most mainstream Republicans would love to see the birther issue dead and buried before the 2012 elections, but Trump doesn’t want to appear to let go. And the “Fox and Friends” pulpit will allow him …
Read More »Bill Maher: It’s Time For President Obama To Come Out For Same-Sex Marriage
Posted At The U.S./Mexico Border
Buzzfeed notes: “Unfortunately this piece of sociopolitical satire might backfire when the Tea Party finds out about it and demands it be permanently installed at every border crossing.”
Read More »This Week In Holy Crimes
Over the last seven days… Alabama: Pastor Barry Albert Cook charged with sexual abuse and torture of a child.South Carolina: Pastor Jonathan Roberts charged with felonious theft of church money.New York: Father Thomas Kreiser charged with using $25K in church donations for online gambling.Wisconsin: Pastor Philip Caminiti charged with eight felony counts of child abuse for beating children as young …
Read More »FRC’s Peter Sprigg: Hating Gays Doesn’t Make Us A Hate Group
The Family Research Council has posted a billboard denouncing their hate group status outside of the Montgomery, Alabama headquarters of the Southern Poverty Law Center. (Tipped by JMG reader Andy)
Read More »It Gets Better Hits Bestsellers List
Dan Savage: “It looks like everyone who contributed an essay to It Gets Better can call themselves a NYT bestselling author now—the ones who weren’t already NYT bestselling authors (David Sedaris, Michael Cunningham), of course. Congrats to all!”
Read More »Fake Obama 2012 Ad
From the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
Read More »Eurovision: Cyprus’ Christos Mylordos
Cute singer, doomed entry.
Read More »Stephen Colbert & Friends – Friday
There’s just no stopping the year’s silliest song. (Via – Towleroad)
Read More »NEW YORK CITY: Gay Bashing Suspect Denies Hate Crime – “I’m Gay Myself”
Last night the NYPD made an arrest in last week’s gay bashing of Damian Furtch, who was treated for facial injuries after being attacked outside a West Village McDonald’s. The suspect has admitted to the assault, but says he shouldn’t be charged with a hate crime because he’s gay himself. Cops busted a 21-year-old homeless man Friday night in connection …
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