Monthly Archives: May 2011

Black LGBT News: No More Down Low

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U.S. House Votes To Defund Medical Schools That Teach Abortion

The U.S. House has approved an amendment defunding medical schools that teach doctors how to perform abortions. The measure was sponsored by GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC), whom you may recall for claiming that the murder of Matthew Shepard was a hoax. The North Carolina Republican’s proposal was offered as an amendment to a bill that puts funding restrictions on …

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MINNESOTA: Anti-Gay Preacher Told To Stop Raising Money At Walmart

Anti-gay Minnesota preacher Bradlee Dean, who last week came to national prominence for his prayer before the state legislature, has been told by Walmart that his ministry may no longer solicit donations in their parking lots. Also, Dean has lost one of the Christian radio networks that ran his show. Wal-Mart and Salem Communications have severed ties with two entities …

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NOM Defector To Launch Marriage Tour

From the blog of NOM defector Louis Marinelli, who organized his former employer’s bus tour last summer. Last year, I helped organize the 2010 Summer for Marriage Tour with the National Organization for Marriage. Over the course of 30 days, we traveled more than 10,000 miles to spread a discriminatory message I once believed in to oppose same-sex marriage. Ironically, …

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Gay Cousin Writes NY Senator

From an open letter to NY Sen. Tom Libious: Dear Cousin Tom… I read online the other day that you’re co-sponsoring a bill to declare null and void (according to NY State Law) gay marriages that are performed in other states. I can only assume that some of your constituents may have persuaded you to vote against gay marriage previously. …

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Another Gallup Poll

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Open Thread Thursday

What was the first record you ever bought?

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To Treat Me, You Have To Know Me

From the city of New York.

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Tweet Of The Day – Chris Barron

Shawn is Barron’s husband.

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Caption This

(Via – Towleroad)

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Rep. Paul Ryan: Democrats Are Demagoguing The Medicare Issue

Demagoguing: “Obtaining power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace.” Uh, yeah. Who does that actually sound like?

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Tucson Shooter Found Incompetent

Not very surprising. Jared Loughner is incompetent to stand trial, a federal judge decided today. A psychologist and psychiatrist both found Loughner unable to help in his own defense or understand the proceedings. Doctors say he is schizophrenic. U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns said doctors report Loughner is unable to help with his defense because of his irrational distrust …

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HomoQuotable – MN Sen. Scott Dibble

“We are about to do the hardest thing that many of us have ever done in our lives.But we’re up to it. We are a strong, resilient, loving people. We will replace the scorched-earth campaign tactics of our opponents with stories of the love, commitment and responsibility at the core of our families. The only thing this whole debate is …

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Quote Of The Day – Tim Winter

“I cannot imagine what would possibly lead the ABC television network to air a profanity-laced, S&M sex show on primetime broadcast television. The overtly sexualized performance by Rihanna and Britney Spears was no accident or mishap, but a deliberate effort to target teens with images and lyrics that that glamorize whips, chains and other sexual fetishes.” – Parents Television Council …

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Ostrich Pillow Thingy

For napping at the office. And suffocating, apparently. OSTRICH offers a micro environment in which to take a warm and comfortable power nap at ease. It is neither a pillow nor a cushion, nor a bed, nor a garment, but a bit of each at the same time. Its soothing cave-like interior shelters and isolates our head and hands (mind, …

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Mr. Stache

An amusing short from the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival.(Tipped by JMG reader Justin)

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GOP Rep. Bob Goodlatte (VA): Medicare And Social Security Are Unconstitutional

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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton Symbolically Vetoes Anti-Gay Marriage Bill

Even though he has no power to stop Minnesota’s anti-gay marriage amendment from going on the 2012 ballot, Gov. Mark Dayton has symbolically vetoed the bill. “I do not have the power to prevent this divisive and destructive constitutional amendment from appearing on the ballot, in November 2012, the Legislature sent it to me in the form of a bill,” …

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VH1 Revives Pop Up Video

I’m unreasonably pleased by this. After a 10-year hiatus, VH1 is resurrecting Pop Up Video with co-creator Woody Thompson on board as executive producer. The network has ordered 60 half-hour episodes set to bow as a strip in the fall. The reboot will remain faithful to the original concept of bubbles of true “info nuggets” strategically deployed over music videos …

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NYC Still Has A Club Kids Scene

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