Monthly Archives: July 2012

Boston’s Mayor Sends Letter To Chick-Fil-A

(Via JMG reader Bill)

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Armistead Maupin’s House Is For Sale

Last month I mentioned that one of San Francisco’s most enduring icons will be moving to Santa Fe. On Sunday the Chronicle reported that his SF home is now on the market. “I loved being able to write on that top floor and walk out on the deck and just stare into Sutro Forest,” said Maupin, who penned three novels …

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Perkins: Now I’m Mad At Chicago Too

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Kerning Fail

I curse the day that I learned what kerning is. Source.

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He Is 90% Cured Of The Gay

Thanks to NARTH and the Journey Into Manhood retreat, where he bro-hugged away all his girly ways. Or something. These days he only thinks about hot sweaty man sex 10% of the time.

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Chick-Fil-A Busted With Fake FB Account?

Gizmodo chortles at what may be a huge Facebook fail by Chick-Fil-A. Chick-fil-A claimed the toys were pulled because of a “possible safety issue”. That, of course, is a complete lie. A lie that they’re propagating with fake Facebook accounts of Chick-fil-a sympathists. Yep, Chick-fil-A is still stuck in its own reality and is doubling down on its lie. Instead …

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Is Booze The Next Target For Bloomberg?

As public hearings and controversy continue over NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed “Big Gulp Ban,” the Department of Health is about to launch a “massive poll” on binge drinking. “Issues to be explored include behavior patterns around unhealthy alcohol consumption and awareness of existing alcohol-related laws and standards,’’ the department told bidders hoping to conduct the poll. The poll, which …

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OKLAHOMA: Gay Man Injured After His Car Was Firebombed In Hate Crime

An Oklahoma gay man says he was nearly killed this weekend after vandals scrawled “fag” on his car and set it ablaze. It happened the morning of Saturday, July 21, in an alley behind his home on N.W. 140th Street near Western and Memorial in Oklahoma City. Jon Ferguson says his car alarm woke him up and when he walked …

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Super PAC Slams “Romney’s Gold”

“He sure knows how to go for the gold. For himself.”

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Romney Signs Obamacare Repeal Pledge

Yesterday afternoon Mitt Romney put his name where his mouth has long been and officially signed the pledge to repeal Obamacare. The Independent Women’s Voice cheers via press release: “He understands that ObamaCare represents a government infringement on our constitutional liberties, and he knows that if implemented, it will lead to more government and less freedom, will place government bureaucrats …

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Washington Blade Publishes Link To List Of Maryland’s Marriage Petition Signers

The Washington Blade writes: The names of some 110,000 Maryland residents who signed a petition to force the state’s new marriage equality law onto the November ballot are now publicly available online. The Washington Blade obtained a database of the names from the Maryland Board of Elections and posted the names here. The list is searchable and includes names, addresses …

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Elton John Tells AIDS Conference: I Shouldn’t Be Here, I Should Be Dead

Elton John spoke yesterday at the 2012 AIDS Conference in Washington DC, telling the audience, “By all rights I shouldn’t be here today. I should be dead – six foot under in a wooden box. I should have contracted HIV in the 1980s and died in the 1990s, just like Freddie Mercury, just like Rock Hudson. Every day I wonder, …

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Greenland Sees 97% Ice Melt

Shades of The Day After Tomorrow. Details.

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It’s NOM’s Eat At Chick-Fil-A Day

Today is NOM’s “Eat At Chick-Fil-A Day.” Mike Huckabee’s similar event, which is also promoted by NOM and the FRC, is next Wednesday. Readers, if you notice big crowds at your local outlet, send me a photo and I’ll run them later today. UPDATE: Chicago JMG reader Rem sends us this cell photo of long lines at the city’s only …

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Chicago Pol Wants To Block Chick-Fil-A

First Boston and now Chicago. Alderman Proco “Joe” Moreno announced this week that he will block Chick-fil-A’s effort to build its second Chicago store, which would be in the Logan Square neighborhood, following company President Dan Cathy’s remarks last week that he was “guilty as charged” for supporting the biblical definition of marriage as between a man and woman. “If …

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Romney Continues “Built That” Digs

“The more context you get, the worse it sounds.”

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GOP Complains About San Diego Pride

Members of the GOP are furious about the Pentagon’s one-time exception that allowed members of the military to march in full uniform during Saturday’s gay pride parade in San Diego. As I noted at the time, the Department of Defense has a long-standing rule against wearing uniforms at any civilian event. Congressional Republicans challenged Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday …

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Scotland To Introduce Marriage Bill

After weeks of hedging, today comes word that Scotland’s government will indeed introduce its bill for equal marriage. The government will bring forward legislation that would allow gay couples to marry in civil ceremonies and religious ceremonies where faiths choose to permit it. The majority of MSPs have pledged to support such a change in the law. The law would …

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Tonight At Lincoln Center: Free Concert By Nile Rodgers & The Chic Organization

I’d have given you an earlier notice, but I only found out last night. Five or six years ago I was very lucky to attend Chic’s 25th anniversary concert at Webster Hall, after which Nile Rodgers generously hung around to sign a million autographs, including one for me. I’m such a huge fan of his, it pains me to single …

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FLORIDA: Tampa’s Titty Bars Are Gearing Up For The Republican Convention

Tampa’s many strip clubs saying they are gearing up for next month’s Republican Convention, adding more dancers and making improvements to their venues. One place has even hired a Sarah Palin impersonator. Tampa is home to 40 strip clubs — which is a little less than three clubs per square mile — and the bay area earned an infamous reputation …

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