Monthly Archives: February 2013

Harry Jackson Files Prop 8 Brief

“Bishop” Harry Jackson has filed a Supreme Court brief against the overturn of Proposition 8. Jackson is being represented by Brian Brown’s ActRight Legal Foundation, which is headed by Tea Party lawyer Cleta Mitchell, who in 2011 argued NOM’s battle to evade financial disclosure in Minnesota. You may recall that Mitchell told Minnesota’s election board that rabid homofascists will physically …

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No Shadow For Punxsutawney Phil

Staten Island Chuck made the same prediction today.

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FRANCE: National Assembly Approves Article One Of Marriage Equality Bill

This morning the French National Assembly approved Article One of it marriage equality bill by a vote of 249-97! BBC News reports: The French National Assembly has approved the most important article of a bill to legalise same-sex marriage. Deputies voted 249-97 in favour of redefining marriage as being an agreement between two people – not just between a man …

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Upside Downton Abbey

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I Will Hold You Ten Times

As longtime readers know, there are four or five JMG entries that I repost every year. This is one of them. My dear friend Daniel Johnson, who threw the most kickass Groundhog Day birthday parties for himself, would have been 56 years old today. His was a life that burned brightly and I am illuminated still. Daniel Johnson, 1957-1997. I …

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Evening View – Grand Central

I hopped off the subway at 42nd Street tonight to go upstairs and see the goings-on for Grand Central Terminal’s 100th birthday. If you embiggen the photo, you might be able to tell there’s a stage on the far side of the clock, but it was really too crowded to hang around.  Notice the big 1-0-0 in the windows.  That’s …

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The Best Days Of My Flerm

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Newsday, 1989

While Ed Koch may spent the last two decades of his life refusing to discuss his sexuality, he did say something about it in 1989. (Tipped by JMG reader Bill)

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Brian Brown: Emergency In Hawaii!!!

“Dear Marriage Supporter, We urgently need your help to stop same-sex marriage in Hawaii. Twenty years ago, an out-of-control judge first tried to force same-sex marriage on Hawaii, launching our nation’s ongoing debate about marriage. But thanks to a dedicated band of pro-family heroes, his ruling was not the final word! It’s a story we’ve seen play out time and …

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Clinton Says Goodbye To State Department

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Cindy Jacobs: My Prayer Warriors And I Totally Ended The Global Recession

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Pam Geller Copies Atheism Ad

The top billboard went up recently on San Diego’s bus system. Wingnut Atlas Shrugs blogger Pam Geller, who has posted inflammatory anti-Islam ads on the NYC subway and elsewhere, wants to post her own version of the ad on the bus system in Detroit, which has a substantial Muslim population.  But her ad has been rejected by CBS Outdoors. “The …

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NEBRASKA: Christianists Fail To Repeal Omaha’s LGBT Anti-Discrimination Law

In March of last year, the Omaha City Council narrowly approved a bill granting employment protections to LGBT residents of the city.  Anti-gay Christianist groups immediately launched a campaign to repeal the bill.  Supporting the repeal attempt was Omaha Archbishop George Lucas, who issued a letter demanding that local Catholics sign the repeal petition. Yesterday the backers of the petition …

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Former Sen. Scott Brown: I’m Not Running For John Kerry’s Senate Seat

Twitter is amused that Brown sent the word via text.

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HomoQuotable – Michael Musto

“It’s a shame the ex-NYC mayor never came out. It’s tragic that he hid behind excuses like the fact that he was old and wasn’t sexual at all anymore. Old people are still sexual–and if you’re gay, you’re still gay–and besides, he could have commented on his past. But Ed was so paranoid on the subject that when I interviewed …

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HAWAII: GOP State Senator Concedes That Marriage Bill Will Probably Pass

Hawaii GOP state Sen. Sam Slom, who opposes marriage equality, today conceded that it’s probably a waste of time to fight the pending bill. “Same sex marriage probably will pass this year. You’ve got a preponderance of Democrats who support it in both Houses, you’ve got the Congressional delegation, you’ve got our Governor!” said Senator Slom. And you’ve got women …

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“Ex-Gays” File DOMA Brief

Parents & Friends Of Ex-Gays (PFOX) have filed a Supreme Court brief against the overturn of DOMA. The group is headed by lifelong homosexual Greg Quinlan, who also chairs the anti-gay New Jersey Family Policy Council. In the brief PFOX cites the 2009 DC Superior Court ruling that “ex-gays” are to be afforded anti- discrimination protection as a distinct sexual …

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Ayanbadejo Reacts To 49ers Flap

“I’ve preached since day one to my teammates that there’s certain words you can’t say. And when they’re around me they know — if B.A.’s around, you can’t say ‘gay’ in a derogatory manner, you can’t say the three-letter ‘f’ word. And I tell them, I go, you can’t say those things. And if people hear you say those things, …

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HRC Endorses Christine Quinn

She has yet to formally announce her candidacy, but today the Human Rights Campaign endorsed Christine Quinn for New York City mayor.  Via press release: As Speaker of the New York City Council, Quinn has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of all New Yorkers. HRC pointed to Quinn’s unrivaled record and experience leading the City and specifically highlighted her …

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Quote Of The Day: MP Helen Grant

“I am a God-fearing woman. My faith is very fundamental to everything I do and think. I am a member of the Church of England, a Christian, and my faith is very, very important to me. I think [same-sex marriage] is absolutely consistent with my beliefs. For me, as a Christian, I see it as about justice, equality, fairness, ending …

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