Monthly Archives: February 2013

Quote Of The Day: Brenden Petersen

“Regardless of the amount, whether it’s $500,000 or $50 million, my vote is not going to bought either way. I’m going to do what’s right. If they want to throw away $500,000, then that’s their decision.” – GOP Minnesota Sen. Brenden Petersen, responding to yesterday’s threat by NOM’s Brian Brown, who has vowed to unseat any Republican who supports marriage …

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TODAY: IL House Committee Vote

The Illinois House Executive Committee has scheduled their marriage equality vote for today. I’ll post live video of the proceedings if it is available. The full state Senate approved the bill two weeks ago by a vote of 34-21.

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75 Prominent Republicans To File SCOTUS Brief Supporting Overturn Of Prop 8

Seventy-five prominent Republicans are set to file a joint Supreme Court brief supporting the overturn of Prop 8.  The brief is being filed “with the blessing” of AFER attorney Ted Olson, who is himself a well-known conservative Republican. Legal analysts said the brief had the potential to sway conservative justices as much for the prominent names attached to it as …

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From NOM’s Hate March Page

I guess NOM thinks this makes them hip, but as Jeremy Hooper points out, the actor in that ad actually campaigned for Obama. Oops.

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Matt Baume: Marriage News Watch

Clip description: “Briefs in the Prop 8 and DOMA cases provide a sneak peak into next month’s Supreme Court arguments. Plus, more surveys show a surge in public support for marriage, and a rally in Colorado as the House prepares to vote on civil unions.”

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Iranians Cheer US Wrestler

The Washington Post reports: There’s a long history of sports diplomacy serving as a kind of release valve for international tensions. Last week’s international wrestling tournament in Tehran, where the Iranian and American teams took a low-stakes opportunity to show a bit of mutual goodwill, was a nice example. Posted by CNN over the weekend is a video of Iranian …

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C. Everett Koop Dead At 96

Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, who was a hero to some gay activists and the enemy of conservative Christians for his handling of the early years of the AIDS crisis, has died at the age of 96. Koop wielded the previously low-profile post of surgeon general as a bully pulpit for seven years during the Reagan and George H.W. …

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Pat Robertson: Pray Over Your Flea Market Items To Remove The Demons

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Bill Donohue: The Lavender Mafia Brought Down Cardinal Keith O’Brien

“Cardinal Keith O’Brien of Scotland will not be going to Rome to join the conclave because he does not want to distract from the proceedings. He has resigned following allegations by three priests and one former priest that he was involved in improper conduct. He says the accusations are untrue. Is this another example of the ‘Lavender Mafia’ at work? …

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Nigel Barker To Make David Mixner Biopic

Photographer, author, and former model Nigel Barker, who is best known from his 17 seasons as a judge on America’s Next Top Model, has announced that he is working on a film about legendary gay activist David Mixner. Paper Magazine asked Barker about his relationship with Mixner and the upcoming film:  “First of all I always loved a great, true …

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MINNESOTA: NOM Pledges $500K Towards Defeat Of Pro-Gay Republicans

“Republicans like Branden Petersen don’t realize that not only is voting to redefine marriage a terrible policy, it is also a career-ending vote for a Republican. NOM will do everything in our power to defeat any Republican who votes in favor of same-sex marriage. Legislators need look no further than what happened to GOP Senators in New York. Four of …

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Immigration Equality Activist & Lawyer Lavi Soloway Talks DOMA On MSNBC

Visit Soloway’s The DOMA Project for more information. RELATED: I finally met Soloway in person this weekend in Philly at #LGBTmedia13, where I learned that I’d been mispronouncing his first name for years. Lay-vee, not Lah-vee. Dammit.

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Tweet Of The Day: Dan Savage

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INDIANA: Gays And Allies Launch “You Have A Purpose” Campaign

Taking a page from Dan Savage and in response to the words of Indiana teacher Diane Medley, gay people and our allies have launched a video campaign to tell LGBT youth that they do have a purpose. It’s a beautiful thing. Visit the project’s Facebook page or search “You Have A Purpose” on YouTube. Fair warning, you may need a …

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NOM Launches Hate Rally Bus Campaign

The molestation scandal-plagued Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced last week that they would be sending busloads of anti-gay Catholics to the hate march on SCOTUS.  Today another Vatican-controlled group, NOM, announced a campaign to do the same. (Via Good As You)

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BROOKLYN: Crackpot Anti-Gay Assemblyman Dov Hikind Dons Blackface

New York state Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) is the state’s second-most vicious anti-gay legislator, falling only slightly behind Sen. Ruben Diaz, who is also a Democrat.  The New York Post reports on his latest bit of assholery. Assemblyman Dov Hikind donned a blackface costume yesterday at his blowout Purim party and defended the outrageous getup as a harmless “basketball” look. …

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Glenn Beck: Get Me Back On Cable

Since Glenn Beck left Fox News to launch his web-only television show, he has devolved even further (if that’s possible) into crackpot fringe conspiracy theory-laden batshittery.  And today he launched a campaign to force cable providers to pick up his web channel.  Think Progress weighs in: Beck started promoting GetTheBlaze.com on Monday, asking fans to demonstrate to their television provider …

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Matt Barber’s Message To Gay Teens

“I love you. I neither judge you nor condemn you. I accept you and I would die for you. But you are not ‘gay.’  Yes, you may be physically attracted to people of the same sex, but how you act on those attractions is entirely your choice. Who you are – your identity – is not defined by your sexual …

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More Mildly Interesting Trivia

Just over 25% of all JMG readers access the site via mobile devices. That’s about five times the number of mobile readers as two years ago. Above is the breakdown of the ten most-popular brands. No surprises here. Interestingly, the Nook and the Kindle are far down the list at 52 and 67, respectively.  Google Analytics tracks 500 models of …

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Today In Mildly Interesting Trivia

Above are the top twenty home cities of JMG readers as per Google Analytics. Three cities each from California and Texas are in this part of the ranking.  Slightly further down the list are Montreal, Vancouver, Fort Lauderdale, Baltimore, and Columbus.  The small but very gay towns of Wilton Manors, Palm Springs, and West Hollywood are all in the top …

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