Monthly Archives: July 2013

RUSSIA: Co-Sponsor Of Anti-Gay Bill Says Government Cannot Selectively Suspend Enforcement During The Sochi Olympics

According to a story posted today by the BBC’s Russian-language service, the co-sponsor of Russia’s “homosexual propaganda” bill says that the government does not have the power to selectively suspend enforcement during the Sochi Olympics, as they promised they would to the International Olympic Committee last week. Here’s a brief translation by JMG reader Peter: St. Petersburg legislator Vitaly Milonov …

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Wednesday In New York City

There will also be demonstrations on Saturday at Russia’s consulate in San Francisco and at their consulate in Toronto. UPDATE: A protest has been organized for August 10th at the Russian embassy in London.

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Heroes – First Be A Woman

JMG reader Eric tips us to this lovely cover of Leonore O’Malley’s 1979 disco semi-classic, which was also covered to little notice by Gloria Gaynor in 1993. The latest rush of nu-disco releases have been quite good.

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HomoQuotable – Chad Griffin

“While Pope Francis’s words do not reflect a shift in Church policy, they represent a significant change in tone. Like his namesake, Francis’s humility and respect for human dignity are showing through, and the widespread positive response his words have received around the world reveals that Catholics everywhere are thirsty for change.” “But as long as millions of LGBT Catholic …

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TODAY: SiriusXM At 4:30PM

Today at 4:30pm I’ll be on Michelangelo Signorile’s new SiriusXM show to talk about some of the latest news about Russia, the Olympics, and the vodka boycott. Mike’s new channel is SiriusXM Progress 127 and you can listen live online if you sign up for a freebie account.

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Matt Baume: Marriage News Watch

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Petition Of The Day

From the text of the petition: I’m asking the major sponsors and partners of the Sochi 2014 Olympic games — Coca-Cola, Panasonic, Samsung, Procter & Gamble, and Visa — to condemn Russia’s anti-gay laws, which are some of the most repressive laws in recent history, and pull their sponsorship from Russia’s Olympic games. Do these companies want to be tied …

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Hello Flo

This is Ad Week‘s ad of the day. Feminine-hygiene products have come along way from being squeamish even just about the V-word. This hilariously written long-form spot for Hello Flo, a tampon subscription service, is full of great lines and comic visuals, as it tells the amusing story of a pre-teen girl who’s the first to get her period at …

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Pat Robertson On Transgender People

Bring It Online is the daily portion of Pat Robertson’s CBN show where he answers questions from viewers.  Today he was asked the above question and his answer, while far from perfect, was rather surprising. “I don’t understand all that, but I think they are men who are in a woman’s body. It’s very rare, but it’s true. [snip] I …

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LGBT Groups Demand NYC Council Overide Mayor Bloomberg’s “Stop & Frisk” Veto

Saying that the NYPD’s infamous stop-and-frisk policy unfairly targets LGBT people of color, a coalition of 34 national and local LGBT groups are demanding that the New York City Council override Mayor Bloomberg’s veto of their bill to restrict the practice. Via press release: Today, national and international LGBT organizations – including the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Lambda …

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NEW YORK CITY: Mentally Ill Stalker Of Anderson Cooper Arraigned In Manhattan

A mentally ill gay man who has allegedly stalked Anderson Cooper for years was arraigned last night in Manhattan Criminal Court. Since 2008, Alex Hausner — described as a gay, Jewish white supremacist — has allegedly made unwelcome phone calls plus four attempts to see Cooper, last month trying to kick down the red, lacquered door to the posh, four-story …

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LOUISIANA: Cops Arrest Gay Men For Consensual Sex Under Sodomy Laws

Baton Rouge cops have been conducting stakeouts in a public park and have arrested gay men for agreeing to have consensual sex back in their own homes. The Baton Rouge Advocate details one such recent arrest. An undercover East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff’s deputy was staking out Manchac Park about 10 a.m. one day this month when a slow-moving sedan …

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How To Protest Gay Marriage In France

John Aravosis tips us to the latest photos from France’s Hommen, which (as we’ve seen many times) believes that the best way to protest against gay marriage is to gather a bunch of fit, young shirtless men and have them climb all over each other.  Less amusing in the Hommen’s latest slideshow is the lineup of toddler “mini-hommen” with anti-gay …

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NBC Announces Mini-Series About Hillary

This weekend NBC announced that it has green-lighted a mini-series about Hillary Clinton which will star Diane Lane. NBC announced here on Saturday that it was preparing a four-hour mini-series based on the life of Mrs. Clinton and hoped to broadcast it before any possible formal declaration that she was running. That would avoid the possibility of other candidates demanding …

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Sarah Palin: GOP “Brainiacs” Stopped Me From Telling Truth About Obama In 2008

If they censored her, why did her “palling around with terrorists” schtick become such a meme in the final weeks of the campaign?

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UC Pepper Spray Cop Files For Disablility

The former University Of California Davis campus cop who infamously and oh-so-casually doused students with pepper spray in 2011 has filed a worker’s compensation claim with the state, claiming that the incident caused him to suffer a mental disability. John Pike ceased to be a UCD employee in July 2012. He remains entitled to retirement credit for his years of …

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Gym Chain Zings Weiner

The same ad is appearing in Boston and Philadelphia.

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AUSTRALIA: Parliament Rules That States Can Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

In what is being hailed as a major advance, a committee in Australia’s Parliament has ruled that states are entitled to set their own laws regarding same-sex marriage  The ruling was prompted by a demand for clarity from the state of New South Wales, home to Sydney. The parliamentary committee report, released on Friday, overrules arguments from marriage equality opponents …

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New App Delivers LGBT History

Via press release: A new mobile app called Quist is now available worldwide to engage the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community in their shared history and help isolated LGBT youth feel less alone. “Presenting LGBTQ history through this interactive medium is one of the most engaging ways these stories have been shared with the world,” says the …

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Zimbabwe President Denounces Tutu

“Archbishop Tutu said it is nice to be gay, yet he has a wife, he should have begun by getting himself a man for a woman. When you are a bishop and cannot interpret the Bible, you should resign and give it to those who can. We will not compromise our tradition and tolerate homosexuality. I want to urge parents …

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