Monthly Archives: March 2014

Movie Trailer Voiceover King Hal “In A World” Douglas Dies At Age 89

Via the New York Times: Hal Douglas, a voice-over artist who narrated thousands of movie trailers in a gravelly baritone heard by “audiences everywhere,” as he might have put it, “thrilled by images never before seen … until now!,” died on Friday at his home in Lovettsville, Va. He was 89. The flexibility of his voice, and the longevity of …

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White Supremacists To March In NYC

Gothamist reports on the organizer, some nutjob named Kyle Hunt. Hunt acknowledges that it’s hard to organize this kind of event on such a large scale—so the group has (seemingly informally) partnered up with another white supremacist group, Free America Rally (FAR), for the main NYC event. You have to email them (go ahead: [email protected]) to get the full information …

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TEXAS: Father Of Victim Arrested In Slaying Of Houston Lesbian Couple

The Houston Chronicle reports: The father of one of two women whose bodies were found last week on the Bolivar Peninsula was arrested Thursday in connection with the deaths. James Larry Cosby, 46, of Houston, is charged with two counts of tampering with evidence in the deaths of his daughter, Britney Cosby, and Crystal Jackson, according to the Galveston County …

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Sources Say Fox Anchor Shep Smith Isn’t Planning On Coming Out At LGBT Gala

Jim Romenesko followed up on my post yesterday about Shep Smith attending next week’s gala for LGBT journalists. I asked Fox News and NLGJA if Smith – outed by Gawker last October – plans to announce anything at next Thursday’s event. “Not to my knowledge,” NLGJA membership coordinator Matthew Rose told me. “Our special guest list is filled with allies,” …

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IRELAND: US Embassy Says Americans Invented St. Patrick’s Day

From the YouTube channel of the US Embassy in Dublin.

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American Jesus Madnees: 2014 Brackets

You’ll have to embiggen for the jokes. I think my favorite match-up is Gay Wedding Cake Vs Christian Persecution.  Source. (Tipped by JMG reader Matthew)

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VIDEO: Pet Shop Boys Issue “Slow Mix” Version Of Panti Bliss’ Homophobia Speech

Several days ago Pet Shop Boys issued a dance track that accompanies the now-legendary speech on homophobia by Irish drag activist Panti Bliss. A second, slower version of the track has now been released with an accompanying video. Pet Shop Boys explain the genesis of the project: Impressed by what they considered (in Neil’s words) “a great statement in this …

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FLORIDA: Former Gov. Reubin Askew, Ally To Anita Bryant, Dies At Age 85

Former Democratic Florida Gov. Reubin Askew, who supported Anita Bryant’s campaign to ban gay schoolteachers and who in 1977 signed Florida’s statutory ban on same-sex marriage and gay adoption, has died of pneumonia at the age 85. Despite his opposition to LGBT rights and his other conservative positions, the New York Times today hails Askew as a progressive for his …

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Harlem Pastor James Manning: Don’t Drop Your Soap In The Oval Office

According to Pastor James Manning, not only does President Obama control all homosexual demons (you know, the ones that have been unleashed on straight black women), men become prison guards for all that hot gay sex. Manning closes his clip below by promising an upcoming sermon with the title “Don’t drop your soap in the Oval Office.” That announcement is …

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TEXAS: Joel Osteen’s Prosperity Gospel Church Robbed Of One Week’s Prosperity

But don’t worry, they are insured. From the church: We were heartbroken to learn today that funds were stolen from the church over the weekend. This includes cash, checks and envelopes containing written credit card information, and it is limited only to those funds contributed in the church services on Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9, 2014. If you …

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SCOTLAND: Queen Elizabeth Gives Royal Assent For Gay Marriage Law

Gay Star News reports: Queen Elizabeth II has signed same-sex marriage into law in Scotland today (13 March). By the end of the year, Scottish gay couples will be able to unite in matrimony. It is the last step in the long battle to get the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill through Parliament, making it an Act. Alex Neil, …

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Bright Light Bright Light And Elton John –
I Wish We Were Leaving

Two weeks ago I posted the audio. Here’s the video. (Tipped by JMG reader Chris)

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Irish Queers To Protest St. Patty’s Parade

From the Facebook page of Irish Queers: Join Irish Queers in protesting the 5th Ave St. Patrick’s Day parade which for over twenty years has banned Irish GLBT groups from marching in the parade with our own banners. This year numerous elected officials from Ireland and New York are refusing to march in the parade because it is such an …

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KENTUCKY: Sen. Rand Paul Asks To Be Listed Twice On 2016 State Ballot

In preparation for his 2016 presidential bid, Sen. Rand Paul is pushing the Kentucky legislature to change state rules about appearing twice on the same ballot. A bill that would allow Sen. Rand Paul to appear on the Kentucky ballot twice — running both for re-election and for president in 2016 — passed a Senate Committee on Wednesday, but its …

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Lance Bass For Mississippi Marriage

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INDIANA: Second Marriage Suit Filed

Last week the first marriage equality lawsuit in Indiana was filed on behalf of four same-sex couples. Today we learn that Lambda Legal has filed a suit of its own. Via press release: On Monday, in the United States District Court Southern District of Indiana, Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of three same-sex couples who seek the …

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AP: Trans Troop Ban Faces Scrutiny

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FLORIDA: ACLU Files Suit Demanding Out-Of-State Gay Marriage Recognition

Via press release: The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Florida have filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of eight same-sex couples and SAVE, an LGBT rights organization based in South Florida, challenging the state’s refusal to recognize the couples’ marriages, which were performed in other states and recognized by the federal government. One of the …

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AUSTIN: Drunk Driver Plows Into SXSW Crowd, Two Killed, Dozens Injured

CNN reports: An intoxicated driver fleeing police plowed his car into a crowd at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, killing two people, authorities said early Thursday. The man and woman killed were riding their light motorcycles, said Art Acevedo, chief of the Austin Police Department. At least 23 others were hospitalized, some with multiple internal injuries. A suspect …

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IRELAND: Students Protest Anti-Gay Marriage Group On Campus

Students at the National University of Ireland staged a sit-in protest yesterday after an anti-gay marriage group placed posters on their campus. A lunchtime demonstration by members of a Mayo-based family of Christian activists faced oppostion from students who took down and binned two posters opposing same-sex marriage. The family (understood to be a father with his three sons and …

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