Monthly Archives: June 2014

John Oliver Reports On Scott Lively

Last night John Oliver devoted his show to Uganda’s anti-gay pogrom and Scott Lively’s role in the brutal crackdown. Getting a mention was the “rainbow belongs to God” song. (Tipped by JMG reader Claudio)

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Actor Meshach Taylor Dies At Age 67

Via the New York Times: Meshach Taylor, the actor best known as the friendly colleague of four Southern women on the popular sitcom “Designing Women,” died on Saturday at his home near Los Angeles. He was 67. His death was confirmed by his agent, Dede Binder, who said he had had cancer for some time. Mr. Taylor played Anthony Bouvier, …

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NEW YORK: Gov. Andrew Cuomo Unveils Plan To “End The AIDS Epidemic”

At a press conference held yesterday shortly before he marched in the NYC Pride parade, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a new plan to “end the AIDS epidemic” in New York state. Borrowing an idea from leading AIDS researchers, the Cuomo administration said on Friday that it had developed a plan to aggressively identify, track and treat people with H.I.V. infection …

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Marches In SF Pride

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Toronto Sees WorldPride Rainbow

Top photo by JMG reader Tyler. Bottom photo tipped by JMG reader Rob. Source.

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WASHINGTON: Peter Sprigg Testifies Against Proposed “Ex-Gay” Torture Ban

“At the heart of the attacks on sexual reorientation therapy are two claims– that such therapies are ineffective, and that they are harmful. However, there is abundant anecdotal evidence that such therapies work — that is, people who say that they were helped by such therapies to change from predominantly homosexual to predominantly heterosexual. There is also scientific evidence. The …

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At New York City Pride 2014

Courtesy of Mashable, the entire New York City Pride parade was live-streamed yesterday.

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The Foot Wore A Spiked Heel

It was 45 years ago this week that the queer community of New York City finally said “Enough!” For some historical perspective, I’m again reposting the story that the New York Daily News ran one week after the Stonewall Riots. Note how the story drips with condescension and ridicule. We’ve come a long, long way in 45 years and we’ve …

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SOUTH CAROLINA: Lesbian Police Chief Re-Sworn In After Firing For Being Gay

Earlier this week I reported that the citizens of a small South Carolina town had overwhelming voted to override their mayor and reinstate their lesbian police chief, Crystal Moore, after the mayor fired her for being gay. But the reinstatement did have a hiccup. The council had planned to reinstate her as soon as the ballots were certified, but on …

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Closeted Homosexual Matt Drudge Does Rare Interview: I Go Where The Action Is

Via Mediaite: Matt Drudge, who has owned and operated The Drudge Report website for nearly 20 years, gave a rare interview Friday to his hometown radio station of WTOP in Washington, D.C. During the short chat, he shared his thoughts on the current state of the political media landscape and defended his site’s conservative slant. “The D.C. I’m seeing now …

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Conchita Wurst At London Pride

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Empire State Pride

From its Facebook page: “To celebrate this year’s NYC Pride Week, the Empire State Building’s lights will cast a rainbow across New York City over the next three nights.”

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Marriage Population Pie Chart

Via the Chicago Sun-Times: 19 states and Washington D.C. currently allow same-sex marriage licenses. 9 states have had their bans overruled, but a judge issued a stay while the decision is contested. 22 states have a same-sex marriage ban currently being contested in court. There are no states whose same-sex marriage ban is going unchallenged. This chart shows what percentage …

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SAN FRANCISCO: Suicide Nets Finally Approved For Golden Gate Bridge

Via CNN: On Friday, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge Board of Directors unanimously approved $76 million in funding to erect a 20-foot-wide steel net — extending out from each side of the 1.7-mile span — to deter would-be jumpers. The federal government will cover $50 million of the cost; the rest will come from state and local sources. Last year, …

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Sia + NYC Gay Men’s Chorus

Performed at Logo’s Trailblazers event. (Tipped by JMG reader Gary)

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Perkins Has The Executive Order Sadz

“After 30 days of nonstop, in-your-face celebration, the White House is capping off ‘gay pride’ month with its biggest gift yet. Next Monday, the pot of gold at the end of this President’s rainbow is an executive order giving special workplace benefits to the sexually confused. For the far-Left, it caps off a long fight to get the administration to …

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Tired Old Queen At The Movies #125

Clip description: The underside of Gay Hollywood history is examined with love, sensitivity and a lot of humor in Bill Condon’s brilliant “Gods and Monsters” (1999). Starring Ian McKellen as veteran, gay, Brit director James Whale and Brendan Fraser as a beautiful, young, gardener he takes a fancy to, the film deals with the relations ship that develops between these …

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INDIANA: Seventh Circuit Court Orders Stay On Same-Sex Marriages

Via Indianapolis’ ABC affiliate: The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a motion by Indiana’s attorney general to stay an earlier ruling overturning the state’s same-sex marriage ban, effectively halting the issuance of same-sex marriage licenses in the state. The court issued the stay just after 6 p.m. Friday following an emergency motion filed that afternoon by Indiana Attorney General …

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Viral Video Of The Day

Possibly not cubicle-friendly. UPDATE: Yanked for violating YouTube’s terms of service.

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OKLAHOMA: GOP US House Candidate Says Opponent Is Dead And Has Been Replaced By A Robot Or Lookalike Human

“I, Timothy Ray Murray, am a human, born in Oklahoma, and obtained and continue to fully meet the requirements to serve as U.S. Representative when honored to so. I will never use a look alike to replace my (The Office’s) message to you or to anyone else, as both the other Republican Challengers have. Rep. Frank Lucas, and a few …

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