Monthly Archives: January 2015

Lynx Hair Gel Ad Features Gay Kiss

“Kiss the hottest girl. Or the hottest boy!” JMG reader Peter notes that the ad is currently running in Australia, where Axe (Unilever) products are marketed as Lynx.

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More Florida Sadz From John Stemberger

“Our lawyers with Liberty Counsel have asked the judge’s office assigned to the Orange County lawsuit for an emergency hearing, so it is possible, but unlikely that any judge at this point would have the courage to do the right thing and rule in our favor to uphold the law. The peer pressure within the bar and judicial circles is …

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Matt Baume: Marriage News Watch

Clip recap: “Marriage is starting this week in Florida. So why are our opponents saying it’s not? We’ll take a look at what’s really going on, and how they’re still trying to stop the weddings. Also this week: oral argument in Louisiana could get pretty heated. Another Supreme Court conference. And some surprising polling.”

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Officials Rebel Against Port Authority Plan To End Overnight PATH Train Service

Nighttime workers and nightlife fans in New Jersey will soon have no way to get home from Manhattan if the Port Authority gets its way. Via the Jersey Journal: Several Hudson County officials will join forces with other officials tomorrow to call on the Port Authority to to cancel its proposal to eliminate the overnight PATH service. The press conference, …

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TEXAS: Freedom To Marriage Launches Ad

Via press release: Freedom to Marry began airing a statewide television ad this week in Texas featuring Fort Worth police officers who speak out in support of their gay colleague’s freedom to marry. The thirty-second ad began running yesterday in multiple Texas markets during news and public affairs programs and comes days before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals hears …

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FLORIDA: Father Tony Is On Call

Our own Tony Adams is standing by to perform Florida weddings this week. When marriage first came to New York, Tony was among the officiants on that glorious day in Central Park and he’s since officiated at numerous other weddings. See his Facebook page for contact details. The above image embiggens nicely. That’s me in the upper left photo from …

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Hotels Seek To Block WiFi Hotspots

Via the Wall Street Journal: An industry group that includes Marriott International Inc. has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission for guidance on whether hotels are acting within the law when they disable unauthorized WiFi access points set up on their properties. The hotels say they are trying to make sure their own wireless networks don’t get bogged down and to …

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Because The Others ARE IN HELL

(Via Christian Nightmares)

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Quote Of The Day – Frank Bruni

“Jeb and Hillary. Hillary and Jeb. It’s getting to the point where a mention of one yields a reference to the other, where they’re semantically inseparable, presidentially conjoined. Should we just go the extra step, save ourselves some syllables and keystrokes? The 2016 matchup as envisioned by many: Jebary. Or, more economically still, Heb. The fascination with this pair as …

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EGYPT: Bathouse Raid Trial Continues, Defense Claims Violations Of Privacy

Via the Associated Press: One lawyer representing 14 of the men, Islam Khalifa, told the court Sunday that the defendants suffered “psychological duress” from the publicized arrests, which defamed and endangered both them and their families in conservative Egypt. He said having the television crew there violated the men’s right to privacy and Egypt’s constitution. Of the 26 men, 21 …

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Hannity Endorses Gohmert For Speaker

The vote is today.

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Jeb Bush On Florida Marriage

“It ought be a local decision. I mean, a state decision. The state decided. The people of the state decided. But it’s been overturned by the courts, I guess.” – Jeb Bush, speaking to the Miami Herald. More of his history on same-sex marriage: As governor, he was against same-sex marriage but wasn’t publicly enthusiastic about the successful 2008 campaign …

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FLORIDA: Judge Might Allow Same-Sex Marriages Today In Miami-Dade County

Via the Miami Herald: In July, a state judge in Miami-Dade, Sarah Zabel, ruled Florida’s marriage amendment violated constitutional rights and ordered Miami-Dade to issue marriage licenses to six same-sex couples who had sued to marry. Like Hinkle, she stayed her own ruling to allow for appeals. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has vigorously defended Florida’s gay-marriage ban, appealing Zabel’s …

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Tea Party Loon Rep. Louie Gohmert: I’m Running To Unseat Boehner As Speaker

Via the wingnut Heritage Foundation: In announcing his bid today for speaker of the House of Representative, Rep. Louie Gohmert promised to be the engine of change that conservatives have been calling for in their rebellion against the establishment wing of the Republican Party. “It is time for a change; it really is time for a change,” Gohmert said on …

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1949 Flashback: Mighty Manhattan

Via Big Appled: If you’ve ever wished you can go back in time to the New York City of 1949, today’s your lucky day. Mighty Manhattan, New York’s Wonder City is an outstanding 15 minute tour of Manhattan, filmed entirely in technicolor. The amazing flashback film visits many of the neighborhoods and landmarks of Manhattan, and it also occasionally includes …

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Double-Dicked Dude Writes A Book

Last year the man who reportedly has two ten-inch fully functional penises earned global headlines after he participated in an “Ask Me Anything” thread on Reddit where he revealed having had sex with hundreds of men and women. Now he’s written a book. From the Amazon description: He was featured on the front pages of RollingStone.com, Jezebel.com and was covered …

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UKRAINE: Pro-Russian Militants Warn Women That Smoking Leads To Gay Babies

(Tipped by JMG reader Denys)

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PETA Slams Back At Palin

From PETA’s website: PETA simply believes that people shouldn’t step on dogs, and judging by the reaction that we’ve seen to Sarah Palin’s Instagram photo, we’re far from alone in that belief. Palin’s Facebook response shows us that she knows PETA about as well as she knows geography. Yes, we campaign against the Iditarod because when the dogs aren’t being …

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Huckabee Leaves Fox Because 2016

Huckabee gave his sign-off message last night.

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