Monthly Archives: January 2015

One Million Moms Vs Pop Tarts

Just in via email: Dear Joe, Kellogg’s new Pop Tart commercial includes a double entendre that is inappropriate and unnecessary. Foul language or the implication of it is not needed in this commercial, but that is exactly what Kellogg’s intended with their play on words. The animated commercial has a mom pop tart and a dad pop tart admiring their …

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SPAIN: King Poses For Gay Magazine

Spain’s King Felipe VI, 46, has posed for the cover of a local gay magazine as a show of support for the LGBT community. According to Latin Gossip, this is the first time that a “high-ranking Spanish official” has done so. Felipe took the throne last year following the abdication of his father, King Juan Carlos. The magazine is available …

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OKLAHOMA: State Rep. Sally Kern Introduces Three New Anti-Gay Bills

Oklahoma state Rep. Sally Kern hasn’t been in the headlines lately and yesterday she acted to change that by introducing three new anti-gay bills. House Bill 1599 is dubbed the “Preservation and Sovereignty of Marriage Act.” House Bill 1598 is called the “Freedom to Obtain Conversion Therapy Act.” A third measure would allow businesses to refuse to provide services to …

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Sarah Palin Talks Saggy Scrotums

“I’m not going to talk politics except to say that the GOP better get on offense, they are not going to win any games on defense. That GOP leadership, that establishment, they’ve got to get their stuff together. I love what they believe in, I believe in it too. But they’ve got to get tough, man. You know what? It’s …

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SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas Hobnobs With Anti-Gay Activists And Must Recuse Himself From Marriage Case

Yesterday Heritage Foundation staffer and anti-gay marriage activist Ryan T. Anderson posted the above photo of himself, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and former NOM chairman Robert George, who wrote the Manhattan Declaration, whose signees avow that they will disobey (somehow) the legalization of same-sex marriage. Using hate group logic, Thomas must now recuse himself from the coming marriage case …

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Postmodern Jukebox – I Want It That Way

A 70s soul take on the 1999 Backstreet Boys smash. Featuring Broadway’s Shoshana Bean, who seems to be everywhere these days. 300K views on the first day.

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Portugal Rejects Gay Adoption

Portugal’s Parliament yesterday rejected a bill that would have legalized adoption by same-sex couples. The draft laws, presented by the opposition Socialist, Left Bloc and Green parties were all defeated by some 30 votes by the chamber in which 220 deputies were present. The majority ruling right, led by the Social Democrats, had already refused to back similar propositions in …

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Jeopardy! Mocks Civil Unions

Via Slate: You might not typically think of Jeopardy! as a source of opinion on the hot-button political issues of the day, but on the Jan. 21 edition of the game show, a saucy clue challenged that perception. Under a category called “Civil” the $800 clue read as follows: “Some opponents of same-sex marriage say, hey gay folks, how about …

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Tomorrow: Watch Transparent For Free

Via Yahoo News: Transparent is putting Amazon on the map for original programming in a bigger way than any of the company’s other shows have. And there are awards to prove it. Jill Solloway’s series earned two Golden Globes earlier this month. One was for best television comedy or musical; Amazon knocked off Netflix’s Orange is the New Black to …

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MISSOURI: Eighth Circuit Denies Request To Lift Stay, Appeal By State To Continue

The Eighth Circuit Court has decided to continue Missouri’s marriage case despite the coming decision by the Supreme Court. The state’s request to suspend their appeal has been denied and the plaintiffs’ request to the lift the stay has been denied as well. See the briefing schedule.

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King Of Saudi Arabia Dies At Age 91

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LIVE: YouTube Stars Interview Obama

UPDATE: I’ve replaced the live stream with the recording.

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Strong Lead For Hillary In New WaPo Poll

Via the Washington Post: Hillary Rodham Clinton holds double-digit leads over potential Republican challengers Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney as the likely Democratic presidential candidate moves closer to entering the race, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. Although Clinton, Bush and Romney are all longtime politicians and members of political dynasties, registered voters are less likely to count that …

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Well-Strung – Frozen Medley

Provincetown regulars will know Well-Strung from their summertime shows for which they are usually dressed somewhat more revealingly. Here they are performing at the grand opening of Orlando’s fabulous new performing arts center.

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HomoQuotable – Steve Friess

“[G]ay activists are as responsible as anyone for the fact that a large swath of Americans who thought they were OK with gays are finding themselves surprised by their own reactions to what they’re starting to see [on television]. This is, after all, a civil rights movement that aggressively worked for many years to downplay the mechanics of gay sexual …

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JMG Is A Shorty Awards Finalist

This here website thingy is a 2015 finalist for the Shorty Awards. From their about page: The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media, recognizing the people and organizations producing content on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Vine, and the rest of the social web. The awards ceremony takes place in April in New York City and are livestreamed …

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OKLAHOMA: GOP Lawmaker Introduces Bill To End All Marriage Licenses

Via the Oklahoman: Marriage licenses would become a thing of the past in Oklahoma under a bill filed by state Rep. Todd Russ. The Cordell Republican says he wants to protect court clerks from having to issue licenses to same-sex couples. He doesn’t want these workers put in the position of having to condone or facilitate same-sex marriage. Under his …

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TODAY: SiriusXM At 3:30PM

Today at 3:30pm I’ll be on Michelangelo Signorile’s SiriusXM show to talk about some of the latest LGBT news items making headlines here on JMG. Mike’s channel is SiriusXM Progress 127 and you can listen live online if you sign up for a freebie account. What’s on your mind?

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House Votes To Restrict Abortion Funding Despite Promise Of White House Veto

Via the Associated Press: Republicans have muscled legislation through the House tightening federal restrictions on abortions, as thousands of abortion foes staged their annual protest march just down the street. The House approved the broadened abortion curbs by a near party-line 242-179 vote. The White House warned that President Barack Obama would veto the measure, all but ensuring that it …

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IRELAND: Same-Sex Marriage Activists Turn To Irish-Americans For Support

Via Cahir O’Doherty at Irish Central: A number of top Irish LGBT equality and civil rights groups from Dublin have been holding high level meetings with influential and supportive community leaders in New York and Washington seeking their support, the Irish Voice has learned. Ireland heads to the polls in May to vote on civil marriage rights for same sex …

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