Ten seconds after I change the pillowcase, she’s back on it. This is why I wake up with a mouth full of hair every morning. Just like at Lazy Bear.

After nosing around on some techie forums, I’ve learned that the Red Lasso videos I’ve been embedding have been causing a lot of sites to lock up. Therefore, I’ve removed those videos and reduced the numbers of days’ posts on the main page from ten to five. JMG should load for you now in 10 seconds or less*. Heh. “Load.” …

Well, this is a suh-weet way to end the week! Speaking to the annual Log Cabin Republicans convention in San Diego, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said that if the current initiative to ban gay marriage in California makes it to the November ballot, he will fight against its passage. Gay journalist Rex Wockner quotes Schwarzenegger as saying: “Well, first of all, …

On the Boycott Absolut site they are linking to the Americans For Legal Immigration who say: History was made today when American made SKYY Vodka sent out a press release proudly supporting the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and criticizing Absolut for their offensive advertising in Mexico. “This is the first time we have ever seen an American brand stand up, …

The American Family Association, fresh off their Ford boycott, is now turning their guns on the gay and straight porn that Marriott Hotels offers on its pay-per-view system. The AFA, based in Tupelo, said 47 “pro-family leaders” have signed a letter asking chain’s chief executive, J.W. Marriott Jr., for a meeting to discuss their concerns. Marriott was told that stopping …

[ABOVE: San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders (left) with Log Cabin Republicans President Patrick Sammon. Photo by Rex Wockner.] Gay journalist Rex Wockner attended the Log Cabin Republicans’ annual convention in San Diego yesterday, where Mayor Jerry Sanders gave the welcoming remarks. (You may recall Sanders’ very moving change of heart on gay marriage last year.) Wockner spoke with LCR President …

Bears and chubby chasers have a new reason to watch baseball. The Manatees are the Florida Marlins’ new 16-man “plus size” cheerleading troupe. FIFTEEN men auditioned. Fifteen made the cut. Few could tell an eight-count from a pivot turn, but no matter: Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise for the Manatees, Major League Baseball’s first all-male, plus-size dance troupe. When …

JMG reader Chris found this Hanes creative on Ads of The World. The tagline: “Because the world gives you enough labels.” The name of the campaign: “Lipstick”. The ad was created by the Bombay division of McCann Erickson. Strangely compelling image. Is that a dildo? Anybody seen this in American press? I can’t imagine even the gay press allowing the …

A White House-issued photo of Vice President Dick Cheney fly-fishing in Idaho has the blogosphere buzzing over the reflection in Cheney’s sunglasses. Is it a naked woman? The White House says it’s the VP’s hand. The top four votes in an AOL poll: naked woman, alien overlord, not Dick Cheney, photoshopping trick.

According to this week’s poll, John McCain is now tied with both Obama and Clinton. Republican Sen. John McCain has erased Sen. Barack Obama’s 10-point advantage in a head-to-head matchup, leaving him essentially tied with both Democratic candidates in an Associated Press-Ipsos national poll released Thursday. The survey showed the extended Democratic primary campaign creating divisions among supporters of Obama …

Maine’s wingnuts not only want to pass a ban on gay marriage, they want to roll back all gay rights laws. The Christian Civic League has until January to raise 55,000 signatures to get their referendum placed on the 2009 ballot. Here’s the proposed intiative from Mike Heath (left), Executive Director of the Christian Civic League: Proposed: “Do you want …

I found this Star Wars ad on a phone booth in Chelsea. I suppose some could view it as anti-gay in the “getting called a girl’s name will make you a killer” sort of way, but I have to wonder if the ad wasn’t deliberately placed in the gayborhood as an in-joke amongst queers. I suspect the latter.

Food Emporium, 1st & 72nd, 7pm I’m standing in the bread aisle when a package of hot dogs comes flying past me and slams into the display, making me jump. Seething Man: Why the FUCK do they sell hot dogs when they don’t sell BUNS?!? Joe (piquantly): Why the fuck do they sell light bulbs when they don’t sell lamps? …

For some disco history, head over to PopDose where JMG blog-pal John Hughes has just posted a great piece on Donna Summer’s unmatched reign of 1979’s pop charts, when she scored three #1’s out of five Billboard Top Five smashes. John makes special note of Bad Girls album track Sunset People, which is easily the most popular Donna Summer track …

On today’s episode of The View, John McCain said that if he were president today, he’d boycott the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics. McCain: “I would say right now it depends on Chinese behavior. Unless there is some progress with the Dalai Lama, including conversations with him, including stopping this brutal crackdown that we’re seeing in Tibet, then I …

This is completely disgusting and over the top, even for Fox News. “When he pushes that baby out, I hope it’s the worst experience in his life. I hope the blood vessels pop in his eyes. I hope it is SO painful.” Watch Fox New’s Red Eye cast as they wish that Thomas Beatie commits suicide. There are too many …

Over the weekend a small group of activists protested on the sidewalk outside the opening of the new John Varvatos boutique in the old CBGB’s space in the East Village. One protester said the issue isn’t just about CBGB’s, it’s “about Tonic closing, and Fez, Theater Club Nada and Charas…about Copacabana being forced from their space by the city using …

Elaine Huguenin, the New Mexico photographer who refused to work a lesbian wedding, has been found guilty of discrimination by the state’s Human Rights Commission and ordered to pay $6600 in attorney fees and court costs. The case has outraged both libertarians and conservatives. From The Volokh Conspiracy : I haven’t seen any written statement of reasons, but the order …

Detroit has become the latest large city to pass transgender protections. The city council voted 7-1 yesterday to amend the existing non-discrimination laws that already protect gays and lesbian, adding gender identity.

UPDATE: One paragraph in the interview is bringing wide media attention. In it, Obama says that he won’t make the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” a “litmus test” for his potential Joint Chiefs of Staff appointees. The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund agrees with Obama’s position. Victory Fund spokesperson Denis Dison says, “In terms of any kind of litmus …