Frito-Lay wants you to know that they have nothing to do with all those gay-themed Doritos ads pretending to be Super Bowl contenders. GLAAD reports: There has been tremendous confusion however, about what these ads actually are. Some say they could run during the Super Bowl – others say the ads were created by fans of Doritos, and will never …
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Tweet Of The Day – Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
This is the first tweet from Giffords’ account since the shooting and was surely made by a staffer, but it’s very nice nonetheless.
Read More »Lou Engle: Pray For Ellen To Go “Ex-Gay”
(Via – Right Wing Watch)
Read More »Today In Predictable Navel-Gazing Over-Intellectualizing Queer Theorist Attacks On Dan Savage
In what feels like a rerun of this JMG post about an earlier attack on Dan Savage’s It Gets Better Project, today blogger Renee Martin announces that Savage is unworthy of an MTV show. Because he’s only interested in the civil rights of people who look just him. Or something. Simply because Savage is a gay man, does not mean …
Read More »Hawaii Lawmakers Debate Civil Unions
JMG reader Todd writes to tip us that the Hawaii Senate has just begun debating a civil unions bill. Newly-elected Gov. Neil Abercrombie has promised to sign the bill, should it reach his desk. Last year both chambers of the Hawaiian legislature approved a civil unions bill, only to have it vetoed by then-Gov. Linda Lingle. Story developing…
Read More »Anti-Government Riots Rock Egypt
Russia Today reports: Thousands of anti-government protesters, some hurling rocks and climbing on top of an armoured police truck, clashed with riot police on Tuesday in the centre of Cairo in a Tunisia-inspired demonstration to demand the end of Hosni Mubarak’s nearly 30 years in power. Police responded with blasts from a water cannon and set upon crowds with batons …
Read More »Iowa: Marriage Referendum Bill Advances
Anti-gay hate groups have succeeded in getting the Iowa House to move its marriage referendum bill out of committee. The House Judiciary Committee approved the measure on a 13-8 vote, sending the measure to the full House for debate. Earlier, a subcommittee of that panel voted 2-1 in favor of the resolution. House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer, R-Garner, says the …
Read More »Naples News Boots Pamela Grothaus
The Naples Daily News has finally booted hate-blogger Pamela Grothaus after she posted a nasty attack on PFLAG over the group’s inclusion at a “religious freedom day” at Collier County, Florida public high schools. Last month Grothaus proudly declared that she was hoping to be named “JMG Bigot Of The Year” for her attacks on LGBT rights. That prompted many …
Read More »MARYLAND: Majority Support Marriage
A just-released poll reveals that a slim majority of Maryland residents now support same-sex marriage. According to Annapolis-based pollster Gonzales Research, 51 percent of Maryland residents support gay marriage. Endorsements break down along party lines, with 65 percent of Democrats and 52 percent of independents favoring same-sex marriage, while only 24 percent of Republicans back the concept. The poll has …
Read More »It Gets Better – The Book
Pre-orders are now being taken. UPDATE: Profits from sales of the book go to the Trevor Project, the Gay & Lesbian Straight Education Network, and the ACLU.
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