Joe.My.God. LGBT News

In a story picked up by today’s NY Daily News, Washington Blade editor Kevin Naff is joining the chorus of critics calling for a boycott of the new movie version of John Water’s Hairspray, charging that star John Travolta’s faith, Scientology, is homophobic. I haven’t mentioned the boycott previously, because I didn’t think much would come of it, but the …

“It’s more her awful appearance in an inappropriate and ill-fitting ballgown with a plunging neckline.” – Former NJ Governor Jim McGreevey, blaming his estranged wife’s attire on Oprah for her book’s poor performance, rather than his having charged her with being homophobic. In addition to dissing her fashion sense, he said her book is “dull” and “poorly written”. Meow!

Last night’s WYSIWYG Gays Gone Wild show was a blast. All the performers were hilarious, with Leigh Thompson’s question and answer routine about his life as a transman being the highlight of the evening. Rod Townsend sang a song about gonorrhea (to the tune of ABBA’s Mamma Mia) and Amnesia Sparkles did a bit about being Satan’s receptionist. Joel Derfner …

I’m a “good” sleeper. I can sleep through noise, through bright light, just about anything. I’ve slept soundly, flat on my back on the bare floor of an airport terminal. And when I wake up, I’m up. Within 30 seconds of opening my eyes, I’m out of bed. No snooze alarm, no comfy half-awake blankey snuggling. In fact, I don’t …

Here’s a fascinating map that compares the Gross Domestic Product of other countries to American states with similar economies. Texas=Canada. California=France. And New York=Brazil. Unreal. Embiggen for the easier reading.

A little cyber-birdie just told me that today is the birthday of beloved JMG commenter Crixi Van Cheek. Have a great one, Crixi! (I suppose I shouldn’t get in the habit of mentioning reader birthdays or that’s all I’d be doing. Hey, when is Lynette’s?)

There’s a new service out of NYC called Daily Lit which will email you chapters of classic novels and famous texts for easy reading via your PDA. If you’ve got a train or bus commute and you have a Blackberry or similar device, you can catch up on the classics, 1000 words at a time. It’s a free service, all …

Union Square, outside NYU dorms, Tuesday, 11:30PM Girl 1 (on cell): Fuck you. Go fuck yourself. You ain’t got no dick anyway. She hangs up….Girl 2: Dude, I thought you said he has a nice cock? Girl 1: Shut up!.

Some of y’all have been nagging me for a kitty update, so here’s a shot I took of Shelley this morning as she begged for a bite of my breakfast. She’s decided she does like human food, unless she doesn’t, in which case she drops it in her water bowl. She’s also taken to waking me up to feed her …

My hero, British gay activist Peter Tatchell, is (among many other things) the coordinator of the Stop Murder Music campaign, which seeks to end the anti-gay lyrical content of reggae music. Today three of the top reggae artists in the world, Beenie Man, Sizzla, and Capleton, have announced that they have signed on to the Reggae Compassionate Act in a …