Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Hot on the heels of the entirely non-earthshattering news that gays smoke twice as much as straights, comes word of a new study that shows that patients who have had an injury to a certain area of the brain, the insula, were immediately freed of their smoking addiction. This finding presents great implications in the field of addictions studies. The …

NYC will issue a series of free condoms in multi-colored foil packets featuring the logos of all 24 city subway lines. Condoms will be available in subway stations and are free to any business or organization that requests them from the Department of Health. No word yet if the 4-5-6 comes in XL.

Nope. I’m completely overhauling JMG beginning tomorrow. From now on, it’s nothing but shirtless twinks, adorable kittens, reality show recaps, scribbled-on C-list celeb photos, heterosexual sports stars, and memes, memes, memes. First up: “Which Roman emperor are you?” I’m fucking Caligula, bitch.

The Pentagon has a new microwave “crowd control” device that is fired from a Humvee-based satellite dish. Those in the path of the beam feel as if they are about to burst into flames. With a range of 500 meters, the military claims that the device only penetrates human skin to a depth of 1/64 of an inch and cannot …

The above IP was attached to an email sent by Donnie Davies to JMG reader Big Ass Belle. It appears to resolve to Marina Del Rey, California. Davies claims to reside in Texas. Come on intarweb, the answer is out there in teh tubes. UPDATE: A reader emails to say: “I know Todd Quillen, and I’m happy to say he’s …

If you belong to a skydiver’s club, do not ever have an affair with the boyfriend of a fellow skydiver. Just don’t.

Microsoft has been busted for offering to start paying a blogger to make edits to its Wikipedia entries. I am 300% certain that other companies have employees making sure that Wikipedia entries are tweaked to favor themselves, but you have to shake your head at Microsoft for going out-of-house on this. Microsoft has admitted that it violated the Wikipedia terms …

The New York Times has finally weighed in on the “gay sheep” controversy of several weeks ago, crediting anonymous biologist blogger (and JMG commenter) Empty Pockets as unmasking PETA’s campaign to ruin the work and reputation of OHSU researcher Dr. Charles Roselli. Martina Navrativola, however, stands by her allegiance with PETA, saying, ““The more we play God or try to …

UPDATE: The “real” Davies exposed: HERE. After an almost 48-hour run of speculation that has gripped the gay blogosphere, tenacious and smart JMG reader “Chrome” (a frequent commenter here), wrote to me early this morning with his conclusion that “Ex-gay” Pastor Donnie Davies is actually actor/musician/improv performer Todd Quillen. Quillen’s personal site is here, his Yahoo photo album is here. …

This week’s OTT is inspired by Donnie Davies. Complete the following sentence: “That’s as gay as………” My favorite still has to be the southern classic: “That’s as gay as Christmas!” I’ve also got a fond spot for “That’s as gay as lunch with Liberace!”.