Joe.My.God. LGBT News

AIDS Healthcare Foundation sued Pfizer yesterday, saying that ads for Viagra are misleading and encourage the recreational use of the drug. This move by AHF follows up last month’s anti-Pfizer ad campaign. The lawsuit seeks to force Pfizer to suspend its advertising for Viagra and to start a public information campaign on the dangers of using the drug. I continue …

…there’ll be no Oscar for Dreamgirls. But gay movie fans should be pleased by Jennifer Hudson’s Best Supporting nom and Meryl Streep’s 87th nomination for The Devil Wears Prada, (although I predict Judi Dench will walk away with Best Actress). Listen to me on this one, gentle readers. Last year I nearly predicted all the major categories correctly..

“You know all the surveys say that evangelicals have the best sex life of any other group.” – Ted Haggard, speaking in Alexandra Pelosi’s new documentary, Children Of God. Pelosi (Nancy’s daughter) followed Haggard around with her camera before the “gay hooker” scandal broke late last year..

Secretly programming a friend’s V-chip to block all shows except those rated TV-Y is pretty funny. But doing that AND changing the remote’s password? High-larry-us. Not that I would ever do something so mean..

“…but my lover Georg here is hung like an Italian mule! I’m the luckiest bottom in Vatican City!”.

New York City taxis are about to be outfitted with a GPS-based video system that will play commercials for restaurants and stores as the taxi approaches that location. Passengers will have the option of turning the screens off, but I expect that most will sit slack-jawed and vacant-eyed, watching dreary Starbucks ads and robbing themselves of the quintessential New York …

According to British scientists, today is the most depressing day of 2007. Researchers say that unpaid holiday bills, bad weather, and the realization that New Year’s resolutions won’t be lived up to, all combine to make today the unhappiest day of the year. (Thanks to Aaron for the link.).

“The last thing I want to do as a gay man is clone straight society.” – Rupert Everett, saying that he is uninterested in marriage. In an interview with 365Gay.com, he goes on to say, “Gay people aren’t like the Jews or the blacks. They’re not enough of a community, and I think they’re too self-hating to be a community.” …

This morning I dreamt that I was at a park in Orlando watching a softball game between Fred Phelps’ family and a group of neo-Nazis, while two of Phelp’s daughters stood on the sidelines performing Norman Greenbaum’s Spirit In The Sky, dressed as the background singers from the Doctor & The Medics video. I feel that this portends an interesting …

REMINDER: A tribute party to the Paradise Garage’s DJ Larry Levan will take place Sunday, January 21st at Pacha in Hell’s Kitchen. The party benefits Gay Men’s Health Crisis. Martha Wash will perform and the DJs include Danny Krivit of Body & Soul. Tickets are $35 , but only $15 if you still have your old Paradise Garage ID! Levan, …