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The Four Segways Of The Apocalypse1. Global warming2. Bird flu3. Dial-up4. Paris Hilton with a Top Ten single*. *Seriously. The song is a smash across several radio formats.

With Aaron’s help, I’ve changed a few things in the left column which should help out those of you that have mentioned this page loading slowly. I’m interested in your feedback about this issue, if you still have a problem with JMG being slow to get it up.

“In politics, I believe we need to address problems rather than attacking people.” “Whether you’re gay or straight, everyone needs someone to love.” “California is diverse, but it must never be divided.” -California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, from last night’s soundbite-laden meaningless speech to that state’s Log Cabin Republicans. The Governerator never explained his veto last year of California’s gay marriage …

Riding home in the cab a couple of weeks ago, after the long, hot, sweaty, beer-drenched marathon called Folsom Street East, I was pondering an odd, uneasy moment of self-realization that had come over me a few hours earlier. The Folsom Fair fell on Father’s Day, and as my friends well know, whenever a young(er/ish) gay man affectionately or flirtatiously …

In 1966, an aspiring 18 year old singer auditioned to replace Melba Moore in the Broadway musical Hair, but was instead cast in the German road production of the show, later switching to the Austrian version. Years later, during a stint in the Vienna Folk Opera, she met, married, and had a child with Austrian performer Helmut Sommer. In 1974, …

Pimp. Bitch. Brag..

I took this photo of Mark Green in front of Grand Central Terminal last Friday, as he campaigned for New York State Attorney General. On September 11th 2001, I voted for Green for NYC mayor, a race he would have won, had the coverage of the terrorist attacks not totally drowned out his runoff campaign against Michael Bloomberg, who was …

“Recently I attended a dance party, one of the many evenings of intense music and cavorting available to thousands of gay men in my city each weekend. I looked over the crowd of primarily twenty-something and thirty-something men, shirtless, gyrating, arms reaching to the heavens. I thought immediately at how the doomsayers criticize this population of young gay men, saying …

“I was a missionary of sorts to many a gay man. By then I was already a gay magnet—for some reason they were just drawn to me. And over and over I’d live out the same scenario. Some extremely handsome guy would confess to me that he was all confused about his sexuality, and for some reason he thought I …

Tonight I saw an advance screening Superman Returns, in IMAX and 3D, thanks to my pals Captain Steve and his husband Brian. There was quite a mob scene outside the AMC Lincoln Center Theatre, tons of adorkable boys in Superman t-shirts, with noticeably fewer girls in the lines. I’m not so big on superhero movies, but I can recommend Superman …