Tag Archives: celibacy

Bloomberg: “Zero Chance” For New York Marriage In 2009

NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg not only says he doesn’t see the state Senate bringing marriage equality to vote this fall, he doesn’t think any of the 2010 gubernatorial candidates will support it. “I don’t know how to get it to come up,” he said, explaining his view that having the issue move to the Senate floor may prove more difficult …

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Coming Soon: The Homosexuals!

Prolific video maker and JMG reader Sean Chapin turns in this mock trailer for a horror movie called The Homosexuals, who are totally coming to take your children and your religious freedoms.

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Obama May Be Golfing In San Francisco During The National Equality March

The Bay Area Reporter notes that President Obama will likely be in San Francisco to take part in the biannual Presidents Cup golf tournament as the National Equality March takes place back in DC. The White House has not yet confirmed Obama’s participation, saying his October schedule has not yet been set, but the last time a president missed the …

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NEM Schedule Released

Organizers of the National Equality March have released a lengthy list of events to take place over the three days of the event. The most notable items (other than the March itself) are the silent DADT protest to take place at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery and the HIV/AIDS vigil to take place on the …

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PhoboQuotable – Michael Schwartz

“And one of the things that he said to me, that I think is an astonishingly insightful remark. He said, ‘all pornography is homosexual pornography because all pornography turns your sexual drive inwards. Now think about that. And if you, if you tell an 11-year-old boy about that, do you think he’s going to want to go out and get …

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Morning View – Herald Square

For the first time in its 85-year history, this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will not go down Broadway, due to Mayor Bloomberg’s new car-free zones at Times and Herald squares. Instead, the parade will zigzag down Sixth and Seventh avenues before terminating at Macy’s.

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This Week In Holy Crimes

Over the last seven days… California: Pastor Jessica Banks sentenced to life in prison for physically and sexually abusing her five adopted daughters.Illinois: Jung Hee Chang charged with trespassing for refusing the leave the home of a woman who did not want her soul prayed for.Ohio: Pastor Dale Griffin charged with six counts of raping a parishioner.California: Pastor Lonnie McGowan …

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The End Of Cursive

In the digital age, the teaching of how to write in cursive is fading from public schools. Some parents complain that nobody even gives grades in penmanship anymore (always my worst grade, after, uh, conduct), but teachers consider cursive a lost cause. The decline of cursive is happening as students are doing more and more work on computers, including writing. …

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Slideshow: Blowoff NYC

Friday night’s Blowoff at NYC’s Highline Ballroom was the usual swirling vortex of sweaty nonsensery. Met lots of new JMG readers from out of town, most of whom introduced themselves with a beer. Ow, my head. But also, yay for free beer and new readers! Clicky click below for photos of muskely hair monsters. If you’d like your photo removed …

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President Obama Tells NY Gov. Paterson: Get Out Of The 2010 Election

OMG. President Obama has sent a message to NY Gov. David Paterson telling him to drop his plans to run for governor in 2010. Former Lt. Gov. Paterson became governor in 2008 after Eliot Spitzer resigned in a prostitution scandal. President Obama has sent a request to Gov. David A. Paterson that he withdraw from the New York governor’s race, …

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Broadway Stars To Provide Free NYC-DC Buses For National Equality March

Thanks to donations from its major stars, Broadway Impact is now offering free roundtrip bus transportation to the National Equality March. Thanks to their generous sponsors including Sutton Foster, Gavin Creel, Audra McDonald, David Stone, Broadway.com, and many others, all the costs have been covered. Buses will depart NYC at 6:00am Sunday, October 11, and then you can request a …

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Serbia Cancels Belgrade Pride: We Can’t Protect The Marchers From Violence

Backing down on their promise to protect marchers with thousands of riot police, the Serbian government has canceled Belgrade Pride, which was to occur this weekend for the first time since 2001. Authorities have told organizers of the Pride Parade that the safety of its participants cannot be guaranteed and that, therefore, the event cannot be held. Organizers held an …

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3.1415% Of Sailors Arrrr Butt Pi Rates

Today is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Let the bad jokes fly. And since it’s also Rosh Hashanah, points for the talking like a Jewish pirate. Happy New Yarrrrr. Commence. (This post appeared briefly yesterday because I misdated it.)

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F That Chicken, The Remix

(Via – All The Excess)

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Bruiser At Jersey City’s Star Bar

I forgot to put up some photos after last week’s debut of Bruiser, the new Sunday afternoon bear party at Jersey City’s Star Bar, but this can serve as a reminder in case anybody’s thinking of attending this weekend. Star Bar owner Wolf put on a great event and the little joint overflowed, with as many people outside on the …

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NY Sen. Ruben Diaz Blames Bloomberg For New York Not Having Marriage Equality

NY state Sen. Ruben Diaz has posted an opinion to local 24 hour news channel NY1 claiming that the only reason New York City doesn’t have marriage equality is because of a 2005 appeal Mayor Bloomberg filed. And not because Diaz has relentlessly campaigned against same-sex marriage, including bringing 10,000 anti-gay Hispanic evangelicals to protest outside of Gov. Paterson’s Manhattan …

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Broadway Friday

– Matthew Broderick will star in Kenneth Lonergan’s new play The Starry Messenger, set to have its world premiere on October 24th at Theatre Row. – The Broadway Cabaret Festival opens at Town Hall on October 16th with A Tribute To David Merrick, the producer who brought Gypsy, Oliver!, Hello Dolly! and 42nd Street to Broadway. Robert Cuccioli, Stephen Bogardus, …

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80’s Flashback

Edelweiss, Bring Me Edelweiss, 1988. Following the step-by-step instructions on how to create a pop smash as laid out in the KLF’s book, The Manual, three Austrian men teamed up with vocalist Maria Mathis to make Bring Me Edelweiss, a manic combination of fiddles, accordions, rapping, pop samples, ABBA and Indeep lyrics, and most notably, yodeling. Ruck. Sack. RUCKSACK. The …

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Ukraine Offers Guardianship Deal To Elton

Stung by international criticism of their denial of Elton John’s request to adopt a baby he met in an orphanage, Ukraine officials are offering Elton a guardianship deal. And, it turns out, the baby does have a mother. After being branded unsuitable to adopt by Ukrainian officials because of his age and sexuality, Elton John was given new hope yesterday …

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At The Values Voters Summit

It was a cavalcade of bigotry on parade yesterday at the Focus On The Family’s Values Voters Summit. First up, Maggie Gallagher describes being “extraordinarily moved” by Carrie Prejean’s words at Miss USA, then Miss California Fake Tits herself takes the podium to tell the audience that God himself was speaking through her.

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