Tag Archives: celibacy

At Yesterday’s Capitol AIDS Protest

A YouTube commenter on this clip reports that all of the protesters from yesterday’s needle exchange protest are now out of jail.

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Burris Won’t Run In 2010

Blagojevich appointee Sen. Roland Burris says he won’t run for his seat in 2010. Burris decision appears to have been based at least in part on the fact that he has not been able to raise money for an election campaign. As of March 31st, reports CBS News Political Director Steve Chaggaris, Burris had raised only $845 and had $111,031 …

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$100K To Sen. Ensign’s Mistress

The family of GOP Sen. John “Defender Of Marriage” Ensign paid his mistress $96,000 out of the kindness of their hearts. Not as hush money. Totally not. Ensign’s lawyer: In April 2008, Senator John Ensign’s parents each made gifts to Doug Hampton, Cindy Hampton, and two of their children in the form of a check totaling $96,000. Each gift was …

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Maddow On The C Street House

A bunch of wingnut Congressmen all live in the same DC house owned by a secret Christian cult? Okaaaaaay.

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Ranked: Safest Cities For Drivers

Allstate has released their annual list of the safest cities for drivers. The ranking is based on the average number of years between collisions for a driver in that town. Unsurprisingly, smaller cities tend to dominate the top of the chart. The lower chart ranks the top ten safest cities with a population over one million. Phoenix is the safest …

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Olbermann: The GOP Urban Dictionary

“Pulling a Palin.” “Hiking the Appalachian trail.” And more.

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NY Sen. Thomas Duane: Forget About Marriage Equality For Now

The office of openly gay New York state Sen. Thomas Duane sends this message via email: “The month long stalemate in the Senate has ended. I am pleased that the Democratic Conference remains, as they were elected to be, in the majority. It is now time for the Senate to get back to work. The June 8th coup was a …

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America’s Top Drag Tupperware Lady

Love the accent!

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NY Sen. Pedro Espada: Triple Agent

Claiming to have a “handshake deal” to be named NY Senate majority leader, Sen. Pedro Espada told the NY Post today that he is flipping back to the Dem side of the aisle, once again giving the Democrats a 32-30 edge in the deadlocked chamber. How many “majority leaders” does that make for the NY Senate in the last two …

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Rockstar Energy Drink Disavows Michael Savage, Donates $100K To LGBT Causes

After threatening to sue gay blog site The Bilerico Project for publishing a story linking the company to the anti-gay rantings of its founder’s father, radio blowhard Michael Savage, Rockstar Energy Drink has issued a statement disavowing Savage and pledging $100K to LGBT causes. ROCKSTAR Energy Drink CEO Russell Weiner announced today that the beverage company will expand its LGBT …

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Carl Walker-Hoover’s Mom Testifies Before Congress About Bullying

The mother of Carl Walker-Hoover, who took his own life at the age of 11 due to anti-gay bullying, testified before the House Education and Labor Committee yesterday in support of anti-bullying laws.

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26 AIDS Activists Arrested In Capitol Building’s Rotunda Over Obama’s Failure To Allow Needle Exchanges

Twenty-six AIDS activists were arrested in the Capitol Building’s rotunda this morning in a protest over President Obama’s refusal to lift a ban on needle exchanges, something he promised to do during his campaign. By 10:45, police had arrested 11 men and 15 women. Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider said they would all be charged with unlawful assembly and disorderly …

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Letterman: Was It Something I Said?

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Once In A Lifetime, And We Missed It

Around this time yesterday it was 12:34:56 7/8/9. Oh well, see you next century.

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India Supreme Court To Review Repeal Of Decriminalization Of Homosexuality

Last week the Dehli High Court issued a landmark ruling rolling back a colonial era law prohibiting homosexual sex in India. Yesterday the India Supreme Court said it will hear an objection to the law’s repeal brought by….an astrologer. In his petition, Sushil Kumar Kaushal said “even animals don’t indulge in such activities,” adding that allowing gay sex would help …

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Texas: Kicked Out For A Kiss

A group of gay men were thrown out of an El Paso, Texas restaurant last week after a security guard objected to a kiss between two of the men. The cops were summoned and the ejected men were stunned when police told them they were liable for a citation as homosexual activity was illegal in Texas. At about 12:30 a.m. …

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NY’s New Lt. Gov: Former Head Of MTA

In the hope of breaking the deadlock in the NY state Senate, yesterday Gov. Paterson appointed former MTA chairman Richard Ravitch as Lt. Governor, the job Paterson held before the Eliot Spitzer scandal. Paterson said he appointed Ravitch because the leadership void needed to be filled. He said state law did not prevent him from making the appointment. “Today I …

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The Cheat-Team Hotline

“What’s our credo, gentlemen?” Lie, lie, lie. Stand next to your wife and cry.

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HomoQuotable – Peter Tatchell

“While the film scores plenty of laughs by mercilessly exposing dim-witted homophobes, Bruno’s persona also embodies some really lazy, crude gay stereotypes. A sex-obsessed ‘cockaholic,’ he is a shallow bitchy queen who uses and abuses everyone around him. Not nice. On the plus side, ultra gay Bruno will make many bigoted straight people feel uncomfortable, which is a delicious prospect. …

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In Mid July

It’s almost like I moved back to SF this summer. I needed a jacket to leave the house this morning. In July.

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