Tag Archives: heroes

No Gays? No Way! Ireland’s President Turns Down NYC’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Irish President Mary McAleese has turned down an offer to be the grand marshal of NYC’s 250th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade over the event’s long-running ban on LGBT participation. Efforts at a compromise where President McAleese could attend the gay-organized, all-inclusive St. Patrick’s parade in Queens on the weekend before March 17, and then march in the actual Fifth …

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VIDEO: Russian Activists Arrested At Protest Over Moscow’s Anti-Gay Mayor

Eight Russian LGBT activists, including Moscow Pride head Nikolai Alexeyev, were arrested yesterday at a protest rally outside the office of Moscow’s anti-gay mayor. At least eight protesters were arrested when police moved in to disperse the rally outside the mayor’s office. Among them was Russia’s best-known gay rights campaigner, Nikolai Alexeyev, who accused security agents of abducting him last …

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Will Phillips Speaks At DC Marriage Rally

Our ten year old hero, Will Phillips, spoke yesterday at the Big Commit, a counter-rally to NOM’s hate fest a few blocks away.

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Ted Olson On Fox News Sunday

Ted Olson appeared on Fox New Sunday this morning to defend Judge Vaughn Walker against the tired old claims of “judicial activism.” Watch as Olson schools host Chris Wallace on the Constitution and the Supreme Court’s history on marriage cases. “Would you like Fox News’ right to free press put up to a vote?” ZING.

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Dan Choi On The Harry Reid Moment

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Rep. Alan Grayson: GOP Offers “Let Them Eat Cake” Economics

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VIENNA: Annie Lennox Talks About Her “HIV POSITIVE” Shirt At AIDS 2010

JMG reader and very funny guy Mark S. King is covering the AIDS 2010 conference in Vienna for TheBody.com. In the below clip, he asks Annie Lennox about her frequently-worn “HIV POSITIVE” t-shirt. Subscribe to Mark’s daily video reports from the conference. RELATED: You may recall Mark from this hilarious video by his alter-ego, Anita Mann.

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Rep. Anthony Weiner Vs. Fox & Friends

Our favorite Congressman is lauded by MSNBC for going after Fox & Friends and other liars about the health care reform bill.

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Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY): The GOP Is Wholly Owned By The Insurance Industry

Things got very heated on the House floor when Rep. Anthony Weiner shouted from the podium: “Make no mistake about it! Every single Republican I’ve ever met in my life is a wholly owned subsidiary of the insurance industry!” Weiner was asked to stop speaking, then allowed to resume if he promised to change his words. Which he didn’t. OUR …

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True Colors Homeless LGBT Youth Residence Breaks Ground In Harlem

“Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth living on the streets and in foster care need our support more than ever. In New York City, the True Colors Residence is going to play a big role in providing these young people with the leg up and encouragement they need. I am thrilled that construction has already begun and I am honored …

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Early AIDS Activist And Poltergiest Actress Zelda Rubinstein Dies At Age 76

Zelda Rubinstein, the tiny actress known for her iconic role in Poltergeist and beloved by gays for early work in AIDS activism, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 76. Rubinstein, who also appeared as the mother figure in a high-profile mid-1980s public awareness campaign in Los Angeles aimed at stopping the spread of AIDS, died today of …

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Rep. Alan Grayson To Christian Right:
What About YOUR Pact With Satan?

On the floor of Congress yesterday, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) called out the Christian right for the comments about Haiti and asked Pat Robertson, “What about your own pact with the devil? How’s that worked out for you?” Classic Grayson!

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Lesbian Couple Makes Subway Rescue

The Washington Post today tells the story of a disabled woman rescued from the tracks of DC’s Metro by a lesbian couple after her wheelchair malfunctioned and lurched off the platform. “Help!” the disabled woman cried, her motorized wheelchair overturned a few feet away as she lay sprawled on the Metro tracks at Union Station just before midnight one day …

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Perry Mastermind Rob Reiner Attends Prop 8 Trial In San Francisco

Director Rob Reiner, the mastermind behind Perry v. Schwarzenegger and the man who recruited Ted Olson to the case, appeared at the federal courthouse in San Francisco today to view a portion of the trial. Reiner is paying a significant portion of the pro-gay side’s costs. The below clip is by openly gay SF-based CBS reporter Hank Plante. Meathead will …

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Guest Post – Carl Siciliano

I get very angry at the hell so many LGBT teens are put through. A few months ago a man named Anthony reached out to me to tell me a terrible story. He knew of a teen in upstate New York whose family learned he was gay and threw him out. A few days later the boy tried to return …

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NY Gov. Paterson Bans Anti-Trans Discrimination In State Agencies

This morning NY Gov. David Paterson appeared at the NYC LGBT Community Center to sign an executive order banning discrimination against transgender citizens in all state agencies. This order affects public employees only as New York is not one of the 12 states with full transgender protections. The NGLTF thanks our always supportive governor: “New York and the rest of …

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Straight New York Woman Auctions Her Right To Marry On eBay

JMG reader Scott tips us to this eBay auction: I’m an unmarried heterosexual woman, and since I probably won’t be using my right to get married, I would like to give it away. I would like to sell it to the highest bidder and donate the proceeds to an organization that supports LGBT rights since the government designed to protect …

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New York’s Heroes

The four Democrats below delivered the most impassioned and stirring pro-equality speeches of the day. If you didn’t get to watch the proceedings live, please watch as each Senator approaches the issue from a different direction. Sen. Eric Adams, with gripping historical comparisons. Sen. Diane Savino, with great humor and pop culture references. Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson, with a heartbreaking personal …

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Something To Be Thankful For

You may recall DC Podium’s Chuck Fazio, the DC-based sound engineer hired to provide the PA system at the Power Rangers For Jeebus’ failed anti-hate crimes rally. Fazio earned our admiration, the ire of the wingnuts, and a gleeful profile in the Washington Post when he turned over the podium and the microphone to a group of gay activists counter-protesting …

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A Moment Of Light At DC’s Hate Rally

Now THIS will give you a smile. When the guy hired to provide the sound system for yesterday’s Power Rangers For Jeebus hate rally in DC found out what his customers stood for, he donated his fee back to the gay activists counter-protesting the event and even let them use the haters’ own microphone! The Washington Post cannot restrain its …

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