Tag Archives: Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS: Netroots Nation 2010

Next week I’ll be in the company of thousands of fellow bloggers and journalists for Netroots Nation, the annual liberal confab originally created by the writers of Daily Kos and now sponsored by the nation’s largest labor unions and major outfits like the ACLU, Media Matters, Move On, and the Democratic National Committee. Major Democratic players tend to show up, …

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LAS VEGAS: Gay Wal-Mart Worker Forced To Wear Special Vest

An 18 year-old employee at a Las Vegas area Wal-Mart says that after his bosses forced him to confirm his gayness, he was made to wear a special yellow vest and was shunned by his co-workers. Back in March, 18-year-old Fernando Gallardo got a seasonal job at a Las Vegas Walmart, hoping to make a few extra dollars. But a …

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Confessions Of A Call Bear

Over on Slate, a Las Vegas bear hooker talks about his workday. Yes: I’m a Las Vegas call bear. But don’t be fooled into assuming that all my clients come from the world of the bears. Far from it. The men who hire me run the gamut from 18-year-olds who want their first male-male experience to be with a man …

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Las Vegas Taxi Cops Told To Treat Gays Like They Have Infectious Diseases

KLAS-TV reports that the Las Vegas Taxi Authority, which has the power to make arrests, has a policy requiring its officers to don gear to protect themselves against infectious diseases whenever arresting gay people. Although TA officers primarily focus on the taxi industry, like other peace officers, they have a lot of discretion, which is why written policies about enforcement …

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Chinese May Bankroll High Speed Mag-Lev Train Between Los Angeles & Las Vegas

Proponents of a high-speed rail service between Los Angeles and Las Vegas say a Chinese bank is willing to bankroll the project to the tune of $7B. The California-Nevada Super Speed Train Commission still has several hurdles to clear before it could move ahead with plans to develop the project between Las Vegas and Anaheim, Calif. The commission late Monday …

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NYC Tops For Domestic Tourism

Long the #1 destination for international tourists, for the first time in 20 years New York City has topped Orlando and Las Vegas as the most popular vacation spot for Americans too. Speaking at the Greenhouse Cafe in Brooklyn, Mr Bloomberg said: ‘Over the past eight years, our efforts to make New York City an even more exciting place to …

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Heathen’s Greetings

Ho-hum. Another billboard promoting atheism, another “outrage.” Laura Ingraham seems to think that Christianity predates the celebration of the Winter Solstice.

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Las Vegas: Gay Marriage Proposal At Mariah Carey Concert

At her concert in Las Vegas, a gay Mariah Carey fan proposed to his boyfriend from the stage. (Tipped by JMG reader Kurt)

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Rock Bottom

At a Las Vegas town hall meeting, a woman yells “Heil Hitler!” at an Israeli immigrant speaking about his home country’s national health care. She does this while the man is live on the air with a local television station. This country is lost. UPDATE: The woman’s name is Pamela Pilger. It’s hard to tell, but it seems like she’s …

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Wanna Be Startin’ Something

I love the anchors’ faces.

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Harrah’s Comes Out For Nevada’s Gays

The Harrah’s chain of Las Vegas casinos and hotels has written a letter to Nevada’s legislature warning about a potential loss in gay tourism if Gov. Gibbons vetoes that state’s pending domestic partners bill. In a letter to lawmakers, Harrah’s Senior Vice President Jan Jones said that Nevada must compete with other destinations for the growing gay and lesbian business …

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Never Can Say Goodbye

Yup. Cher is gonna perform again. Grammy® award winning performer Cher will begin performing at Ceasar’s Palace in Las Vegas in May, 2008. Cher joins an exclusive list of stars to perform at Ceasars Palace that includes Celine Dion, Elton John and Bette Midler. The Farewell Tour, Year 7.

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