Tag Archives: lesbians

Sean Chapin – Constant

JMG reader Sean Chapin submits his tribute to Mississippi gay teen Constance McMillen. On May 1st, Constance and her girlfriend will be guests of honor at the 33rd annual National Center for Lesbian Rights Celebration, also known as “the lesbian prom.”

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GOP Fires Staffer Over Topless Lesbian Bondage Club Expenses

The GOP has found their scapegoat. The Republican National Committee is cutting ties with a staffer who treated a group of donors to an after party at a bondage-themed club in West Hollywood. The event was expensed for nearly $2,000 and also cost the unnamed employee a job. Some members of the GOP had already called for the resignation of …

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RNC Chairman Michael Steele And Topless Lesbian Bondage Dancers

Yeah, that headline is correct. RNC Chairman Michael Steele’s expense reports reveal some rather interesting expenditures. While Steele has not purchased a plane, he continues to charter them. According to federal disclosure records, the RNC spent $17,514 on private aircraft in the month of February alone (as well as $12,691 on limousines during the same period). There are no readily …

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Obama Recess Appointment To EEOC For Open Lesbian Chai Feldblum

Despite months of strenuous opposition from the right, openly lesbian Chai Feldblum has been appointed to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Chris Geidner at Metro Weekly reports: Feldblum was nominated by President Barack Obama on Sept. 14, 2009, more than six months ago. Her confirmation hearing was held two months later, on Nov. 19, and her nomination received a favorable …

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BiQuotable – Kim Zolciak

“I don’t believe love has a gender. I have a ton of girlfriends who have been with girls, and I could never comprehend that before. Now I can. But I don’t want to define gay, bisexual or straight. I just think it’s too much for me — a woman doesn’t define me, nor does a man. I’m among the millions …

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Rosie To Replace Oprah?

The Hollywood Reporter notes that Rosie O’Donnell has signed a deal for a daytime television show that launches upon Oprah Winfrey’s retirement in 2011. O’Donnell, who hosted the syndicated “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” and did a stint on ABC’s “The View,” has teamed with syndication veterans Dick Robertson and Scott Carlin for another syndicated talk show. The show, hosted by …

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Episcopal Church Names Mary Glasspool Its Second Openly Gay Bishop

Rev. Mary Glasspool has been named the second openly gay bishop of the Episcopal Church. A majority of bishops and dioceses of the Episcopal Church have approved the election of the church’s second openly gay bishop, the Rev. Mary D. Glasspool, a decision likely to increase the tension with fellow Anglican churches around the world that do not approve of …

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Lesbian Fired Under DADT When Local Cops Turn Her In To Air Force

A lesbian sergeant in the Air Force has been fired under DADT after local police in South Dakota reported her to base commanders. Police were at Rene Newsome’s home seeking her wife on a warrant when they saw the couple’s marriage certificate from Iowa. Newsome and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint against the western South Dakota police …

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Prom Denied: Constance McMillen Story Goes Nationwide

Mississippi teen Constance McMillen’s story about the cancellation of her prom because she wants to bring a female date has gone national. Virtually every network (except Fox) has sympathetically covered the story and her Facebook support page now has over 66,000 members. This morning she appeared on the CBS Early Show with her ACLU lawyer. Fellow students are telling Constance, …

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Homophobic Watch: Constance McMillen

JMG reader Sean Chapin has launched a YouTube news channel called Homophobic Watch. His first report is about lesbian Mississippi high schooler Constance McMillen. Watch this.

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Mississippi School Cancels Prom Over Lesbian Student’s Date Request

All Constance McMillen wanted was to bring her girlfriend to her high school prom, but a Mississippi school board has canceled the event entirely rather than allow lesbians to attend. “Due to the distractions to the educational process caused by recent events, the Itawamba County School District has decided to not host a prom at Itawamba Agricultural High School this …

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Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch Cherry Bomb

I’ll admit I’m quite skeptical about the coming Runaways biopic. But holy crap, this cast cover of their 1976 proto-punk classic Cherry Bomb totally does NOT suck. Just true enough to the original and different enough too. Dakota Fanning, who knew? (Yes, I was rocking the original on 8-track in my ’73 Lemans. Suck it, kiddies.)

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Lesbian Becomes First Openly Gay Co-Owner Of Major League Sports Team

The Windy City Times reports that 42 year-old Laura Ricketts has become the first openly gay co-owner of an American major league sports franchise. When Laura Ricketts and the rest of her family closed on the deal to purchase the Chicago Cubs baseball franchise last fall, the furthest thing from her mind was the impact this would have on the …

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kd lang Olympics EP Released

A special EP of kd lang’s Olympics opening ceremony performance of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah is now on sale on iTunes. The clip below is audio only.

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Arrest Warrant Issued For Lisa Miller

A Vermont judge has issued an arrest warrant for Lisa Miller, the “ex-gay” mother who disappeared late last year after custody of her daughter was awarded to her lesbian ex-partner. Family Court Judge William Cohen found Lisa Miller of Forest, Va., in contempt of court during a hearing Tuesday and issued the arrest warrant. Miller was ordered to surrender custody …

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Smith College Girls Gone Wild

Ryan Sorba’s famous Smith College lesbians really liked hearing who their commencement speaker will be. (Via – Julie Bolcer @ Advocate)

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Openly Lesbian Dutch Speed Skater Ireen Wüst Wins Gold Medal

Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst, who came out as lesbian last October, won the gold medal in last night’s women’s 1500 meter final. Wust, who won the 3,000 and was third in the 1,500 four years ago in Turin, won with a time of 1 minute 56.89 seconds. “Pulling all the pieces together, I’m so proud and happy. I can’t …

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Bitch – Kitchen

Here’s the new single from Bitch, from her upcoming album Blasted! I think she used be described as “queercore” back when the act was Bitch & Animal, but I don’t what this is. Catchy, though. NSFW due to naughty words.

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Out Lesbian KD Lang Steals Show At Vancouver Olympics Opening Ceremonies

Despite the preceding three hours of high-tech spectacle, it was openly lesbian and native Canadian kd lang’s simple, yet soaring take on Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah that stole the show during the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver Olympics. Watch video here. Overnight the top three searches on Google were for various punctuations of lang’s name, as accolades poured out on the …

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Queen Latifah Sings At The Super Bowl

It was kind of interesting that a semi-out lesbian was chosen to open the nation’s largest sporting event by singing America The Beautiful. No reaction from the right so far, as far as I can find.

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