08/28/2008
News: Workplace Equality, GOP VP, Lesbian T, Phelps on TV
Split Decision: A majority of California voters oppose a ballot initiative to ban gay marriage, though they are evenly split on the practice itself, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Recognized: Gay rights activist Del Martin receives a New York Times obituary.
Jonathan Moscone, the gay son of former Mayor George Moscone, has no plans to see the new biopic "Milk" set for release this fall. Seeing his father’s assassination recreated on film is still too much for the 43-year-old Moscone to bear.
John McCain will announce his vice presidential running mate at event in Ohio late on Friday morning. But those who want to know first can sign up to receive the information early via telegram.
Lesbian.com: A woman wearing a T-shirt promoting lesbianism said she was forced the leave a federal building Monday by a security guard who didn't approve of her attire.
Trouble in Andyland? Andy Roddick had no problem with his first-round U.S. Open opponent, Fabrice Santoro of France. But word did leak out that his brother John is no longer coaching him, news that comes about six months after parting ways with Jimmy Connors, too.
A new study finds that the virus that causes AIDS is spreading in New York City at three times the national rate -- an incidence of 72 new infections for every 100,000 people, compared with 23 per 100,000 nationally.
New research from a lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans civil rights group has revealed that 94 percent of Fortune 500 companies include sexual orientation in their employment nondiscrimination policies.
Murder, He Wrote: Peter Manso is writing a book about the high-profile murder of fashion writer Christa Worthington on Cape Cod. And now he’s run afoul of the same justice system his book promises to expose as corrupt. Last week a Barnstable County grand jury indicted him on 12 charges, including felony counts, the most serious of which -- possession of an assault weapon -- carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.
FourFour interviews Margaret Cho about her new reality sitcom, "The Cho Show," and learns about her hilariously unpleasant run-in with Sharon Stone back in the "Basic Instinct" days.
Dedication: A team of six gay and lesbian young adults trekked across Phoenix through blazing heat to raise awareness about Arizona's upcoming ballot initiative to constitutionally define marriage as between a man and a woman, aimed at banning same-sex marriage in the state. Temperatures during the week-long, 96-mile pilgrimage averaged 105 degrees.
Logo Transylvania? Homosexuals in Romania are to get their own online TV channel, dedicated to "the life and problems of the gay community," starting Oct. 1, its creators said Monday.
Express Gay News, the South Florida GLBT newspaper edited by Dan Renzi, has just gotten a makeover and relaunched as the South Florida Blade.
Barack Obama lands the highly coveted Cyndi Lauper endorsement. (Sigh of relief!)
A gay rights group in Alabama is filing a lawsuit against the mayor of Birmingham for not allowing city workers to hang banners supporting Gay Pride Week.
A trial began Tuesday in Washington in a lawsuit charging the Library of Congress with engaging in sex discrimination by refusing to hire a transgender woman as an anti-terrorism expert.
Hosting Duties: Live from New York, it's Michael Phelps!
Costly Post: A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the long-overdue Guns N’ Roses album “Chinese Democracy” on his Web site was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court, where his bail was set at $10,000.
Michael Jackson turns 50 on Friday. Here's a celebration of his life before he was bad.
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HIV does not cause AIDS. AIDS is caused by a poor lifestyle in which conventional venereal diseases are acquired through promiscuous sexual activity, leading to a deterioration of the immune system. Add to this the use of drugs and the sniffing of amyl (which is known to weaken the immune system of laboratory animals), and you get a cocktail which has profound implications for the body's immune system.
If you want to kid yourselves that HIV causes AIDS, keep kidding yourselves. You're playing right into the hands of the pharmaceutical companies. Those who practise poor lifestyle choices can avoid AIDS by avoiding those choices. Moderation in everything is a sound piece of advice.
Posted by: jason | Aug 28, 2008 8:30:04 AM
VP via telegram, lol...
I was able to get to the Open and see Roddick play last night...I did not know his brother was not coaching him anymore. His fiance is even prettier in person...lucky girl
Posted by: daveynyc | Aug 28, 2008 9:21:55 AM
Very good indeed, Jason.
Posted by: SONNIE | Aug 28, 2008 9:26:27 AM
Sweet Jesus! Jason is off his rocker. Poppers cause AIDS? Welcome to 1982.
At what point do you consider banning him?
Posted by: crispy | Aug 28, 2008 9:27:42 AM
Uh Dude. Spare us the Cyndi snark. Or would you care to compare her record (pun intended) of accomplishments with yours?
Posted by: Just Say No To Snark | Aug 28, 2008 9:39:04 AM
Now, now, the McCain campaign is, you know, cool and with it. They have figured out the new fangled gizmos and will announce their vp decision via telefax.
Posted by: Louis | Aug 28, 2008 9:39:07 AM
Listen to Momma- Vote for OBAMA...I love Cyndi Lauper! The world needs more people like her! Her support to the LGBT community is an inspiration to me! Class Act! Her new album is brilliant!
Posted by: Eric | Aug 28, 2008 9:43:01 AM
Jason fuck off!
Posted by: D.R.H. | Aug 28, 2008 9:56:44 AM
Why isn't Madonna supporting Us these days? With all her money, why can she help No on Prop.8 ?
Posted by: Steven | Aug 28, 2008 9:59:12 AM
Hey Jason, why don't you put your money where your mouth is? Find someone with HIV, ask him ravage your ass without a condom and drop a big load inside you, and then get back to us in 6 months. We'd love to hear how you made out.
Posted by: D.R.H. | Aug 28, 2008 9:59:43 AM
No one cares about your comments. Unlike you, I'm not a victim of gay correctness.
You will realize soon that you've been conned by the promiscuous gay lobby, the pharmaceutical industry, and self-serving scientists who promote the HIV-AIDS link for purely financial reasons. Wake up to yourselves.
I maintain my point that HIV does NOT cause AIDS. The ravages of AIDS in our community are due to a shockingly poor lifestyle which some - and I stress some - gay people lead. I've seen it with my own eyes: 10 sexual partners in one night with people from all over the world. If that's your view of gay rights, so be it. But I'm telling you now you are hugely misguided.
Posted by: jason | Aug 28, 2008 10:17:37 AM
Jason, you troll, please GO AWAY!!!
Posted by: bading | Aug 28, 2008 10:29:22 AM
Remember what I said: Jason took one class, Sociology 101, in which he learned about the insidious liberal bisexual double standard (with a hypnotist). He obviously skipped out on BIO 101. Now I'm waiting for the connection between the insidious liberal bisexual double standard and AIDS, there MUST be one!
Reminds me of the fundies who don't believe in evolution.
I'll wager Jason wasn't around/aware/of age in the 80s and didn't notice the big change from pre and post 1995. So why was it people with HIV used to die very fast in the 80s and now many survive a long time? Coincidence? Or do you think that before 1995 they all made "poor lifestyle choices" while after 1995 they suddenly all shaped up? Surely it has nothing to do with the medical community learning more about the disease.
Posted by: Kevinvt | Aug 28, 2008 10:35:44 AM
HIV DOES NOT CAUSE AIDS! HIV IS CAUSED BY LIBERAL BISEXUALS WITH INSIDIOUS DOUBLE STANDARDS!—Troll Aussie Jason (who sometimes posts as Troll Aussie Mark)
Posted by: 24play | Aug 28, 2008 10:54:42 AM
No one cares for your comments. They are indicative of gay correctness.
You still haven't told me why anal sex between men is considered high risk but not anal sex between heterosexuals. I'll answer for you. It's because anal sex between heterosexuals is usually practised in a monogamous heterosexual relationship, such as marriage, and not in some sleazy cubicle with a line of men waiting their turn. Comprehend?
Bottom line: it's the promiscuity, stupid. It's not the anal sex, it's not whether you are gay or straight, but it IS the promiscuity.
Posted by: jason | Aug 28, 2008 10:58:25 AM
Cyndi Lauper rules!
Posted by: Anthony | Aug 28, 2008 11:06:18 AM
Jason, I tend to doubt that Ryan White (and other children who have passed away from AIDS) led a promiscuous lifestyle or particularly cared for poppers. Maybe that's how you spent your childhood, but it's not what kids do in the US.
That was a really great, sound medical theory you had there though. What branch of medicine did you say you were trained in again? (please note that spending time in psychiatric care does not qualify as medical training)
Posted by: paul | Aug 28, 2008 11:10:58 AM
What a fucking asshat!
Posted by: D.R.H. | Aug 28, 2008 11:12:37 AM
I'm not sure why everyone feels the need to respond to JASON and entice him to make further points. Everyone knows that HIV causes AIDS, and that the behavior he mentions does in fact, often (not always) cause HIV.
Like when you were in kindergarten, the problem goes away if you ignore it, the reaction is exactly what he is looking for.
Posted by: Dan B | Aug 28, 2008 11:33:46 AM
Y'all leave JASON alone. He's refreshing, I delare!
"it's the promiscuity, stupid."
I would love for ol' man McCain to give that answer to a debate question about the economy.
Posted by: Derrick from Philly | Aug 28, 2008 11:57:31 AM
Oh Jason,
Even I'm shaking my head at this point. I'm kind of curious though in your opinion of the infection rate in Heterosexuals in Africa? I mean really if it's really poppers in Africa then I need to reallocate my invest portfolio into a company that manufactures them.
Somehow I just don't have the picture of millions of African citizens sitting there sniffing poppers and humping like rabbits. Besides I've heard the circuit parties there aren't so good anyway.
Posted by: Las Vegas | Aug 28, 2008 12:05:49 PM
Jason reminds me of a boyfriend I had in college in the 80s that would quote lyrics from The Smiths songs and Karl Marx while he was working on his manifesto. Sadly he died from pneumocystis pneumonia.
So, thank you Jason for getting "Bigmouth Strikes Again" stuck in my head and bringing me back to 1986.
Posted by: Mark in NYC | Aug 28, 2008 12:54:53 PM
What's up with sarcASStic remark about Cyndi endorsing Obama? She has a lot of fans in the community, and she's done so much to support us. Lay off.
Posted by: Blake | Aug 28, 2008 1:40:28 PM
If 94 percent of Fortune 500 companies include sexual orientation in their employment nondiscrimination policies why the hell can't we get ENDA passed? I mean, if the most successful companies realize it's necessary for the bottom line, why don't the rest?
Oh, I guess maybe they're not as smart, which is probably why they're not among the Fortune 500.
Posted by: Kevinvt | Aug 28, 2008 1:48:25 PM
it's 32 infections per 100,000... not 23. You fat, degenerate fuck.
Posted by: c had | Aug 28, 2008 2:03:13 PM