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Pentagon LGBT Pride Month flyer

JoeMyGod shares this flyer apparently produced by the Pentagon in anticipation of celebrating our nations’s LGBT soldiers and families. Very, very cool to see.

The text of the flyer reads: “For more than two centuries, we have worked to extend America’s promise to all our citizens.  Our Armed Forces have been both a mirror and a catalyst of that progress.  And our troops, including gays and lesbians, have given their lives to defend the freedoms and liberties that we cherish as Americans. – President Barack Obama, September 20, 2011”

(source)

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First gay wedding in France today

The media (and a whole lot of police) descend upon the French city of Montpellier today as the country looks to its first same-sex wedding:

The first gay wedding in France on Wednesday will be anything but a private and quiet affair. Echoing months of acrimonious debate over a same-sex marriage law that was approved by lawmakers in April, the historic nuptials were set to feature partisan politics, security concerns and frenzied media coverage.

Frigide Barjot, a stand-up comedian who has led France’s anti-gay marriage movement, has urged opponents of the law to stay away from Wednesday’s wedding. But organisers and local police were taking no chances, beefing up security around the mayor’s office and keeping riot police on standby.

Up to 100 police officers were put on the wedding’s security detail, with another 80 gendarmes ready to back them up, according to the local police prefect’s office.

The civil ceremony that will unite Vincent Autin and Bruno Boileau was moved to a special room in Montpellier’s City Hall to accommodate the more than 500 guests – less than half of whom were actually family or friends of the couple.

Scheduled to start at 5:30pm, the wedding will be presided by Montpellier mayor Hélène Mandroux, a Socialist, and will be broadcast live on the city government’s website.

Vincent Autin and Bruno Boileau

(via JMG)

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Kickstarter: The Young Protectors comic book

Less than 24 hours after launching a Kickstarter project to publish his gay superhero web comic The Young Protectors in book form, writer Alex Woolfson has surpassed his $14,000 goal, hitting almost $30K.

From the Kickstarter page:

The Young Protectors: Engaging the Enemy tells the story of how Kyle—a closeted, young superhero dedicated to helping everyone but himself—ascends to become one of the most powerful champions the world has ever known.

But no one ever said becoming a real hero would be easy. 🙂

The Young Protectors webcomic can be read for free online here.

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HBO gets biggest debut in almost 10 years with “Behind the Candelabra”

According to EW, HBO had it’s biggest movie debut in almost a decade with Behind the Candelabra this past Sunday night:

The Steven Soderbergh film delivered 2.4 million viewers in its first airing, making it the most-watched HBO Film title in almost a decade (since 2004′s Something the Lord Made).

Across two Sunday plays, Candelabra totaled 3.5 million viewers.

The performance is especially impressive coming on Memorial Day weekend, when TV viewing levels typically decline several percent. Compare Candelabra‘s performance to HBO’s previous recent record-setter Game Change, which had 2.1 million viewers for its Saturday night debut last year.

It’s worth noting that director Steven Soderbergh has said no major studio would make the film as it was perceived to be “too gay.” A $5 million film with Michael Douglas and Matt Damon almost didn’t get made?

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Michele Bachmann announces she will not seek reelection

With a voice that made my ears bleed in only 3 seconds, Michele Bachmann has announced she will not be running for a fifth term as congresswoman from Minnesota.

She especially makes clear that this decision TOTALLY has nothing to do with the fact that her 2012 campaign in currently being examined for ethics violations. She also mentions that even though she ran a clean campaign and has “no reason to believe that that was not the case,” she knows that she can wear as a badge of honor that the media hates her:

“I fully anticipate the mainstream liberal media to put a detrimental spin on my decision not to seek a fifth term. Since I was first elected to Congress many years ago they always seem to find a dishonest way to disparage me. But I take being the focus of their attention and disparagement as a true compliment of my public service effectiveness.”

I will note that she does look into the correct camera this time.

Who knows what she’ll say in her remaining year and a half in Congress now that she isn’t concerned about reelection.

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Matt Trewhella, Voice of Christian Youth America, mocks gay people as “filthy”

Voice of Christian Youth America host Matt Trewhella lashes out at gay people as “filthy” and gay-friendly straight people as “disgusting.”

Here’s the text of the clip:

“Your children would be getting perverted in their minds by these filthy people,” Trewhella claimed, before turning his venom to straight people who don’t condemn gays and lesbians: “I have no respect for people who are parents, who actually have children, and have no problem with homosexuality or homosexual marriage. They are the most base people on the planet to have totally abandoned every God-given vestige to protect your child from the filth of homosexuality, to blatantly go along with it is disgusting.”

“It’s disgusting to watch, it’s disgusting to see,” Trewhella said.

(via Right Wing Watch)

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Olivia Newton-John on the passing of her sister, Rona

Rona Newton-John

A note from Olivia Newton-John on the passing of her sister, Rona Newton-John:

My beautiful sister Rona sadly passed on May 24th in Los Angeles. It was May 25th in Australia – which was our mother Irene’s birthday. Rona died of a very aggressive brain tumor and mercifully suffered no pain. She was surrounded by the love of her four children – Fiona, Brett,Tottie and Emerson, and her wonderful friends. I will miss her forever – my beautiful smart talented funny brave sister Rona.

In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate donations to the ONJCWC where a brain tumor wellness program will be started in her name. Thank you all for your kind words of love and support.

Love and light,
Olivia

Click here to donate to the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre

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New official Facebook page for The Randy Report

So, I’m way slow to get to this.

Today I finally setup an official Randy Report Facebook page.  I’ll be sharing my posts there, along with other info (that I’ll think of) as it may pop up.  And who doesn’t like things that pop up?

I appreciate more than you know all of you following my posts, rants and writings here on The Randy Report.  If you are on Facebook, and feel so inclined, I would appreciate it if you would “Like” my page over there.

Here’s the link: https://www.facebook.com/TheRandyReport

Of course, here is where the action is – first and always. 

It is with mucho appreciado (I made that word up I think) that I thank you for being here and taking part in this ride.  I really, really enjoy doing this.  Sharing info from the news cycle that I think is entertaining, funny and important gets me up each day.

As always, if you ever see a post here that you find useful or laughable or just entertaining, please hit the Facebook or Twitter button below and share with your circle of friends.  It really helps The Randy Report grow.

Thanks again kids!

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