MANHUNT Daily

Geek Out: Marvel's Proposition X

If you haven't seen it yet, Ryan Jent wrote a terrific article for The Daily Loaf entitled "Marvel’s X-Men square off against allegorical Proposition 8". Whether you're a comic-book geek or the kind of guy who used to beat them up, you should definitely check out Jent's comparison between the fictional Proposition X and the all-too-real Propostion 8.

This particular instance may be a "coincidental analogy", but a quote from Matt Fraction could potentially explain why so many gay men flock to comics--"If you’ve ever been discriminated against, picked on, ridiculed, or rejected because of who you were or what you did, you can maybe see a little of yourself here.”

On a completely unrelated note, that reminds me of a fantastic quote from Ellen DeGeneres that I read this morning. In response to doubts of her placement as an American Idol judge, the openly lesbian host said, "I know I'm going to be a great judge — because I've spent my whole life being judged." I guess that means we can read comic books and judge American Idol...?

- Dewitt

Michael Duvall Loves Family Values and Extramarital Spanking

Just in case you're unfamiliar, Michael Duvall is a California Assemblyman who opposes gay marriage on the grounds of upholding "family values". According to his definition, practicing family values involves being married with kids and spanking a younger female lobbyist (one out of two that he's sleeping with). He also enjoys bragging to his political buddies that his cum was oozing from her cooch. 

"Sacred Vows" + Unprotected Sex = "Family Values". These are the important lessons we learn from hypocritical politicians.

- Dewitt

To watch Duvall caught on tape, follow the JUMP:

Brad Pitt Talks Gay Marriage And Prop 8

Could we love Brad Pitt anymore than we already do? Apparently we can! In the latest issue of PARADE magazine, the sexy actor discussed how he won't marry Angelina Jolie until everyone has the same rights and touched upon his feelings on Proposition 8. Also, he likes to have sex in the grotto behind his waterfall (in case you're wondering the best place to stalk him).

Choice quote from the interview: "They say gay marriage ruins families and hurts kids. Well, I’ve had the privilege of seeing my gay friends being parents and watching their kids grow up in a loving environment.” Check out more of what he had to say here and here. Now if you'll excuse me... I'll be waiting behind the waterfall with an economy-sized bottle of lube. 

- Dewitt

American Apparel Store Vandalized For Anti-Prop 8 Shirts

The window display of an American Apparel store in the D.C. area was smashed by an individual who was offended by the chain's "Legalize Gay" t-shirts. Employees from at least one other store were prompted to take down their displays after receiving threatening phone calls, but the company isn't so willing to back down. 

“The store employee misspoke about taking the display down,” said a spokesperson. “Those decisions get made in Los Angeles and we wouldn’t want to give into something like this.” In response to the two incidents, American Apparel has also promised to provide free shirts for any D.C.-based groups fighting for gay marriage. I never thought I'd be so proud to have their undies on my bum.

- Dewitt

Mark Leno Fights For Out-of-State Gay Marriage Recognition in California

Openly gay California Assemblyman Mark Leno has introduced legislation that would recognize the marriages of same-sex couples who were wed outside of the state or country after Proposition 8 was enacted on November 5, 2008. Now that's a loophole no one really thought of yet, eh?

"This is, in the strictest terms, merely codifying the Supreme Court decision," he said. "We don't interpret. We don't extrapolate. We don't extend. We just place in statute what the court said in the majority opinion." Let's hope this bill goes through, even though it sucks that there isn't anywhere within reasonable driving distance outside of California that has legalized gay marriage.

- Dewitt

Jim Carrey Is Gay For Robert Pattinson

The Eminem-Bruno rimjob encounter wasn't the only homo moment of this weekend's MTV VMAs. While accepting his award for Best Comedy Performance in Yes Man, Jim Carrey confessed his love for Robert Pattinson and talked politics in the process.

Fast-forward to 1:50 in the above clip. In a voiceover, Carrey mentions the "good looking kid from Twilight", the camera pans to Pattinson and then he says, "Mmm, mmm, mmm... somebody please overturn Prop 8."

If the Ace Ventura star wants a piece of Pattinson, he'll have to fight over him with Ryan Reynolds. The hottie actor previously referenced the Twilight star, stating, "Look, I'm not gay--but I'm thinking about it." Geez, who wouldn't go gay for this guy?

- Dewitt

Rachel Maddow Talks Prop 8 Ruling

Check out this clip of our favorite lesbian Rachel Maddow's coverage of the California Supreme Court's Proposition 8 ruling. She may be a "huge dork", but that doesn't make us love her less.

I'm still pretty bummed about the decision, but with the help of LOLgays, a lawsuit filed by Theodore B. Olson and David Boies, Equality California's fight to repeal the measure and the Governator's surprisingly supporting words... well, I think we'll win this in the long run. That doesn't mean we should sit back and relax until this is sorted out by others. Keep on fighting! 

- Dewitt

California Supreme Court Upholds Prop. 8

The California Supreme Court has ruled to uphold Proposition 8, the ban on gay-marriage, as the law of the State. While this means marriage will continue to be defined as between one man and one woman in the state, the court also kept the 18,000 marriages that took place before the ban legal.

This was pretty much expected, but still disappointing. With demonstrations set for the entire nation, let's see how the crowds react to the news, I have the feeling it's not going to be pretty.

Here's a PDF link to the opinion, and information on demonstrations around the country.

- Andy

California Supreme Court Announcing Prop 8 Decision Next Tuesday

As indicated in the above screen-cap from their site, the California Supreme Court will be issuing their decision on Proposition 8 this Tuesday, May 26th. This time it's official, not just a rumor.

Though it was previously rumored that Gavin Newsom had asked the Supreme Court to delay announcing their decision, his offices have issued a statement denying this claim. 

Some speculated that Newsom's alleged opposition to the decision coinciding with the White Night riots might be bad news. Since such an opposition never happened, let's keep hoping for good news!

- Dewitt

Perez Hilton Jumps The Gun With California Gay Marriage Announcement

It's May 15th, and guess what? Today marks the anniversary of the California Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage in California. This happened last year. Emphasis on last year, before Proposition 8.

Apparently no one sent that memo to Perez Hilton. When I saw his post entitled "Gays Can Marry In California!!!!" on my RSS feed, my jaw dropped and I thought to myself, "I didn't even know The Supreme Court was even considering such a ruling today!" When I clicked the post, I got this--an error message.

Perez must have originally made the post and then realized the news item he was reading was from last year. I'd feel bad for him for reaching a four exclamation point level of excitement only to be let down, but I'm still pissed about this misleading item. I'm getting an image of a California couple jumping for joy together upon seeing this, only to find out that it's entirely false. It's pretty heartbreaking, no?

In case you're wondering about the reality of the situation, the California Supreme Court has until June 3^rd to decide on the legality of Proposition 8

UPDATE: Perez wasn't the real fool here. The Los Angeles Times actually posted an item on Twitter, linking to a story from last year. Major FAIL on their part, but shouldn't the people who ran with the story do some fact-checking? Just sayin'!

- Dewitt