"I'm Not Gay, I'm Just A Sissy" Cartoonist Defends 2012 Calendar, Says AIDS Is An "Elective Disease"

Updated Wednesday, 2:15 p.m. (PST)

We like a happy ending! No, not that kind. Okay, that kind, too. Our friends at GLAAD tell us the calendar is no longer available on Barnes & Noble's website, and a spokesperson for the company told GLAAD that it was never available in stores.

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Joe King, the well-known cartoonist selling a shockingly tasteless 2012 calendar with the help of retailers such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble, has responded to criticisms of the product by calling himself a victim of bullying and saying that AIDS is an "elective disease." Follow the jump for your daily dose of lunacy. 

 

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Barnes & Noble Is Censoring This Shirtless Male Model

International superstar model Andrej Pejic has seen the fire of fame burn bright due to his exceptional, beautiful androgyny. But his latest magazine cover for Dossier might be too androgynous for massive book retailer Barnes & Noble, which refuses to sell the issue without plastic film censoring his shirtless body. So, is the image of Andrej Pejic really too provocative for newsstands? 

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