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08/31/2006
Responding to another editor's letters
The following "Letters to the Editor," all regarding the news that Wal-Mart has partnered with the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, come from CNSNews.com. The following replies come from sheer frustration: "I live in northwest Arkansas, Wal-Mart's area...
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Ms. LaRue, your policy has lapsed
In a piece discussing the possibility that Jersey is soon to legalize same-sex marriage, the Concerned Women For America's Jan LaRue (pic.) says of some national lawmakers who haven't voted in favor of a federal marriage ban: "Those in Congress...
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WND Poll: Acceptance in 'skews'
From the always bias-free folks at WorldNetDaily, comes this poll regarding the new California law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in state operated or funded services, activities and programs: Not that the results would've been drastically...
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A tale of two Barkleys, one of whom would allow the others to marry
Former NBA star Charles Barkley has revealed that he's considering running as a Democratic candidate for governor of his home state of Alabama. This is possibly great news for local gays, as Barkley has also stated that he's in favor...
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Pesky tolerance and scary equality spur homeschooling activist to action
Advising California Christians on what they should do now that Gov. Schwarzenegger has signed one bill encouraging gay acceptance in schools and possibly will sign others, homeschooling activist Charles B. Lowers tells WorldNetDaily: "'Heck no, our kids won't go!' should...
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08/30/2006
Wow, Peter, when we said 'you better recognize,' we weren't actually serious
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New for '06: The Ford Paradox GT
Despite the fact that the American Family Association and other "pro-family" groups are boycotting Ford Motor Company primarily because of its gay-friendly advertising (which they consider unwholesome and anti-family), the Parents Television Council has chosen Ford as one of their...
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Mayor says don't picket those who claim you can 'pick it,' sexuality
Ron Oden (pic.), the openly gay mayor of Palm Springs, CA, tells the Desert Sun that he doesn't want locals to challenge an upcoming "ex-gay" conference with picket signs and protests, but rather by showing them positive models of gay...
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Two can play the 'inundate Wal-Mart employees with paper' game, FRC
In protest of the news that Wal-Mart has partnered with the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce to develop and encourage corporate diversity initiatives, the folks at the Family Research Council are asking their followers to print out and...
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Publicist: Ne-yo not Gay, yo
Despite rumors that he was soon to come out of the closet, publicists for R&B singer Ne-Yo (pic.) are denying that their client is gay and on the cusp of revelation. This being the case, please allow us to start...
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More Cali anti-gays bash Schwarzenegger for encouraging non-bashing of gays
Responding to the news that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed SB 1441 -- a measure prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in state operated or funded services, activities and programs -- the Traditional Values Coalition's Louis...
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WA: Gays give Supremes chance to admit they were wrong
Well, they've decided -- the attorneys representing the 19 gay marriage-seeking Washington couples who were dealt an unfavorable ruling this July, will ask the state Supreme Court to reconsider their marriage ban-upholding, 5-4 decision. Not to be outdone, we're asking...
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08/29/2006
Funny, we always imagined that opening the 'gates of hell' would do more than just protect gays from discrimination
Responding to the news that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed SB 1441 -- a measure prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in state operated or funded services, activities and programs -- Randy Thomasson of the so-called...
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New 'ex-gay' book hitting shelves; nearby science books shake pages in disbelief
In his new book, God's Grace and the Homosexual Next Door, professional "ex-gay" Alan Chambers will, according to the book's back, suggest that there are "three degrees of homosexuality: militant, moderate or repentant." Or as we on the side of...
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UPDATE: WorldPride off again
A day after we learned that this summer's cancelled WorldPride parade would be rescheduled for September 21, Jerusalem police are now saying that they will not allow the event to be held on that date, as it is just two...
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'Family News': Eh, nobody will actually check the survey, so we'll just say it's so
In a blatant attempt to paint gay relationships as abusive, the folks at Family News In Focus today have written a piece headlined "Domestic Violence Among Gays Ascends." In said piece, they assert that violence in gay relationships is a...
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08/28/2006
Yea, well, at least we have loads of other religious leaders on our side, right?
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, the Anglican leader who'd been thought of as fairly accepting of gay and lesbians, has indicated to a Dutch newspaper that he thinks gays should "change" their "behaviors" if they wish to enter his Church....
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When I grow up, I want to be a lesbian
In our opinion, this one little line from Agape Press about the election drama surrounding Patricia Todd and her challenger, Gaynell Hendricks, reveals so much about how the "pro-family" team views us gays. Writer Joe Murray describes the two ladies...
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SHOCKING: Pro-gay governor stumps at place where gay voters congregate
The anti-gay folks at the Christian Civic League of Maine are today decrying Governor John Baldacci for including on his campaign website a picture of his appearance at a local Gay Pride Festival. They say: "Incredible as it may seem,...
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Wherein we Frowny at Laffey's college musings
It's been revealed that Stephen Laffey (pic.), the Rhode Island Republican who's challenging incumbent Lincoln Chafee for his Senate seat, wrote some anti-gay columns while a student at Maine's Bowdoin College. According to the Providence Journal, Laffey said in the...
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Openly gay, openly victorious: Todd nomination reinstated
Reversing last week's decision to invalidate Patricia Todd's nomination for Alabama's District 54 House seat, the state's Democratic Executive Committee ruled this weekend to restore the openly gay nominee's election win. Just. So now that she's battled racial issues, gay...
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WorldPride rescheduled; world peace still waiting
Organizers of this summer's cancelled WorldPride parade have rescheduled the much-debated event for September 21. Interestingly, 9/21 is also the International Day of Peace, the next-to-last day of summer, the birthday of talk show host Ricki Lake, and the day...
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The (ex-)Westboro member we never see
This interesting bit of info about Westboro Baptist Church was sent to us by a reader: So we, curious about this rumor, put it directly to the child's mother, frequent Westboro spokesperson Shirley Phelps-Roper. From Shirl comes this response: We...
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08/25/2006
'I am gay, and this is where I...encourage you to not kick my ass'
The New York State Black Gay Network has begun running ads throughout New York City that encourage gay acceptance among the African-American community. Especially Charlize Theron: The campaign consists of three different ads, all of which feature the line "I...
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'Folk' coming to Logo; 'Coming' unlikely to make journey
The queer folks at Logo have announced that they'll soon start airing the entire five season run of the Showtime series "Queer As Folk." Of course Logo will have to shave some of the sex scenes. This means that the...
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Lesbian discharge smells fishy to us
The much-scrutinized challenge that was waged against Alabama statehouse candidate Patricia Todd's election win took an eyebrow-raising turn last night, when a committee of the state's Democrats voted 5-0 to not only disqualify the openly gay Todd (pic.) and invalidate...
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Gays in the military news: We're finally getting Close, Glenn
Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story, the 1995 televised tale of the highest-ranking officer ever to be discharged from the U.S. Military for being gay, will finally be released on DVD on September 12. Oh, and how we've progressed...
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08/24/2006
Warning: Holes in 'pro-fam' logic appear to be getting bigger
In a story on the much-debated California bills that seek to eliminate gay bias in schools and other state programs and activitiies. Focus on the Family's Mona Passignano today says to WorldNetDaily: "If you're a Christian, it's got to be...
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Don't let the door hit your partner on the way out, as the treatment would be costly
Rob Carpick (pic.), an associate professor of engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has announced that he's leaving the school for a job at the University of Pennsylvania, because the latter offers health insurance benefits for his domestic partner and...
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Well, at least they admit their isolating desires...
Yesterday at a fundraising event for California gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides that was being thrown by the pro-gay Stonewall Democratic Club, a group calling themselves the Church of the Divide held an anti-gay protest. Not to be outdone, we hear...
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Dennis seems to only derive 'joy' when the 'Mount' is girl/boy
Dennis Mountjoy -- the California Assemblyman who in days of recent has said of a gay rights bill's repercussions, "we'll no longer have prom kings and queens. Jack and Jill can no longer walk up the hill" and said of...
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'Pro-fam's get around to acknowledging pro-gay Wal-Mart effort; shockingly, 'mazel tov' not their response
Responding to the news that Wal-Mart has partnered with the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, the Family Research Council's Tony Perkins has issued this quote: "I don't think this is something that will sell on Main Street America,...
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08/23/2006
'Buy me some peanuts and gay attacks, I don't care if it's hate my speech backs...'
In response to the Philadelphia Phillies allowing an annual "Gay Community Night" at their ballpark but disallowing his organization from displaying a banner reading "Homosexuality is sin, Christ can set you free," Repent America's Michael "God destroyed New Orleans becasue...
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Man who once called gay marriage 'twisted and demented' reportedly kicked to curb
In a move possibly motivated by the gay community's outrage over the outspoken gay rights opponent's hiring, California Republicans have reportedly fired the Traditional Values Coalition's Ben Lopez from his recently appointed position within the party. Don't let the door......
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Another 'Desperate Housewives' star, another 'I'm not gay' statement
The folks at ContactMusic quote "Desperate Housewives" star Jesse Metcalfe of saying about rumors that he's gay: "It's a little annoying, but what can you do about it? I've got a girlfriend I'm crazy about, I've got great friends and...
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State of New Jersey limits Westboro protests; state of our own new jersey is 'crisp, clean, and comfy'
Governor Jon Corzine (pic.) signed a bill this week making New Jersey the 12th state to limit where and when the "fag-hating" folks at Westboro Baptist can stage their protests of soldier's funerals. And while we don't fully agree with...
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Lone Star State Some Reason: 'Truth' to counter 'Change' in TX
Truth Wins Out, Wayne Besen's organization designed to counter the uber-bizzarre "ex-gay" movement, will counter a Living Hope/Lasting Change conference this weekend in Carrollton, TX, in hopes of showing attendees "that they can be loved and accepted for who they...
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Shocking Poll: Arkansans not craving gay foster parents
A new poll of 500 likely Arkansas voters suggests that 62% in the state are strongly or somewhat opposed to allowing gays and lesbians to become foster parents. News that comes as a surprise to all those who misread the...
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08/22/2006
...provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and clean your keister
In a new video charmingly titled "The U.S. Constitution - an Agreement with Hell," Westboro Baptist's Fred Phelps says of the U.S. Constitution: "A constitution that now says 'it's okay to be gay' is a constitution which is in a...
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So to clarify: Jack & Jill will still go up hill, but 'Jill & Jill are going to hell' won't be tolerated
Criticizing yesterday's Assembly passage of the gay-friendly SB 1437, Randy Thomasson of the so-called Campaign for Children and Families today tells Agape Press: "The Democrat Assembly speaker actually got up and said, 'This means "Jill and Jill" can go up...
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Often damned when they don't, Wal-Mart now damned because they did
Jeremy Bishop, program director of the AFL-CIO's gay and lesbian constituency group Pride At Work, is criticizing the news that the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce has entered into a partnership with Wal-Mart. Of the deal, Bishop told...
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True to name, Victory defending Todd's fund victory
The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund is lashing out against members of the Alabama Democratic party, who've been accused of trying to influence a panel hearing a challenge to the election of openly gay Patricia Todd (pic.). Of the situation,...
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Cali Assembly passes 'Smear The Queer'-barring measure
By a vote of 47-31, the California Assembly yesterday approved SB 1437, the bill designed to ban from the state's schools all materials and activities that are discriminatory towards LGBT individuals. Good news for gay kids and their straight allies;...
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Poll: NY Prime Dems favor gay marriage; My stomach: NY Prime Rib sounds f***ing good
A new poll of 602 registered NY Democrats who are likely to vote in the September's primary shows that while gay marriage is favored by this sect, the numbers are not as high as many of us 'mo nuptials fans...
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08/21/2006
Do you think 'Agape' writers ever stop and say, 'Wait a minute -- this just doesn't sound right?'
They say: And before even getting to the story behind the headline, we already must say: As for the Agape article itself -- well, it basically involves the claim that heterosexual marital issues like no-fault divorce and infidelity have created...
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So let's see -- today we're singing 'Blow Ye the Trumpet Blow,' we're praying for Mary's foot surgery, and I'm being told to call the governor to oppose two bills...sounds good!
Do you ever wonder what sort of tactics "pro-family" activists use to convince folks to support their gay-unfriendly agendas? Ever curious about how and why they are so successful in their efforts to demonize any piece of legislation that would...
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Uhm, let's hope this is a misprint
Anti-Gay Group Sets Up Sho't' in West Suburbs [Chicago Sun-Times] **UPDATE: Headline now reads: "Anti-Gay Group Sets Up Organization in Suburbs." But it was fun while it lasted.
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Gays on TV, '06-'07: Come back 'Will & Grace,' all is forgiven
According to GLAAD, out of the 679 lead or supporting characters on scripted primetime television this season, only 9 will be gay or lesbian (1.3%). Of course if the nets hadn't passed on our pilot, "Gay G. Ay, the Gay...
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Wal-Mart to rollback intolerance
The National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce has announced a partnership with Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in which the retail behemoth will work with NGLCC to encourage and develop corporate diversity initiatives. And it would seem that the acceptance encouragement...
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Raw Deal: Schwarzenegger & Co. reportedly hire TVC operative
In order to gain evangelical support for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the California Republican party has reportedly hired Benjamin Lopez, a lobbyist for the virulently anti-gay Traditional Value Coalition. And just so you're not confused, we're talking about he the same...
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