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04/03/2009
It's a nice day for a White (House) wedding (acclamation)
As more and more courts, lawmakers, and everyday folk wise up to LGBT equality and the inadequacy of civil unions, statements like this one go from "annoying but politically understandable" to merely the former: "The President respects the decision of...
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Video: Chucking with equality
Chuck Hurley had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day: Ah, cheer up, Chuck. At least it's Friday. You can surely thank the God that you deny to gays for that, right? The Iowa Ruling [G-A-Y] (h/t: J.M.G)
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Audio: You have the right to remain silent, the right to...wait a minute, are you an atheist?
What's the far-right's next strategy? Well if Mike from Virginia, and the concurring parties of Matt Barber and Steve Crampton (both of The Liberty Counsel) are any guides, then denying non-believers of their legal civil rights might be in the...
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Gays, critical thought, an independent judiciary: The 'pro-family' war is multi-pronged
Here at G-A-Y, we strive for transparency. Always. Which is why when we want to show you something, we directly link to it, embed it, etc. It's easy for us, because we know that our movement benefits from full disclosure...
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We've never found it wise to Rush into marriage
The chairman of the Republican party just can't understand why we won't stop in the fight to gain what is rightfully, legally ours: RUSH LIMBAUGH: For how many years were they talking about gay marriage? How many years were they...
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Video: Seems appropriate
Iowa by Dar Williams (original version) [YT]
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As far as 'culture wars' go, Iowa is NOM's 'Nam:
Maggie and Brian, career advocates for bias, have some less-than-welcoming thoughts regarding the fantastic Iowa ruling: “Injustice has been served today,” said Brian Brown, NOM. “The gay marriage movement has once again used the power of the courts to push...
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Video: It's a Sen. to support the Iowa ruling
We've already posted an amateur anti-gay reaction to the Iowa ruling. Now let's check out a professional, pro-gay one: Openly Gay Iowa State Senator Matt McCoy: 'Iowa Will Not Go Back' [Towle]
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Judicial Republicanism
FYI.: The justice who wrote the Iowa opinion, Mark S. Cady, was appointed by former Gov. Terry Brandstad -- a conservative Republican. The chief justice of the court, Marsha Ternus, was also a Brandstad appointee. Adjust your "judicial activism" claims...
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Because it's not a victory until press releases tell you so..
Iowa. The national organizations weigh in: “This is a truly historic day for Iowa and a proud day for every American who believes in the promise of equal rights and fairness for all,” said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese....
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Video: Amateur outrage
Here it is: The first official condemnation of the Iowa ruling has been posted to Youtube: Ranty. But in his defense, his logic is only marginally less sound than the arguments that our opposition's lawyers are paid to make. vermont,...
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And we were this close to asking him to be our flower boy!
Peter LaBarbera will most certainly not be asking Iowa gays where they are registered: “Today Iowa becomes the first state not on either of the nation’s two liberal coasts to impose counterfeit, homosexual ‘marriage’ or its mischievous twin, ‘civil unions,’...
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Religious. Right.
Of all the points in the fantastic Iowa marriage ruling, this might just be our favorite: It is quite understandable that religiously motivated opposition to same-sex civil marriage shapes the basis for legal opposition to same-sex marriage, even if only...
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AFA's 'ethical' 'journalism' on our legal marriages (no quotes)
The American Family Association is still altering the Associated Press' text on their One News Now site. This is how they are presenting the fantastic, amazing, fair-minded Iowa decision: Iowa court: Ban on same-sex 'marriage' unconstitutional ["AP" via ONN] Oh,...
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Iowa. WE WON!!!!!!!
Iowa Code section 595.2 is unconstitutional because the County has been unable to identify a constitutionally adequate justification for excluding plaintiffs from the institution of civil marriage. A new distinction based on sexual orientation would be equally suspect and difficult...
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Tony on Tony, both of whom are against Tonys being on Tonys
Reacting to the news that former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy has been invited to join the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, the Family Research Council's Tony Perkins offers up the following statement: "I encourage him to...
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Video: Andrea, Rachel, Colin, Clifford
Last night, Mitchell was in for Maddow. But Rachel, with her super lesbi-rific journalistic abilities, was still able to represent herself with an interview of former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell....
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