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11/13/2009
Marry ME: The 'One' that got away
Impressive. Beautiful. Heartbreaking: New Left MediaPeter LaBarbera is right; In other news: Yes, you read prior sentence correctly
Peter LaBarbera has done us all a service today. For reals. Because in a passionate letter that he has fired off to the entire "pro-family" community, Pete has pointed out the great divisions and abject hypocrisy that will soon dismantle...NOM, NOM, NOM
Just in time for the holidays, 80sTees.com is selling this adorable shirt: Much, much, much better than the far-right's own version: "C" is for "Constitution": Nom, nom, nom, nom, nom...'Question 1 opponents': The far-right's newest faux monolith
Maine Marriage Equality is a website started up by college student Adam "Sunny" Flanders. During the Question One campaign, the site provided a steady stream of information about the fight to preserve marriage equality. Now that the anti-gay side has...In Carcieri's actions, incarceration has seemed near-fetched. So it's gonna take a lot to win our trust
He has raised funds for the incendiary Massachusetts Family Institute. He's expressed support for the hurt-gays-at-all-costs NOM organization. And just this week, he vetoed a bill that would have simply helped same-sex partners to bury their partners with dignity. So...Attempt to miscast the ACLU FAIL
Speaking about the ongoing situation involving an Alabama lesbian who wishes to take her girlfriend to the prom, the Liberty Counsel's Mat Staver says the following about his opponents at the ACLU: "anything that is anti-moral, anti-religious liberty, and anti-freedom,...I have a dream...that this is just a bad dream
This from Right Wing Watch: Rick Scarborough just issued yet another press release about the upcoming press conference challenging hate crimes legislation in which he compared those participating in the event to Martin Luther King: "On October 28, President Barack...They want public monies, the word 'marriage,' and right to exclude -- yet WE'RE the bullies?!?!?
Try not to throw things at the screen as you read this: One of the largest area provider of relief services, the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, took a stand yesterday, just as their counterparts in Massachusetts's had done in that...Smoke 'em out: FRC takes another rip off inequality's bong
"Not that long ago the American Medical Association (AMA) lightened its stance on marijuana laws, which is the only explanation I can think of for their recent decisions to oppose state marriage protection laws and come out in favor of...11/12/2009
LGBT's biggest label endorses Senate's only 'brand
The Human Rights Campaign has officially endorsed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in her 2010 re-election bid: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s record for the LGBT community includes: -Support of equal marriage rights for same-sex couples -Helping lead efforts to repeal the discriminatory...The SLC ordinance: LDS church's multiple strifes
Personally we're not all the impressed with the mainstream LDS church's support for Salt Lake City non-discrimination, since they made sure to "does no violence to marriage" to justify how they could possibly support basic fairness. But you know who...Decades of overplayed limitations
In light of the Catholic church's new "ultimatum" to the D.C. city council, we thought we would look back at some other Catholic ultimatums throughout history. Like this one, for instance: The Associated Press, February 2, 1952: So it wasn't...Maggie Gallagher: The '80s glam years
In 2008, we all saw a forty-something Maggie Gallagher face off with Gloria Allred on Dr. Phil. But we just uncovered a delicious nugget from 20 years earlier, that we're sure both Mags and Gloria would love to keep buried...Video: Is 'shadow' like the new 'roommate'?
It doesn't get much deliciously gayer than this: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy12 months of Constitution State respecting the same
Happy One Year Marriage Equality Anniversary, Connecticut. (Photo credit: Jag Studios) This writer and his husband certainly thank you. GLAD press release: GLAD Celebrates Connecticut’s Marriage Equality Anniversary CT Married Couples to be Surveyed about DOMA Gay & Lesbian Advocates...Did we move to a Catholic-controlled nation and not remember it ?
Bullies: The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn't change a proposed same-sex marriage law, a threat that could affect tens...Well both did put forth 'Toxic' ideas
You might remember Tennessee State Representative Stacey Campfield (Very Far R-Knoxville) as the guy who, over the past couple of years, has tried to ban the word "gay" from public schools. It is the very kind of attention-grabbing antic that...The war on Chanukah, 2009 edition
*Last year's edition: You can sell dreidels, just as long as you mention Jesus [G-A-Y]Forgive us, but we're Carried out
She flipped out on Larry King. Oh, and she apparently asked her ex-boyfriend to lie and say she was 17 at the time her now infamous sex tape was shot. You can watch the former here: Carrie Prejean flips out...11/11/2009
Happy Veterans Day
Canadian soldier gives Xmas video greeting to his husband [YT (H/t: Jamie McGonnigal)Video: We have Len Deo to blame for setting off the NOM?
How did the National Organization For Marriage come to be? Well if New Jersey Family Policy Council president Len Deo's words to his self-described "lily white audience" are to be believed, NOM was created from the donor lists of the...Video: Did any hot daddy ever cruise Jesus?
In the past, John Piper has blamed AIDS on God's wrath against gay people, as well as claimed that a tornado was sent to Minneapolis in order to protest a pro-LGBT church decision. Now he takes on the probing question...The sanctity of rented tuxes and booze-filled afterparties
Have you been following the case of the Alabama high school that cancelled their prom rather than allow an out lesbian to attend? Well if not, here's the gist, per the ACLU: Cynthia Stewart, a junior at Tharptown High School...Video: One small step for Mormon church, countless many more to go
The LDS Church supports a Salt Lake City anti-discrimination ordinance: LDS (Mormon) church strongly supports pro-LGBT anti-discrimination ordinance [YT] Honestly, we're actually not all that surprised by this. Sure, the Mormon spokesperson spoke in favor of the ordinance. But in...God hates gays, yet loves calling Barack Obama a murderer?!
Is Westboro Baptist Church's newest sign actionable? We fully support this kooky clan's right to protest. Always have. But flat-out calling our sitting president a murderer? Is that not a new, unexplored line, even for the Phelpses? And doesn't it...Punch, lyin': The chicken who crossed the Rhode's gays
Stop me if you've heard this one. A Rhode Island governor walks into an office, and sees a legislatively-adopted measure that would simply add "domestic partners'' to the list of people lawfully allowed to make arrangements for a deceased person's...In a New York state of [just frickin' do it already!]
So by now you surely know that the New York Senate did not vote on a marriage equality bill yesterday. So when, then? This from the Daily News' Elizabeth Benjamin: Flanked by four rank-and-file Senate Democrats and ESPA Executive Director...11/10/2009
'I'm a lot more educated now' FAIL
Oh Carrie. Sweet, sweet Carrie: Christianity Today: Looking back, would you re-word your reply? Carrie Prejean: Looking back now, I've become so much more educated. In fact, Perez Hilton wasn't even correct when asking the question. He said, "Vermont recently...Equality: March is on in Washington
From HRC Back Story: HRC’s Sultan Shakir — who is at the DC Council Committee’s mark-up of the marriage bill — reports that the committee has passed the amended bill 4 to 1! It now goes to the full council...Docs give gays a shot in the arm; homo foes shot in foot
The American Medical Association has agreed to join efforts to repeal the military's don't-ask-don't-tell policy. The Chicago-based AMA also voted to declare that gay marriage bans contribute to health disparities for gay couples and their children. AMA Votes to Seek...Video: 'Traditional marriage' has been redefined. And that's good (esp. if you have lady parts)
Dan's words are eloquent, human, and spot-on accurate. The fact that he has to waste them on this topic is nothing less than savage: Dan Savage on What the Institution of Marriage Means [YT]Adams (and Steve)
NYS senator Eric Adams (D-20), from just moments ago in Albany: *Watch it all play out live! **UPDATE2: Looks like today won't be the day: N.Y. Senate Delays Vote on Gay Marriage Bill [NYT] Keep hope alive, folks.Justice delayed, justice D-NYed?
From the Daily News: As of this moment, the outlook for the same-sex marriage bill is not good, and it appears likely that the measure will not come up for a vote when the Senate convenes at noon for a...Bearing false address
Cadillac, Michigan. Columbus, Mississippi. Baltimore, Maryland. Providence, Rhode Island Fort Worth, TX. Salt Lake City, UT. Those are just six of the places that a conservative Christian by the name of Gerry Jones has claimed to live in the past...Video: Evan vs. anything but even
- She uses the "this gay marriage thing" line yet again. TWICE! - She uses her other overplayed talking points, like "the two great halves of humanity" - She dances around the issue of civil unions and domestic partnerships, even...History in Albany? Let's watch it together
We're not sure when, exactly, the New York Senate will vote on the marriage equality bill. But when that happens, you'll be able to watch it live right here: "Opposite marriage" spokesperson Carrie Prejean is in NYC today on her...Video: What do you want Meredith to call the tape, Carrie -- 'Judy'?
"Today" producers aren't doing us any favors by showing a clip package that acts as if all of the pushback towards Carrie has been Perezian in nature. But then again, Carrie does herself no favors by being so Coutler/Malkin/Hassebeckian in...11/09/2009
Bloomberg and marriage: The third term's the charm?
Last week, he won reelection. This week, Mayor Mike Bloomberg's using some of his political capital to ensure that all of his gay friends will set super-high expectations for the wedding gift that they receive from the monied mayor. We're...The gall that broke the gay camel's [heart]
Frank Schubert, campaign manager for both Prop 8 and the Maine vote, sent NOM’s board an email the night of the election. Congratulations, he said, you’ve broken the back of gay marriage movement. Never again will they be able to...'Oh please don't arrest us," says group that TOTALLY wants to get arrested
The so-called Christian Anti-Defamation Commission has revealed more plans for their upcoming protest of LGBT-inclusive hate crimes protections: On November 16th, CADC, along with other pro-family leaders and ministers, will go to Washington DC for a Rally for Religious Freedom....
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