Good As You: Arkansas Roundup
04/07/2011
Ark. high court: Believe it or not, 'the people' don't have right to ban at whim
Another blow to the voters' "right" to stifle other' civil rights: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld a decision to strike down a state law barring gay couples and other unmarried people living together from...
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12/08/2010
Reversing Pryor reluctance: Right-leaning Dem to do fully right thing
A major turnaround in the DADT conversation. Senator Mark "homosexuality is a sin" Pryor, one of only two Democrats to vote against repeal in the Senate (Blanche Lincoln being the other), has announced that he *will* in fact vote in...
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11/29/2010
Pryor vs. Future
When Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal came before the Senate, only two Democrats voted against: Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Sen. Mark Pryor, both of Arkansas. One of the two, Lincoln, lost her seat in the November election, and will go...
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10/29/2010
Video: AR school official mea culpas his crazed anti-gayness; no apology for twice writing 'thereselves'
Anderson Cooper absolutely nailed his interview with Clint McCance, the (now former) Arkansas school board member who seems to think that his brute comments about LGBT people can now be written off as a simple case of misspeaking. Here's the...
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06/23/2010
In which the AFA offends all victims of *actual* child abuse
Ya gotta give them credit: When it comes to finding the most extreme line to cross, the American Family Association is without rival: This weekend, the Northwest Arkansas Gay Pride Parade will have a 10-year-old boy, Will Marshall [ed. note:...
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04/16/2010
Breaking: Arkansas 'family values' types wasted '08 voters' time
Holy crapballs: LITTLE ROCK — A circuit judge today stuck down Arkansas’ ban against unmarried couples adopting or foster-parenting children. Judge strikes down adoption ban [AP] So it turns out Arkansas' own Mike Huckabee was kind of right, after all:...
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05/01/2009
Arkansas: Did prominent CEO place 'Wal' around Adoption Mart?
Did Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke sign the petition that ultimately led the state of Arkansas to ban adoption by same-sex couples? Yes, says KnowThyNeighbor.org: A one, Mike Duke of 16 Pinnacle Drive, Rogers, Arkansas with the birthdate of 12/07/49 appears...
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12/30/2008
ACLU: Arkansas' Classless Law Unjustified
LITTLE ROCK– The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit seeking to strike down a new law that bans any unmarried person who lives with a partner from serving as an adoptive or foster parent in the state of...
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08/26/2008
Arc of bias still cimbing in Ark
It looks like a proposal that's designed to prevent gay and lesbians from adopting or fostering children will go before Arkansas voters in November. Secretary of State Charlie Daniels officially certified the measure on Monday, sending the cruel measure to...
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08/13/2008
Shooting at AR Dem HQ
Gunman Critically Wounds Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman [NY Times] We're not going to speculate about the motive. That will all come out in time. For now, we just send Bill Gwatney our best wishes. **UPDATE: He's dead.
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10/08/2007
Beebe adopts an underveloped stance
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said today that he thinks the proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay and unmarried couples in the state from fostering or adopting children goes too far. But don't get too excited, gays. The Democratic governor...
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10/05/2007
AR AG says OK to BS
Last month, the disturbingly narrow-minded campaign to ban adoption by gay and unmarried couples in the state of Arkansas was dealt a blow when the Attorney General rejected the proposed initiative on the basis of its title and wording. Now,...
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09/21/2007
Unfortunately, it's not so easy for us to dig the Duggars
If you watched the "Today" show this morning, you probably saw extensive coverage of the 19 member Duggar family. Here's a pic: It was presented as a sweet, heartwarming family story involving the foibles and fun of raising 17 little...
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09/05/2007
AR: Potential historical pockmark dealt a blow
We're happy to report that Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has announced that he'll reject a proposed initiative that is intended to keep both gay and unmarried straight couples from becoming foster/adoptive parents: AG Will Reject Gay Foster Parents Ban...
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08/24/2007
Ark. group hopes locals will adopt the bias they've fostered
A measure that would prevent the state's gay couples from adopting kiddies has been presented to the Arkansas Attorney General for approval: Gay Adoption Ban Proposal Submitted To Arkansas A.G. [365 Gay] If A.G. Dustin McDaniel gives the measure the...
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06/22/2007
Eureka! Small AR town beings DP registration
Last month, we told you how the city council of Eureka Springs, AR, has voted to set up a domestic partnership registry. Well, we're happy to report that as of 9:30 this morning, the small town has begun registering couples...
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06/12/2007
Ark. anti-gays: Saving us from sh*tty Father's/Mother's Day gifts
The so-called Arkansas Family Council is actively working to have a measure banning gays from adopting or fostering children placed on the state's 2008 ballot: Ark. group says it will try to put gay foster parent ban on 2008 ballot...
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05/15/2007
EUREKA! Arkansas' most tolerant city found!
With the city council voting last night to create a domestic partnership registry, Eureka Springs has become the first city in the state of Arkansas to recognize gay couples. Although we must say: We have our suspicions that a few...
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04/24/2007
Price tag for 'mere exposure to lesbian book' now hovering around $20K
A Bentonville, Arkansas man is trying to sue the city for $20,000 simply because his two teenage sons found a book called The Whole Lesbian Sex Book on the shelf of their local public library. Earl Adams claims that his...
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12/15/2006
Oh, and another thing -- that little smiley faced icon dude once looked at my husband in a flirtatious manner!
In a quote in which she tries to justify why her Christian group is protesting Wal-Mart for its perceived gay-friendliness, Operation Save America's Dr. Pat McEwen says to Agape Press: "They will still give preferential treatment to vendors who are...
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11/27/2006
Pastor calls Wal-Mart 'an enemy of God,' prompting Satan to apply for greeter position
Claiming that "Wal-Mart has succumbed to the demands of the radical homosexual agenda and the abortion industry," Rev. Flip Benham of Operation Save America (pic.) says of the protests that he and a scant number of fellow Christians conducted outside...
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09/25/2006
Basically when these guys refer to historical civilizations, they mean 'middle America, 1950ish'
From Agape Press, this recount of comments Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee made about same-sex marriage at this past weekend's "Values Voters Summit": The governor...admitted he is "not real fond" when people try to tell him that he is just against...
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09/07/2006
Appealing Arkansas ruling to go unappealed
Feeling that an appeal to the state Supreme Court would be both costly and unnecessary due to planned legislation, the Arkansas Child Welfare Agency Review Board says it will not fight the June decision that declared a state ban on...
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08/23/2006
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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01/26/2006
Collegiate gay claims gayness led to early summer vacation
A former student of Arkansas's John Brown University, Michael Guinn, claims he was ousted from the Christian school last month after administrators learned he was of the homo persuasion, a tidbit to which they were made privy via an anonymous...
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01/10/2006
'The Book of Daniel' : A different kind of 'hit'
The manager and program director of Little Rock, Arkansas's WB affiliate, WB 42, have reportedly received death threats due to their decision to air the NBC program "The Book of Daniel." The WB station chose to show the dramedy, which...
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11/03/2005
Poll: The state of gays in the state that begat Clinton
A new University of Arkansas, Fayetteville poll indicates that 65% of the state's residents think sexual relationships between two adults of the same sex is always wrong, 70% approve of a law that would prohibit Arkansas textbooks from defining marriage...
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02/17/2005
Textbook case of homophobia shot down in Little Rock
A bill that would have forced Arkansas schools to only use textbooks without references to gay families, has bit it in it's infancy. Today the Senate Education Committee gave the bill only three of the four votes needed to move...
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