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10/31/2005
Alaska Supremes effectively piss off Governor
Overturning a lower court ruling, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday that it is unconstitutional to deny benefits to the same-sex partners of the state's public employees: Alaska high court favors benefits for gay partners [AP via USA Today] Responding...
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Agape's queer obsession surpasses that of our own...again
Top 3 headlines from Christian news source Agape Press, as of 3:33 PM, 10/31/05: Now if only we could get them to start talking nicely about us. RELATED: Agape Press's queer obsession surpasses that of our own [G-A-Y]
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Study: Our 1981 diesel-powered Yugo makes us a freak
A new study into the habits of U.S. gay and lesbian auto consumers indicates that GLBT car buyers tend to favor luxury brands over non-luxury brands, rely heavily on the Internet in making automotive decisions, and are more interested in...
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Report: Florida anti-gays behind marriage-banning schedule
Reports are indicating that those Floridians who are trying to constitutionally ban our right to register for espresso machines and waffle irons, still need to collect 500,000+ names by February 1st in order to get their marriage-banning measure on the...
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Lesbian pastor officially defrocked; likely to now be chilly
Upholding their ban on "self-avowed, practicing homosexual" clergy, the United Methodist Church has voted to formally defrock openly gay pastor Beth Stroud (pic.). Though don't despair fellow queers, as it appears that self-loathing homosexuals who don't rehearse their gayness are...
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Westboro asks God for more dead soldiers; God speechless
Upon reading this, we tried to "Instant Message" God for a response... ...but out of respect for his away message, we refrained from bothering the deity. However, based upon all that we've learned about the Lord Almighty over the years,...
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Focus on the Family protects sanctity of their moniker
Lawyers with James Dobson's ultra-conservasanctimoral "pro-family" group, Focus on the Family, have demanded that the gay-accepting Metropolitan Community Church put the kibosh on their plans to give an HIV/AIDS-focused ministry the name "Focus on the Human Family." The Dobsonites say...
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10/28/2005
Because bisexuals & coke whores are content with their phone plans...
Relatedly, we hear Catherine Zeta Jones's T-Mobile ads will now feature the Welsh starlet ripping a gravity bong while humming the score of "Gypsy." Cell Firms Woo Gays, Potheads [Red Herring]
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W. Besen the First updates on J. David Enright the Fourth
Wayne Besen is reporting that he has spoken to J. David Enright IV (pic.) -- the NY socialite who the NY Post recently claimed was suing the Catholic Church because a priest turned him gay -- and that Mr. Enright...
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Duquesne student won't apologize for calling gays 'subhuman'; Duquesne officials won't apologize for name's silent 's'
Ryan Miner, an undergraduate at Pittsburgh's Duquesne University, says he would rather risk expulsion from the Catholic school than write a 10-page essay apologizing for anti-gay remarks that he made in a non-school related online forum. The write-off had been...
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LA working to halt gay 'fag' abuse
In response to a September California Dept. of Heath Services study indicating that gay Californians really enjoy their butts, Los Angeles County health officials are targeting the area's LGBT community with a new smoking cessation campaign called the "Last Drag."...
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Spokane Bishop denounces gay witch hunt; gay witches relieved
Writing in his diocesan newspaper last week, Spokane Bishop William Skylstad (pic.), president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, stated that "witch hunts and gay bashing have no place in the church," and asserted his belief that "There are...
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Trek's Sulu sets phaser to stunning floral arrangement...I love what you did with the lilacs!
Actor George Takei (pic.), best known as Mr. Hikaru Sulu in the "Star Trek" TV series, movies, and multiple conventions of nerditude, has chosen to boldly go where not enough homosexual actors have gone before, by publicly revealing that he's...
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10/27/2005
Klan's outspoken support for TX marriage ban making some anti-gays unKKKumfortable
In light of the revelation that the Ku Klux Klan will be rallying against gay marriage next weekend in Austin, TX, some of the state's non-robed opponents of same-sex matrimony are struggling to assure Texans that they and the KKK...
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Schwarzenegger schedules Schlessinger to schpeak at schymposium
In a move that's sure to ruffle more than a few of California gays' already Scwarzenegger-tousled feathers, the Governator and first lady Shriver have announced that they will be featuring the notoriously anti-gay Dr. Laura Schlessinger (pic.) at the upcoming...
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'Agape' forces us to use a dictionary
For those who aren't familiar with this obscure term, "Cager"= "basketball player." And here we thought that the only foreign term used by Agape yet unexplored by the public at large was "former homosexual." Touche, Agape. Though while we're on...
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Ohio anti-gays accused of concealing $$$; cash likely in same place as truth
Two Cincinnati lawyers, Bobbie Sterne and Gary Wright, are filing a complaint with the Ohio Election Commisssion claiming that several of the state's "pro-family"/anti-gay organizations should be investigated for hiding upwards of $2 million in campaign contributions. No to be...
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Missteps and shaky voice boot Miers from potential Supreme race
And now, the end is near; And so you face your final curtain. Oh Harriet, we’ll say it clear, Your record of, no one was certain. You've lived a life that’s full, But what's your stance on rights for us...
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Gay candidate calls rights group 'impotent;' group's sweetie begs to differ
Due to their decision to endorse a straight candidate rather than her lesbian self, Atlanta City Council candidate Keisha Sean Waites has written a letter to local gay rights group Georgia Equality, in which she reportedly refers to them as...
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Methodist tribunal to decide fate of Stroud's frock
Today in Houston, the United Methodist Church's top court will begin hearing arguments in the case to decide whether or not openly gay Methodist minister Beth Stroud (pic.) can remain a pastor within the denomination. Those arguing on her behalf...
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10/26/2005
Towleroad obtains Texas anti-gay flier; Toll road avoided by Texas anti-gay flyer
Andy at Towleroad has obtained a flier that has apparently been posted around Pflugerville,TX, in which a Mr. Robert Morrow urges his fellow Texans to vote against gay marriage in order to stop the "the greedy and selfish homos' anti-marriage...
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America's F***kedupedest Homo-hating Videos
Hey, who wants to see Fred Phelps express his wish that more people had been killed in the London subway bombings? How about Shirley Phelps-Roper justifying the family's proclivity for flying American flags upside down and dragging them on the...
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Marriage mayhem sweeps Lone Star State
A group working under the moniker "Save Texas Marriage" claims that the language used in Proposition 2, the proposed amendment to the Texas constitution that's designed to ban gay marriages, is not only discriminatory, but also faulty, and could actually...
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Hoops' Swoopes moseys on out of proverbial closet
The alliteratively-named Sheryl Swoopes, star forward for the WNBA's astronomically-named Houston Comets, is coming out as a lesbian in the latest edition of the networkively-named publication, ESPN The Magazine. The revelation comes a great shock to countless of Americans who...
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10/25/2005
Report: Counterproductive wars kill both homos and heteros
Statistician Gary Gates is estimating that of the 2000+ American soldiers killed in the Iraq war, more than 25 of them were likely gay or lesbian. Relatedly, we estimate that of the 2000+ American deaths, more than 2000 of them...
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'Ex-gay' and wife to take red-hot chemistry to Conservative radio
One-time out of the closet homo and current out and proud anti-'mo, Stephen Bennett, has announced that he and his very understanding wife Irene will soon begin hosting a daily radio program entitled "Straight Talk Radio." Debuting on the appropriately...
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Poll: Majority of Mainers will allow gay rights law to remain resident
A new Survey USA poll, conducted for WCSH 6 Portland, WLBZ 2 Bangor, and the Bangor Daily News, found that if the November 8 election were held now, 56% of Maine voters would reject overturning the state's anti-gay discrimination law....
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NH commission studies gay marriage, yet still fails test
Following up on a vote cast earlier this month in which they decided to recommend a constitutional amendment banning 'mo nups, a New Hampshire commission set up to study and make suggestions to the state regarding queer unions voted on...
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God Hates Proposed Legislation
Indiana state senator Brent Steele has proposed a new bill that would ban the unhinged, 'God Hates Fags'-declaring, Phelps clan of Westboro Baptist from protesting at soldier's funerals. Under Steele's proposition, disorderly conduct committed during military funerals would be made...
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10/24/2005
KKK to rally rally rally in Austin Austin Austin
If only to gloat about the fact that they're able to register for sheets and we're not, The Ku Klux Klan is reportedly holding a "pro family values"/ anti-gay marriage rally in Austin on Saturday, November 5. It remains to...
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God Hates Misspelled Names
Could this be more disgusting? I mean, who in their right mind could possibly have the audacity to misspell Salman Rushdie? Ugh, simply revolting, Westboro!
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'Love in Action' 'ex-gay' farm loses again; now trying to change loss into an 'ex-gain'
A federal judge has upheld an order from the Tennessee state Dept. of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities requiring the Memphis-based Love in Action 'ex-gay' camp to obtain a license allowing them to treat mentally ill patents in order to...
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The vote that affects the gay, begins today ::clap, clap, clap, clap:: deep in the heart of Texas
Early voting begins today for the Nov. 8 Texas elections, the referendum in which Lone Star State residents will decide whether or not to constitutionally ban gay marriage. For those who fall into the "whether" category - Cast your vote,...
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AFA continues down 'Walgreens is pro-HIV' path
Apparently feeling that they hadn't made enough offensive insinuations about Walgreens' motives for sponsoring the Gay Games, the folks at the American Family Association on Friday sent their "director of special projects," Randy Sharp (pic.), to write a Walgreens/gay/decency-decrying commentary...
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Everyone's a critic'e'
Not only writeing, but there's also a queer designeing, posteing, and editeing, to ensure that the crap quotient is never lackeing. However, we don't have anyone discerneing enough to do the spell checkeing, so if you're thinkeing you might be...
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10/21/2005
Weather, the WorldNet way
Top story from the 'denouncing gays makes me wet" folks at World Net Daily, as of 3:06PM, 10/21/05: Because honestly, in this year of unprecedented hurricane damage, what angle to this story could possibly be of more importance than the...
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Things we've learned today: It's okay to espouse political views out of your vehicle's own ass, just not someone else's
A New Jersey man is reportedly being charged with "harassment and bias intimidation" for putting an anti-gay marriage bumper sticker on the rear of someone else's car. The man, George M. Dengler, is accused of placing the sticker on the...
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AFA joins anti-Walgreens campaign; can now count on one hand the number of companies of which they approve
Our ol' poker buddies at the American Family Association are joining the 'pro-family' attacks on the Walgreens drugstore chain in the best way they know how -- by offensively stigmatizing gays as careless AIDS spreaders whose good times promote disease....
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Ruling: Kansas illegal sex now no more felonious for gays than it is for straights
Overturning a decision from a lower court, the Kansas Supreme Court unanimously ruled today that illegal underage sex cannot be more harshly punished if it is between members of the same-sex. Relatedly, we today realized that the gay rights movement...
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Report: Maine gays' gayness still an issue for some
Two and half weeks before Maine residents vote on whether to keep or repeal a law legally banning GLBT discrimination, a new non-scientific report released today by the Center for Prevention of Hate Violence indicates that gay bias is indeed...
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'Ex-gay' claims bias from student journalists; unicorns claim same
One-time homo turned professionally "ex-gay" minister Tim Wilkins (pic.) is upset with what he considers to be biased reporting by the UWM Post, the student newspaper of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Wilkins claims that while covering a recent attempt of...
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10/20/2005
Evangelicals' anti pro-choice stance now extending to houses of worship
Rev. Rob Schenck (pic.) of the National Clergy Council says he is "disturbed" over the fact that Supremes nominee Harriet Miers attends D.C.'s St John's Episcopal Church, an institution which he calls "pro-homosexual." Agape Press quotes Rev. Schenk as saying...
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'Illinois Family' leader says something f*cked up; oh, and the sky's also blue
Responding to the news that an openly gay lad and lass were named as the Homecoming King and Queen of their Chicago-area school, the Illinois Family Institute's Peter Labarbera (pic.) tells NBC 5 news: "Something that was once sort of...
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Hoping to grab gays two by two, 'Noah's Arc' makes debut
Tonight on the queer-centric airwaves of Logo, the new show Noah's Arc will make its debut. Exploring the lives of four gay black men in Los Angeles, the series is believed to mark the first time in the history of...
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Yes, I'll have a Grande Skim Latte with a double shot of God, please
Perhaps in an attempt to appease the evangelicals who denounced a Starbucks cup featuring a quote from a gay author, the company has announced that in next year's "The Way I See It" series of java containers, a "God-filled" quote...
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Like an ignorant phoenix who detests homos, the Federal Marriage Amendment again rises from the right wing ass..err, ashes
Today in that bipartistan land of bitchery known as Washington D.C., a Senate sub committee will begin hearings in a new attempt by Republican lawmakers to pass a federal amendment banning 'mo marriage. Witnesses speaking both for and against the...
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Bi teacher sues for being told 'bye, teacher'
A bisexual teacher in Menlo Park, California, is suing his former school district over claims that administrators at his erstwhile employer, Willow Oaks Elementary School, harassed him and forced him to quit. Apparently the man, Emmit Hancock, would've been fine...
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10/19/2005
Strip club owner challenging FL county's pride ban; two drink minimum
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, a local strip club owner is claiming that Hillsborough County, Florida's recently enacted ban on recognition of gay pride events violates his First Amendment Right to "receive information at local libraries." The man, Joe Redner...
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Mass. gay rights cat fight
As those who are trying to ban gay marriage continue their petition drive in Massachusetts, both the state's gays rights backers and gay stigmatization supporters are pointing fingers at the opposing side, accusing each other of dirty practices. According to...
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Activists protest ban of soldiers into penal pokey; could land selves into penal pokey
Officials at the U.S. Naval Academy are warning gay rights activists who plan to come to the Annapolis campus this Friday to peacefully demonstrate against the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, that if they enter the school's grounds and...
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