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04/30/2007
Moe Faggerty, you might just want to call them instead
New Zealand phone company Telecom NZ recently rejected emails sent to them by a customer named Gay Hamilton, because the organization's automated system rejected the woman's first name as an "inappropriate" term. Ugh, that's so gay! We've written to the...
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AfterElton goes AfterBlockbusters
What summer popcorn flicks do the boys of AfterElton wish to see? Well, here's a trailer: Head over to AE for more parodic fun: The Gay Summer Movie Preview We'd Like to See [AfterElton]
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It's all fun and games till someone gets hurt
Acts of violence against the LGBT community. Guess what, folks? No matter what Matt Barber, Tony Perkins, Louis Sheldon, and the rest want you to think, they are still both prevalent and frightening! This latest example comes courtesy of Eleventh...
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Video: Gay couple or dad/grandpa? You decide.
So around the 2:42 mark of this promotional video, it would appear that Disney is featuring a gay couple and their child. However, there is some thought that it might just be a son, a dad, and a grandfather. See...
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Video: The more things change...
In light of last week's introduction of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, we thought we would journey back 35+ years to see just how much we have and have not progressed: (video courtesy of legendary gay activist Randolfe Wicker) The rights...
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Former insider again shocked by view from outside
Joe Murray, the former American Family Association staffer who now has carved out a sort of cottage industry for himself by denouncing his former cronies' methods, has written a new piece in which he, among other things, decries the way...
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Did they not feel racist user was worth MassResisting?
**So we have an addendum to our response to Peter Labarbera and Stephen Bennett, and we think this merits more than just an update at the end of the post. Just a warning: If you haven't read the initial post...
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If they want to keep this alive, we'll keep playing along!
So you might remember last week when we, working off a tip from Americablog's John Aravosis, told you how professional "ex-gay" Stephen Bennett was suggesting that his fans and followers watch some YouTube videos that were said to expose the...
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Status of 'Center for Reclaiming America Ferrera' remains unknown
When seeing this announcement regarding a prominent anti-gay group... ...we of course have but only one reaction: Christ is gonna pull out an all out, Veruca Salt-like Jesus fit when he hears about this! We'd imagine it will go something...
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Westboro spreads antipathy to other kinds of 'queens'
The latest from Westboro Baptist Church: Though if you think Westboro's raging now, just wait until they see Stephen Frears' next tell-all biopic: Sure to set them over the edge, that flick! ****Note: This full Westboro press release can be...
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04/27/2007
Girl Scout kooky: Religious writer chides group's 'amoral' tolerance
In a new column in which she basically lashes out a the Girls Scouts for being a female-centirc group that actually CARES ABOUT THE RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN, Baptist News columnist Penna Dexter says the following about the organization's...
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Mad Libs for equality-seeking libs
Sorry for the shorthand. But with the (righteous) arrests that these kids bank -- it's just so much easier! 10 Arrested In Gay Rights Protest At MN College [AP via WCCO]
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Programming note: '20/20' goes 'MTF/FTM'
Tonight on ABC's "20/20," Babs Walters will do a piece on trans kids and teens titled: "My Secret Self: A Story of Transgender Children." Or as those who need to see the program the most will likely refer to the...
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WND Poll: WND's dropping 'e'
So WorldNetDaily polls are always sadly amusing, as they are typically so extremely anti-gay heavy that one can't help but both simultaneously laugh and cry at the fact that their readers are so ready to condemn any and everything they...
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Just in time for flip flop season: Giuliani now against civil unions
GOP presidential frontrunner Rudy Giuliani has come out to the New York Sun as being opposed to not only gay marriage (as he has previously resisted), but also against civil unions (which he has long said that he supports). In...
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Eliot officially says 'I do' to Bill
As expected, New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is today introducing into the legislature a bill that would legalize same-sex nuptials in the Empire State. Also, just as expected, this sort of thing was said: “For the past 5,000 years, marriage...
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TVC comics: Marvel at the lunacy
Remember last month when we showed you a comic that the Traditional Values Coalition had released in order to condemn LGBT-centric hate crimes protections? Well folks, they're at it again (click for full size): Yes, the TVC bunch is still...
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Allowing pro-gay opinions: Threat to academia
Saying she could not financially afford to fight the school district any longer, "controversial" Indiana high school teacher Amy Sorrell -- who was punished for allowing a pro-gay opinion piece to be printed in a high school newspaper -- has...
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04/26/2007
Amanda, did you lose your 'Witt'?
Quick question: Would a good Christian disparage the looks, intelligence, and general "awkwardness" of a pre-teen girl that lives in her neighborhood and plays with her own kids? And would she do so in a public setting, under her own...
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It's good for them that HR 1592 can't sue for defamation!
Do you all know that series of "This is Your Brain on Drugs" PSAs that aired in the late 80's and early 90's? You know, the ones that involved the egg frying in the pan to show that drugs fry...
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The New Adventures of New Christine
LA Times sports writer Mike Penner announced today that he will be leaving for a few weeks' vacation, and that when he returns, he will be coming back as a female named Christine. To which we reply: Wow, good for...
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Video: Like shooting re-closeted fish in a still-gay barrel
This just in from the folks at This Just In...: And just for comparison's sake (and because the lunacy that is "beating a pillow with a tennis racket" never gets old): Parodiable, thy name is "ex-gay." New TV Spot Aims...
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Exploiting senseless tragedy: What could be more 'moral'?
We told you last Friday about a religious leader who was trying to capitalize on the Virginia Tech tragedy, so as to justify his antipathy for LGBT-centric hate crimes legislation (HR 1592). Well today the Concerned Women For America have...
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Almost-marriages to be granted in Granite State
Well, it looks like New Hampshire is going to become the fourth state to offer an alternative to full marriage equality: N.H. Lawmakers Approve Civil Unions [AP via WaPo] Once Gov. Lynch signs the measure into law -- which he...
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I've got one thing to say and that's 'Dammit, Janet, you're embracing a lie'
For an example of just how willing our opposition is to distort the nature of federal hate crimes legislation, consider this passage from the latest WorldNetDaily column written by Janet Folger: According to the New Hampshire Union Leader, John Guimond,...
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HR 1592 advances; religious right searches for new ways to lie about it
By a 20-14 party line vote, the House Judiciary Committee voted last night to send LGBT-centric hate crimes legislation (HR 1592) to a full House vote. Or as the religious right is referring to the news: ::sigh:: So dramatic they...
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04/25/2007
Finally, a gay 'Golden Girls' (besides, of course, the actual 'Golden Girls')
According to E! Online, David Duchovny and Chad Allen are developing a film about two gay men who fall in love at a senior citizens home. And wouldn't you know it? We already have a title in mind: Feel free...
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Geez, at least have the decency to denounce white supremacy!
So yesterday we directed you to AmericaBlog, where John Aravosis had discovered that "ex-gay" Stephen Bennett (pic.) was encouraging his readers to watch a video that had been uploaded to Youtube (a) under false pretenses, (b) with a "faggot" tag,...
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Video: Food for reasoned thought
This is a video of John Corvino, a self-described "philosopher, moralists, and gay rights advocate" who has been lecturing for the past 15 years on the the morality of homosexuality: But why should our opposition consider such rational points when...
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Should 'pro-family' groups be promoting dishonesty?
So a few weeks back, we pointed out how something quite shady seemed to be going on with an American Family Association poll involving "the homosexual agenda" of America's corporations. At the time, it seemed that the anti-gay responses were...
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'The View' soon to look less Rosie?
TMZ is reporting that celesbian Rosie O'Donnell will announce on today's show that she is leaving "The View." Most hopeful that the rumors are true? The comedian's every last fart, who are sick of being turned nightly into national, controversial...
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Video: God Hates Bratwurst
America's Second-Most Hated Family [YouTube] Technorati Tags: Westboro
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04/24/2007
Colson once again 'Chucks' with truth
Watergate figure Chuck Colson is up to his old anti-gay tricks again, writing a new piece in which he decries attempts to "normalize homosexuality" in public schools. His focus is on the school district of Montgomery County, MD, where gay-accepting...
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Spineless art show exhibits at yet another school
Gays not a targeted minority group, you say? Well, consider this: Yet another school -- this time Pacifica, California's Oceana High -- has been targeted with graffiti. And what kind of graffiti, you ask? Well, according to police reports, the...
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Repent for your gross misrepresentations of the facts, 'pro-family' America
You know what always provides an eye-opening experience? Looking at how the religious right describes their protests and whatnots, and then comparing those slanted accounts with reports from other press outlets. Latest case in point: Here is how the American...
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'Former gay' in bed with 'current racist copyright violator'?
So John at Americablog has made a very interesting discovery about the latest practices employed by professional "ex-gay" Stephen Bennett. Among his indiscretions: -Encouraged his followers to watch a video that uses footage blatantly lifted from a pro-gay video (which...
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Video: Saying gay's an 'abomination' is soooo 'to'evah!'
Back in the beginning of March, we posted some video clips from a straight religious man who was encouraging Christians to re-evalute their condemnations of homosexuality. Well, that refreshing gentleman is back again with this short examination of the word...
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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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Vandals protect marriage of 'anti-gay' and 'biblical'
So recently we told you about a gay-positive campaign that has been launched in the Indianapolis area, in which various Biblical passages are suggested to have actually contained pro-gay messages. Well, sadly we have just received word from Bil Browning...
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TCM shows TLC to LGBT
This June, Turner Classic Movies will honor Gay Pride Month by presenting a month-long look into the way gay and lesbian life has been represented by classic Hollywood cinema. The celebration will be called Screened Out: Gay Images in Film,...
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04/23/2007
Hill: Not yet with us on marriage fight, with us on literal battle
During a campaign stop at Iowa's Luther College, Hillary Clinton once again voiced her support for overturning the Don't Ask, Don't Tell military ban that was initiated during her husband's first year in office. H. Clinton borrowed a line from...
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Vatican official says something anti-gay; in other news: grass is green
Archbishop Angelo Amato, the second-highest ranking doctrinal official at the Vatican, lashed out today against the "parliaments of so-called civilised nations where laws contrary to the nature of the human being are being promulgated, such as the approval of marriage...
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'Controversial' teacher soon to learn fate
Amy Sorrell, the Indiana teacher who allowed a sophomore student to write a gay acceptance-encouraging opinion piece for a junior-senior high school newspaper and who may lose her job over the allowance, will have her future decided at a public...
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Bill now too large in the Center, gays move on
Due to an unpaid $100,000 bill from last year's festivities, organizers of Seattle's gay pride festival will not be holding multi-day festivities at the downtown Seattle Center this year, opting instead for a scaled-down one day event at an alternate...
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Matt Barber: He just seems so...aggressive
It's no secret that we find the extremely anti-gay Matt Barber to be a liability-in-waiting for the Concerned Women For America. And for just a brief example of the type of sentiment that makes us think him to be a...
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'Good Morning' on why it's not 'good' to 'mourn' your sexual truth
Yet another television outlet has jumped on the "ex-gay" bandwagon, with ABC's "Good Morning America" today doing a story about Christine Bakke and her failed attempt at "changing" the unchangeable: Woman Speaks Out About Gay 'Cure' (video and story) [ABC]...
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Dobson, Perkins, LaBarbera: The Next Generation
So what's the best way to become a "pro-family" superstar? Well, apparently it's to wear a shirt to your high school on which you condemn gay students and the acceptance of such. After all, that's exactly what Tyler Chase Harper...
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Wherein we stop McCaring
At this point in our G-A-Y lives, we have little to no interest in the "he said/she said" soap opera that is "The McGreeveys." However, if you do, the NY Daily News has obtained an advance copy of Dina Matos...
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Marriage equality line: Spitzer swallows?
Keeping a campaign promise to do his part for matrimonial equality, NY Governor Eliot Spitzer has announced that he'll introduce a bill in the coming weeks that will seek to legalize same-sex marriage in the Empire State. Fantastic news! Because...
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04/20/2007
Video: Wasted away again in Sodom&GomorrahVille, searching for my lost pillar of salt
Oh. My. God. Or we guess we should say "Oh. Their. God," as denying gays' connection to a holy spirit would seem to be the message our socio-politic-religo opposition is hellbent on sending: Not to spoil the ending for you,...
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