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11/07/2008
Video: Gavin, the truth & light
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Kids given hooky so as to avoid kooky
An East Tenn. high school was forced to close today. Why, you ask? Was it a flood? Lice scare? Bomb threat? Liberal teachers still too infected with Obamamania to teach the young'uns? Nope to all. The issue was much more...
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Hey Prop 8: The entertainment community pretty much despises you
They are two blonde pop stars who once shared a same-sex lip lock. Now Christina Aguilera and Madonna are speaking out against the cruel, divisive, unwarranted, un-American, biased, offensive, discriminatory pock mark known as Prop 8, which has eliminated the...
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Video: Marriage equality? Sherri doesn't say 'Whoopi!'
You know which "View" cohost is not with us on marriage equality? You know which "View" cohost is choosing to pass off far-right fallacies about "jailed preachers"? Well, it's not Elisabeth. She does give some lip service to "legislating from...
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Showtunes! Chorus boys! And...gay inequality?!
California Musical Theatre, billed as Northern CA's "premier producer and presenter of musical theatre," is currently putting on The Color Purple, a show all about discrimination. In March of 2009, they will present the thoroughly pro-gay Avenue Q (written by...
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The arc of justice vs. The arch enemies of justice
The Family Research Council's Tony Perkins, predictably, is lashing out against gay activists who vow to fight (and win) against Proposition 8 in court. Of the forthcoming legal battles, Tony says: Once again, homosexual extremists are turning to their place...
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Video: Why is gay coverage so frequently off?
Oh, mainstream media: "Today Show" piece, 11/7/08 (1) It's pronounced Tuh-KAY. A common mistake, but a mistake nonetheless. (2) Rosie married in 2004, in the Gavin Newsom-initiated weddings that were quickly invalidated. Rosie and Kelli did not marry in '08,...
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Videos: We used to find these PSAs charming. Now it's much harder.
If you breathed during the 80's, you probably remember these LDS commercials all over (mostly cable) TV: ::sigh:: If only one of those life lessons would've concerned the errancy of donating millions of dollars to a campaign to strip others...
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11/06/2008
Video: A galvanized spirit
STONEWALL - glory hallelujah! [YouTube] *Note: This is from the Stonewall movie, set in 1969, which is why the term "negro" is used. It's a bit uncomfortable to hear now, but it must be understood in historical context.
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FYI: Mormon temple protest
We hear there is some intense protesting currently going on at the Westwood Mormon Temple in Los Angeles, CA. Some are already calling this a new Stonewall. Watch raw video: [Alright, we're pulling the video feed now. However, you can...
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Surprise -- Matt's rage is once again misplaced
Aggressive gay foe Matt Barber is trying to make a big stink out of some aggressive comments that have been written on some gay blogs, with Matt acting as if isolated hyperbolic comments are (a) indicative of the gay community...
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(1) We cry. (2) We take a stand!
This image is making the rounds among gay activist circles: We like it. However, we would suggest this as a followup graphic: Because that is what we are going to do: Fight the nasty beast of bias whose head has...
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'Wicked' bias
This Myspace comment, posted to the official "yes on 8" page, is of course annoying in the way it celebrates the rollback of fundamental civil rights. However, the users pic raises another element in our eyes. Check it out and...
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Yo Randy: You've won nothing, pal!
California's Randy Thomasson, whose organization (in a piece likely written by Randy himself) earlier this year compared clerks who have to marry gays to Nazi officers who were forced to gas Jews, has a few thoughts on Prop 8's apparent...
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Video: Dig Dug for dudes who dig Doug
GayGamer is a really cool site that itches the proudly geeky part of our proudly queer identities. But seeing as how modern gaming is a climate with an alarming amount of homophobia, the site has also become an unlikely place...
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Mad as Ell
From Ellen Degeneres: This morning, when it was clear that Proposition 8 had passed in California, I can’t explain the feeling I had. I was saddened beyond belief. Here we just had a giant step toward equality and then on...
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Ronald redux: Looking again at George's quip
Back in June, we discovered an interview that Ronald George, the Republican-appointed CA Supreme Court Justice who wrote the majority opinion that granted same-sex couples equal marriage rights, gave to German publication Spiegel. At the time we found one particular...
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Courtin' bias: Anti-gay side scoffs at our search for justice
Speaking of a lawsuit that The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal and the National Center for Lesbian Rights have filed as a way of challenging Prop 8's merits (or lack thereof), the "yes on 8" side's general counsel, Andrew...
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Video: Reasoned rage
Proposition 8's egregious passage led Californians in at least two cities to take to the streets in principled protest. Here's some footage from various Youtubers: West Hollywood: San Francisco: We have not yet begun to fight. SEE ALSO: Andy Towle...
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11/05/2008
Video: Party like it's 1959
Wanna see a room full of people who not only voted against equal rights, but also went so far as to turn their poor, history-blighting misstep into a cocktail party? Well here, check out last night's official "yes on 8"...
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We will NEVER respect you, Ron Prentice. Never. Not ever. Not possible. No.
"we hope there can be a healing among all and a continued respect for the diverse views that have been expressed during this campaign" What "diverse views" are being discussed in the above comment? One that says gay people are...
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Just once we wish a group would say, 'We simply don't accept gay people!'
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may have funneled multi-millions into the passage of the cruel, mean-spirited, divisive, unscrupulous, unsavory, non-family, theocratically minded, discriminatory, unethical, unsound, irreligious, unconstitutional, un-American, irresponsible, marginalizing, hate-encouraging, scorn-deserving Prop 8, but don't you...
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Wright to left-winger: Ban with the anti-gays who brung ya!
Wanna be sick? Well check this. In her congratulations to President-elect Obama, the Concerned Women For America's Wendy Wright is actually suggesting that his victory was indication that Obama should hop aboard the far right's anti-gay amendment freight train: "President-elect...
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And now we seek justice
Don't think for a second that we're done fighting: Attorney Gloria Allred and her clients, a lesbian couple, who won right to marry in the California Supreme Court will hold a news conference to announce a new lawsuit against Prop....
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For shame
They've officially declared it: California voters approve Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriages [LA Times] **UPDATE: But a small glimmer does remain: Proposition 8 foes refuse to concede [Sac Bee] **MORE: A message from Kendell & Kors about the need...
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Our still largely impossible dream
"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our...
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Hmm..do you think God had to stand in a long voting line?
Speaking of the apparent "success" of California's cruel, mean-spirited, divisive, unscrupulous, unsavory, non-family, theocratically minded, discriminatory, unethical, unsound, irreligious, unconstitutional, un-American, irresponsible, marginalizing, hate-encouraging, scorn-deserving, someday-to-be-seen-for-the-blight-that-it-is-on-society "yes on 8" campaign, leader Ron Prentice has issued the following quote: “We know...
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30 seconds to connect: What worked? What didn't?
In our last post, we looked at the deceptive campaigning that duped masses of Californians into eliminating the right of same-sex couples to marry. But let's be fair and now look at the messaging on our side. Messaging that, for...
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The anti-think tank that tanked our equality
A Prop 8 loss isn't just a blow to gay people -- it's a loss for THINKING people. It's also a loss for those who understand the law and fairness under the same. And the fact that this deceptive, anti-intellectual,...
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Maybe.
Maybe we should have directly challenged the anti-gay arguments even more. Maybe we should have focused more on the African-American community, who exit polling suggests went against us somewhere in the 69%-31% ballpark. Maybe we should have highlighted the Mormon...
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11/04/2008
We (and the unforgiving history books) shall see
Also: Arkansas has passed its bigoted adoption ban. ::sigh:: It would be nice to be able to enjoy this sweet night without this inescapably personal bitterness! **UPDATE, 1AM ET: In California, the "yes" side is beating us 54%-46% with 22%...
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Video: 'Your gay friends hate you'
Jon Stewart Slams Anti-Gay Marriage Prop 8 [The Nation]
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Video: A silly Roker slip
Teehee: We're really glad Al clarified. After all, if Craigslist has taught the Internet community anything, it's that marriages featuring gay sex can apply to far more than just same-gender unions.
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Video: With CA residency comes great responsibility
**Our past Prop 8 vids **UPDATE: Actually, the money game is now around the $74 million mark: Fight For Equality In California Surpasses $73 Million! [Mad Professah Lectures] Unbelievable.
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Video: And they'll know we are loving by our vote
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Shirl the nonpartisan
We've seen her denounce Barack Obama as the anti-Christ. But does that mean Shirley Phelps-Roper are her fellow Westboro Baptist Church members are throwing their support to John McCain, Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney, or Bob Barr? Let's see what Shirley...
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Remember, CA: Slay the beast to obtain peace
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11/03/2008
Development at Seattle Grace: Could 'cold feet' be the homo-squeamish diagnosis?
In an exclusive interview, Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello has revealed a fairly big "Grey's Anatomy" spoiler that might just have some gay panic-laden undertones. Read on if you care to (a) be a little bit soiled about this week's episode,...
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Jesus: From loving thy neighbor to encouraging vehicular suicide/homicide
Here is a comment left on the official "yes on 8" Myspace page. Oh, and it's of course from a user who uses an image of Jesus on the cross for her profile pic: LOL!!!! We not only wish to...
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Save (our right to use) the date
Please, Californians: Don't make us change our plans. VOTE NO ON PROP 8!
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From 'SNL' to 'OMG'
You loved her on "SNL" in roles as varied as the woman who told Toonces to "look out!" and the best friend/coworker of [insert one of SNL's popular 80's era characters]. But now, two decades later, you can listen to...
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Audio: Well at least he just comes out and says what others mean
Savage: "If you're insane, hate the family ... hate your mother and father, hate the Bible, hate the church, and hate the synagogue," you oppose CA gay marriage ban [Media Matters]
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Video: Backwards backyard punditry
Here it is: Westboro Baptist's pre-election "get out the vote" effort. Get ready for a sharp display of political acumen so shrewd, it will surely leave the Maddows and Begalas of the world quivering in their boots: Of course should...
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Culture truce
The bad news? We at G-A-Y might be on the verge of running out of people to write about. The good news? There is growing opinion among politicos (including us) that the long, national nightmare known as the "culture war"...
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A GLAAD groom
We want to say a quick congrats to our pal Damon Romine, the Entertainment Media Director of GLAAD. In Palm Springs over the weekend, Damon (on left) got hitched to his partner Charles Robbins: Damon Romine and Charles Robbins [NY...
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Video: Wow, shocker -- their closing argument is as fake as their whole campaign
1. Prop 8 has nothing to do with so-called "traditional marriage." If your hetero marriage is threatened by two gay people having equal access to the custom, then you should be in marriage counseling, not on the side of the...
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Videos: Shameful pursuits, Florida edition
"We want our religious beliefs to rule everyone." "We wish for our our parental choices to be foisted on every parents and child." "We aggressively embrace bias." "We wish to make gays seem anti-family, anti-child, anti-marriage, anti-tradition, anti-religion, anti-values, anti-morality,...
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Video: B.O. shuns initiative that smells like same
Are we happy that Barack is yet to be with us in terms of the word "marriage"? Of course not. In fact, we're not happy when anyone fails to see the big civil rights picture, especially when they marry those...
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Video: Thank you, Madame Speaker
NO ON 8!
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Probably not the star power they would've liked
Posing as his gay character, Bruno, actor Sacha Baron Cohen put his tongue in his cheek yesterday afternoon and joined California's anti-gay forces at a Los Angeles area "yes on 8" rally: Sacha Baron Cohen crashes LA rally as 'Bruno'...
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