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11/21/2008
Report: Chart in final 'Ours'
And now in "Not everyone can be AfterEllen"news: According to The Advocate, "L Word"-themed site OurChart is shuttering editorial production as of today: OurChart.com Pulls the Plug [Ourchart] So let's see here: OurChart is shuttering today, "The L Word" ends...That revelatory Prop 8 letter finally gets mainstream media play
We've already given you a glimpse of today's "Dr. Phil" show. However, we felt the need to highlight one more clip in its own post, because this one is a doozy for many reasons: Okay, first off: No, Jeff, let...Video: Today's Dr. Phil topic -- right vs. wrong
As you may have heard, today's "Dr Phil" show was all about gay marriage in general and Prop 8 in particular. The eponymous Phil literally split his audience in half, with the anti-gay side fittingly situated on the right, and...Cozy office in Rocky Mt. state vs. the actual freaking mountain: Whose reporting view do you most trust?
Focus on the Family's Stuart Shepard has gone after gays, over and over and over again. He's gone after the so-called "war on Christmas." He also caught national attention when he asked folks to pray for rain on the day...Go read Bilerico's (Was)live(but now it's not)blog
If you're like us, you might have missed the multi-state marriage equality liveblog that the Bilerico Project held last night. Whether it was due to studying, drinking, or studying drinking, you need not tell us. It's okay. We all have...Audio: HELP -- the mean gays looked at public donor rolls!!!!
Of all the anti-gay side's post-Prop 8 arguments, one of the most infuriaing has to be the disingenuous idea that gays who are acknowledging "yes on 8" contributors are somehow using sneaky tactics. A disingenuous notion that longtime anti-gay Robert...We've seen 'Milk'
It's good. It's really, really good. When watching the film, the gay community will surely be struck by how incredibly relevant the work is in today's political climate. Here's hoping the American public as a whole will pinpoint the pertinence,...At war with harmony: Pro anti-gays turn to 'e'
When we saw that the eHarmony matchmaking service was, due to court action, planning to open up their site to same-sex couples, we figured there would be some push back from those anti-gays who prefer eDiscord. We did not, however,...11/20/2008
Dissension in the rank biases
Pam Spaulding has posted an e-blast from the official "yes on 8" crew, wherein those who eliminated gay rights in California seek even more funds to fuel their queer-unfriendly quests. And while that alone is enough to annoy a self-respecting...Online hate? Game on, boys!
Remember a few weeks back when Matt Barber was whining about the "mean" gays and their online threats of violence? And remember yesterday, when Pete LaBarbera was making a big stink about the "hate" of the radical left? Well, we...Condemnation: Those who do remember the past know we will defeat it
Dick Meister is a San Francisco-based freelance writer who's been covering the local scene for the past several decades. Today, Meister taps into that vast well of Bay Area remembrance to remind those of us living in the era of...The 'oogedy-boogedy branch': It's not only gays who are fed up
To be more specific, the evangelical, right-wing, oogedy-boogedy branch of the GOP is what ails the erstwhile conservative party and will continue to afflict and marginalize its constituents if reckoning doesn't soon cometh. Simply put: Armband religion is killing the...Taking on Randy, lie line by lie line
One of California's most prominent anti-gays, Randy Thomasson, is back today with his thoughts on the Supreme Court's decision to move forward with the cases against Prop 8. We will now deconstruct Randy's thoughts, looking at them bit by it....11/19/2008
Quips like Elaine's exist, yet we're the ones who shouldn't 'ask' or 'tell'?
This is the Obama-Biden transition team speaking to the Don't Ask, Don't Tell issue: Repeal Don't Ask-Don't Tell: Barack Obama agrees with former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff John Shalikashvili and other military experts that we need to...'Pro-family': An emboldened movement that's soon to overplay its hand
When it comes to whether or not Prop 8 was an explicitly Christian/Mormon battle (hint: it was), the social conservatives are beginning to drop the mask. And they are now telling us that we gays better just accept this Christian...It's happening...
SAN FRANCISCO -- California's highest court has agreed to hear legal challenges to the state's new same-sex marriage ban, but is refusing to allow gay couples to resume marrying until it rules on the measure's validity. The California Supreme Court...Video: How are we losing to this?!
Oh, the ignorance of it all: Separating Religious Beliefs from the State [YouTube]'Crimson' columnist has us seeing same
Last year, Harvard Crimson columnist Lucy Morrow Caldwell caught national attention (and much ire) when she chose to publicly reveal that Rudy Giuliani's minor daughter had joined a pro-Obama Facebook group (privately, under a pseudonym). Today she comes on our...Chicago: Gay-les school goes bi bye
We told you about plans to open a gay and lesbian high school in Chicago. We also told you how PETA was pushing for said high school to go completely veg. Well now comes the news that the school won't...eHarmony: Better late? Or should gays still say never?
As settlement in a discrimination lawsuit, the eHarmony dating site (founded by Focus on the Family friend Neil Clark Warren) has announced that they will next year open their services up to same-sex couples: eHarmony settles with N.J. over same-sex...Prop 8 spokesman/lawyer: Pro-gay lawyers not using the Bible enough
Want more examples of the "pro-family" side, via their words and quotes, indicating just how fully they don't get it? Well check out this little snippet from One News Now, in which writer Charlies Butts and anti-gay lawyer Brad Dacus...Evangelical 'religious freedom': Believe what they believe OR ELSE!
Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is both pro-gay and pro-Jesus. At this weekend's gay rights protest in his home city, he told listeners why he sees no disconnect in those two positions: (Jesus-y part beings around 2:00) Nice, peaceful thoughts....Well if you wanna go there, Peter...
Responding to something that our pal Pam Spaulding posted to her blog over the weekend, our ol' buddy Peter LaBarbera writes the following on his own site: No, Pete? You can't imagine your side writing anything nasty? Well, my friend,...11/18/2008
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What is it with heterosexual Christians and marriage? Why is the concept becoming so increasingly difficult for them to understand? And when it comes to the point that they have to issue literal instruction manuals on the subject, isn't it...Video: Our opponents are their own bad PR machine
Stigmatabrother Channel [YouTube] **UPDATE: We're not only "lawless terrorists" to this dude. Apparently we are also... Stay classy, "yes on 8" supporters!Churches not forced to marry anyone -- until the gays can marry. HUH?!?! WHAA?!?
The following passage, part of an article posted to One News Now by conservative writer Marcia Segelstein, not only highlights just how fully the anti-gay side fails to understand the civil vs. religious marriage argument -- it also goes against...(You gotta) fight for your right (to marry!)
This new blog post comes from the Beastie Boys' AdRock: A Question For The People That Voted To Pass Proposition 8…. WHY !?! Is same sex marriage really that big of a deal to you ? with unemployment at it’s...A titillating question
Has the CA Supreme Court already said they'd throw out Prop 8? [PHB] *Note: It should be noted that this speaks to statutory, not constitutional, amendments. However, there are some who think that this still speaks to the court's views.Video: Hasselbeck & Shepherd. Again. Yes, seriously -- again. They simply refuse to listen. It's annoying. Blech.
On today's "The View," Elisabeth and Sherri continued their parade of misinformation. - Elisabeth passed off the idea that "four justices decided what was best for society." The reality, of course, is that the justices did their job, which is...Video: The ones who just need more exposure
We believe the guy in this video is earnest. We believe he, through his own life experiences and studies, has genuinely come to the conclusion that he states in this little commentary. We believe he is wholly confident in his...The wheels on the bus go, "OMG -- this zealotry is nutty!'
Taking the bus can be annoying. For starters, they're unpredictable. The schedule if the driver's, not your own. Especially in winter's cooling temperatures, the last place most of us want to find ourselves is standing outside waiting for public transportation...
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