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05/23/2011
Focus responds to prez' marriage concession; been conceding for years, apparently
On Saturday, we showed you how Focus on the Family president and CEO Jim Daly is admitting that his side has "probably lost" the marriage fight. Now, in a G-A-Y exclusive, FOtF's VP of Ministry Communications, Gary Schneeberger, gives us...
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Because why should a Democratic Senator limit his civil rights animus to only *one* May rally?
And now this from New York state senator, organizer of rallies where preachers say unbelievably hostile things about gays, person whose stated "agree to disagree" philosophy fails to apply to pro-LGBT newspapers, and deleter of fair-minded Facebook comments, Ruben Diaz,...
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NOMresources.com: Because all those stock photos aren't gonna store themselves
Not sure what it'll be used for, ultimately. But when the National Organization For Marriage launches a new website, it's always worth noting: [NOM Resources] NOM Resources: Just like human resources, but with 80% more discrimination for certain kinds of...
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Video: Gov. Cuomo fires up vid cam -- and maybe complacent Senators, too?
"Hello, I’m Governor Andrew Cuomo. New Yorkers have a proud, progressive history as national leaders towards greater equality and respect for all. From the fight for women’s suffrage to the struggle for civil rights, New Yorkers have been on the...
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If it walks like a ban and it stigmatizes like a ban...
Whenever Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist Katherine Kersten writes about same-sex marriage, it seriously sounds like she's simply repurposing a National Organization For Marriage press release. So it's no surprise that in the wake of the news of the state legislature...
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(Not right) Rite of passage (that needs to pass): The plight of being young, gay, & American
"When they know us they don't vote against us," that's a truism of which we've been aware for quite some time. But before the popularity contest of general elections, there comes that daily popularity referendum known as high school. And...
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05/22/2011
MN's chief anti-equality lobby: 'Accepting homosexuals as normal victimizes homosexuals themselves'
Last night, in a 70-62 vote, the Minnesota House of Representatives voted to send a marriage amendment to the state's 2012 voters. An amendment that the state's main anti-gay lobby group, the Minnesota Family Council (an official Focus on the...
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NY's chief anti-equality lobby: Homosexuality is 'perverted & twisted,' will lead to 'destruction of your immortal soul'
Today in churches cross the state of New York, congregants of who knows how many houses of worship are opening up their paper bulletins. In doing so, these inquisitive churchgoers might learn that Janie Sue is finally marrying that old...
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05/21/2011
HOLY WHOA!: Focus on the Family prez admits his side's 'probably lost' marriage fight
Focus on the Family president Jim Daly, speaking to World Magazine: World Magazine's Marvin Olasky: We're winning the younger generation on abortion, at least in theory. What about same-sex marriage? Focus on the Family president Jim Daly: We're losing on...
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05/20/2011
Enjoy the jailing of gays? Well the MN House GOP has a gig for you!
As they continue along on the ignoble quest of writing discrimination into the state constitution, today Minnesota House Republicans did this. Minnesota Independent reports: Minnesota House Republicans invited anti-gay preacher Bradlee Dean of You Can Run But You Cannot Hide...
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Illinois Defense of Marriage Initiative: More bad PR for the 'protect marriage' movement
Peter LaBarbera, the Illinois Family Institute, "ex-gay" Linda Jernigan, and representatives from TFP and CatholicVote.org (both friends of the National Organization For Marriage) are gearing up for an Illinois marriage inequality rally. A rally that, in yet another revelatory turn...
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Gallup: More national organization for marriage (equality)
When the anti-LGBT forces talk about all of those "radicals" in the "tiny minority" who are fighting for basic rights, it's actually a growing majority of the American public who they are so crudely/cruelly slighting: PRINCETON, NJ -- For the...
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'Pick a girl, love her, make a family': Maggie's telling take on 'the boxes we've constructed'
Maggie Gallagher, circa 2003. In a back and forth with gay writer Jonathan Rauch, the now-National Organization For Marriage gave this flippant advice to those "self-identifying as homosexual": [SOURCE] To which Rauch ably responded: [SOURCE] But then, of course, Maggie...
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05/19/2011
Golden lays a goose egg: NY (R) Sen. seeks to void out-of-state gay marriages
This has less than zero chance of moving even a millimeter. It is nothing but crude and cruel animus for the New York couples who have married elsewhere. You should know that: A Senate bill sponsored by Sen. Martin Golden,...
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Audio: Ted Olson: 'Civil rights are won...by constantly battling injustice and inequality'
"The fundamental right is marriage -- it's not interracial marriage, it's not same-sex marriage -- it's marriage." ... "We don't allow religion to drive our laws, because that's a 1st Amendment Anti-Establishment issue." ... "Because it's 'always been that way'...
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Sacred [cash] cows: The Family Leader seeks church vote, church lucre
You know The Family Leader, that anti-LGBT Iowa group that's extreme enough to support seminars that liken gay people to cigarette smoking yet establishment enough to still host a lecture series featuring all of the GOP leading light candidates? Well...
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Prediction: In 2012, happily married father of two will support family values
An intriguing tease, courtesy of both Sen. Gillibrand (D-NY) and Rep. Frank (D-MA): Gillibrand, Frank: Obama May Endorse Marriage Equality In 2012 [Wonk Room -TP]
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Maggie Gallagher now policing people's intentions
This is the sum of Maggie's latest commentary from National Review's "The Corner" blog: Why is it neither of the two men pushing for gay marriage in New York are interested in marrying the person they love? Cuomo and Bloomberg...
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Concerned Women for [Painting gays as shadowy predators]
The title and graphic of a new Concerned Women For America blog post: [CWFA] Well we certainly want to advise the kid on the right to wear less high-waisted trousers. But that's about it. It should be noted that Janice...
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NOM becoming a full out anti-LGBT group: He 'represents the extreme fringe' edition
Randy Thomasson's Campaign For Children and Families group is so fringe and extreme, even the Prop 8 proponents rejected his offers to help. But don't take our word for it -- Here's Prop 8 attorney Andy Pugno speaking about CCF:...
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Political agenda ahead of needs: The soundbite vs. the abounding bites
Speaking on the push to keep gays from adopting in Virginia, the head of the local Focus on the Family affiliate group says this: “It is unfortunate that homosexual special-interest groups seem bent on putting their political agenda ahead of...
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Video: New York's chief anti-equality lobby group: 'No rights, period'
"We think civil unions are counterfeit marriage" ... "The burden of proof is on that community to demonstrate that they are actually contributing something to that society's success" *** *REMINDER: This is the same guy who has likened marriage equality...
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05/18/2011
The far-right's war on GOP moderates: 'Ha, ha, Dede had a human emotion' edition
Created by the NY state Conservative Party and pushed by NOM: And the conservatives' war against Dede turned the NY-23 seat Democratic for the first time in sixteen years. Yeah, real source of pride for your side, kids. *** *By...
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'Stop wasting time and political energy,' says man who spent Sabbath wasting time, political energy
Rev. Sen. Ruben Diaz, Sr. (D-Bronx): “New York’s Rent Stabilization and Rent Control Laws are set to expire on June 15th. If these laws are not extended then 2.5 million New Yorkers – mostly Black and Hispanic – are facing...
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Video: Gays promoted Rapture; Not sure about 'Call Me' or 'Heart of Glass'
(↑ via Towle) (↓ via Blondie) *** *UPDATE: Whoa, freaky coincidence: Watch: Debbie Harry Wakes the Dead in Blondie's New Video 'Mother' [Towle]
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NY's Family Research Foundation still rallying with deception; In related news: grass = still green
New Yorker's Family Research Foundation, the chief anti-marriage-equality lobby group in NY state, just wrote this on the organization's Facebook wall: NYFRF [Facebook] So let's unpack this bullcrapola, shall we? (a) Actually, many on the "protect marriage" side *DO* claim...
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Liberty Univ students: 'We were trained to disobey the law'
Sarah Posner does it again. An intensely interesting investigative report into Liberty University, their "God's law" teachings, and how much Mat Staver and company knew about Lisa Miller's flouting of the law. No ore words more from us. Here's a...
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Video: 'Homosexual activists are Nazis', says guy who routinely hosts GOP stars
Fischer: Gays Are Nazis [Right Wing Watch] *** *REMINDER: This is the same Bryan Fischer who's said "Homosexuals in the military gave us...six million dead Jews". The guy who's said "homosexuals should be disqualified from public office," has called on...
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When they say they want to 'change'/'save' us....
....believe them! If I had to track the biggest frustration I see with our modern "culture war" conversation, I'd probably hone in on the mainstream media and larger public's tendency to ignore the larger rhetoric that the "protect marriage" community...
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Video: NOM's carefully edited Bronx rally
The National Organization For Marriage's conveniently edited and rose-colored take on the Bronx rally: And now, what really happened: Ruben Diaz' wife said we are "enchained and enslaved by homosexuality" and "an abomination" while Brian Brown looked on, all smiles:...
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Village of the NOMmed: B/c why shouldn't a 'values' group liken tolerant children to damned zombies?
Is teaching basic LGBT tolerance/acceptance/respect to children akin to some "Village of the Damned"-like scenario? It is if you believe the National Organization For Marriage's latest fundraising email. Playing off a of a snarky Queerty post that attempted to make...
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05/17/2011
People in glass [PolitiFact repudiations] shouldn't throw [gotcha links]
It's interesting that the National Organization For Marriage, over on their NOM blog, would link to a Politifact article that had trouble concretely nailing down some of the more obscure or complicated denied rights associated with marriage inequality: [SOURCE] Because...
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25 Senators (and 2 Udalls, oddly enough) now supporting DOMA repeal
Hi, I’m Tom Udall. I've long believed that for issues relating to marriage, decisions need to happen at the state-level. And if the states have that responsibility, then the federal government ought to respect it. If a state allows same-sex...
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Video: Today's North Carolina rally, in full
Courtesy of WRAL.com: [SOURCE] 2:42: "Set North Carolina on a correct moral standard" 5:10: Politicians' marriage and pro-choice votes threatened by citing Romans I. 5:49: "There is no separation of church and state" 8:02: "We may make it legal but...
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Maggie, in respite from faulting those who won't hush equality support, faults he who hushed his equality support
Writing for the Huffington Post, Jonathan Miller, former State Treasurer of Kentucky (1999-2007) and current Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, comes out for marriage equality: "Yep, I'm for gay marriage. I've lived a lie for most of my...
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Gov. Walker's new fight: A quandary for the 'must defend DOMA/Prop 8' crowd
It will be interesting to see how the anti-LGBT crowd reacts to this: Madison - Gov. Scott Walker believes a new law that gives gay couples hospital visitation rights violates the state constitution and has asked a judge to allow...
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Today, Rev. Baity is rallying in NC. Responsible NC media must note how far beyond marriage his fight really goes!
Today in North Carolina, the Family Research Council's Tony Perkins is joining an anti-gay rally produced and hosted by Pastor Ron Baity and his so-called "Return America" group. A rally that the National Organization For Marriage has also promoted. So...
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Bryan Fischer's 'Christian' radio show: Come for the GOP candidates, stay for the near-guaranteed gay/Muslim condemnations
American Family Radio host Frank Turek chats with our ol' pal Bryan: Gays and "radical Muslims": "both hate Western civilization, both hate Judeo-Christian natural law values that our Constitution and particularly our Declaration of Independence were founded on." [Right Wing...
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Madam Secretary to world: 'Turn the tide of inequality and discrimination against the LGBT community'
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman _____________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release May 17, 2011 2011/763 STATEMENT BY SECRETARY CLINTON International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia In every part of the world, men and women are persecuted and attacked because...
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Maggie slips 'b-f***ing 101' into post; says more about own views than her opposition's
Believe it or not, Maggie Gallagher recently used the following phrase in a NOM Blog post, as a way of describing inclusive sex education curriculum: And she wasn't referencing someone else's words either. At least not accurately. Because the source...
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(*UPDATED) Sen. Ruben Diaz, Sr. divorces Facebook: Was it something we said?
So you remember that entry from yesterday where I posted the screencaps of the perfectly fair comments that Rev, Sen. Ruben Diaz, Sr. (D-Bronx) deleted from his Facebook page? Yeah, well -- about twenty minutes after that post went live...
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05/16/2011
Reminder: The NY eyebrow-raisers go waaaay beyond the NOM/Diaz rally
Since the National Organization For Marriage/ Sen. Ruben Diaz, Sr. rally in the Bronx has completely blown the lid off just how far New York state's organized anti-equality community would like to take the "protect marriage" goal, we want to...
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And now, the NOM/Diaz rally photo to end all NOM/Diaz rally photos
National Organization For Marriage, meet Fence for Divorcing Cheap: NOM president Brian Brown *** *EARLIER: Sights and sounds from the rally: Photos from the rally Presiding pastor says "Those who practice such things are worthy to death" Preacher says 'breaking...
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Sen. Ruben Diaz's 'agree to disagree' lie: Part II
I'm a New Yorker, politico, and contributor to the state Democratic party. However, I do disagree with the stated positions of one of the state's Democratic senators. So despite said senator's stated "let's agree to disagree" position, he and his...
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Yesterday: Sen. Ruben Diaz held rally, said we can 'agree to disagree'. Today: Diaz holds online rally, says 'agree with my disagreement'
We told you about it last week. Now today, a day after his beyond-incendiary rally in the Bronx, New York state Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr (D-Bronx) officially begins his boycott of New York City's largest and oldest Spanish-language daily newspaper....
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NOM/Diaz rally: You couldn't shake a science book without hitting an 'ex-gay' advocate
More from Yesterday's National Organization for Marriage/Ruben Diaz, Sr. rally in the Bronx: Think Progress' Igor Volsky had quite the insightful exchange with Rev. Kittim Silva, a member of Radio Vision Cristiana (the local radio station that helped sponsor the...
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Basic fairness and equal rights: Chair of NY Independence Party declares allegiance
Another marriage equality endorsement in NY, this time from Frank MacKay, the leader of the state's third largest political party: NY, N.Y. — The chairman of New York's Independence Party says he's personally supporting the legalization of gay marriage. APNewsBreak:...
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Video: The pure joy of discriminating against your City Council speaker
One other Fellini film-like takeaway from yesterday's NOM/Diaz rally in the Bronx: The pure jubilance on display: Releasing balloons in the sky: It wasn't even like a fired up political vibe -- it was much more like a street fair...
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Video: Ruben Diaz's Chief of Staff: Civil marriage/religious ceremony separation is an 'opinion'
Sen. Ruben Diaz's Chief of Staff, Brendaliz Candelaria: Jeremy Hooper: Hey, can I ask you -- you're Ruben Diaz's Chief of Staff, right? Brendaliz Candelaria: Yea. Hooper: How do you answer people say this is about civil marriage, not religion?...
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Video: About that NOM/Diaz human chain
Several of you have asked about/commented on the arm-in-arm photo ops from yesterday's National Organization For Marriage/Ruben Diaz rally in the Bronx. So I feel a need to clarify that this actually wasn't just one photo op: This is literally...
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