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06/30/2011
FRC labels Dumbo as gay, uses Disney elephant to mock Log Cabin Republicans
This is the graphic the Family Research Council's Vice President for Government Affairs, Tom McClusky, has chosen to use for his latest blog post denouncing both the gay Log Cabin Republican group and a theoretically inclusive GOP itself: (*"elephant-gay" is...
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The 'right' to arbitrary discrimination: Team Morality's latest misplaced value
Some very obtuse legal logic courtesy of Focus on the Family's Bruce Hausknecht: The language of New York’s deeply flawed religious exemption makes no sense as anything other than a fig leaf to provide cover for the last few senators...
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On Rhode Island, Bishops, and the theme from 'Tootsie'
After all of the anti-equality noise we've heard from America's Bishops in recent months, we'd like to start off with a brief, mellow respite. So here, absorb the smooth stylings of '80s hitmaker Stephen Bishop: Ah, that was lovely. Just...
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Audio: Santorum says marriage equality 'an assault at the very core of America'
Congratulations actual assaults on America. For you have now been needlessly absolved of your full weight and power, at least around the Santorum dinner table. This from DC's 630 WMAL: WMAL News [YT] Gays are destroying America via their legal...
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Video: Getting the 'banned' back together in Maine
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TVC says we're shaming the Founding Fathers; Reincarnated Founding Fathers too confounded by reality TV to care
Okay first off: We actually had a vote to spare in the New York Senate. We needed 32, we got 33. So no, it did not come down to only one legislator. Now that this practical point is out of...
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The President's Evolution: Another view
As the topic of the President's marriage "evolution" continues to grab headlines, the prevailing assumption is that Barack Obama is on his way to full support for civil marriage equality, with the unanswered question marks surrounding the timeframe more than...
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YouTuber compares 6/24 to 9/11; indicts this site by name
When we saw this description below a particularly nasty YouTube vid, we were disgusted: [YouTube] But then when we looked a little further down, we were kind of flattered: [YouTube] Because be it the Oscars, the Tonys, or the idea...
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WBC at FBI: Rhetoric is off-the rails -- but was it right to welcome the train?
Last fall, I saw that Westboro Baptist Church's Megan Phelps (daughter of Shirley, granddaughter of Fred) had posted some really odd photos of various church members leading classes at the Quantico Marine base: [Megan Phelps -- Twitpic] They even got...
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NOM rejects RI civil unions (amid pretense that support was ever an option)
A coalition of LGBT groups strongly oppose the just-passed bill that would bring civil unions to Rhode Island, precisely because the religious exemptions attached to the proposal are extremely overreaching and dangerous. And these groups are hoping that Governor Lincoln...
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FRC gives us the finger, gives highbrow discourse the same
The Family Research Council's latest fear graphic pertaining to NY marriage equality: [FRC] Fitting that their minds would turn to dominoes, considering the nonstop games they play with our lives. One side's fight for peaceful existence is another team's playful...
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#MarryME Redux
It's back to the ballot in Maine. This per the Bangor Daily News: With momentum growing from last week’s victory in New York, supporters of marriage equality think that the time has come for another try in Maine. Today, EqualityMaine...
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06/29/2011
So who thought killing the Pride livestream was a good idea?
Okay, so this is really weird. Earlier today, the White House proudly announced that tonight's LGBT reception would be livestreamed, just as they stream just about every other WH event: Which is why we embedded it here for you to...
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Rhode Island civil unions: The bill that nobody wants
In a very interesting turn of events, a coalition of LGBT advocacy groups (American Civil Liberties Union, Family Equality Council, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, Freedom to Marry, Human Rights Campaign, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Marriage Equality...
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Maiming the 'Dr. Turek merely protects marriage' meme
Groups like the American Family Association and National Organization For Marriage, outfits that are always in search of the next victim to turn into a martyr, have been working the idea that Dr. Frank Turek was recently relieved of his...
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Bob Vander Plaats greets folks at front door; we look at tools still tucked away in the shed
In obvious reaction to the "Second Hand Effects of Homosexuality" links that we first uncovered in January and that others like Think Progress' Igor Volsky continued to bring up throughout the winter and spring, Bob Vander Plaats and his Iowa...
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'I'm not gonna make news today'
When asked again today about his marriage stance, the President responded with the quote in the above headline. Think Progress grabbed vid of Laura Meckler's (WSJ) question: [Think Progress LGBT] The "not making news" thing has become something of a...
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Maggie endorses a lie about govt. nature, there will be CONSequences
"Gay marriage is not an increase in liberty; it is a government takeover of an institution that government did not create and should not redefine. When the government endorses a lie about human nature, there will be consequences." - Maggie...
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Like the Courage Campaign? Help them help LGBT youth
Pepsi is giving $50,000 to a worthy cause. If you think the Courage Campaign's work fostering a climate of equality and peace is worthwhile, then consider throwing them a vote (and asking your friends to do the same): Refresh Everything:...
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Video: On 'Does it get better?' debate, 13 Dem. senators seek cloture
Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Mark Udall (D-Colo.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Ron Wyden...
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Video: Koch defends relational privacy; but why?
Former NYC mayor (and famous Cuomo family rival) Ed Koch has much to say about the questions surrounding his own sexuality, as well as the nature of this line of questioning in general. An interesting discussion: (*Note: interview was filmed...
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NOM is founded on generalized animus. Here's its cofounder making that clear
Lest you think the National Organization For Marriage is built, fundamentally, on much more than animus for the idea that certain sexual orientations are anything beyond an affront to sexual "norms," let's examine some of the latest quotes from NOM...
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NOM's battle plan: Four years to radically redefine the institution of NY
NOM expounds on the plan to rid New York of its majority-backed, joyously welcomed new nuptials. Operation: Slap Empire Gays in The Face will go like this: PHASE 1: Elect pro-marriage majorities next November that will approve a marriage amendment...
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06/28/2011
Congressman Polis to co-sponsor Spit up On My Tie Act of 2011
Congrats to the Congressman and his partner: WASHINGTON — Rep. Jared Polis and his long-time partner Marlon Reis are expecting their first baby in September. Beltway Blog — Rep. Jared Polis and his partner expecting a baby [Denver Post --...
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Poll: New Yorkers support marriage equality; under 35 voters about ready to marry the notion itself
The anti-LGBT groups will surely continue to use that silly poll commissioned by the anti-equality activists at the Alliance Defense Fund and conducted by the conservative polling firm Public Opinion Strategies. Fortunately, the majority of folks who care about little...
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WSJ commenters suggest novel new pest control options; oh, almost forgot: We gays are the pests!
From the Wall Street Journal's Metropolis blog, these two charming comments: In N.Y., Some Gay Couples May Have to Marry for Benefits [WSJ Metropolis Blog] (h/t: Chris in L.A.) **UPDATE: Comments have now been yanked. A meat trailer? Well shows...
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Video: Gays incapable of settling, says reliably unsettled Bryan Fischer
I've been with one man, going on eight years. Going on life. In Bryan Fischer's world, I do not exist: [Right Wing Watch] *REMINDER: This is the same Bryan Fischer who's said "Homosexuals in the military gave us...six million dead...
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Video: Putting the CON in consequences, with LGBT-obsessed Rick Santorum
Did you know that Vermont public schools are getting into deep discussions involving the intricacies of the transgender experience with students as young as second grade? Uh huh -- Rick Santorum has a friend who says so: [YT: Faith And...
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NOM doesn't want you having basic rights: Rhode Island edition
In the wake of their crushing loss in New York, the National Organization For Marriage turns its organizational attention towards stopping Rhode Island civil unions: The RI Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on House Bill 6103 as amended on Wednesday...
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Audio: Steve Malzberg shows Evan Wolfson what radio condescension sounds like, squeezes in some marriage talk too
Especially listen around 5:40 when, while in an interview where he presses the Freedom to Marry head to defend his own marriage in every way possible (including against incest comparisons), Steve completely flips out when Evan quite simply asks him...
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Tony Perkins predicts gay marriages destroying the country; hopes it won't happen before his Values Voters Summit (*already has deposit on exhibit hall)
"The American people are there. They know intuitively what marriage is. History shows it, the Bible shows it, [and] society has reflected it," Family Research Council (FRC) president Tony Perkins says of the findings. "The further we move away from...
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FRC says Pride-hued Empire State Building = 'warning flare'; stops short of questioning Lady Liberty's lesbian tendencies
Many of us, both here in New York City and worldwide, saw this night-of-vote image as a promising sign of all that we have achieved: But for the Family Research Council, for whom the achievement of benign peace for LGBT...
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Video: Maggie says we're 'not seeing [a shift in public opinion] on the ground'; we can recommend a good eye doctor
Professionally, Danny O'Donnell understands Albany; personally, he understands the implications of civil inequality. Professionally, Maggie Gallagher understands the need to flip the script to make her team of rights-robbers seem like the victims; personally, she understands the money to be...
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Video: Brian Brown won't even repudiate Pat Robertson? Really?!
Openly gay anchor Thomas Roberts and equality advocate Al Sharpton press the National Organization For Marriage on his discriminatory career. Brian plays the role of talking point machine: (1:56) Roberts: Mr. Brown, do you agree with what we're hearing from...
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06/27/2011
'Christian Post' commenter says to 'lock and load'...'clean up this mess'; gets seven thumbs up
In response to the NY decision: [SOURCE] (h/t: Chris in LA) Religious protections? How about the next marriage equality bill come with gun control instead?
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Maggie Gallagher vs. 'a civilization built against nature'
Maggie Gallagher is still digging in her heels, fighting to keep a job that's put a ton of cash in her pocketbook "protect marriage" in the wake of New York. And in a newly published interview with the National Review...
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Secy. Clinton cites personal bonds as key to equality; which is good, b/c her husband and daughter already support full&equal marriage
Remarks delivered in honor of Pride month: Madam Secretary makes no news in regards to her own "evolution" from civil unions to full marriage support. But she does have nice things to say about New York, progress, protections, and Gaga...
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Another Bush acolyte, another realization that gays aren't the ones bullshitting America
Prominent conservative and Bush administration staffer, David Frum, is now admitting what pro-equality marriage advocates have long held: That the "protect marriage" arguments exist on a plane other than our own actuality: "...I find myself strangely untroubled by New York...
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Video: Pat Robertson mass RSVPs for all NY gay weddings; ignores fish or beef option, instead chooses flambéd U.S.
CBN anchor: WHERE DO YOU THINK WE'RE HEADING WITH THIS, PAT? Pat Robertson: I THINK WE NEED TO REMEMBER THE TERM "SODOMY" CAME FROM A TOWN CALLED SODOM, AND IT WAS DESTROYED. THEY EVEN TRIED TO RAPE ANGELS THAT CAME...
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Either a threat, or a call for gays to kill a certain detergent brand
And now the homo-hostile community will remind America why the LGBT fight did not end at NY marriage equality: 'Kill All Gays' Graffiti in Lancaster, CA Thought to Be Reaction to NY Marriage Equality Vote [Towle]
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Audio: Sandra Lee's semi-homemade ring finger sparks Maggie's concern
Of all the tactics Maggie Gallagher tossed out in NY, this oft repeated nugget might've taken the cake in terms of both political pointlessness and personal insolence: SOURCE: Issues Etc: 6/22/11 [iTunes] "I wouldn't question his religious convictions, but --...
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Matt Barber again confuses puffed up prose for factuality, again changes nothing
Over the weekend, Matt Barber essentially warned New York of impending torment, tweeting "Dark days ahead for NY...Buckle in. Rough ride Ahead." Now the Christian college dean applies his penchant for hyperbole to the President's marital views, saying to the...
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Gov. Christie says he's 'not a fan,' proves it by blowing hot air
In reaction to the historic New York vote: "I am not a fan of same-sex marriage. It’s not something that I support. I believe marriage should be between one man and one woman. That's my view and that'll be the...
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06/26/2011
Photos: A particularly celebratory NYC Pride march
Just a few shots from a very jubilant march:
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06/25/2011
NOM's made a NY hit list; dead horse unlisted, yet sure to receive beating
Four Republicans and three Democrats are set to face the wrath of Brown and Gallagher: [SOURCE: NOM Blog] As you've surely heard by now, NOM has promised to spend two million bucks to get these folks out of office, as...
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Video: Loving Christians respond to NY marriage
"Disasters are about to happen left and right. Why? Because they have chosen to promote homosexuality onto children, by letting the gay people get married" ... "For those who don't know the truth -- Good luck!" And then there's this...
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Video: Gov. Cuomo presser, pen stroke
newyorkstateofficeofthegovernor on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free **ALSO: Watch the archived Senate debate and vote [G-A-Y] **ALSO: The Senate roll call
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06/24/2011
In which we temporarily bring back NY graffiti
**ALSO: Watch the archived debate and vote [G-A-Y] **ALSO: The Senate roll call
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Video: One state bar down, one State Bar celebrates
**ALSO: Watch the archived Senate debate and vote [G-A-Y] **ALSO: The Senate roll call
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33-29 NY MARRIAGE EQUALITY PASSSSSSSSSSSSSSES!!!!!! #NY4M
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