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06/20/2011
Maggie and Brian to 'prove' .3% NYers side with them, piss off environmentalists in the process
The National Organization For Marriage's Maggie Gallagher and Brian Brown, along with newfound NOM superstar David Tyree, will join the so-called New Yorkers For Constitutional Freedoms group at an afternoon press conference, wasting paper for no point whatsoever: Albany, NY...
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ADF's unreleased polling methodology: If you engage with this post, you're disqualified
In all press releases pertaining to the "poll" they conducted with GOP research firm Public Opinion strategies, the anti-gay Alliance Defense Fund has neglected to include any data or methodology. Fortunately, we were able to find an unreleased methodology memo...
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POLL: Can Buffalo area station get away with unapologetic witness-leading?
If the following poll question came from the American Family Association, it'd be laughable. Though considering it instead comes from a very popular Western New York radio state, we are far from "OK" with it: The full report and call...
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Sen. Diaz seeks company under history's shady arc
One of the most oddly crafted political statements we've ever seen: Mayor Bloomberg: Worse for Gay Marriage than Me "New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been spending a lot of time and money in Albany to show how much...
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Video: NY anti-equality lobbyist admits nothing will appease him but total and utter submision
Rev. Jason McGuire of the New Yorker's Family Research Foundation/New Yorkers For Constitutional Freedoms says that there is no degree of religious exemption that will ever appease him, and that his side will challenge marriage equality in court regardless of...
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The voice of Albany inequality: Group that called us 'perverted & twisted' recruits Giant who said we 'do God an injustice'
The National Organization For Marriage's newest superstar, former NY Giant David Tyree, will be in Albany today, rallying alongside the so-called New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms (NYCF) for the continued cause of stopping basic civil rights: NYCF is calling friends...
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06/18/2011
Video: GetEQUAL glitters Bachmann
Minutes ago at the Right Online conference. Hard to see, but glittering happens at :05 second mark, lower right corner: *UPDATE: GetEQUAL's press release and much closer video: Michele Bachmann Glittered To Protest Anti-Gay Rhetoric [Bilerico]
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Salt, light, and unscrupulous mud
Ya know, I thought I bought my nephews some really nice birthday gifts. But it turns out, per this lovely Christian ministry spokesperson who just reminded me, that the only good thing I'm actually even capable of giving them is...
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06/17/2011
Video: Right Wing Watch watches wing's 'rightest' feather
What it is: Four Minutes of Hate: The Naked Bigotry Of The AFA's Bryan Fischer [RWW] Why it matters in the larger political context: PFAW Exposes Bryan Fischer With Lawrence O'Donnell [RWW]
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B.O. was B.S.? Comm. Director says President's supportive signature was neither
It seems like every year at Netroots Nation, it's an on-stage speaker's LGBT-themed interactions that become the big news. In 2009, it was Lane Hudson demanding answers of President Clinton. In '10, Dan Choi doing the same of Harry Reid....
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Video: Water's wet, grass is green, Archbishop opposes *civil* rights -- none pertinent to NY *civil* marriage debate
TRANSCRIPT: Archbishop Timothy Dolan’s Final Push Against Marriage Equality: It Would Be ‘Perilous’, ‘Detrimental For The Common Good’ [Think Progress LGBT]
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Sen. Ruben Diaz' latest rally: Equal marriage like Sodom & Gomorrah, Cuomo acting like Mussolini
These comments were made right outside the office of NY Sen. Ruben Diaz (D-Bronx), in opposition to the *civil* marriage equality bill: "In this problem with same-sex marriage, the church cannot accept this because it's immoral" ... "The church has...
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Peter 'export and/or criminalize the gays' Sprigg wants NY Senate to hear him; us too
The Family Research Council's Peter Sprigg: "[A] solid majority of Americans still believe that marriage is the union of a man and a woman. I hope the members of the New York State Senate will consider this before they make...
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FRC uses cameras to paint gays as 'heartbreaking'; when will cable news stop using cameras to paint FRC as credible conservative voice?
If history is any guide, the entire slate of GOP primary candidates will show up to speak at the Family Research Council's autumn "Values Voters Summit." And when they do, they will all -- all of them, from moderate to...
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06/16/2011
6PM ET/5PM CT: Live chat with NY Assemblyman Danny O'Donnell
New York and that marriage thing we all keep harping on. You surely have questions about yesterday's Gaga-inclusive Assembly vote and the (hopefully) forthcoming Senate action. So who better to ask than the man who put that successful Assembly vote...
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Ted talks: Olson urges NY elephants to leave the right footprint
Theodore B. Olson Urges New York Conservatives to Support Marriage Equality The following Statement is from Theodore B. Olson of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and lead co-counsel for the American Foundation for Equal Rights: “Conservatives should support the Governor’s...
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Survey: 3 out of 3 anti-equality groups want you to think equal marriage is unpopular
Public Opinion Strategies is a GOP research firm. The Alliance Defense Fund is the group most aggressively challenging LGBT rights in court, whose most recent "protect marriage" brochure compares homosexuality to bestiality and says same-sex marriage is "rebellion against God."...
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Video: Constitutional arguments, biblical beliefs, and a photo of Lady Gaga -- oh, Albany
Via Capitol Confidential/ "New York Now." Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) unfurls the Gaga photo around the 5:00 min. mark: Video: Excerpts from Assembly SSM debate [Times Uion]
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NY equality foes pray for GOP obstructionism; God wonders why he's point man in *civil* rights debate
The New York opposition's plan to stop marriage equality in the next two days: We leave it in the Lord's hands. We are hearing from people that are fasting and praying for this issue. I need you to make phone...
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Video: Envisioning Bachmann in the Oval, equality in the dumpster
**SEE ALSO: Michele Bachmann’s Top 10 Attacks On The LGBT Community [Think Progress LGBT]
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Media lies about Prop 8 facts, says org. that wouldn't surprise us if they called it Prop 9
The anti-gay side, via the unsuccessful witch hunt against Judge Vaughn Walker, was trying to overturn the Reagan/Bush appointees thoroughly reasoned Aug. 4, 2010 ruling. That was the goal: To vacate the decision and force a whole new trial --...
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NY: Sanctity of marital discrimination half-destroyed
As you've surely heard by now: The New York state Assembly, in a late Wednesday afternoon vote, passed marriage equality by a healthy margin: New York Assembly Approves Marriage Equality in Vote of 80-63 [Towle] So now, for the fourth...
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06/15/2011
Video: Equality 'doing God an injustice' says NOM's new star
Marriage is all about reproduction and rearing. Personal faith is reason to deny the civil contract. Equality will slide us into anarchy. All this, plus and ending that puts a funhouse mirror to the inspiring "It Gets Better" campaign:
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Focus on the superficial, plastic concerns
Focus on the Family's latest graphical representation of what equality activists are supposedly doing to marriage: [SOURCE] Ken and Barbie are said to be holed up in fear.
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The line between Chris Christie and Lady Gaga grows thinner
Somewhat surprising messaging from someone on record against marriage equality: "My religion says it's a sin, but for me I've always believed that people are born with the predisposition to be homosexual. So I think if someone is born that...
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NOM, looking for #NY4M's last ditch, turns to familiar meme
When reading the following, you should only know one thing: That even if the pro-equality caucus crafted a literal force field around every religious New Yorker, ensuring that no person of faith would ever have to so much as interact...
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Saying 'one man & one woman' doesn't make it so
Oftentimes following "protect marriage" rallies, we show you outrageous or outrageously eye-opening signs that require repudiation, refutation, or stronger. But with the officially on-message signage from yesterday's NYC rally, we need only one simple reply: The reply: No. No it's...
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Laurel & Hardy nostalgia + NOM's agenda = ugh
When anyone else posts this kind of video, it can be seen as charmingly retro: But when the number one group opposing marriage equality posts it as some sort of fun interlude... Interlude: Laurel & Hardy on Gay Marriage [National...
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Video: New Yorkers. United. For Marriage Equality
Conservative critics will accuse this video of being skewed and/or cherry-picked. As a local, I can tell you that this is precisely the New York I know: [NY Daily News] You ask a group of New Yorkers about bike lanes,...
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06/14/2011
NY marriage bill on the move; NY Pride marchers brainstorming new rhyming demands
With 30 of the 32 needed New York Senators officially on board, we officially have a Senate bill: Marriage Equality Bill "From the fight for women's suffrage to the struggle for civil rights, New Yorkers have been on the right...
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A bad day for witch hunts
Finally, the presumption that “all people in same-sex relationships think alike” is an unreasonable presumption, and one which has no place in legal reasoning. The presumption that Judge Walker, by virtue of being in a same-sex relationship, had a desire...
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Video: NOM stirring up divisive animus, NY edition
Pitting the supposed monolith that is "the black church" against gay people's unions, stirring up the flawed idea that The Civil Rights movement (big 'C', big 'R') is somehow undermined by subsequent fights for minority civil rights:
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Basic fairness for certain kinds of citizens? 'Please, not here,' says Archbishop Dolan
NY Archbishop Timothy Dolan vs. the "chic cause" of equality under the law: "Last time I consulted an atlas, it is clear we are living in New York, in the United States of America – not in China or North...
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Gays have a 'deathstyle', 'effeminate' 17-year-olds deserve mockery: The unspoken subtext of today's NY City Hall rally
In just a matter of minutes, a coalition of "pro-family" groups will rally on the steps of New York City Hall, in hopes of stopping the undeniable momentum: New York City, NY - Today, at 12:00 PM, influential Christian bishops...
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NOM inputs 'New York' into usual talking point machine, churns out this:
We've been surprised by the National Organization For Marriage's relative silence in NY state. Sure, they've robocalled and joined in on a couple of marriage rallies. But the house that bias built has limited the action items and threats, especially...
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Video: Exacerbating a non-issue, out-of-step with American people
Again from Think Progress: Five GOP Presidential Candidates Would Reinstate Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell [Think Progress]
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Video: Big government ban, out-of-step with American people
Bachmann supports a federal marriage amendment but (supposedly) won't come into states and take away equality. Cain says to leave it all to the states. Paul gives that pie-in-the-sky, not-happening-anytime-soon libertarian view of getting government out of the game all...
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06/13/2011
Sure, a 'Glee' star supporting equality might seem like a "Top Chef' cast member endorsing ingredients. But still...
"Sadly, we’ve gotten letters from people who explain that they love the show but hate the gay story-lines. That we shouldn’t be polluting their children’s heads. To this I’d sometimes like to sarcastically reply, would you also like us to...
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Huntley, Addabbo, Kruger: Three roadblocks become NY marriage turning point?
Folks, this is beyond huge. New York Times reports:: Three wavering Democratic lawmakers in the State Senate have agreed to support legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in New York, several people with knowledge of the negotiations said on Monday, marking a...
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Copy editing, AFA style
Always funny to witness the American Family Association's obvious war on language firsthand. Like check this out. Earlier this morning, this was the headline that popped into our RSS reader, courtesy of the AFA's One News Now site: Okay, fine....
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In which a Southern Baptist preacher validates GetEQUAL's call
As you might've heard, the GetEqual group is calling on the Southern Baptist Convention to apologize to the LGBT community for "its repeated and reckless discrimination, and for the very real pain and destruction that discrimination has caused." A request...
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Follow the Tweets: #IfJudgeWalkerWillNotLady-Date,YouMustVacate?
Today, Prop 8 proponents are back in court, arguing that (Republican appointee) Judge Walker's case of the gay invalidates his case for basic fairness. The offensively attempted revolution will be Tweet-ivized: **SEE ALSO: Prop 8 Trial Tracker's Extensive Coverage
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The beauty of basic fairness: LUSH cosmetics partners with/for Freedom to Marry
Handmade cosmetics company LUSH has teamed up with Freedom To Marry for a number of pro-equality initiatives. In addition to issuing a strong statement in favor of the employees, customers and communities who are affected by crude bias, the scented...
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Report: Several GOP NY Senators poised to test NOM's retributive threats
Encouraging New York news, as reported by The NY Post: Seven or more Senate Republicans have signaled Gov. Cuomo that they're ready to legalize same-sex marriage, more than enough to put the controversial and historic measure over the top this...
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Video: Harold Ford supports new kind of FMA (Fair-Minded Albany)
Two-time Federal Marriage Amendment supporter Harold Ford continues to pay penance for past transgressions:
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Maggie vs. 'sexually disorganized' culture
“Sex, babies and marriage are not just intensely personal matters – they are civilizational ones, too.” “Children are our future”...“When a civilization becomes sexually disorganized, it cannot seem to channel the erotic energy of the young into making stable, loving...
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Marriage is gold standard, says he who ascribes puke green standard to gays' unions
The obtuseness of the "protect marriage" crowd never ceases to amaze us. Like take this latest from the New Yorker’s Family Research Foundation, the leading anti-equality lobby group in Albany: New Yorker’s Family Research Foundation, (NYFRF) in partnership with the...
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Video: Neil's 'Not Just for Gays Anymore'
*Also: Openly gay John Benjamin Hickey talking about his win for his amazing performance in the equally astounding (and Tony Winning) The Normal Heart:
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06/12/2011
NYC 'protect marriage' rally organizer: Satan-officiated gay marriages disrupt more than Crate & Barrel registries
On June 14, Joseph Mattera will lead the opponents to civil marriage equality in a downtown Manhattan rally, alongside groups like the National Organization For Marriage and the New Yorker's Family Research Foundation, part of the continued quest to deny...
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'A communistic agenda to destroy this nation'? Excellent question, caller!
Christy in Jacksonville, TX, knows the way to the American Family Association's heart: "Isn't homosexuality and this flood of filth that's happened to America, isn't that part of a communistic agenda to Destroy America?" [American Family Association] "Excellent question"? Really?...
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