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06/29/2012
Investing in cruelty: AFTAH writer equates Suze Orman's union to human/Labrador marriage
An Americans For Truth About Homosexuality writer by the name of Judy Meissner has come up with a new term to define us, in general, and Suze Orman in particular. Take a look: Aberrosexualists (partisans, whether aberrosexual or not, of...
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Video: The best MN For Marriage can show—9 secs of less than 30 General Mills protestors
I count twenty-eight of legal voting age: [MN For Marriage's official YouTube] I'm pretty sure my local grocery alone just sold more than twenty-eight General Mills products while I was typing this post. *EARLIER: MN For Marriage's new claim: Our...
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NOM confuses spousal potentiality with spousal multiplicity
It always drives me crazy when social conservatives conflate bisexuality with polyamory. In truth, bisexuality is a capacity for attraction, much like homosexuality or heterosexuality. Whereas monogamy, be it in marriage or not, is a choice that one makes regardless...
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It's not just about marriage for NOM: Example #[I've lost count]
When an organization supposedly focused only on marriage posts blogs that do nothing more than note LGBT spirituality, one must wonder why: [NOM Blog] It's certain that the National Org. For Marriage doesn't post stuff like this in order to...
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Should fair-minded tech companies foster 'same-sex marriage is a sharp dagger' voices?
There's been a controversy brewing in the progressive blogosphere about NationBuilder, an online campaigning toolkit that was built up by left-leaners, entering into an exclusive deal with the RSLC. AmericaBlog reports: NationBuilder has, in my estimation, been successful at making...
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Audio: Carrie Underwood supports equality because she's a blonde vegan; 'not the brightest bulb in the box'
This loving evangeli-judgment comes from some radio show called "Generations." The "blonde" voice is a man named Dave Buehner, the other is host Kevin Swanson: SOURCE: [Generations Radio, Underwood and Homosexuality] Must've been Bo Bice fans.
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Video: alternate title: 'How Certain Vocal Christians Misunderstand Why They've Lost the Gay Rights Debate'
The topic of this CBN video is "How should Christians Engage the Gay Rights Debate?" The answer, according to goes Alex McFarland, is to accuse gays of being on a "forty year disinformation campaign" where we've "infiltrated" various institutions with...
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Cold Comfort: YouTuber rounds up anti-LGBT voice's worst (so you don't have to)
Many of us have seen Ray Comfort and his pals rail against LGBT people for years now, most notably in a series of clips co-hosted by Kirk Cameron. Seeing the mindset in one five minute clip is even worse/more insightful:...
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Head of PAC trying to stop marriage in Maine: Refer to 'sodomy-based marriage' as 'monstrous insaneness'
Nobody has been fighting against LGBT rights in Maine longer than Mike Heath, former Christian Civic League of Maine leader and current head of one of the two primary PACs hoping to stop the freedom to marry at the polls...
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06/28/2012
Video: More footage from the 'Dump General Mills' PR disaster
Stick around until the end for a Minnesota For Marriage supporters attempt to out Lucky the Leprechaun: Is the Lucky Charms leprechaun gay? from LEFT MN on Vimeo. According to the videographer, this was shot at day one of the...
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Micromanaging YouTuber can't just say 'God to destroy the world' and call it an apocalyptic day
For the past couple of days now, some guy (IDed as "Glossolalia4u") has been going methodically through a world almanac then posting YouTube videos claiming that God, due to things like homosexuality, is about to destroy [insert city/state/country]: Seems silly....
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FRC redefines sanctity of Paul Ryan's statehood
If Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is going to take the time to confirm his speaking gig with one of the most outwardly discriminatory special interest groups working today, the least said discriminatory group could do is get the Congressman's state...
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Methodist pastor Melvin Woodworth: Equality in WA is 'right thing to do'
Rev. Melvin Woodworth uses his religious freedom to speak out in support of civil fairness:
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MN For Marriage's new claim: Our 'Dump General Mills' protests are tiny because company heads are bullying us!
This tweet comes from Minnesota For Marriage's Deputy Communications Director: "VP and Head of Security's presence at our rally to intimidate their employees from joining us" In truth, General Mills has greeted these laughably failing protests with both open arms...
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Reminder: '[This Presidential candidate] pushed vigorously for the individual mandate…'
[Who made the vigorous push?]
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Forget abs—2012 is the year of Pride in carbs
In honor of the Oreo thing, Buzzfeed went ahead and imagined what nine other popular American food staples might look like if their corporate overlords also decided to enter them into the Pride parade. Enjoy: Taste The Rainbow: 9 Of...
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Video: Tony Perkins takes usual script, replaces 'homosexual agenda' with 'individual mandate'
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Minnesota's ballot question: Do citizens wish to 'limit' freedom?
For LGBT people and pro-equality allies, a loss would certainly feel like more than a limitation. That is, however, the language we're going with: (ABC 6 News) -- [Minnesota] Secretary of State Mark Ritchie is announcing the title of the...
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Video: Minnesota Viking says to do right by children, vote NO! on state's 'extreme change'
(via Towleroad)
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READ: The only thing anyone's going to talk about today (a.k.a Healthcare ruling)
SCOTUS Healthcare Ruling Could John Roberts' surprising break from the conservatives give us hope on an eventual marriage ruling?
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FRC 'invited to actively participate in' Republican Convention
When groups like Log Cabin Republicans and GOProud publicly ponder why so many LGBT voters still consider the Republican party to be a complete and utter non-starter, they must be honest about the fact that their party continues to invite...
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Even MN For Marriage can't spin yesterday's General Mills failure
I've already shown you video footage from day two of the flailing General Mills protests. But these weak pics might be even more insightful, considering they come directly from Minnesota For Marriage: [Minn. For Marriage] These are the best pics...
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06/27/2012
The animus attached to MN For Marriage: A continued examination
First the reminder: Minnesota Family Council is a named coalition partner of Minnesota For Marriage: Next the claims: 'Minnesota for Marriage would never advocate for anybody being put to death,' [Minnesota for Marriage Deputy Communications Director Andy Parrish] said. 'We...
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At least one Romney knows an M and an M can make a sweet marriage
Presidential Cookie Bake-Off [J.M.G.]
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While there's so much MN For Marriage focus, let's look back at past animus…
…let's look back at last year's shady attempt to hide personal hostilities that transcend marriage. Namely, when the Minnesota Family Council—one of the named MN For Marriage coalition partners, along with NOM and the MN Catholic Conference—abruptly scrubbed documents they...
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Video: Today's 'Dump General Mills' protest = just as tiny, just as politically obtuse
According to the Youtuber who posted them, these are all from today's protest. I *cannot* believe they are seriously screaming things into a megaphone: Yes, the person in that last clip just called you mean.
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Minnesota For Marriage, in PR spin mode, begins deleting comments, banning users
Minnesota for Marriage continues to claim it was the victim of the oddest and most specifically limited hacking attack in recent memory. Few believe their story. So what is MN For Marriage now doing? Well, doing what the "pro-family" movement...
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Video: Terry Jones says President 'has a type of homosexual look'; seeks national campaign against him, us
Smile, Terry: And the animus grows ever more apparent. Seriously, "pro-family movement": Did you leave your nice, pragmatic mask somewhere back in 2011?
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The 'Dump General Mills' logo looks much more peaceful than it is
I know that Minnesota For Marriage and NOM intend for this to be a slam... …but I actually quite like it. It's really pretty. The flag is nicely stylized, the colors are pleasant, the font is catchy. It's a strong...
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Minnesota for Marriage: Gays should be 'put to death'
From the official campaign: I think that the campaign's final response to Brad's question says it all, don't you? *** **UPDATE: The MN For Marriage campaign is now claiming they were hacked. That seems very fishy, for a number of...
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Warning, #MNUnited: Minnesota For Marriage has invisible supporters detectable by only their own eyes!
This KARE video report puts the number at three dozen. KAAL puts it at 50-75. MPR says fifty. And my own photos (and on-site onlookers) from the event top it out at forty, maybe, if you include the many children....
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Pining for court-martialed gay soldiers, pinning hopes on Mitt
Ron Crews and his willing allies at the American Family Association reminiscence about the days when being gay was a military crime. This from the AFA's One News Now site: "It's extremely disappointing to me that the Pentagon is celebrating...
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Video: Focus on the Family reminds us how invested in scientifically-shunned 'change' they remain
Professional "ex-gay" strategist Jeff Johnston never talks about the fact—The. KEY. FACT.—that his beloved cause has zero credible backing in the health community. He could really be talking about a person's desire/choice to stop eating Cheez Whiz and he'd be...
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Obama fundraiser is 'tacky' claims man who prefers to fundraise around crude, callous condemnation
In his "Washington Update" column, one of America's most noted voices of unfortunate animus towards LGBT people, Tony Perkins, labels a new Obama fundraising effort as "one of the tackiest fundraisers in political history": You know, because we can't all...
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06/26/2012
Upcoming NOM speaker: Homosexuality like playing in busy intersection
Next month, Robert Gagnon will be expounding on his views right alongside the National Organization For Marriage's Jennifer Roback Morse and Thomas Peters when he speaks at the annual conference of the Ruth Institute (a project of the NOM Education...
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Report: Maryland Marriage Alliance broke because they had to rely on paid petition firm
From Baltimore Sun: The group trying to repeal Maryland's new same-sex marriage law filed more than enough signatures to trigger a referendum, but their finances looked far less impressive. The Maryland Marriage Alliance raised a mere $5,000 in the past...
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STOP OUT-OF-STATE SPECIAL INTERESTS (says out-of-state special interest masquerading as Mainer)
Read this email and then I'll get back to you. Oh, and make special note of the addy in the "From" line—we'll revisit that: Oooh, those big bad "special interests" imposing their agenda on another state. You know, like campaign...
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NOM gives $7,000 to Wendy Long race
Interestingly, Wendy Long is challenging NOM's former buddy Bob Turner in tonight's GOP primary. Nevertheless, NOM is building on its already-announced endorsement by robocalling for Long in hopes that she will beat both Turner and George Maragos to challenge pro-equality...
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Twos and twos of protestors turn out for NOM/Minn. For Marriage 'Dump General Mills' boycott
The photo evidence from local report John Croman: [TwitPic] **UPDATE: To be fair, here's Another shot with slightly more. Maybe 25 adults, which I'm told was taken at the rally's height:
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You *will not* believe Minnesota For Marriage's extreme rhetoric!!!!
First let's start with the claims. All of these unbelievably offensive religious condemnations come from the sermons posted to a new site called MNPastorsForMarriage.com: Homosexual behavior and Pedophilia are two very destructive immoral forces in Western civilization. It is one...
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#IDontWantGayMarriageinMyCereal
This is the hashtag that NOM's Thomas Peters is using for the org's ridiculous and mean-spirited "Dump General Mills" campaign: Ya know, because the lactose intolerance attached to #IDontWantMilkinMyGeneral is two syllables too non-discriminatory.
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Tmw: FLOTUS hosts national LGBT conference call #ObamaPride
Tomorrow at 4PM Eastern: [National LGBT Conference Call] Et tu, Ann Romney?
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Is NOM violating C3, C4 coordination laws?
I've been tipped before about the way NOM enjoins its Educational Fund activities with its endorsement and other campaign efforts, a collusion that seems to come very close to crossing the line of what tax-exempt organizations can and cannot do....
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Log Cabin Republicans remind Wendy Long of the growing liability that is NOM
Via emailed press release: LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS OF NEW YORK ON NOM ENDORSEMENT OF WENDY LONG ALBANY, NEW YORK— In response to today’s endorsement by the National Organization for Marriage of United States Senate candidate Wendy Long, Log Cabin Republicans...
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Non–New Yorker Brian Brown vows to never leave state to which he pays no taxes, has no ties
Now listen in as a D.C. resident tells MSNBC.com how he will continue to publicly attack (for profit) certain New Yorker's loving unions, even though every single credible poll shows wide and unwavering in-state support: Brian Brown, executive director of...
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O-pRidE-O
Yesterday, the National Organization For Marriage confirmed its plans to boycott General Mills. Nabisco, for one, is not deterred by NOM's bullying behavior: Oreo Gives Cookie Lovers A Taste Of Pride [Queerty]
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Tony Perkins: Mayor Bloomberg should treat gays like he does Big Gulps
In words attributed to its president Tony Perkins, the Family Research Council is now trying to connect America's obesity epidemic to homosexuality: Gay pride wasn't the only thing on parade in New York City yesterday--so were the Mayor's double standards....
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06/25/2012
Why is the inextricably Catholic NOM CCing Cardinal Wuerl on its 'Dump General Mills' petition?
This is how the bottom of NOM's laughably ill-advised Dump General Mills petition reads in text form: But if one looks at the HTML code, he or she will see this hidden text: What, is Cardinal Wuerl a Kellogg's fan?...
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Are you being intentionally obtuse, NOM's Thomas Peters?
From the National Organization For Marriage's blogger and Culture Director: Thomas, when I try to revoke your (theoretical) marriage the way you are trying to take away my (actual) marriage, then get back to me. Are all opponents of marriage...
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NOM 'announces' what I announced on NOM Exposed six days ago
The ill-advised PR fiasco in the making is now official: Ooh, an upside-down "G." That'll show 'em. *My original announce: NOM gearing up for General Mills boycott? Org. purchased DumpGeneralMills.com
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