Monthly Archives: May 2009

NOM’s New York Ad

NOM has released a new ad to be aired in Albany and NYC. The clip hits the same tired Prop 8 moments, including the school kids who attended their teacher’s wedding and Gavin Newsom’s “like it or not” quote. Note the African-American announcer. UPDATE: Maggie Gallagher talks to the NYT: The group said it hopes the commercial, which is intended …

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Car-Free Times Square: Mixed Reviews

We’re six days into Mayor Bloomberg’s six-month experiment and so far opinions are quite mixed. Tourists love it and rush hour traffic on nearby streets is actually moving faster. Shop owners and delivery men are much less happy, saying that deliveries must now be hand-trucked for blocks through crowded sidewalks. Postal workers, UPS, and FedEx are all giving the project …

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Friendly Voices – Rob Thomas

“A civil union has to do with death. It’s essentially a document that gives you lower taxes and the right to let your faux spouse collect your insurance when you pass away. A marriage is about life. It’s about a commitment. And this argument is about allowing people to have the right to make that commitment, even if it doesn’t …

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At Los Angeles’ Marriage Rally

From In The Mo, a nice production clip of Tuesday’s rally in Los Angeles.

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Olbermann On Federal Marriage Suit

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George Takei On Prop 8

UNRELATED SHALLOWNESS: Takei’s voice is just ridiculously sexy.

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Open Thread Thursday

If the March On Washington becomes a reality in 2009, will you attend?

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Activists Protest Obama In Los Angeles

About 200 gay activists appeared outside the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles tonight to protest President Obama’s perceived inaction on LGBT rights. The president was inside attending a DNC fundraising dinner. During the protest, the crowd chanted, “Out of the court, into the streets, we are ready to fight, we won’t be beat.” It was a reference to Tuesday’s state …

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San Diego: Gays Occupy Marriage Bureau

Several dozen gay activists are occupying the San Diego County Clerk’s office, saying they won’t leave until they get a marriage license. The event, organized in response to the state Supreme Court’s decision yesterday to uphold the state’s gay marriage ban, began around noon at the County Administration Center in downtown San Diego. Michael Anderson, 27, and Brian Baumgardner, 26, …

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Levi’s Goes To Bat For Marriage Equality

Levi Strauss, perhaps the strongest corporate supporter of LGBT rights, is dressing mannequins in their store windows nationwide with the White Knot – the symbol of marriage equality. Store employees have been trained to discuss the issue with inquisitive customers. In Levi’s-owned stores in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco, that means more than just marking the passing …

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James Carville Vs. Karl Rove

CNN’s Rick Sanchez is calling this “Hatfield and McCoy-ish.”

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Gay Orgs Don’t Want Federal Lawsuit

A broad coalition of LGBT rights organizations have expressed opposition to the planned federal lawsuit for marriage equality announced yesterday by lawyers Ted Olson and David Boies. From Freedom To Marry: In response to the California Supreme Court decision allowing Prop 8 to stand, four LGBT legal organizations and five other leading national LGBT groups are reminding the LGBT community …

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But Ya Are, Carrie, Ya Are

On her first morning guest hosting on Fox (of course) Carrie Prejean gloated about the Prop 8 ruling, saying that now that the Court has ruled, she’s “not the bad guy” anymore.

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Reality Check

NYC Marriage March, 6th Avenue, 7pm Cute Boy 1: I hate to say it, but I kinda like when things go bad and we have these things.Cute Boy 2: Yeah, it’s empowering.Cute Boy 1: No, it’s cuz the cruising is so fierce!

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SuperMegaMassive Daily Grumble

See me standing in from of Gilbert Baker’s fancy new March On Washington banner? Can you tell I’m dying a little inside? You see, the MOW is tentatively scheduled for October 10th, which happens to be my 50th birthday. Very cool, you say? No, no, dammit NO. About six months ago my generous and beloved family of friends decided that …

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Gotham Knights Bachelor Auction

NYC’s Gotham Knights rugby club will hold their annual bachelor auction next Wednesday, June 3rd, at Manhattan’s Splash Bar. Kick off Pride month by staking your claim on Gotham’s hottest gay and straight real-life ruggers! Win tickets to fantastic theater, dining and media events, which are part of each bachelor’s, er, package. And it’s tax-deductible! Date packages include tickets to …

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Lt. Dan Choi On CNN

CNN covers DADT casualty Lt. Dan Choi’s appearance at yesterday’s Prop 8 rally in Los Angeles and interviews him about his now-leading role in the campaign to turn back discrimination in the military.

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Governator: Prop 8 Will Be Overturned

Schwarzenegger tells Jay Leno that Prop 8 will “eventually be overturned.” If only he hadn’t vetoed same-sex marriage those TWO times the legislature sent it to him. (Via – Towleroad)

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LA: Gays Will Protest Obama Tonight

The Courage Campaign and a coalition of other progressive groups will protest Barack Obama’s continuing silence on marriage equality when he appears at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser dinner tonight at the Beverly Hills Hilton. President Barack Obama, the most LGBT-friendly president in history, will be at the Beverly Hilton the evening of Wednesday, May 27th, for a DNC fundraiser. …

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Knot Tied

Good Magazine provides the above timeline of constitutional bans on same-sex marriage and when our victories have occurred. Massive version here. (Via – Jockohomo)

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