Monthly Archives: April 2011

LONDON: Arrest Made In Anti-Gay “Fear Allah” Sticker Campaign

London police have made an arrest in connection with the anti-gay “Fear Allah” stickers that appeared around the city earlier this year. The stickers prompted the formation of East London Pride, a group that was later revealed to have been organized by one of the co-founders of the violent far-right English Defence League. An 18-year-old man has been arrested in …

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Another Obama Hint On Gay Marriage?

Much was made of President Obama’s statement late last year that his position on same-sex marriage was “evolving.” At a San Francisco fundraiser yesterday, another possible hint on that evolution may have been dropped. Obama was talking about how his work is not finished. He said it would take more than one term “for us to finish everything we need …

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Garage Door Magic

The owners of a Haight district apartment building found a clever way to maintain their building’s Victorian facade when adding a garage.

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TENNESSEE: “Don’t Say Gay” Education Bill Passes State Senate Committee

Tennessee’s state Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a bill banning the mention of homosexuality in public schools prior to the ninth grade. Such a bill could derail any potential lessons on anti-gay bullying. The law is the pet project of state Sen. Stacey Campfield (left), who has introduced it six years in a row. As introduced, the bill would have …

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Kobe Bryant: Word Can Be Hurtful

As penance for last week’s “fucking faggot” incident, the below PSA featuring Kobe Bryant and members of the Los Angeles Lakers will be played at the stadium during home games.

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NEW MEXICO: Former Gov. Gary Johnson Announces Bid For GOP Nomination

Former two-term New Mexico governor and libertarian whackadoodle Gary Johnson has announced his bid for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination. Johnson endorsed Ron Paul in 2008 and placed third in this year’s CPAC straw poll.

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NEW YORK: Log Cabin Republicans To Join Coalition For Marriage Equality

Yesterday I reported that Freedom To Marry, Marriage Equality New York, the Empire State Pride Agenda, and the Human Rights Campaign were joining in an unprecedented coalition to bring marriage equality to New York. You can now add the Log Cabin Republicans to that list. Via press release: With the addition of the Log Cabin Republicans, the coalition now includes …

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FLORIDA: Anti-Gay Group Launches MTV Boycott Over Transgender Character

The Florida Family Association has launched an advertiser boycott against MTV because the network’s Degrassi series positively portrays a young transgender man. Degrassi airs on MTV’s Teen Nick channel. FFA chairman David Caton (left) writes in a letter to the show’s advertisers: It is very concerning that your company would knowingly advertise during a television show that condones and promotes …

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CNN On Tyler Clementi Case

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GOP Contract Bars King & Spalding Staffers From Supporting Same-Sex Marriage

Over at Metro Weekly, Chris Geidner unearths an interesting stipulation in the GOP’s contract with King & Spalding, the legal firm hired to defend DOMA. All of King & Spalding’s employees – lawyers and non-lawyers – are barred from advocating for the Respect for Marriage Act – the bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act – in the …

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Hudson Taylor: I Give A Damn

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Maggie Praises GOP’s DOMA Team

“Paul Clement is one of the ablest litigators in the country, whose seven years acting as solicitor general is the longest period of continuous service since the 19th century. The solicitor general’s job is arguing cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, and Clement has argued more than 50 such cases. As a friend of mine, himself an able litigator, put …

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Open Thread Thursday

Tell us about your roots. How much do you know about your family’s history?

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NEW YORK: Sen. Ruben Diaz Denounces Gov. Cuomo For Gay Marriage Push

“I am deeply offended that during this Holy Week, which is a most sacred time to millions of New Yorkers, Governor Andrew Cuomo is working hard to mobilize elected officials to legalize homosexual marriage in New York. We all know that Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget, which was done in haste to beat the clock, will cause tremendous suffering to countless …

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VIRGINIA: State Board Votes 7-2 Against Allowing Gay Couples To Adopt

Following the advice of anti-gay Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, a state board has voted 7-2 against allowing gay couples to adopt. The State Board of Social Services has voted overwhelmingly against new adoption rules that some say would allow same-sex couples to adopt in the state for the first time. In a 7-2 vote Wednesday afternoon, the board opted …

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MSNBC Interviews Author Of Oregon Study On LGBT Teen Suicide Rate

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HomoQuotable – Greg Quinlan

“When two plus two doesn’t equal four anymore, you can do anything you want because logic and truth [don’t] matter. We are no longer a nation of laws; we are a nation of lawmakers. And those lawmakers happen to wear black robes and sit in courtrooms. I have to speak to this as a former homosexual. This is part of …

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Marriage Opponents Now In Minority

Nate Silver looks at the latest polling trends on same-sex marriage. Republican candidates, who have placed less emphasis on gay marriage in recent years, probably cannot expect their opposition to it to be a net electoral positive for them except in select circumstances. If support for gay marriage were to continue accelerating as fast as it has in the past …

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Seven Mountains Dominionist: Satan Hand Picks The Leaders Of Our Government

And something something Elton John something Madonna.

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ARIZONA: Teabagger Flag Granted Same Legal Protections As U.S. Flag

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill granting the Tea Party flag the same legal protection as the American flag. Properly known as the Gadsden flag, homeowners associations are now barred by state law from banning its display. Current law overrides any rules when it comes to the U.S. flag, the flags of any branch of the military, the …

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