Monthly Archives: October 2014

NORTH CAROLINA: Sen. Kay Hagan Tied With Thom Tillis In New Senate Poll

Via the Greensboro News & Record: Incumbent U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan and House Speaker Thom Tillis continue to be in a close race among likely North Carolina voters, according to the latest High Point University Poll released Monday. About 40.4 percent of likely voters polled said they would vote for Republican Tillis if the vote were today. Democrat Hagan took …

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ALASKA: First Gay Couples Marry

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FLORIDA: AG Pam Bondi Reverses, Asks State Supreme Court To Rule On Marriage

Via the Miami Herald: In a startling move Monday night, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said she wants the Florida Supreme Court to decide once-and-for-all whether same-sex couples can marry in the Sunshine State. “That is unquestionably an important issue, and the Plaintiffs, the State, and all citizens deserve a definitive answer,” Bondi’s office wrote in a 6 p.m. filing …

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ALASKA: State Files Marriage Appeal

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Brian Brown Fears Self-Marriage

Today’s ridiculous fuckweaslry has spawned the mocking #WhenIMarryMyself hashtag.

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NEVADA: Hate Group Asks For En Banc Re-Hearing Of Ninth Circuit Marriage Case

The anti-gay Coalition For The Protection Of Marriage today filed a demand that the full Ninth Circuit Court hear the case that resulted in the overturn of Nevada’s ban on same-sex marriage. The filing accuses the Ninth Circuit of “panel-packing” – deliberately assigning LGBT-related cases to judges likely to vote in favor of LGBT rights. From January 1, 2010, to …

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RUSSIA: Scott Lively Stars In Government Produced Anti-Gay “Documentary”

Via Mother Jones: While Lively’s views can’t find much domestic audience, they play well in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Lively’s anti-gay zeal is on display in Sodom, a new documentary that aired on Russian television last month, to much acclaim. The film was produced by famously anti-gay TV host Arkady Mamontov, who once implied that the Chelyabinsk meteorite explosion was caused …

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IDAHO: Gov. Otter Isn’t Surrendering On Same-Sex Marriage After All

On Friday night, Idaho Gov. Butch Otter seemed like he was surrendering the fight against same-sex marriage, saying, “We are a nation of laws. Idaho now should proceed with civility and in an orderly manner to comply with any forthcoming order from the 9th Circuit.” Today we hear differently. The 9th Circuit asked the state to respond to the plaintiffs’ …

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BREAKING: Ninth Circuit Lifts Idaho Stay, Marriages To Start On Wednesday

And Idaho goes from light to dark blue.

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TRAILER: Citizenfour

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Betty Salwak Memorial Fund Launches

After a whirlwind week of joy for our movement, on Friday night I closed that day’s postings with the heartbreaking news of the passing of devoted LGBT ally and JMG community member Betty “Birdie” Salwak.  A memorial fund to further Birdie’s work on your behalf has been established. Betty’s life was cut short by cancer. When she got the diagnosis …

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Twitter Sleuth That Helped Solve Philly Hate Crime Appears On The View

Twitter sleuth FanSince09, who led a crowd-sourced social media campaign that identified the suspects in last month’s gay bashing in Philadelphia, today appeared on The View.  He declined to show his face. Gawker has the video.

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Photo Of The Day

(Via The Randy Report)

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ALASKA: Marriage Equality Plaintiffs Are First In Line To Get Their License

Of the five plaintiff couples in Alaska’s marriage equality lawsuit, four are already married in other states. The sole unmarried plaintiffs, Stephanie Pearson and Courtney Lamb, were first in line today to get their marriage license. Alaska does not observe Columbus Day and has a three-day waiting period to marry, so we should see the first weddings on Thursday. (Photos …

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VATICAN: Bishops Say Gays Have “Gifts And Qualities” To Offer Church

Via the Associated Press: Catholic bishops are showing unprecedented openness to accepting the real lives of many Catholics today, saying gays have gifts to offer the church and should be accepted and that there are “positive” aspects to a couple living together without being married. A two-week meeting of bishops on family issues arrived at its halfway point Monday with …

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John Oliver On Columbus Day

On last night’s Last Week Tonight With John Oliver they asked, “Columbus Day: How is this still a thing?”

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Today In Christian Love

“I just returned home with a group of hearty men from witnessing at the Homosexual Pride Parade in Springfield, Missouri. As usual, I was heartbroken by the age of those who have been captured by the ‘lifestyle.’ Take a look at these photos. Notice the young souls parading their sin in the public streets. It would have been better for …

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Tweet Of The Day – PETA

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Street Preachers At Atlanta Pride

Ruben Israel’s Southeast Open Air Preachers Association was at Atlanta Pride yesterday to scream hatred at strangers.  Counter-protesters showed up to block their view of the parade with giant flowers. This video is by the preachers. Note that they also scream anti-Catholic epithets.

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TRAILER: Audacity

Via press release from the banana man: A new movie in the works by Ray Comfort, whose award-winning documentaries have been seen by millions, has raised more than $250,000 in a crowd-funding campaign in less than 30 days. Comfort said, “We are delighted with the response, and are within $60,000 of the total production cost. It’s important that the movie …

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