Monthly Archives: May 2009

Jesus Nominated For Supreme Court

LOVE the bit about Rep. Michelle Bachman.

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Sunday’s Sermons: “Patriot Pastors” To Call For “Crushing” Of Hate Crimes Bill

Pastor Paul Blair of Reclaiming Oklahoma For Christ is spearheading a national drive for the nation’s “patriot pastors” to call for a “crushing” of the Senate’s hate crimes bill this Sunday. “Just think, if pastors would get up on their pulpits and teach folks about how the issues of today are going to affect them and then lead them, we …

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Maine Gets Potential Ballot Question

Here is the question that Maine election officials have drafted to appear on the November ballot if the haters get enough petition signatures: “Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex couples marry and allows individuals and religious groups to refuse to perform these marriages?” Maine citizens have an amount of time, from when a bill is …

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NY Marriage Opposition Unorganized

Despite Sunday’s massive Hispanic evangelicals rally in NYC, the New York Times says that same-sex marriage opponents in the state are remarkably unorganized and underfunded. “Frankly, the governor caught us all by surprise when he put this bill out there,” said Dennis Proust, communications director for the New York State Catholic Conference, the bishops’ political arm. “We weren’t expecting it.” …

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Dial Idol Shows Slight Edge For Kris Allen

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Rachel Maddow: Another High Ranking DADT Discharge

After 18 years of service, highly-decorated Lt. Colonel Victor Fehrenbach is being discharged for being gay.

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If Prop 8 Decision Comes Tomorrow….

A rally/protest will take place in NYC. Via Facebook: Rumors are circulating that the California Supreme Court will hand down their decision on the validity of Proposition 8 on Thursday, May 21st. If this happens — New Yorkers will be meeting at 6 PM on Thursday, May 21st at Sheridan Square in Greenwich Village (Christopher Street and Seventh Avenue South) …

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SFPD Drops Off Barricades In Castro, All Eyes On California Supreme Court

An SF City Hall insider tipped me earlier tonight that the SFPD was dropping off racks of barricades in the Castro in advance of an expected Thursday ruling on Prop 8 from the California Supreme Court. No confirmation at this point, but similar reports are coming in from San Diego. We’ll know around midday when the Court posts its list …

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Vote Adam!

Everybody is Facebooking and Twittering over the meaning behind Adam’s performance of Sam Cook’s civil rights anthem A Change Is Gonna Come. Interesting selection.

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HomoQuotable – Christine Quinn

“Today, after meeting with Majority Leader Malcolm Smith and members of the State Senate, I am very optimistic that we will see equal rights come to the State of New York very soon. Our state has long been a moving force in fights for equal rights, and this crucial bill keeps us at the forefront of this movement. “During these …

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2 Girls, 1 Sub

Quiznos seems to be trying to make up for their Toasty Torpedo ad, which was criticized as “either a tasteless exercise in homophobic humor or camp genius. Or both.”

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ACLU Wins Another One: CA Student Gets $25K For Anti-Gay Harassment

A 16 year-old California lesbian has won a $25K settlement from her school district after the ACLU threatened a lawsuit for the way she was harassed by teachers and school employees. The agreement between the Vallejo City Unified School District and the American Civil Liberties Union was reached without litigation, said ACLU attorney Elizabeth Gill. In agreeing to the settlement, …

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President Obama: Don’t Flip Flop On DOMA

Via press release: The first ever federal lawsuit against Section 3 of DOMA (“Defense Of Marriage Act”) was filed on March 3, 2009 by GLAD (Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders) on behalf of eight same-sex married couples and three surviving spouses from Massachusetts who have been denied federal legal protections available to spouses. They served the government with the …

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Ellen DeGeneres At Tulane

Ellen DeGeneres spoke at Tulane University’s commencement this weekend and spoke eloquently about coming out (amidst her usual hilarity). (Via – Towleroad)

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O’Reilly: Will Christians Vote Out Adam Lambert On Tonight’s American Idol Final?

Fox’s Bill O’Reilly thinks that a Christian voting block may hurt Adam Lambert’s chances in tonight’s American Idol final because he is gay. Interestingly, last week when Christianist site World Net Daily published an editorial on the same issue, the author seemed to favor Adam Lambert. Debbie Egan, from North Carolina, however, admits that faith does factor into her voting, …

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Swag Tuesday

Courtesy of Penetration Inc, today’s Swag Tuesday giftie is Beautiful Mess, the ninth studio album from Swing Out Sister, which is available nationwide today. There are few artists in the pop music landscape who manage to stand the test of time while remaining completely unique and relevant. Swing Out Sister has managed to do this over their remarkable 20-plus year …

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90 Years In The Same Apartment

People in this town are famous for holding on to their apartments forever. As proof, the NY Daily News has a cute story today about Elsa Barnouw, a 102 year-old woman who has lived in her 3 bedroom Manhattan apartment for 90 years. Her parents’ rent in 1919: $5. Her rent today $397. The story notes that her apartment features …

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FL: Kept From A Dying Partner’s Bedside

A familiar story from Florida: When a loved one is in the hospital, you naturally want to be at the bedside. But what if the staff won’t allow it? hat’s what Janice Langbehn, a social worker in Lacey, Wash., says she experienced when her partner of 18 years, Lisa Pond, collapsed with an aneurysm during a Florida vacation and was …

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Tiny Houses

The above is my favorite from the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel’s slideshow of houses under 1000 square feet, from a new book by Andreas Wenning called Tiny Houses.

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Kylie Ticket Giveaway On Modern Tonic

Judging by the reaction to my post about Kylie Minogue’s first ever North American tour, I know that some of you will want to pop over to Modern Tonic and enter their ticket giveaway. The giveaways are for the shows in Los Angeles and New York City.

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