Monthly Archives: July 2010

Here’s The DADT Survey For Troops

Dig into this and tell us what you think. UPDATE: Servicemembers United vents. “While it remains safe for gay and lesbian troops to participate in this survey, it is simply impossible to imagine a survey with such derogatory and insulting wording, assumptions, and insinuations going out about any other minority group in the military,” said Alexander Nicholson, Executive Director of …

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The 700 Club Calls For A Constitutional Amendment Banning Gay Marriage

UPDATE: The 700 Club has replaced the original clip to include an interview with Slaggie Gilamonster. The new clip makes no mention of a constitutional amendment.

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Air Google

Google will buy travel software company ITA for $700M. While they claim to have no plan to establish themselves as resellers of airline tickets, the takeover is raising concerns of anti-trust violations. “What we’re going to do is build new flight search tools that focus on end-users,” Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt said in a conference call with analysts …

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Civil Unions For Ireland

As expected, yesterday Ireland’s Seanad rubber-stamped the nation’s lower chamber and approved its civil unions bill 48-4. The Green Party Minister for State Ciarán Cuffe, who instigated the move to introduce the legislation in 2007, welcomed its approval last night. He said changes will need to be made in social welfare and tax laws to facilitate the change. He said …

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Maddow Show On DOMA Ruling

Starring our hero, MA Attorney General Martha Coakley.

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Anita Bryant Leaves Her Sewer

The original Queen of Hate, Anita Bryant, will be slithering out of whatever sewer she’s been hiding in all these years to appear at an anti-gay event in Oklahoma tomorrow. Gossip Boy reports: The controversial Queen of Gay Hate, Anita Bryant, will be returning to the stage on July 9, 2010 for a patriotic performance in Yukon, OK before an …

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Today In Crazy Teabaggers

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Robosexual Marriage

With perfect timing, last night’s episode of Futurama tackled the issue of robosexual marriage, complete with a dig at NOM’s widely parodied Gathering Storm ad. And as these things go, the issue’s main opponent turned out to be a closet robosexual.

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NOM Rides The DOMA Waambulance

NOM is predictably stamping their cloven hooves about yesterday’s DOMA ruling. “Under the guidance of Elena Kagan’s brief that she filed when she was Solicitor General, Obama’s justice department deliberately sabotaged this case,” charged Brian Brown, President of NOM, referring to the Justice Department’s brief which described DOMA as discriminatory. Despite the explicit language in DOMA that the law was …

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DOMA Ruling Reactions

GLAD: “Today the Court simply affirmed that our country won’t tolerate second-class marriages,” said Mary Bonauto, GLAD’s Civil Rights Project Director, who argued the case. “I’m pleased that Judge Tauro recognized that married same-sex couples and surviving spouses have been seriously harmed by DOMA and that the plaintiffs deserve the same opportunities to care and provide for each other and …

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DOMA RULING #2: Gill & LeTourneau Vs. U.S. Office Of Personnel Management

I’ve uploaded the PDF of the court’s decision to my Scribd account. Feel free to grab the embed code for your own sites. Click on “full screen” to read the entire 39-page ruling.

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DOMA RULING #1: Massachusetts Vs. U.S. Department Of Health & Human Services

I’ve uploaded the PDF of the court’s decision to my Scribd account. Feel free to grab the embed code for your own sites. Click on “full screen” to read the entire 36-page ruling.

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BREAKING: Federal Court Rules Defense Of Marriage Act To Be Unconstitutional!!!

The U.S. District Court in Boston has ruled that Section 3 of DOMA is unconstitutional. Bay Windows reports: In an enormous victory for same-sex marriage, a federal judge in Boston today (Thursday, July 8) ruled, in two separate cases, that a critical part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional. In one challenge brought by the state of …

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The Nation Examines Violence Against Imprisoned LGBT Youth

Not only are LGBT youth highly overrepresented among the nation’s homeless, they are imprisoned at a much higher rate than their heterosexual peers. And once behind bars they continue to be victimized. The Nation examines their plight in an online article and the below accompanying video. An excerpt: Across the United States, the brutal and dysfunctional juvenile justice system sends …

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates Urges Gay Troops To Fill Out DADT Survey

Even though advocates for gay troops are worried that the anonymity of the survey may not be airtight and have advised them not to participate. Note that Gates says “when and IF” when referring to the repeal of DADT.

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Set Your Phones For Prop 8 Decision Alert

The American Foundation for Equal Rights will text you the moment Judge Vaughn Walker issues his decision on Perry Vs. Schwarzenegger. Just text the word “Equal” to 69866. You can also get an email alert by “liking” their Facebook page. And you can follow them on Twitter. Judge Walker’s online calendar is completely blank for the month of July, perhaps …

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Vaccine Breakthrough Finds Antibody That Kills 91% Of HIV Strains

Another advance in the search for an HIV vaccine: In a significant step toward an AIDS vaccine, U.S. government scientists have discovered three powerful antibodies, the strongest of which neutralizes 91% of HIV strains, more than any AIDS antibody yet discovered. Looking closely at the strongest antibody, they have detailed exactly what part of the virus it targets and how …

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That Doesn’t Make You A Model

I’m getting a Jason Stackhouse vibe from the singer.

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The Anti-Gay Gay Icon?

The New York Times has somehow declared GOP closet case Rep. Aaron Schock to be a gay icon, despite his track record of opposing LGBT rights. As for his personal life, Mr. Schock is single and opposed to gay marriage, and he has told reporters that he is not gay. In the interview in his office, he mentioned a former …

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Quote Of The Day – Lord Rodger

“Just as male hetero­sexuals are free to enjoy themselves playing rugby, drinking beer and talking about girls with their mates, so male homosexuals are to be free to enjoy themselves going to Kylie concerts, drinking exotically-coloured cocktails and talking about boys with their straight female mates.” – British Supreme Court Judge Lord Rodger, explaining the Tuesday’s ruling that gay people …

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