Maggie Gallagher puts her hooves to the NOM blog today to declare that Dan Savage’s sexual ethic of valuing honesty over fidelity is going to be a disaster for the viewers of his upcoming MTV show. There was a thoughtful analysis of [Savage’s] sexual ethics in the Washington Monthly recently, for folks who want to get a taste of what …

“I don’t think we ought to force Catholic Charities to make that part of their policy or other similar situated groups. Many of our adoption agencies are faith-based groups that ought to be able to establish what their own policies are. Current regulations that say you can’t discriminate on the basis of race, color or national origin I think are …

Catholic League blowhard Bill Donohue’s war with the New Hampshire GOP is escalating, as today he threatens to sue them for libel. Never in the nearly 18 years I have spent as president of the Catholic League have I seen more totally irresponsible statements issued by the lawmakers in any one state. While some Republicans—and all of those attacking the …

“Welfare has destroyed the African-American family by telling young black women that husbands and fathers are unnecessary and obsolete. Welfare has subsidized illegitimacy by offering financial rewards to women who have more children out of wedlock. We have incentivized fornication rather than marriage, and it’s no wonder we are now awash in the disastrous social consequences of people who rut …

Not only did God kill all those birds in Arkansas because of the repeal of DADT, the earthquake in Japan and that tsunami? Totally because of gay soldiers in the U.S.

The Washington Times has published an editorial denouncing the attempt to allow transgender New York City residents the right to a birth certificate noting their correct gender. The piece refers to trans people as “just messed up” individuals who have “surgically mutilated” their bodies. And it goes from there. It’s fair to ask where all of this is heading. Could …

1. Drop out of college.2. Rack up multiple DUI convictions.3. Get your dad to give the Wisconsin governor $121K.4. Jackpot! (Source)

House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan today unveiled a long-term plan that would dramatically overhaul the way the federal government and states administer Medicare and Medicaid. The GOP plan also, of course, repeals “Obamacare.” Ryan’s budget proposal aims to slash $6 trillion from the budget over the next 10 years. It would in part accomplish that by changing Medicaid …

Reeling from the murders of numerous transgender people, Brazilian activists have launched a petition campaign to the nation’s president. President Dilma Rousseff, You have said that human rights are at the “center of your politics.” In the face of a dramatic rise in attacks and murders of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Brazilians, we need your immediate support for …

The Seventh Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling against an Illinois woman who sued Wal-Mart for religious discrimination. According to the woman, she has a God-given right to scream anti-gay epithets at her coworkers. Gay City News reports: According to the unsigned ruling, Tanisha Matthews, who describes herself as an Apostolic Christian, worked as an overnight stocker …

Via press release, a letter from the six House Democrats who are lead sponsors of the bill to repeal DOMA. Dear Mr. Speaker, It is our understanding that deadlines for Congressional action are fast approaching and that House General Counsel or outside counsel retained to represent the House must appear and move to intervene or otherwise participate, if it chooses …

Probably the scariest development in the Christianist movement in recent years is the advent of “Seven Mountains” dominionism. Right Wing Watch explains: Seven Mountains dominionism seeks to place Christians in control over the seven forces that shape and control our culture: (1) Business; (2) Government; (3) Media; (4) Arts and Entertainment; (5) Education; (6) Family; and (7) Religion. The reason …

This week’s episode includes an update on the DOMA/deportation situation from attorney Lavi Soloway.

My pal Leif Wauters points out New Zealand’s rather exhaustive and confusing list of who a man may not marry. Daughter’s son’s wife? Wait, what? Same-sex marriages don’t appear on the banned list, possibly because New Zealand offers civil unions. Leif and his husband were forced to emigrate to New Zealand last year because of DOMA. They are watching the …

“Americans know that advancing employees by merit is what ‘wins’ for business. And that is why most employers don’t discriminate against gay people. Once again, government shouldn’t be telling entrepreneurs how to run their enterprises. They don’t need a nanny state to tell them as much. If a company discriminates against quality gay people, it will suffer in the marketplace, …

Connecticut lawmakers says they are shocked by the Catholic Church’s opposition to a proposed lifting of the statute of limitations on lawsuits for the sexual abuse of minors. “I’m just so surprised they are opposing this. We certainly had the sense last year that they would not,” Sen. Beth Bye, D-West Hartford, said of the bill she proposed that eliminates …

Just because the AFA has called for criminalizing homosexuality, for banning Muslims from the military and elected office, and has declared that Native Americans shouldn’t have the right to own land ….why that’s NO reason to call them a hate group. They are decent Christians and totally deserving of all that dough funneled to them by Gingrich! Video and question …

Barry Dignam and Hugh Walsh (above) today become among Ireland’s first gay couples to be joined under the nation’s civil partnerships law. The law went into effect on January 1st with a three month waiting period. Theirs is not the first civil partnership to take place here – six civil partnerships have already been registered in the State arising from …