Monthly Archives: August 2011

WaPo Poll: Will You Re-Elect Obama?

Via Washington Post: Support for Obama has softened considerably on the left: In the new poll, 31 percent of liberals say they are certain to vote for Obama next year, down from 46 percent in June. One in five liberals says they “definitely will not” vote for him, while a 43 percent plurality says they’ll considering casting a ballot for …

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Daily Grumble

Last night Dr. Jeff and I saw Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes. Two tickets, two medium drinks, one large popcorn, Twizzlers: $47. SRSLY. And we saw it at the decidedly downmarket Beekman, whose houses probably haven’t been updated since the mid-80s. No 3-D, no stadium seating, regular sound.

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INDIANA: State GOP Rep Busted In Craigslist Gay Hooker Scandal

Six-term GOP Indiana state Rep. Phillip Hinkle, a noted anti-gay Christian activist who forced the state to offer an “In God We Trust” license plate, has been accused of hiring a male prostitute from Craigslist’s M4M section. Local newspapers have been provided with emails between Hinkle and the alleged hooker. The emails, sent from Hinkle’s publicly listed personal address, ask …

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On Brighton & Hove Gay Men’s Chorus

Earlier this week I mentioned that Universal Records has awarded the chorus an unprecedented £1M recording contract. Their album will be released on October 5th in the UK.

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NEW YORK: Another Town Clerk Refuses To Sign Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

A town clerk in Ledyard, New York has informed her bosses that due to her personal religious bigotry, she is unwilling to sign the marriage licenses of same-sex couples. She is the third such town clerk in the state to come forward as a bigot. Ledyard Town Clerk Rose Marie Belforti submitted a letter to the Ledyard Town Board saying …

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Hong Kong Fights “Ex-Gay” Movement

Dan Choi writes on Change.org: I write with great concern because Hong Kong’s Social Welfare Department recently held a workshop for its staff led by a psychiatrist who claims he can “cure” LGBT people by having them take cold showers. The quack doctor, Hong Kwai-wah, is affiliated with Exodus Global Alliance, a discredited group whose work is rejected by every …

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Tony Perkins On Bert & Ernie

“Not only do gays want to force their lifestyle on you and me, but they want to enlist felt-faced non-humans in the fight! And this is on top of the demands for a transgender character to join Sesame Street. For years, the same-sex community has insisted that all they want is the “right” to marry their partners. If that’s true, …

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NOM Loses Another Court Battle

The court-defying criminals at NOM have once again lost a battle to evade state campaign finance laws. A federal appeals court panel Thursday rejected an anti-gay marriage group’s bid to block its need for compliance with Rhode Island campaign disclosure laws. The National Organization for Marriage had challenged Chief U.S. District Judge Mary M. Lisi’s refusal in October to grant …

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IOWA: Anti-Gay Quote Farm

Courtesy of Think Progress, here’s a roundup of all the anti-gay crap said at yesterday’s GOP debate in Iowa.

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Today In Mildly Interesting Trivia

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NOM’s 2012 Hate Tour A Major Bust

Even with appearances by GOP presidential candidates, NOM’s hate tour through Iowa has been attracting tens of attendees at most stops, with some locations drawing “only a handful” of interested bigots. They just never learn.

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Frothy Mix Attacks Fellow Tenthers

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BROOKLYN: Lesbian Sues For Sexual Harassment, Boss Says She’s Too Ugly

Openly lesbian real estate worker Priscilla Agosto, 23, is suing her former employer for sexual harassment, saying she’d been physically and verbally humiliated by her coworkers. Agosto’s boss responded to the suit by claiming that she is “too ugly” for anybody to have bothered her. Priscilla Agosto ran a gauntlet of sexual humiliation – verbal and physical – in her …

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Go-Go’s Get Walk Of Fame Star

Thirty years after their first hit record, the Go-Go’s have been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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DNC Rips Mittens On “Corporations”

With some help from Barbra Streisand. (Via – Towleroad)

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Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie Are Not Gay

Sesame Street officials have responded to this week’s petition to allow Bert and Ernie to marry on the show. “Bert and Ernie are best friends. They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves. “Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics, …

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GOP Candidates Debate Social Issues

I’ll be breaking down some of the responses in separate posts, but here’s the bulk of the debate portion that covered social issues.

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GHANA: National Clergy Head Warns Of God’s “Ferocious” Punishment For Gays

Ghana’s Archbishop of the International Council for Clergy today joined in the rising campaign against homosexuals, warning that God’s ferocious retribution would be rained down on his nation’s gay people. That retribution, of course, will come at the hands of God’s Gentle People. Archbishop Ofori-Atta said the judgment of God was not only upon practitioners, but also on all admirers, …

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HomoQuotable – Ricky Martin

“My shoulders feel much lighter and straighter and I feel my life is a lot more simple now. I lived with the obsession to be accepted for such a long time. But it was when I held my children in my arms I knew I couldn’t do it anymore. I wanted to teach them to be themselves, to know there …

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BRITAIN: Towns Consider Evicting Looters From Public Housing

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