Acting upon the orders of Mayor Bloomberg, hundreds of police officers raided Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park in a pre-dawn raid today. At least 75 Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested as they were rousted from their tents and sleeping bags. The mayor’s office sent out a message on Twitter at 1:19 a.m. saying: “Occupants of Zuccotti should temporarily leave and remove …

Last night a fire roared through the commercial district of Fire Island Pines, the popular gay resort village on a barrier island one hour east of New York City. Among the destroyed businesses were two nightclubs, including the popular Pavilion, which was rebuilt at great expense just a couple of years ago. Michael Lavers reports at Fire Island News: Initial …

Almost painful. But also hilarious.

A last-ditch GOP attempt to block the FCC’s coming rules on net neutrality has failed in the U.S. Senate, where Democrats narrowly defeated the measure by a vote of 52-46. Politico notes that the president had promised to veto the bill. It is unclear whether Senate Republicans intend to attempt a related resolution in the future. A similar measure by …

Gay people are destroying marriage! Gay people are destroying the family! The Blessed Virgin Mother, Jesus H. Christ, God and four more white people agree, gay people are sick deviants! (Psst, wanna see my 4000 photos of hot young prepubescent kids?)

“The more toppings a man has on his pizza, I believe the more manly he is. Because the more manly man is not afraid of abundance. A manly man don’t want it piled high with vegetables! He would call that a sissy pizza. I love the sausage, the mushrooms. Love it.” – Herman Cain, as quoted by Politico. Using another …

As it feeds perfectly into their ongoing meme about violent homofascists, the National Organization for Marriage and the American Family Association today both picked up on GOProud’s claim that unknown members of the “gay left” had physically assaulted reality show cast member Taylor Garrett. NOM weighed in with the above headline on a post that approvingly links the Daily Caller …

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With the backing of dozens of major rights groups, Washington United for Marriage today officially kicked off their bid to see same-sex marriage legalized in 2012. Residents can pitch in by signing the group’s petition to state legislators.

And Gingrich roars into second place. (Source)

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have launched a new “marriage defense” website. And in a speech excerpted on Think Progress, Prop 8 mastermind Bishop Salvatore Cordileone vows that the Catholic Church will support the upcoming anti-gay bills in Minnesota and North Carolina. (We’ve already seen that in Minnesota.) In the midst of these various challenges, we continue to be …

From the New York Times.

“I said, ‘I’ll tell you I’m a Christian, and I do have convictions.’ And I said, ‘I’m sorry to tell you, but I’m not going to be able to do your cake.’ I didn’t do the cake because of my convictions for their lifestyle. It is my right as a business owner. It is my right, and it’s not to …

“There’s a growing awareness among real conservatives who would like to see [Grover] Norquist toppled from his position of power in Washington just as much as those on the left. Count me among those in that group. He’s is unashamedly pro-perversion, given his position on the advisory board of GOProud. And he’s a phony economic conservative who helped mislead tea-party …

The Supreme Court today announced that it will hear an appeal on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, which mandates penalties for citizens who fail to purchase private health insurance. A decision is expected by June, timing that will surely have an impact on the 2012 party conventions.