Newt Gingrich has it all figured out: “I don’t believe in genetic determinism and I don’t think there is any great evidence of genetic determinism. There are propensities. Are you more likely to do this or more likely to do that? But that doesn’t mean it’s definitional. Look, people choose to be celibate. People choose many things in life. You …

“GOProud is a rightwing political organization masquerading as a gay group. Yes, there are gay members – at least three – but their goals, intentions, and actions reveal them to be interested in gay issues only in the context of how they can be spun for partisan advantage. [snip] Sure gay groups have straight members. Some are in leadership. And …

JMG reader Subtle Knife commands you to watch this!

After suffering national embarrassment at the hands of a gay-married Vietnam veteran, Mitt Romney has issued his new plan for marriage in which gays aren’t just second class, some of us are third. The Boston Herald notes: [Romney] expressed support for a constitutional amendment that could create a complex three-tier system of marriage — maintaining marriage rights for straight couples, …

“Satan’s strategy is leading humans astray, whether the arena is doctrinal or moral, is to deceive an individual into thinking that what God has forbidden is not really wrong or destructive, but is, in fact, life enhancing. So it was I the garden when Satan tempted Eve; so it may well be with your loved one. The sin of homosexuality …

Via Ian Millhiser at Think Progress, we learn that the city of San Francisco has sent an unusual request to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Clearly, they fear civil unrest in the event of a decision against equality. In several prior instances when decisions have been issued relating to the marriage rights of same-sex couples, there have been large …

Somebody wants to be Newt’s veep.

From the men of the U.S. Air Force Academy.(Via – Towleroad) RELATED: The original video by LMFAO has over 161 million views on YouTube. Two of the members of LMFAO are the son and grandson of Motown founder Berry Gordy.

JMG reader Mike wrote to the Tennessee Equality Project to ask why they’d made no mention of our successful fundraising campaign to pay for the funeral of gay bullying victim Jacob Rogers. With Mike’s permission, here’s the bulk of their response to him. We generally do not repost such fundraising efforts because they are not within our organization’s control. We …

Via the Bellingham Herald in Washington state. A 22-year-old man was arrested for an alleged hate crime against a lesbian couple early Sunday, Dec. 11, after he yelled slurs at them and smashed in the window of a victim’s car, but was then pinned to the ground by one of the victims, police said. William Adam Lane confronted the couple …

Brilliant!

As long as those families only watch ABC’s Family Channel. But anyway..VICTORY! Praise! Glory!

A California Republican group is going after schools that allow bilingual students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish. Because you can’t be patriotic unless you say so in English. “What’s the most important here on this issue is that you’re asking children to stand, put their hand over their heart, and pledge; that’s a promise,” notes Cathy Carlson …

This year’s Golden Globe nominations were announced in Los Angeles early this morning. The silent-era tale “The Artist” heads the Golden Globes with six nominations, among them best comedy or musical, and acting honors for its French stars, Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo. Tied for second-place with five nominations Thursday are the 1960s tale “The Help” and George Clooney’s “The …

Right Wing Watch reports that the online travel site Kayak has joined Lowe’s in caving to the Florida Family Association. Yesterday the company, citing concerns about “specific content” (which it didn’t identify) admitted that it had joined Lowe’s in pulling ads from the show. Kayak later posted an explanation of its actions, but instead of simply apologizing and reinstating the …