Talking Points Memo calls this “the chart Democrats don’t want GOP voters to see.”

It took 270 days for the last piece to be stolen.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has nominated an out gay black man to the state Supreme Court. Bruce Harris was just elected as mayor of Chatham, New Jersey in November, prompting the Victory Fund to declare him to be the nation’s first out gay black Republican mayor. Chris Geidner reports at Metro Weekly. Garden State Equality executive director Steven Goldstein …

The Tennessee Tea Party is demanding that references to slavery be removed from history books. Because it makes the Founding Fathers look horrible! The material calls for lawmakers to amend state laws governing school curriculums, and for textbook selection criteria to say that “No portrayal of minority experience in the history which actually occurred shall obscure the experience or contributions …

(Via – Igor Volsky)

In April voters in Anchorage, Alaska will decide whether the city should adopt protections for LGBT residents. The ballot measure was forced by thousands of signatures on a petition drive backed by the local Catholic Church. Just joining the battle is the Alliance Defense Fund, who contends that businesses should have the right to deny employment to gay people. The …

The Supreme Court today quashed a wingnut demand that Justice Elena Kagan recuse herself from the coming case to overturn Obamacare. Freedom Watch, a group led by Larry Klayman, asked the court for permission to file a brief on Kagan’s participation in the case. The court on Monday denied the request without comment, though it did note that Kagan did …

Randy Roberts Potts, the openly gay grandson of televangelist Oral Roberts, has launched a traveling performance art piece meant to demonstrate the normalcy of gay home life. Details reports: Randy Roberts Potts is pushing the gay agenda by watching TV. And by ironing a shirt. Also by doing a puzzle, vacuuming a rug, simmering stew in a slow-cooker, and intermittently …

A massive anti-abortion march takes places today on Washington’s National Mall. Attending will be GOProud chair Lisa De Pasquale, who tweeted out the below photo this morning on her way there. RELATED: Former GOProud chairman Chris Barron actually used to work for Planned Parenthood, but now he’s “pro-life”. The money is better there.

“She might as well change her name to John Wilkes Booth because what she’s doing now is trying to put a bullet in the head of one of the greatest traditions that has ever existed and has built our society, and that is marriage between one man and one woman.” – Pastor Ken Hutcherson on Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire. RELATED: …

Hearings begin today on Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire’s marriage equality bill. Both sides are expected to draw thousands of supporters to the state capital. Big crowds are expected for the hearings on Monday. Stand for Marriage Washington — a loosely organized coalition of conservative lawmakers, well-known evangelical pastors, the Tri-City Tea Party and the Constitution Party of Washington — predicts …

A commenter on Stereogum says: “Hip-Hop has come so far. It used to be that only men were allowed to make shitty misogynistic songs with obnoxious beats. This song is a true feminist victory.” NSFW.

“I gave a speech recently, an empowerment speech to a gay audience, and it included the line ‘I’ve been straight and I’ve been gay, and gay is better.’ And they tried to get me to change it, because they said it implies that homosexuality can be a choice. And for me, it is a choice. I understand that for many …

Above are the latest polling averages for Florida. One poll done yesterday shows Gingrich leading.

We love this guy.

Just in via press release: Australian Marriage Equality has welcomed the support of highly-acclaimed Australian singer and actor Olivia Newton-John. Ms Newton-John has joined other prominent Australians including Hugh Jackman, David Stratton, Margaret Pomeranz, Lizzy Gardiner and Wallaby’s captain David Pocock in backing the campaign for reform. According to a statement issued by Ms Newton-John: “With respect to marriage equality …

Pekka Haavisto, Finland’s first openly gay presidential candidate, finished in second place yesterday. Since no candidate earned more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election will take place. Sauli Niinisto, a former finance minister, won 37 percent of the vote, well ahead of the other candidates but short of the majority needed to avoid a second round, official preliminary …

Not in my experience, but whatever. New York has been named America’s rudest city in a survey by Time + Leisure magazine. The magazine has published its 2011 survey of favourite American cities with categories ranging from nightlife and bars to culture, shopping and people. But the article said The Big Apple was also America’s most diverse city, which could …