Karen Ocamb reports at LGBT POV: This year the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena will make history: it will be the first time in the parade’s 123-year history and the first time in the 30 years since HIV/AIDS was identified that a float will acknowledge those who died of AIDS and the advocates who helped them. [snip] Many of …

When it happened last year, Cindy Jacobs said that God was expressing his disgust over the repeal of DADT. This turkey says the dead birds are “the word of God” letting us know that the End Times are truly upon us.

With the new year comes the enactment of civil unions for the residents of Hawaii and Delaware. Hawaii News Now tells of the first couples to take part there: For Donna Gedge and Monica Montgomery, there was a lot of anticipation as they awaited the stroke of midnight — and the law to take effect. “It’s very high,” said Montgomery. …

From ESPN Magazine: Just as some argue that gay players can’t gain the respect of their teammates, there were those who felt that white players would never believe in their black teammates. We hear that gay players’ sexuality would be a distraction in the locker room, just as black players supposedly weren’t intelligent, disciplined and committed enough to satisfy whites. …

Commenters on YouTube seem split over whether this ad is funny or whether it trivializes an important gay issue.(Tipped by JMG reader Helen)

The GOP candidates who didn’t make Virginia’s primary ballot are suing. Only Mitt Romney and Ron Paul submitted the necessary 10,000 petition signatures in time. Four candidates left off the Virginia Republican primary ballot joined Rick Perry Saturday in suing the state’s board of elections over laws they say are “unconstitutional.” Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, …

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And aliens too!

Fox News kingpin Rupert Murdoch joined Twitter this weekend and one of his first messages was in support of Rick Santorum. Interesting.

Another winner from JMG reader Sean Chapin.

A snippet from the Boston Globe’s sarcastic piece: Michele Bachmann’s husband might be gay.This is quite a stretch, but at least some people’s gaydar is going off when it comes to the lisping Dr. Marcus Bachmann. This may seem particularly odd since the unlicensed therapist offers “reparative therapy,” which allegedly helps homosexuals move toward a heterosexual orientation. But that may …

How this for some Soviet-style lawmaking? Indiana GOP state Sen. Vaneta Becker wants to impose fines on any singer who performs The Star Spangled Banner in any other than the “officially approved” manner. Whatever that is. The bill calls for schools to maintain audio recordings of all performances for two years and develop a procedure for dealing with complaints if …

“What rational evangelical could countenance voting for such an ethical tower of Babel? What evangelical could stomach his or her president traveling around the world preaching and praising ‘safe sodomy’ for every nation? To what level of insanity have we arrived? Obama and his radical homosexual mafia plan to sodomize the world and make such perversion seem as wholesome as …

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