Monthly Archives: May 2012

COLORADO: Republican Legislators Filibuster Civil Unions Bill Into Oblivion

In a riotous scene, late last night Colorado’s GOP filibustered in order to prevent the civil unions bill from coming to a vote on the House floor. The legislative session ended for the year without the bill being heard. A bill to allow same-sex couples to form civil unions died on the calendar late Tuesday, taking down more than 30 …

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Hope Beyond Amendment One

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Petition Of The Day

Details.

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Amendment One Reactions

Protect All NC Families “While we are disappointed in tonight’s result, we know this concerted North Carolina effort to defeat Amendment One and protect all of the state’s families galvanized North Carolina and mobilized North Carolinians in historic ways,” said Coalition to Protect All NC Families Campaign Manager Jeremy Kennedy. “From unheard of homegrown fundraising online to unprecedented grassroots activism …

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Amendment One Passes

As expected, North Carolina voters today approved the bill to officially write discrimination into the state constitution. With a little over 43 percent of precincts reporting, support for the amendment was strong- with about 61 percent of North Carolina voters casting their ballots in favor of the amendment, and roughly 39 percent voting against it. North Carolina had previously been …

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NOM’s Pastor Vs North Carolina Activist

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Warmest 12-Month Periods Since 1895

What do all the time periods listed above have in common? And here’s more about the last 12 months: The past twelve months were the warmest twelve months in U.S. history, said NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) on Tuesday, in their monthly “State of the Climate” report. Temperatures in the contiguous U.S. during May 2011 – April 2012 broke …

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Editorial Of The Day

From the New York Times editorial board: On Sunday, Vice President Joseph Biden Jr. said he was “absolutely comfortable” with same-sex marriage and portrayed the freedom to marry as a fundamental civil right. It was an important statement of support for marriage equality, and it was a big step forward from the endlessly frustrating hedging of President Obama. It should …

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Tony Perkins: Pray For Dan Savage

“I would put out this challenge to folks who are listening: to put Dan Savage on the top of your prayer list and pray for him because I believe he has the potential to be a modern day Saul of Tarsus. I mean, just think if the Lord got a hold of his heart and changed him and turned him …

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NC Radio Hosts Challenge Caller About Amendment One And Jesus Christ

Maddening and oddly enjoyable.

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Two Minutes Of Minnesota Hate, Vol. 19

Separation of church and state? No such thing!

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WorldPride To Honor Hillary Clinton

No doubt in recognition of her historic speech to the United Nations, WorldPride London has announced that Hillary Clinton will be the recipient of their World LGBT Award. Pink News UK reports: Clinton, who is married to former US President Bill Clinton, will be honoured at a star-studded black-tie fundraiser preceding WorldPride 2012 on 5 July. The gala evening is …

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Photo Of The Day – Colorado Rally

Activists gathered at the Colorado capitol today to demand that the GOP leadership of state Senate allow a debate on the civil unions bill that passed in the state House last week. The legislative session ends tomorrow. [Photo by Ladd Bosworth at One Colorado] UPDATE: The Denver Post is reporting that the bill WILL be heard today in a House …

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The Dictator Endorses Mitt Romney

The Hill has the quote: “He has the makings of a great dictator. He is incredibly wealthy but pays no taxes, and it’s not much of a leap to go from firing people to firing squads and from putting pets on the top of a car to putting political dissidents on top of them.”

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Emergency Message From Crazy Eyes

“A major development has just occurred in my race for the U.S. House of Representatives and I’m asking for your immediate help. You see, in retaliation for repeatedly standing up to President Obama on the national stage, liberal judges have redrawn the lines of my Minnesota Congressional District to try and wipe me off of the political map once and …

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TODAY: SiriusXM At 2:30PM

Today at 2:30pm I’ll be on Michelangelo Signorile’s SiriusXM show to talk about some of the latest LGBT-related news items. The gays are on channel 108 and you can listen live online if you sign up for a freebie account. What would be your top five gay news stories this week?

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Headline Of The Day

Ain’t gonna happen, but watching them plotz about it is delish.

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Babs Concert In Brooklyn?

Fan sites are buzzing after Ticketmaster posted then immediately deleted a Barbra Streisand concert date at Brooklyn’s still unfinished Barclays Center. Ms. Streisand’s name had been scrubbed from Ticketmaster’s Barclays listings. And an eerie and oddly constrained silence was upon the lips of those who could speak to the facts. “We are not confirming this,” said a Barclays spokesman, Barry …

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Opposite Marriage Was Created By
God In The Garden Of Eden*

GLAAD has the dirt on North Carolina Pastor Ron Baity, who was featured on CNN this morning. According to Baity, gay people are “maggots” who represent the “filth of society.” Clip via Think Progress.*And then Eve’s sons grew up and fucked the shit out her every night.

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VIDEO: It Could Happen To You

Andy Towle writes: Shane Bitney Crone has marked the one-year anniversary of his boyfriend of six years, Tom Bridegroom, with a devastating video, It could happen to you, chronicling what happened to him after Tom’s sudden death. If there’s anyone in your life who doesn’t understand the familial rejection, the institutional discrimination, and the bias that gay couples face every …

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