Post title stolen from Dan Savage.

Clip description: Major news in the Prop 8 case, with new briefs filed with the US Supreme Court. Another survey shows a majority of Americans support the freedom to marry, so why is the Republican party turning its back on relationship recognition? And challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act were already on the fast track, but now that track …

At least one Mormon-owned television station in Utah has declared that they will not air The New Normal due to its “perverted” depiction of a lesbian gay male couple. Today One Million Moms spokeshrew Monica Cole joined her AFA colleague Bryan Fischer to further promote their own doomed-to-fail boycott. You can bet NBC is loving this free publicity.

Minnesota’s branch of NOM has won a state Supreme Court battle to overturn the gay-friendlier wording of the same-sex marriage ban question on November’s ballot. The suit was brought by Minnesota For Marriage and 15 GOP members of the state legislature. The Republican-controlled Legislature won a pair of battles over proposed constitutional amendments before the Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday. …

There was an official opening ceremony today even though the rest of the day has been canceled. GOP officials from several Gulf states have either returned or decided to stay at home to deal with storm preparations.

Interesting turn of events reported by Chris Geidner: The trial court judge in California who has taken over hearing the federal court case challenging Proposition 8, the state’s amendment limiting marriages to one man and one woman, ordered the case closed today — which would allow same-sex couples to marry in California. The order comes despite the fact that proponents …

The brand new Archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore Cordileone, has been arrested for drunk driving. Cordileone is widely considered the “father of Proposition 8.” Police in San Diego say Bishop Salvatore Cordileone was arrested over the weekend for driving under the influence. Police say it happened in San Diego’s College District just before 12:30 Saturday morning. Bishop Cordileone is currently …

A just publicized new directive from the Air Force bans commanders from proselytizing to troops. The wingnuts are totally going to lose their shit. Via NBC News: Just days before retiring as Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. Norton Schwartz issued a document designed to dictate the conduct of U.S. airmen worldwide — all violations enforceable by military …

In his weekly internet radio show, Peter LaBarbera and his guest hater John Kirkwood glumly conceded that Dan Savage totally won the debate against NOM’s Brian Brownshirt. Jeremy Hooper has the clip at Good As You. Listen and enjoy.

After Elton has launched a tournament to pick the hottest of the 32 male-male TV couples that dominate the world of fantasy “slash” erotica. The elders of the genre, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, are pitted against their modern day counterparts from the latest edition of Star Trek.

Again we see (probably) the hand of Tony Perkins in the GOP party platform, this time in its foreign policy section. Think Progress quotes from a leaked copy: The effectiveness of our foreign aid has been limited by the cultural agenda of the current Administration, attempting to impose on foreign countries, especially the peoples of Africa, legalized abortion and the …

And right into those godless heathens in New Orleans! Praise! Glory! And most importantly: DONATE!

“Whenever you get close to someone as sociopathic and misinformed as you are, the patented Teadar Alert tone lets you know!” I heard this today on Stephanie Miller’s show and asked her super hot bear producer Chris Lavoie to share it with us.

Donald Trump’s highly-publicized plan to “fire” an onstage Obama impersonator has been canceled due to the wrath of God.

The Raging Grannies group has parked their Larks and lawn chairs near the Tampa convention center. Meanwhile a small Occupy contingent is preparing to “march on the RNC.” One Occupy member was arrested yesterday for carrying a machete, generating outrage from Twitter members who would surely be carrying machine guns were it allowed. Occupy United is live-streaming their protest and …

The New York Times has posted a lengthy slideshow from photographer Alan Charlesworth’s look at bear culture. Peter Moskowitz writes: Mainstream culture tends to depict gay men as either comically effeminate, or supersculpted and image conscious. Mr. Charlesworth had a hard time relating, or being attracted to, those kinds of images. He said that while he questioned his sexuality in …

Back To Stonewall reports that a donor to Protect Marriage has been charged with multiple counts of molesting boys during outings with his notoriously anti-gay church. A longtime anti-gay activist, California Prop 8 donor, and elementary school teacher was taken into custody on August 17th after admitting inappropriate contact with young boys. Caleb Douglas Hesse, a teacher for the Morongo …

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