Monthly Archives: November 2012

Robertson: Wait, WOMEN Watch Porn?

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Enter The “Resilient Tunnel Plug”

In the wake of widespread flooding to most of New York City’s subway and vehicle tunnels, Homeland Security has renewed testing of a giant inflatable plug. The Resilient Tunnel Plug has been years in development and testing, but it may be more relevant than ever: Superstorm Sandy sent a record 14-foot storm surge into New York Harbor, flooding subway tunnels …

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Dan Savage Takes Down Tony Perkins

Oh, yes. You WILL enjoy this!

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MINNESOTA: “Ex-Gay Therapist” Charged With Sexual Assault On Male Clients

A Minnesota pastor has been charged with eight felony counts of sexual assault upon men he was giving “ex-gay therapy.” How entirely shocking. Lakeside Christian Church’s senior pastor, the Rev. Ryan J. Muehlhauser, 55, of Cambridge, appeared in court Tuesday on eight felony counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct and remains free pending another hearing next month. Muehlhauser also was …

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Lady Gaga Gives $1M To Hurricane Relief

“Today I pledge 1 million dollars to New York & The American Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy Relief. If it wasn’t for NYC: the Lower East Side, Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn, I would not be the woman or artist that I am today. New York is relentless ambition, a drive to succeed, a place where there is a natural …

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NOM Spokesbigot: Obama Is A Terrorist

“Apparently, there are more than a few disgruntled Americans who are toying with the idea of moving to Canada. CNN is calling it ‘election season bluster’. I call it flat-out ignorance. You live in the freest country ever known to mankind. As the anthem states, America is the land of the free but freedom comes with bravery, not running and …

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Maine’s Haters Threaten Return To Ballot

The Christian Civic League is threatening to take same-sex marriage back to the ballot one more time. We are in conversations with the Alliance Defending Freedom, Family Research Council and Citizen Link to provide resources for churches, pastors and Christians who will need legal protections for our religious liberties. We want to discern the possible impact of redefining marriage as …

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AUSTRALIA: Gay Winner Of Big Brother Proposes To Boyfriend During Finale

And the audience goes WILD! (Via Towleroad)

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NYC Begins Gas Rationing

As gasoline shortages continue to plague much of the tri-state area and fistfights break out in the mile-long lines, at 6am this morning Mayor Bloomberg instituted a gas rationing program across NYC’s five boroughs. The mayor said the measure, imposed by emergency order and similar to one put in place in 12 New Jersey counties by Gov. Chris Christie on …

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Obama Thanks Campaign Staff

And gets a little choked while doing so.

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Colorado House Chooses Gay Speaker

In yet another historic first for LGBT politics, Colorado’s House has chosen an openly gay man as its new speaker. Jubilant Democrats nominated Mark Ferrandino as speaker of the House on Thursday, the first time in Colorado history a gay lawmaker has presided over the chamber. The nomination, he said, was a victory not only for gays but also for …

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Seen In Alabama

The Secret Service has been notified.

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HRC Calls For Out Cabinet Member

The Human Rights Campaign says this week’s avalanche of elected LGBT officials underscores the need for an openly gay member of Obama’s cabinet. Chris Geidner reports at Buzzfeed on his conversation with HRC head Chad Griffin: On the appointment of an out LGBT cabinet member, Griffin was equally forceful. “We made historic progress with president Obama in terms of our …

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Lana Del Rey – Bel Air

Her new album comes out next week.

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Reuters: Gay Marriage Sweep Could Influence SCOTUS On DOMA/Prop8

Reuters speculates: Historically, the Supreme Court has provided a single national framework on social issues like same-sex marriage, said James Essex, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union. But it generally does so only after much of the country has reached a consensus, said Essex, who helped bring one of the challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act. In …

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Next Issue Of Newsweek

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Tony Perkins: If SCOTUS Legalizes Gay Marriage, We’ll Have A Revolution

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Headline Of The Day

The headline is from the British tabloid Daily Mail, but don’t necessarily dismiss the source. In January I posted this item: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she wants to step off the “high wire of American politics” after two decades and is again tamping down speculation that she might stay in government if President Barack Obama wins a …

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Preserve Marriage Has The Sadz

“With added results showing that we have not closed the gap, it now appears clear that Referendum 74 will be narrowly approved. We are disappointed in losing a tough election battle on marriage by a narrow margin. But while we are disappointed, we are not defeated.” – Joseph Backholm, head of Preserve Marriage, who this afternoon officially conceded that his …

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“America Chose Socialism”

So reads the headline in the Israeli newspaper owned by Romney backer and casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson.

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