Monthly Archives: December 2012

HomoQuotable – Andrew Sullivan

“Many evangelicals loathe my use of the word Christianism, rather than Christianity, to describe the fusion of political power and religion to police the moral lives of others. They recoil at the echo of Islamism – although we know many Islamist parties, as in Turkey or Indonesia, that do not engage in terrorism, but merely believe in the fusion of …

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MONTANA: State Supreme Court Rejects Equal Benefits For Gay Couples

The Montana state Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling that gay couples are not entitled to the same benefits as married straight couples. The court wrote in Monday’s 4-3 decision the request was “overly broad” and sided with a lower court’s decision last year to dismiss the lawsuit. But the Supreme Court left …

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Editorial Of The Day

From the National Review: The irreducible challenge the Second Amendment poses to gun restrictionists is that it does not bestow upon the people a right they previously lacked. It proscribes the government from infringing upon a right the people already have. It is not that the people are allowed to arm. It is that the government is disallowed to disarm …

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The United State Of Pop 2012

Here’s DJ Earworm’s annual mash-up of this year’s biggest pop hits. I’ve posted these for the last five years, here are the previous ones.

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CAMEROON: Three Years In Prison For Texting This Photo To A Man

Via the New York Times: An appeals court on Monday upheld a three-year sentence against a man found guilty of homosexual conduct for sending a text message to another man saying: “I’m very much in love with you.” Activists said the court’s ruling in Yaounde, the capital, marked yet another setback for gays and lesbians in Cameroon, widely viewed as …

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Has Westboro Baptist Agreed To Not Picket Sandy Hook Elementary?

Radio host David Pakman sends us this: “I just finished convincing Westboro Church to consider NOT picketing the funerals of the victims in Newtown in exchange for some air time. As much as I hate to offer them airtime, if I can keep them away from those funerals, I think it is worth it. Here is the video, we are …

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Catholic League Publishes Full-Page NYT Ad Denying Pope-Nazi Connection

See the full New York Times ad.

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Matt Baume: Marriage News Watch

Clip description: “With just days left in the year, lawmakers in two states are making last-minute bids to pass marriage equality bills. A hugely successful campaign is culminating in Oregon. And support for an anti-gay amendment in Indiana is quickly crumbling.”

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Photo Of The Day: White House Proposal

Gawker has the story: Active duty U.S. Marine Corps captain Matthew Phelps made history over the weekend by proposing to his partner Ben Schock inside the White House. “Such a special night surrounded by wonderful people in an amazing place, and the best is still yet to come,” Phelps wrote on his Facebook page. “Thanks for all the wonderful greetings …

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NEW YORK: Duke Student Raises $10K In Stiletto Run For Ali Forney Center

His run was this weekend. Here’s his promo clip.

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American Pastor David Dykes Works For Passage Of Uganda’s “Kill The Gays” Bill

Box Turtle Bulletin has the quote from Pastor David Dykes during an interview with Ugandan television: I’m extremely upset that our state department is putting pressure on Uganda to recognize homosexual behavior. And I’m praying that Uganda will say, “We don’t want your money, America. It is blood money. It is sin money.” I hope that you will continue to …

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Afternoon View

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Gay Marriage Caused Sandy Hook

“We have turned our back on God. I mean millions of people have decided that God doesn’t exist, or he’s irrelevant to me and we have killed fifty-four million babies and the institution of marriage is right on the verge of a complete redefinition.  Believe me, that is going to have consequences too. And a lot of these things are …

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SOUTH CAROLINA: Rep. Tim Scott To Replace GOP Senator Jim DeMint

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will tap freshman Tea Party Rep. Tim Scott to replace the retiring Sen. Jim DeMint. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, three Republican officials familiar with the process confirmed to The New York Times the decision to select Mr. Scott. Aides to the governor declined to comment before the noon announcement. Ms. Haley seriously considered …

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VH1 Divas: Tribute To Donna Summer

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NRA Remains Silent

The National Rifle Association has yet to comment on the Sandy Hook tragedy. In fact, the day after the shooting they took down their main Facebook page. On Saturday, one day after the unthinkable shootings at a Newtown, Conn. elementary school, the NRA took a more drastic measure by deactivating its Facebook page after celebrating getting to 1.7 million fans …

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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 are your top five gay news items of the last week?

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Headline Of The Day

As we’ve seen a thousand times here in America, the guilty dog always barks the loudest. A top Tory politician who claimed marriage could only work ­between “one man and one woman” is today exposed as a cheating husband. Ambitious MP Bob Blackman had an 11-year affair behind devoted wife Nicola’s back, his former mistress reveals. Carol Shaw tells how …

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Love & Marriage In Seattle

A video recap of the last week.

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Quote Of The Day – Rabbi Yaakov Yosef

“If the teacher lives a perverted lifestyle, what is vernacularly called a homosexual, one must be very careful when studying with such a person. Many times a father will want his son to learn to play the piano, or another instrument. Perhaps the only teacher available is an Arab, and the father hires him as a private tutor. But we …

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