“As the 28-year-old executive of the Manhattan Declaration, I join my 20-something colleagues Ryan Anderson and Andrew Walker of the Heritage Foundation in echoing Twain’s famous line, ‘the reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.’ Both the polling and the voters have demonstrated time and again Americans’ strong support for marriage. What future voters may decide obviously remains to …

(Via Think Progress)

Google’s top ten most-searched items for 2012. 1. Whitney Houston 2. Gangnam Style 3. Hurricane Sandy 4. iPad 3 5. Diablo 3 6. Kate Middleton 7. Olympics 2012 8. Amanda Todd 9. Michael Clarke Duncan 10. BBB12 The last one is Big Brother Brazil.

Hurricane Sandy did a number on Fort Lauderdale Beach, which seems about half as wide as when I last saw it. I don’t recall that lifeguard stand being so close the water.

“Now these researchers are quite at pains to avoid saying anything like this, but the logic to me seems inescapable: Homosexual children, on this theory, are born evolutionarily and genetically disadvantaged. They have been overexposed or underexposed to testosterone because something has gone wrong in the process of genetic transmission. In other words, they are the product of a genetic …

Now seen in Times Square and Bill Donohue is super pissed. The Catholic League has battled it out with Silverman’s group in the past, even posting opposing signs on each end of the Lincoln Tunnel in 2010. But Catholic League spokesman Bill Donohue said Silverman went too far this year. “This year it’s different,” he said. “This is vile. When …

Larry Duncan (left) and Randell Shepherd, whose marriage license photo rocketed around the world last week, ditched their country bear gear for the official ceremony on Sunday. (Tipped by JMG reader Bob)

“We are in a very precarious situation right now, so I don’t know that the fears are justified from homosexual activists now who are afraid that the court won’t use this to change the course of this nation and our ethics.  We’re seeing over and over again that there are places where the Constitution doesn’t matter, the will of the …

I’m at Father Tony’s in Fort Lauderdale for the start of my usual holiday visit to Florida. It was about 30 degrees at LGA early this morning. Here, it’s 82 and muggy. Perfect.

Former Democratic New York Sen Hiram Monserrate has been sentenced to two years in prison for campaign finance fraud. The ex-Queens politician was also ordered to cough up $79,000 in restitution, following his guilty plea in May to mail fraud. Monserrate is expected to report to prison in March. “Hiram Monserrate was undone by his greed and now will pay …

One day after the conviction of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish leader on 59 counts of child molestation, a Brooklyn advocate for the victims of Hasidic sex abuse was sprayed in the face with bleach. Nathan (Nuchem) Rosenberg, 62, said the vicious attack was linked the the bombshell sex abuse conviction Monday of prominent Satmar sect counselor Nechemya Weberman. Rosenberg attended every …

“The Supreme Court is split with four reliable liberals, four generally conservative justices and one moderate, swing vote — Justice Anthony Kennedy. While Justice Kennedy sided with conservatives in the Obamacare decision, he has a long history of siding with the court’s liberals when it comes to abortion and homosexual rights. “For example, Justice Kennedy wrote the majority opinion in …

From the New York Times gay advice column Civil Behavior: Dear Civil Behavior: My niece has been dating a young man for about a year and I expect I’ll soon be receiving a wedding invitation. Lately I have been thinking that I will politely decline to attend, even though I’m fond of my niece and very close to my sister …

The board of directors of San Diego Pride has voted to keep their name and not change to “America’s Pride,” which was under consideration. Over the weekend I reported that a petition drive to keep the original name had been launched. (Tipped by JMG reader Eric) RELATED: New York City Pride has announced that their theme for 2013 will be …

Movie description: Tragoidia Moving Pictures presents our first narrative feature film. Set during the exuberance between Stonewall and AIDS, Southern Knights is the story of one man’s struggle to reclaim his world after losing the love of his life in the tragic fire at the Upstairs Lounge in New Orleans. Wikipedia has an entry about the Upstairs Lounge fire, one …

Legendary sitar player and Beatles collaborator Ravi Shankar has died at the age of 92. Labeled “the godfather of world music” by George Harrison, Shankar helped millions of classical, jazz and rock lovers discover the centuries-old traditions of Indian music. He also pioneered the concept of the rock benefit with the 1971 Concert For Bangladesh. To later generations, he was …