Monthly Archives: December 2012

Christian Post Lies About Uganda

In a Christian Post article about Rick Warren’s just-issued denouncement of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, we find this paragraph: Uganda is one of the only places in the world where engaging in homosexual activity is considered a crime, punishable by fines and jail time, with some government members pushing to make same-sex acts a capital punishment offense. Some reports stated that …

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San Diego Pride Considers New Name

The theme of the this year’s San Diego Pride Festival was “America’s Pride,” a fitting selection as their parade featured the first-ever appearance of uniformed members of the military, much to the anger of our enemies.  Most major pride organizations adopt an annual theme; for example, this year’s theme in New York City was “Share The Love.” But according to …

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FOTF Reacts To SCOTUS Decisions

“The Supreme Court’s decision today to determine whether the Constitution allows state and federal government to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman is a welcome development. When the executive branch of the government is no longer willing to defend its own law, the final arbiter must be the highest court in the land. Today’s announcement …

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Fox Headline Of The Day

As classy as ever. (Tipped by JMG reader Matthew)

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Wingnuts Turn On Ann Coulter

As the right-wing factions of the GOP continue to eat their own, this week they turned on Ann Coulter after she announced on Fox News that Republicans should work with Obama on tax hikes for the wealthy. Breitbart is furious: According to Coulter, it is more important now, for PR purposes, to cave on this fundamental principle, lest the media …

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Billboard Of The Day

It’s an electric company in New Zealand. (Tipped by JMG reader Daniel)

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Charlie Crist Comes Out (As A Democrat)

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GOProud Reacts To SCOTUS Decisions

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MAINE: Portland City Hall To Perform Midnight Marriages On Dec. 29th

Portland’s City Hall will open at midnight on December 29th, the first day that gay Mainers can marry. The announcement came a day after Augusta said it would open its offices for the same purpose on that Saturday, during more traditional morning hours. Portland decided to go a little further and open the minute the law takes effect. “There was …

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NOM Reacts To SCOTUS Decisions

“We believe that it is significant that the Supreme Court has taken the Prop 8 case. We believe it is a strong signal that the Court will reverse the lower courts and uphold Proposition 8. That is the right outcome based on the law and based on the principle that voters hold the ultimate power over basic policy judgments and …

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AFER Reacts To Prop 8 Decision

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Protect Marriage Celebrates

“The day we’ve been waiting for is finally here. Today we scored a MAJOR victory for traditional marriage in the Supreme Court of the United States!! Just moments ago, the Supreme Court GRANTED our petition seeking the Court’s review of the Ninth Circuit’s erroneous decision striking down California’s Proposition 8. Thankfully, now we finally have a fighting chance at a …

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SCOTUS Reactions

MA Attorney General Martha Coakley We believe that the First Circuit’s ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage Act was correct and we look forward to the time when that discriminatory law is conclusively invalidated. Though the Supreme Court has chosen to take up the issue of DOMA’s constitutionality in another case – Windsor v. United States – my office …

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BREAKING: Supreme Court To Hear Proposition 8 & Windsor DOMA Cases

SCOTUSblog weighs in: Trying to sort this all out, it is clear that the Court has agreed to consider the merits case in Prop. 8, because that is what the petition presented as its question, but that it is also going to address whether the proponents had a right to pursue their case. If the Court were to find that …

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MN Governor: I’d Sign A Marriage Bill

Democratic Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton today told NPR that he will sign a marriage equality bill should one reach his desk.  When asked about legalizing same-sex marriage after Minnesotans defeated a constitutional amendment defining marriage as only between a man and a woman, Dayton said he would sign a bill if it comes to him. But he said he’s unsure …

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New URLs Purchased By NOM

NOMexposed today revealed that Brian Brown’s crew has purchased the above URLs in an apparent plan to sow infighting among LGBT people. Earlier this year secret NOM documents exposed the hate group’s plan to incite anti-gay hatred in the black community.

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SCOTUSblog Says Stand By…

SCOTUSblog has posted an “editor’s note” at the top of their site: “We anticipate orders, including likely in the same-sex marriage cases, this afternoon. We will be live blogging beginning around 2:00PM. Monday morning, we expect further orders and opinion(s).” That’s the only “news” today at this writing. UPDATE: Their live-blog is now running. They advise that any denials, which …

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Photo Of The Day

SF Weekly reports: You can count on San Francisco to keep things real, and last night the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence didn’t just keep it real, they kept it really entertaining. Was it a coincidence that the sisters had dinner reservations next to the very conservative Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio (aka “America’s Toughest Sheriff”) last night at John’s Grill in …

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Koch Brothers Group Slams “Naughty” Republicans For “Treason” On Tax Reform

The wingnut Koch Brothers astroturf group Americans For Prosperity today launched a new “Merry Taxmas” website which slams top Republicans for “treason” over their dealings with the Obama administration regarding the fiscal cliff.  Soon to be former Sen. Jim DeMint tops the “nice” side of the site, which includes disparaging e-cards for followers to send to their traitorous reps. Infighting …

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Alec Baldwin Slams NYC Speaker Christine Quinn: She Has Blood On Her Hands

Last night Alec Baldwin appeared on CNN to tell Piers Morgan that openly lesbian NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn is “untrustworthy” and “self-seeking.” Baldwin, who says he is not running for mayor, added that Quinn “has blood on her hands” for her role in Mayor Bloomberg’s successful bid for a third term despite two earlier voter referendums that had limited …

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