Earlier this month the Presidential Advisory Council On HIV/AIDS passed a resolution calling for the federal government to help states repeal HIV criminalization laws. (I missed this story when it first came out.)  Todd Heywood reports at American Independent: While the resolution is only advisory, it recommends that the departments of Justice and Health and Human Services issue guidance and …

The conclusion of the two-part episode about the coming out of a gay NFL player is tonight. The player came out to the show’s lead character last week, so this probably technically isn’t a spoiler, but the clip, while quite short, does seem to show a rather climactic scene. Publicists for the network sent it out last night.

The co-sponsor of today’s rally is the Illinois Family Institute, an SPLC-certified hate group and the former home of Porno Pete. Join Illinois families from all over the state on Wednesday, February 20th, to stand for natural marriage and lobby your state rep to vote NO on same-sex marriage. Pack your church vans, buses and cars and join us at …

And you thought the Missouri pol in the last post was crazy. Via Ozarks First: House Bill 545, proposed by Rory Ellinger, prohibits any person, corporation, or other entity in the state from manufacturing, importing, possessing, purchasing, selling, or transferring any assault weapon or large capacity magazine, as specified in the bill. Any violation of these provisions is a class …

Missouri state GOP Rep. Mike Leara has introduced a bill that will make it a felony for a lawmaker to introduce legislation that regulates gun ownership. House Bill 633 is short: “Any member of the general assembly who proposes a piece of legislation that further restricts the right of an individual to bear arms, as set forth under the second …

Remember that Virginia pizza joint that is offering a 15% discount to customers that bring a gun?  That’s the owner’s mother posing with the Ruger semi-automatic carried in by a patron.  Hit the link for a photo of another customer with a baby on one hip and a pistol on the other.  According to the owner, response to the promotion …

The Respect For Marriage Coalition will today launch a national print and television campaign in support of marriage equality.  The coalition comprises Freedom To Marry, the Human Rights Campaign, and other LGBT and progressive groups.  Chris Geidner breaks down the TV ad on Buzzfeed: “None of us would want to be told we can’t marry the person we love. That’s …

There’s not yet much coverage of yesterday’s event in the English-language news media, but hate groups are claiming that as many as 200,000 Christians rallied in San Juan against the potential of same-sex marriage. There’s no telling what the actual attendance was, but the crowd was definitely very large. Via Focus On The Family: The crowd represented a notable percentage …

The Tea Party Patriots have issued an apology to Karl Rove for sending out a fundraising email with a doctored photo showing him wearing a Nazi uniform. “We apologize to Mr. Rove,” Jenny Beth Martin, the co-founder of the group, said in a statement. “While we may have strong disagreements with him on the future of conservatism, we want to …

“Dear Joe, I have some great news! Recognizing the importance of this March for Marriage, one of our best supporters, a heroic defender of marriage, has agreed to commit up to $500,000 — HALF A MILLION DOLLARS — for a challenge, matching grant to NOM… so your contribution to defend marriage will be instantly matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $500,000! NOM …

He’s apparently quite well known in Australia, but this is the first I’ve heard from him. Oddly endearing. He’s selling the track with a “pay what you want” offer.  His site notes that he has a part in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, which is scheduled to come out in May.

From Steven Petrow’s Civil Behavior column in the New York Times comes this question: Dear Civil Behavior: I recently joined a gay Alcoholics Anonymous meeting after many years denying I had a drinking problem. Now I have a new problem: My birthday is coming up, and every year I throw myself a party to celebrate. This year is a “big” …

Clip recap: “It’s been a busy week, but we have even bigger news coming in just a few days with briefs in the Prop 8 and DOMA cases. Meanwhile, relationship recognition wins Senate votes in Colorado and Illinois, and new marriage initiatives are launching in Texas and Oregon.”

Microsoft says that Hotmail users will be migrated over to Outlook. Outlook.com is coming out of beta testing and is now ready for primetime. The service, which was announced last July, now has 60 million users and will now replace Hotmail.com, Microsoft’s older webmail system. Microsoft’s Hotmail, which was originally MSN Hotmail, has been online since 1997. Hotmail users will …

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Crain’s Business reports a good polling result in Illinois: The survey of 600 adults found that 50 percent support the gay-marriage bill that cleared the state Senate last week and now awaits action in the House. That’s considerably more than the 29 percent who oppose it, with 20 percent saying they don’t know or have mixed feelings on the matter. …

Back in December, West Point cadet Blake Page resigned, saying he could no longer stomach the incessant proselytizing by Christian commanders.  Now the Army wants Page to pay them as much as $250,000 in tuition reimbursements. The notification this week that he would be hit up for the fees blindsided Blake Page, 24, who says that top leadership at West …