Monthly Archives: February 2013

At #LGBTmedia13

The fourth annual Haas Convening is underway in Philadelphia, where about 70 LGBT journalists have gathered for brainstorming and training on critical issues facing the community. Among today’s presenters are noted lawyer Lavi Soloway, who advocates for bi-national couples who face DOMA-related deportations. Other issues on today’s agenda include LGBT rights abroad and asylum rights, aging and seniors in the …

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Scott Lively Claims Credit For Current Wave Of Repression In Russia

“On Jan. 25 of this year the Russian State Duma, its highest legislative body, voted to prohibit homosexual advocacy to children, following the enactment of similar legislation in a number of Russian cities, including St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk (the capital of Siberia). Go Ruskies! I am personally very pleased to see this development, having called specifically for legislation of this …

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Tweet Of The Day: Bette Midler

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First Lady “Mom Dances” With Fallon

E Online reports: In honor of Michelle Obama’s national fitness initiative, Let’s Move!, Jimmy Fallon donned a soccer-mom wig (with bangs, natch) and pastel cardigan to illustrate the evolution of mom dancing—and, luckily, Obama was his guest tonight, so he didn’t have to get his groove on alone. Together, they showed off moves like “Go Shopping, Get Groceries,” the classic …

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Obama Is Creating A Secret Black Army To Massacre White Americans

According to Gun Owners of America president Larry Pratt and some crackpot teabagger radio host.

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Obama Files DOMA Brief

Last night the Obama administration filed a Supreme Court brief supporting the repeal of DOMA. In its brief the U.S. bluntly declares: “Section 3 of DOMA violates the fundamental constitutional guarantee of equal protection. “The law denies to tens of thousands of same-sex couples who are legally married under state law an array of important federal benefits that are available …

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Perkins: Sears Caved To SNL Complaints

“Congratulations to our friends at American Family Association and all of you who contributed to the latest pro-family victory at Sears! After a violent SNL skit that mocked Jesus, AFA and its supporters flooded the SNL advertisers with calls to pull their support. Yesterday, AFA received a statement from Sears thanking them for bringing the matter to their attention. ‘It …

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Tweet Of The Day: Mike Rogers

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Afternoon View: 30th Street Station

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One Million Moms Vs Geico

One Million Moms is super-upset about the Geico commercial that features a pig and his date parked on Lover’s Lane.  Via press release: Geico has succeeded in offending its customers with this inappropriate advertisement. One Million Moms has received numerous complaints because Geico’s new commercial plays with the idea of bestiality. Parents find this type of advertising repulsive and unnecessary. …

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A Message From NOM’s Cosponsor

Visit the (pro-gay) March 4 Marriage Facebook page.

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Bill Donohue Vs Dan Savage

“Unable to mount a rational critique of Pope Benedict XVI, he [Dan Savage] settled for writing a headline that was almost as long as his ‘story.’ It reads, ‘That Motherf***ing Power-Hungry, Self-Aggrandized Bigot In the Stupid F***ing Hat Announces His Retirement.’ Savage has a long history of trashing Catholicism, and he not only does it with impunity, he is rewarded …

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Lesbian Sues M&M Mars For Termination Over Sexuality And Pregnancy

A New Jersey lesbian is suing a division of M&M Mars after she was fired after coming out and taking sick time due to a difficult pregnancy. Theresa Kwiecinski, of Hampton, alleges that she was fired in September 2011 from Mars Chocolate North America after her co-workers learned of her sexuality, according to the civil complaint. She’d worked at the …

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NOM Posts Hate March Map

Larger version here. (PDF)

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Headline Of The Day

Lesson learned. Never store ammo in the oven.

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Gay Mormon Comes Out To Friends & Family And Videotapes Their Reactions

Interesting clip, even if he does say that he plans to stay celibate for the rest of his life. Poor kid.

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Nate Silver Handicaps The Oscars

Details.

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Tim Tebow Caved To Big Gay

It was Big Gay that forced Tim Tebow to cancel his speaking gig. And not, definitely not, the criticism heaped on Jeffress for saying that “Satan runs the Catholic Church” and that all Jews and Mormons will spend eternity in a lake of fire.

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Libertarian Students Boo Ann Coulter

Andrew Kirell reports at Mediaite::  The war was certainly worth the cost because Saddam Hussein was “definitely looking for uranium from Niger,” she said. Her remarks were met with tepid boos and confusion, but the room was mostly pleasant at that point. But when the subject turned the the legalizing drugs, things quickly became tense. “Libertarians and pot,” Coulter said …

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This Weekend: #LGBTmedia13

This weekend I’ll be in Philadelphia to attend the fourth annual Haas Convening, a symposium for LGBT journalists sponsored by the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund and the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association. Organizer Bil Browning gives a preview at Bilerico: “This year’s convening is focusing on coalition building. We’ll have presentations on immigration reform, international issues, the …

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