The Local reports that today’s hate march in Paris turned violent when a group of protesters attempted to march down the off-limits Champs Elysees, prompting riot police to respond with tear gas. 100 to 200 frustrated protestors had reportedly attempted to breach a police barricade blocking them from entering the Champs Elysees. In response, riot police forcibly pushed them back …

Today on Face The Nation, hate group leader Tony Perkins dismissed national polls, saying that “the polls that really are the polls that are taken when the people vote on it.”  Note that Perkins says that two states have voted in favor of same-sex marriage when that number is actually four. (Via Good As You)

It appears that a massive crowd showed up for today’s hate march in Paris.  Live streaming video of the ranting is here.

Speaking this morning on ABC’s This Week, Karl Rove predicted that the Supreme Court will vote in favor of same-sex marriage but leave legalization to the states. “What we may see is a decision here that in essence has, not a 5-4 decision, but a 6-3, 7-2, that says leave it up to the states, in fact we could see …

From today’s New York Times: One of the central questions in the two gay marriage cases to be argued before the Supreme Court this week is whether gays and lesbians are a protected class under the Constitution. Under longstanding principles, government actions that fall heavily on “discrete and insular minorities” historically subject to prejudice and stigma are to be given …

“The Supreme Court cases and their resolutions indeed matter. If the court doesn’t dismantle the Defense of Marriage Act, there’s no telling how many more years will pass before this repugnant 1996 law tumbles in some other way and before gay and lesbian couples married in states that allow such weddings are treated equally under federal law.  “And the court …

The shit is really hitting the fan for Tucker Carlson’s wingnut Daily Caller and its months-long campaign to bring down Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ).  The Daily Caller writer who launched the story and followed up with daily outraged updates is Matthew Boyle, who recently jumped ship for Breitbart.   Boyle and I have occasionally exchanged tweets on various subjects, but after …

“What do you say to people who say ‘you know what, you’re old fashioned, you’re stuck in the past. We can never go back to it, it wasn’t what it was. It’s all fuddy-duddy, and you’re going to have to modernize or society is going to leave you behind?’ I love my sofa and I sit on it every night. …

After losing their court battle to march down the Champs-Élysées, the anti-gay Demo For All group has posted the above revised demonstration route which tomorrow will converge from three directions at Les Sablons and finish at a stage at the Arc de Triomphe.  Here’s Demo For All’s Frigide Barjot and her accomplices announcing the changes. (Via JMG reader David)

The New York Daily News reports that a group opposing NYC’s pending bill to mandate paid sick leave has donated $370,000 to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s mayoral campaign. The business leaders were among the 180 people who penned an open letter to Quinn last summer arguing that mandating paid sick leave would be prohibitively costly for small businesses. They …

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Courtesy of the film’s producers, we have a special week’s end giveaway of the Les Misérables Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, which is on sale beginning today online and at retailers nationwide. Academy Award® nominee Hugh Jackman and Academy Award® winners Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway star in Les Misérables, the critically acclaimed adaptation of the epic musical phenomenon. Set against the …

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear (D) today vetoed the so-called Religious Freedom Act, which would permit just about any discrimination against LGBT people (or anybody else) on the basis of  “sincerely held religious beliefs.”  Beshear has posted a statement on his official website: I have significant concerns that this bill will cause serious unintentional consequences that could threaten public safety, health …

From the comments over on Stereogum: “I’m seeing these guys on Sunday and I’ve never heard a note. What should I expect?” Answer: “Really relatable lyrics about relationships and concise pop song structures.” Heh. The new album is due in June.

Via Andy Towle: “A line has already begun forming at the Supreme Court to hear arguments on Proposition 8 and DOMA which are next week on Tuesday and Wednesday. The line apparently began forming yesterday.” Reportedly this is the earliest a line has ever formed to hear a Supreme Court case, including for Obamacare. UPDATE: JMG reader John tips us …

“You should know that on Monday, March 25, 2013 at 12:00 midnight, the New York Hispanic Clergy Organization will hold an all-night vigil on buses bound to Washington, D.C., to join the National Organization for Marriage who is organizing a demonstration on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 9:00 AM in front of the United States Supreme Court. “You should know …

With Jim Parsons as Frank N. Furter, of course. Details. More photos.

“To legalize marriage between two people of the same sex would enshrine in the law the principle that mothers and fathers are interchangeable or irrelevant, and that marriage is essentially an institution about adults, not children; marriage would mean nothing more than giving adults recognition and benefits in their most significant relationship. How can we do this to our children? …

Three months ago now-retired Prop 8 Judge Vaughn Walker emailed Ted Olson to ask whether he should attend next week’s oral arguments at the Supreme Court. Armed (somehow) with a copy of that email, Protect Marriage is claiming that Walker’s request demonstrates “the cozy relationship between Walker and our opponents, casting even more doubt on the legitimacy of Walker’s one-sided …