Monthly Archives: May 2013

LIVE VIDEO: France’s First Gay Wedding

Note the photo of President Hollande. UPDATE: The live video has concluded. UDPATE II: Via Towleroad, here’s a clip of the ceremony.

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Red-Caped Loons Do “Flash Mob” In Mall

On Monday the red-caped Catholic loons of Tradition, Family, and Property performed what they are calling a “flash mob” in a deserted mall, where they played God Bless America to a disinterested audience in the tens.

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Internal Audit Eviscerates Regnerus Study

Today the Southern Poverty Law Center published an interview with an auditor of the infamous Regnerus study on gay parenting, which has been widely criticized for its transparently anti-gay motives, its methodological flaws, and its funding from anti-gay groups. Since its publication in Social Science Research, the Regnerus study has been cited in anti-gay SCOTUS briefs, has been parroted almost …

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TODAY: France’s First Gay Wedding

Hundreds of journalists and a lot of police are on hand in the French city of Montpellier today as the nation prepares for its first same-sex wedding. The first gay wedding in France on Wednesday will be anything but a private and quiet affair. Echoing months of acrimonious debate over a same-sex marriage law that was approved by lawmakers in …

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Weiner Gains On Quinn In New Poll

Even some pundits are surprised by the latest poll on the New York City mayoral race. The poll finds that Weiner trails City Council Speaker Christine Quinn by 5 percentage points. Quinn gets 24 percent of the vote among Democratic primary voters, compared with 19 percent who say they will back Weiner. In a runoff, which is likely to occur, …

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Wingnuts Issue Pop Music Blacklist

The wingnuts over at Townhall have issued a “blacklist” of artists that God-fearing patriots should refuse to support.   When it comes to musicians who attack conservatives, Christians, Republicans, America — or alternately, embrace the Left, don’t give them your money. Don’t buy their albums or their T-shirts and don’t go to their shows. Even if you do like their …

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Frigide Barjot: French Spring Has Taken Over Manif Pour Tous, I’m Out Of Here

Frigide Barjot says that extremists from the French Spring have seized control of Manif Pour Tous and she is leaving to start a new movement. Via The Local: After the latest rally ended in violence as a hail of bottles and bricks rained down on France’s police force and journalists were attacked in the street, Frigide Barjot, the comic who …

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Vatican Tweets Condemnation Of Intolerance Against Anti-Gay Christians

The Vatican Secretariat of State yesterday issued the above tweet which links a statement from the Office of the Holy See. An excerpt: According to the Vatican, workers in Europe should be perfectly free to refuse to services to LGBT people based on their religious objections. Now where have we heard that before?  It’s worth a chortle to note that …

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JCP Responds To Hitler Teapot Flap

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Jamaican Christian Group Runs “Reject Homosexual Lifestyle” Newspaper Ad

On Monday the Jamaican Coalition for a Healthy Society ran the above full-page ad in the Gleaner, a national newspaper. After ticking off several statistics about HIV, the ad changes to a microscopic font for this disclaimer: “JCHS rejects all acts of violence against all persons.” (They also apparently reject making that statement prominent in their message.) Dr. Wayne West, …

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Crazy Eyes: I Won’t Run In 2014

Rep. Michele Bachmann announced this morning that she won’t run for reelection in 2014. According to the video posted on her website, her decision not to run has nothing to do with the current ethics probe into her failed presidential campaign. Uh huh. She said in a video posted on her campaign website that four two-year terms was enough time …

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The Three-Pronged Pitchfork Of Bigotry

“The first prong is political. When a politician like Marco Rubio is willing to sacrifice his career defining immigration reform legislation solely to insure that gays and lesbians are denied equal protection under the law, we have to admit that we’re under attack. This is not pragmatic politics at work. These are the policies of bias, exclusion and unfairness. “The …

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You Are Filthy And Disgusting

From the Voice of Christian Youth America.

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NOM Issues Final Warning On Illinois

Via email last night: “This is our last opportunity to score a legislative victory for marriage before the Supreme Court hands down their rulings on marriage next month. Our sources on the ground tell us the vote could be as soon as tomorrow or the day after (Thursday). Gay-marriage activists are claiming they have the votes, but we know they …

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Hollywood Dance Tribute

Mildly diverting and (mostly) on the beat. (Via Towleroad)

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Where The Atheists Are

Responding to the recent flap with the Pope, the Washington Post takes a look at atheism around the world: There’s surprisingly little data available on the subject. But a 2012 poll by WIN/Gallup International — an international polling firm that is not associated with the D.C.-based Gallup group — asked more than 50,000 people in 40 countries whether they considered …

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Wal-Mart Socked With Huge Eco-Fine

Wal-Mart has agreed to pay an $82M fine for improper disposal of hazardous wastes such as fertilizer and bleach. The cases were filed by the DOJ in California and Missouri. As part of the California plea agreement, Wal-Mart is set to pay a $40 million criminal fine and to pay $20 million to fund community service projects including helping U.S. …

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REPORT: Harvey Milk Stamp Approved?

Citing a leaked document, the Bay Area Reporter says that the USPS may issue a commemorative Harvey Milk stamp next year. Linn’s Stamp News, a weekly publication that covers the mail service, is reporting in its May 27 issue that Milk was among the special stamps chosen for next year by the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee during its closed door …

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NOM Applauds Anti-Gay NFL Star

NOM tweeted out the above image this afternoon.

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Today’s Alert From Eugene Delgaudio

Homofascist terrorists are going to run wild in daycare centers and public schools, apparently.

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