Monthly Archives: August 2013

Putin Bans Protests During Olympics

Pink News has the story: A decree banning demonstrations and rallies has been signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and will take place over the duration of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. The decree, signed today will block all demonstrations and rallies from taking place, will take effect for two and a half months covering the games, reports the Associated …

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Sen. Barbara Boxer Writes To Putin

“Dear President Putin: As the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee dedicated to the protection of human rights, I urge you to work to repeal recent laws and policies that severely infringe upon the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals in Russia. These efforts—including legislation you recently signed banning ‘homosexual propaganda’—are not only an affront …

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SCOTLAND: Disgraced Cardinal Keith O’Brien Halted Sexual Abuse Inquiries

Back in February, Cardinal Keith O’Brien resigned two days after four priests accused him of “inappropriate contact” with them while they were seminary students in the 1980s. O’Brien later issued a murky confession about behavior “below the standards expected of me as a priest, archbishop and cardinal.” Today we learn that O’Brien halted an inquiry into sexual abuses by other …

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Trans Navy SEAL Slams Chelsea Manning

“What you wear, what color you are, your religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity has no basis on whether you are a CRIMINAL or NOT.  For this person, whether male or female to use gender identity to act ‘BADLY’ is a slap in the face to me and everyone who does not fit the ‘Binary Gender Norm.’ It is …

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Tweet Of The Day – Stephen Fry

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VA Poll: Hillary Clinton Dominates Christie & Cruz In Potential 2016 Matchups

From a new Quinnipiac poll: Looking ahead to the 2016 presidential campaign, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continues to be the apple of Virginia voters’ eyes, leading New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie 46 – 37 percent, compared to 45 – 40 percent when Quinnipiac University asked that question in July. Christie continues to lead Vice President Joseph Biden, 44 …

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GOP Mocks Potential Biden 2016 Bid

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Brian Brown Has The New Mexico Sadz

“This decision is outrageous. While simultaneously admitting that this decision will harm the Huguenins, the court uses its full power of coercion to force them to compromise their beliefs. This is not what this country was founded upon; governmental coercion has no place in the public square never mind the freedom of religion supposedly enjoyed by the Huguenins. People of …

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NEW YORK CITY: Transgender Woman Dies After Savage Attack In Harlem

Islan Nettles, 21, was taken off life support yesterday after what police describe as a brutal beating by a man shouting homophobic slurs in Harlem on Saturday night. Nettles was out with several other transgender women at 11 p.m. Saturday when she ran across a group of men near West 148th Street and Eighth Avenue — directly across from the …

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Philadelphia Promotes Gay Tourism

From the city’s Visit Philly tourism agency. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its award-winning Philadelphia – Get Your History Straight and Your Nightlife Gay® campaign, the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) is set to release its second commercial geared toward the LGBT traveler. In 2004, GPTMC produced the first TV commercial by a U.S. destination for the LGBT …

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NYC Council Overrides Bloomberg’s Vetoes Of Bills To Create New NYPD Oversight

The New York City Council yesterday voted to override Mayor Bloomberg’s veto of two bills intended to crack down on the abuses of the NYPD. The predominantly Democratic council voted 39 to 10 yesterday to pass the inspector-general measure and 34 to 15 to nullify a second veto of a bill allowing lawsuits when an officer uses racial profiling as …

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On Transgender Military Service

First in a coming web series. While the policy was in effect, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT)—the law that banned LGB Americans from serving openly in the nation’s military—addressed sexual orientation not gender identity. The repeal of DADT had no effect on transgender service-members who still serve in silence. It has and continues to be legal to “ask” if a …

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PENNSYLVANIA: Court Defines Issues For Montgomery County Marriages Cases

Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court has published five guidelines that define the issues to be decided in the lawsuit to stop Montgomery County from issuing same-sex marriage licenses. According to the court directive, the five main issues to be argued in the lawsuit include whether Commonwealth Court has jurisdiction, because Hanes might be considered a judicial officer, and whether the issuance of …

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He’s Batman

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Todrick Hall – Cinderonce

“The classic story of Cinderella told through Beyonce songs.”

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ADF Has The New Mexico Sadz

“Government-coerced expression is a feature of dictatorships that has no place in a free country. This decision is a blow to our client and to every American’s right to live free. Decisions like this undermine the constitutionally protected freedoms of expression and conscience that we have all taken for granted. America was founded on the fundamental freedom of every citizen …

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New York Times On Chelsea Manning

The New York Times is being rather public about its quandary on properly gendering Chelsea Manning, noting that while they want to handle the situation respectfully, there’s no precedent for talking about a person of such “extraordinary prominence.” Toward that end, she [deputy editor Susan Wessling] said, “We’ll probably use more words than less.” In other words, The Times will …

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MA State Supreme Court To Hear Suit To Remove “Under God” From Pledge

On September 4th the Massachusetts Supreme Court will hear arguments in a suit that seeks to remove the phrase “under God” from the Pledge Of Allegiance. The case was brought on behalf of a Massachusetts family with children enrolled in public schools. The Christian Post reports: Brought by the American Humanist Association, the suit alleges that the pledge’s “Under God” …

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Guys With Fancy Lady Hair

The Bold Italic took some long-haired dudes to the beauty parlor for some fancy lady ‘dos that came out “baby breath-taking.” More examples at the link.

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Al Gore On Global Warming

“I think the most important part of it is winning the conversation. I remember as a boy when the conversation on civil rights was won in the South. I remember a time when one of my friends made a racist joke and another said, “Hey man, we don’t go for that anymore.’ The same thing happened on apartheid. The same …

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