Yearly Archives: 2013

Robertson Family Reacts To Reinstatement

Posted to the Facebook page of Fox News reporter and asshat supreme Todd Starnes: “The family is excited to keep making a quality tv show for our dedicated fans, who have showed us wonderful support. We will continue to represent our faith and values in the most positive way through Duck Dynasty and our many projects that we are currently …

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Homocons & Haters Celebrate

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A&E Caves On Phil Robertson

More from the Denver Post: In a statement Friday, A&E said it decided to bring Robertson back after discussions with the Robertson family and “numerous advocacy groups.” The channel had put Robertson on what it called “hiatus” following his comments in a magazine article about how the Bible informs his view of gays. His comments were slammed by groups including …

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Gays Shatter Utah Marriage Records

From the Salt Lake Tribune: In the week since a federal judge overturned Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage, the number of weddings in the state has skyrocketed, shattering records and accruing thousands of dollars for Utah’s 29 counties. As of close of business Thursday, more than 1,225 marriage licenses had been issued in Utah since last Friday, according to numbers …

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How Much Did Ender’s Game Lose?

Most insiders say anti-gay activist and Ender’s Game author Orson Scott Card does not have a financial stake in the performance of the movie, but still it must sting that his calling card title so stunk up the joint. The film has largely left first-run theaters, but even adding in international grosses and future video sales, at this point there’s …

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Indian Satirist Takes On Homophobia

Via First Post Bollywood: The controversy around Section 377 of IPC raised a lot of questions about gay people, gay sex and homophobia. What is this whole ‘gay’ thing, anyway, said a large swathe of Indian society. And why is everyone making such a big fuss about it? Actor Imran Khan has taken it upon himself to disabuse these people …

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Tony Perkins: We Were Winners In 2013

“Dear Joe, With the end of the year right around the corner, FRC can look back and be proud of all we’ve accomplished in 2013. We took the Obama Administration on headfirst. We challenged its unconstitutional breaches into our lives. We fought back. And we are winning. The momentum is on our side and your support has never been more …

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Historic New Low For NYC Homicides

Gothamist reports: At today’s NYPD graduation ceremony, Mayor Bloomberg announced some impressive news: The 2013 murder total, through today, was 332—a 20.7% drop from 2012’s total of 419. This is the lowest since the city started keeping track in 1963. Bloomberg bragged, “New York’s crime-fighting strategies have made us America’s safest big city—and one that cities across the globe want …

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TEXAS: Country Nightclub Kicks Out Gay Couple For Dancing Together

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From The Governor Of South Carolina

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NALT Responds To Duck Dynasty Flap

The pro-gay NALT Project (Not All Like That) has responded to the Duck Dynasty furor. An excerpt: As is usual in these debates, the real loser is Christianity itself. Millions of Christians around the world affirm the dignity and equality of LGBT people, and their voices go unheard when public figures like Phil Robertson and his supporters in the right-wing …

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Brian Brown Has The 2013 Sadz

“Hope necessarily drew the Wise Men from the East to glorify the newly born Savior… but the people of Bethlehem didn’t see that — they only saw the vindictive and brutal retaliation of King Herod. You and I are often very much like those poor townsfolk, who see only the brutality without seeing the underlying magnificence of God’s blessings. These …

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AFER Looks Back On 2013

Clip recap: In 2013, AFER took our case against Prop 8 to the US Supreme Court. Standing with us was an unprecedented groundswell of support, including you. It was the first time a marriage case for gay and lesbian Americans had ever been briefed before the nation’s highest court. And we won. Gay and lesbian couples can now get married …

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January 21st: Chick-Phil-A Day

This event is the work of the teabagger site Grassfire, which is home to numerous bits of hilarious crackpottery, such as their claim that President Obama has ordered unisex uniforms for the Marine Corps.

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Dear Utah, Love California

Via Memeographs.

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World Net Daily’s Erik Rush: Stop Pretending Barack Obama Is Our President

“When are we going to stop pretending that the individual representing himself as Barack Hussein Obama and currently holding the office of president of the United States is anything other than a foreign-backed, Marxist operative and Islamist whose objectives include the effective destruction of America as we know it? I realize that the supposed historical significance of this president and …

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Headline Of The Day

TMZ has the headline and the story: Chris Sevier, who claims to be a lawyer, has previously sued pretty much everyone under the sun, including Bill O’Reilly, CBS, Facebook and Apple. This time around, Sevier has put together 91 pages of law and religious propaganda, quoting scriptures about the evils of homosexuality. Sevier claims the fact that A&E has indefinitely …

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Best News Bloopers Of 2013

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HOUSTON: Lambda Legal Sues City Over Same-Sex Spousal Benefits

In late November, openly gay Houston Mayor Annise Parker announced that city employees who are legally married in other states were now eligible for spousal benefits. Three weeks later a judge suspended Parker’s edict pending the outcome of a lawsuit brought by local Christian leaders. Yesterday Lambda Legal sued the city in order to reinstate the benefits ordered by Parker. …

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UTAH: State Employees Now Eligible To Apply For Spousal Benefits

Via the Salt Lake Tribune: Following a landmark federal ruling striking down Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage, the agency that insures tens of thousands of Utah public employees will extend benefits to newly legal spouses. “These are not luxuries … medical treatment and health insurance are among our most basic needs, so it has a direct impact on a lot …

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