Monthly Archives: February 2014

David Byrne Covers Biz Markie

Stereogum writer Tom Breihan explains: Cake frontman John McCrea is one of the many artists railing against streaming services like Spotify and the way they only pay a pittance in royalties to artists. He’s put together a nonprofit called Content Creators Coalition, and last night, David Byrne headlined a CCC concert at New York’s Le Poisson Rouge; it also featured …

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Updated Marriage Map

The map reflects this week’s changes in Texas and Kentucky. Note that a second county in Illinois has begun issuing marriage licenses ahead of the official statewide date of June 1st. Source.

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NYT Poll: 56% Back Gay Marriage

The Human Rights Campaign reacts: A new poll out this week from the New York Times and CBS News shows that 40 percent of Republicans support marriage equality, further indication that Americans are moving steadily in one direction on the issue. Less than two years ago, just 24 percent of Republicans said they thought it should be legal for gay …

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Homocon Radio Shrieker Tammy Bruce: The Gay Gestapo Bullied Jan Brewer

“As a gay conservative woman, I supported Arizona’s religious freedom bill, which was just vetoed this week by Gov. Jan Brewer. I supported it because it embodied the values every American civil rights movement stood for: the freedom to live our lives without being punished for who we are. In this case, it was a bill making sure people of …

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NORTH CAROLINA: Clay Aiken Officially Joins 2014 Race For US House Seat

American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken yesterday filed the paperwork to officially become a candidate for the US House. The Charlotte News-Observer reports: The performer, a Democrat, turned in his paperwork at the State Board of Elections to seek the 2nd District seat currently held by Republican Renee Ellmers. Aiken, who lives in the Raleigh-Durham area, announced his bid three weeks …

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TRAILER: Fred

A documentary about the 2012 campaign of Fred Karger.

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Tweet Of The Day – Jason Collins

ESPN reports: Brooklyn Nets center Jason Collins met privately with the parents and brother of the late Matthew Shepard following the team’s 112-89 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night at Pepsi Center. The player gave Dennis and Judy Shepard an autographed, No. 98 black and white jersey, and laughter could be heard throughout the 10-minute meeting. Collins, who …

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UGANDA: World Bank Suspends $90M Loan Over Anti-Homosexuality Law

The World Bank has suspended a $90M loan to Uganda over the signing of the anti-homosexuality bill by President Yoweri Museveni. “We have postponed the project for further review to ensure that the development objectives would not be adversely affected by the enactment of this new law,” World Bank spokesman David Theis said in an email. Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni …

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Obama & Biden: Let’s Move

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Sen. Patrick Leahy Proposes Freezing Aid To Uganda Over Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has proposed freezing US aid to Uganda over the enactment of that country’s brutal anti-homosexuality bill, which was signed last week by President Yoweri Museveni. “I am deeply concerned by the decision of President (Yoweri) Museveni of Uganda to sign into law the anti-homosexuality bill,” Senator Patrick Leahy, the most senior member of the chamber and …

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Homocon Cat Fight

Barron resigned from GOProud last week after the group was allowed to return to CPAC after two years of being banned. If anybody here has the above-cited email, please forward it to me. UPDATE: Here’s the email. Dear Friends, On Tuesday GOProud sent out a statement encouraging Governor Jan Brewer to veto Arizona Senate Bill 1062, which would have legalized …

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Tweet Of The Day II – God

God has 1.2 million Twitter followers, but He only follows one account. I won’t spoil your laugh.

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RuPaul – Geronimo

From her just-released album, Born Naked.  Not safe for the office if your company has a “No Twerking” policy.

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Tea Party Head Judson Phillips: Arizonans Are Now The Slaves Of Homosexuals

Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips wants Arizona to know that they are now the slaves of homosexuals and leftists. The left and the homosexual lobby in America went into overdrive to kill this bill. Conservatives rallied for this bill and Governor Brewer opted for cowardice instead of courage. Why is this bill so important and what did it mean …

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NOM Has The Arizona Sadz

From an unsigned post published today to NOM’s blog: Yesterday, Governor Brewer of Arizona vetoed the “Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” a bill similar to one stalled in the Kansas legislature. The rejection of these pieces of legislation by conservative politicians is very disappointing. If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the years from witnessing the redefinition of marriage in several …

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KENTUCKY: Court Rules That State Must Recognize Out-Of-State Gay Marriages

The Louisville Courier-Journal reports: Kentucky must now recognize same sex marriages performed in states where it is legal. U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn today made final a ruling issued earlier this month in which he found that Kentucky’s marriage amendment and statutes violate of the right to equal protection under the law. “Those laws … are void and unenforceable,” …

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Hillary Clinton Praises Arizona Veto

Listen to the crowd roar when she broke the news to University of Miami students last night.

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HomoQuotable – Michelangelo Signorile

“Let’s not forget that in Arizona, it’s still legal to refuse to serve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in your bakery or your photo studio for religious or any other reasons, due in no small part to Jan Brewer’s hostility to LGBT rights throughout her tenure. It’s legal for a landlord in Arizona to turn away LGBT people. Except …

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Anti-Gay Crackpot Paul Cameron: I’m Open To Death Penalty For Homosexuality

Radio host David Pakman writes us: Dr. Paul Cameron of the Family Research Institute said today that he not only favors the Ugandan anti-gay law which indicates prison as a punishment for homosexuality, he added that he consulted with Ugandan officials on the law, and that he would be open to the idea of the death penalty as a punishment …

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Attorney General Eric Holder Hospitalized

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