Monthly Archives: February 2014

LGBT Groups React To Virginia Ruling

AFER Through its decision today, the court has upheld the principles of equality upon which this nation was founded,” said Plaintiffs’ lead co-counsel Theodore B. Olson of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. “Virginia’s prohibition on marriage for same-sex couples relegates gay and lesbian Virginians to second-class status. Laws excluding gay men and lesbians from marriage violate personal freedom, are an …

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BREAKING: Judge Strikes Down Virginia’s Ban On Gay Marriage, Ruling STAYED

From AFER’s website: The Federal District Court ruled that Virginia’s marriage ban violates the U.S. Constitution. It said that loving couples like our plaintiffs, Tim Bostic & Tony London and Carol Schall & Mary Townley are entitled to the same basic rights and protections as every other American. This is a monumental victory—for Virginia and our country—and the first of …

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This Was Inevitable

Although I was expecting the title to be Dick Dynasty. Super very extremely totally not office friendly details are here.

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Facebook Offers 50 Gender Options

CNN reports: You don’t have to be strictly a man or a woman on Facebook anymore. In a nod to the “it’s complicated” sexual identities of many of its users, the social network on Thursday added a third “custom” gender option for people’s profiles. In addition to Male or Female, Facebook now lets U.S. users choose among some 50 additional …

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AFA: Impeach Eric Holder

“United States Attorney General Eric Holder, this week, has again overstepped the boundaries of the law when he arbitrarily ordered that homosexual couples will now receive government benefits reserved only for natural marriage status. This applies even in states that have laws defining marriage as only between one man and one woman. Taking a nod from the playbook of his …

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Queer Nation Sends Valentine’s Day Love Out To The World’s LGBT People

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Teabagger Senators Cruz & Lee Introduce Bill To Ban Feds From Recognizing Out-Of-State Same-Sex Marriages

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Teabagistan) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Teabagistan) today jointly introduced a bill that limits the federal government to only recognizing same-sex marriages that are conducted legally in the state where the married couple resides. Last month a similar House bill, written by the Family Research Council, was introduced by Rep. Randy Weber. From Cruz’s website: “I support traditional …

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TEXAS: Wendy Davis Endorses Marriage

Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis today endorsed same-sex marriage and called on her election opponent, Texas AG Greg Abbott, to stop defending the state’s ban. “It’s my strong belief that when people love each other and are desirous of creating a committed relationship with each other that they should be allowed to marry, regardless of their sexual orientation,” Davis …

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LIVE VIDEO: Full Indiana Senate To Vote On Same-Sex Marriage Ban UPDATE:
No Amendment, 2014 Ballot Unlikely

LGBT Hoosiers and allies have packed the gallery at the Indiana Senate. Proceedings are due to commence at 1:30PM local time and can be viewed here.  Today two GOP Senators filed an amendment to reinsert the ban on civil unions. Two senators — sponsor Dennis Kruse, R-Auburn, and Mike Delph, R-Carmel — have filed proposed changes that would restore the …

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Long Island Mom Nastily Rejects Party Invite From Child With Two Dads
UPDATE: Josh Barro Calls Shenanigans

Long Island radio station K98 has posted the above to their Facebook page with this message: Steve & Leeana [radio hosts] got this from a set of dads in Baldwin who were really upset over how one mom, Beth, chose to respond to their daughter’s birthday party invite. Do you think she was right to write this? Would a simple …

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Bryan Fischer: Bobby Jindal Should Refuse To Recognize Any Same-Sex Marriage Rulings Because I Love Black Men

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Russia Expands Adoption Ban To All Countries With Same-Sex Marriage

Via TIME Magazine: During an Olympics already mired in controversy over “gay propaganda” laws, Russia passed a statute Thursday forbidding single people (gay or straight) who live in any country where gay marriage is legal from adopting Russian children. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed the measure as an amendment to the law passed last July forbidding all same-sex couples …

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Irish Queers Remind Us Of The 1991 & 1992 NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parades

New York City’s Irish Queers have posted a chilling flashback to the last time they marched in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Lest we forget where this all began, here’s video from the 1991 and 1992 NYC St. Patrick’s Parade. 1991 is the year ILGO marched in spite of the ban, with Mayor Dinkins, as guests of a progressive AOH …

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ALABAMA: SPLC Sues For Marriage

Via press release from the SPLC: The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) will announce on Thursday a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Alabama’s prohibition against recognition of out-of-state marriages of gay and lesbian Alabamians. The lawsuit seeks to invalidate those provisions of Alabama’s Marriage Protection Act and the Sanctity of Marriage Amendment that prohibit such recognition. The SPLC will …

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Todd Palin On Sarah 2016

“She would win hands down in my mind. I mean, if the media did their job and, um, presented each candidate on experience and their policy and their ideas – but that’s not the way it’s set up today. I mean, if she wants to, I will be behind her.” – Todd Palin, speaking to Inside Edition. Hit the link …

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How To Announce A Snow Day

Gone viral with 175K views this morning.

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Liberty Counsel Files Anti-Marriage Briefs With Tenth Circuit Court Of Appeals

The Liberty Counsel has filed two amicus briefs with the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of  Oklahoma and Utah’s defense of their bans on same-sex marriage. Their Oklahoma brief was filed on the behalf of NARTH, the crackpot “ex-gay” group whose co-founder was busted in the Miami airport with a young male prostitute as they returned from a …

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TODAY: Indiana Senate To Vote On Constitutional Ban On Same-Sex Marriage

This afternoon the full Indiana Senate will hear the bill to place a ban on same-sex marriage into the state constitution. Earlier this week the Senate Rules Committee advanced the amended version of the bill which does not include a ban on civil unions and therefore does not match the version passed by the last legislature. If the amended version …

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Ann Coulter: I Can’t Live In America

“With all the smirking on the left about their electoral victories, it’s important to remember that Democrats haven’t won the hearts and minds of the American people. They changed the people. If you pour vinegar into a bottle of wine, the wine didn’t turn, you poured vinegar into it. Similarly, liberals changed no minds. They added millions of new liberal …

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Tweet Of The Day – Matt Drudge

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