Monthly Archives: March 2014

Wingnuts Turn On Rand Paul, Part Two

“By minimizing the massive implications of redefining marriage — this is not the kind of issue you ‘agree to disagree’ on — Sen. Paul indicates a fundamental lack of understanding of the inevitable results that will follow should marriage be redefined on a national level. These results include the continued erosion of our freedoms of religion, speech and conscience (churches …

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RuPaul Drives John Waters

Among other topics, Waters chats with RuPaul about his coming book Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America, which comes out in early June.

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Bill Donohue Launches Guinness Boycott

Catholic League blowhard Bill Donohue has launched his promised boycott petition against Guinness beer. Gays have never been barred from marching in any St. Patrick’s Day parade—they simply cannot march under their own banner. Neither can pro-life Catholics. The message of the St. Patrick’s Day parade is simple: it is to honor St. Patrick. It is not about any other …

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Turkey Blocks Twitter Before Elections

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has apparently ordered that Twitter be blocked in his country less than ten days before key local elections. Opposition media outlets said the block was implemented by Erdogan’s government, after the prime minister told a rally he would eradicate Twitter access in the country. The state-run Anatolia news agency said authorities “technically blocked access …

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REPORT: AFER Paid $6.4 Million To Law Firms In Proposition 8 Case

Michael Lavers reports at Washington Blade: The American Foundation for Equal Rights between 2009 and 2013 paid more than $6.4 million to two law firms that successfully argued against California’s Proposition 8. Tax filings indicate former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson’s law firm – Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP – received $1,691,714 from AFER for “legal and ancillary legal expenses” …

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Folsom Street Fair: The 2014 Poster

Not nearly as racy as previous years, much to the disappointment of Porno Pete, no doubt.

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Judy Shepard On Death Of Fred Phelps

“Regarding the passing of Fred Phelps, Dennis and I know how solemn these moments are for anyone who loses a loved one. Out of respect for all people and our desire to erase hate, we’ve decided not to comment further.” – Judy Shepard, in a posting on the Facebook page of the Matthew Shepard Foundation. (Tipped by JMG reader Eric)

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Homocon Doug Mainwaring: Gay Marriage Will Be The End Of Human Civilization

“There is never an end to progressive ideology. Statists never have enough power and control. This will never end until the very institution of marriage is obliterated from human civilization, in which case, we will no longer actually have a civilization. I’m gay and I oppose same sex marriage because it is not marriage. It is something else. I, too, …

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Twitter Launches #FirstTweet Service

Via USA Today: Twitter celebrated is celebrating its 8th birthday by taking millions of its users back to their first tweets. The micro-blogging service on Thursday launched a web site, called first-tweets.com, that lets users search their own account or those of others to find their first tweet. Users are also encouraged to use the hashtag #FirstTweet. “Millions of prolific …

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Porno Pete Has The Chikin Sadz

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Glenn Beck: The Liberty Counsel Is A Force For Good In The Lord’s Army

Kyle Mantyla writes at Right Wing Watch: A few months ago, Glenn Beck took a very public stand against the anti-gay crackdown in Russia, declaring that no reasonable person would support what is happening there and boldly asserting that he didn’t even know anybody who was anti-gay. [snip] It is no small irony that [Liberty Counsel head Mat] Staver and …

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Equality Groups React To Phelps Death

People For The American Way Fred Phelps made a name for himself by protesting the funerals of soldiers and hate crime victims. In particular, he spent decades causing immeasurable pain to LGBT people and their families. My thoughts are with all those people today. Very much in spite of himself, Fred Phelps was an important figure in the movement for …

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Lesbian Appears At Anti-Gay Harlem Church To Ask For Her Stoning

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Westboro Reacts To Death Of Fred Phelps

Westboro Baptist Church has been tweeting up a storm in reaction to the death of Fred Phelps.  They have also published a lengthy, scripture-laden statement. An excerpt: The world-wide media has been has been in a frenzy during the last few days, gleefully anticipating the death of Fred Waldron Phelps Sr. It has been an unprecedented, hypocritical, vitriolic explosion of …

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Harlem Parents Turn Hate Billboard Into Fundraiser For Ali Forney Center

Wonderful news via the New York Daily News: A group of Harlem parents are taking a notorious homophobic pastor’s hate and turning it into something positive. Stacy Parker Le Melle and other Harlem parents were so angered by hate-filled signs outside of the ATLAH World Missionary Church on Lenox Ave. that they launched a fund-raiser Tuesday to support a local …

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Eurovision 2014: Russia’s Entry

Russia’s 2014 Eurovision entry will be the Tolmachevy Sisters, identical twins who won the Junior Eurovision contest in 2006 at the age of nine. Unlike most nations, who selected their entries on live television with a combination of voting by viewers and judges, Russia’s entry was “chosen internally by experts” at state-run media. Also unlike other countries, Russia has not …

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GLAAD Head To Donohue: March With Me

“As a fellow Irish New Yorker, I’m hoping Bill will march with me at NYC Pride. I look forward to the day when I can march openly with Bill in the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and not be turned away because of who I am.” – GLAAD president Sarah Kate Ellis, inviting Catholic League blowhard Bill Donohue to march …

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WND Needs To Check That Poll Again

How very strange that World Net Daily doesn’t provide its readers with a link to that Ranker poll they’re bragging about. Less than 48 hours after Ranker.com added a new category for “Top Websites 2014,” a small but enthusiastic band of WND fans made it No. 1 – topping Google, Amazon, Twitter, Facebook and Netflix among many other more well-known …

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Westboro Founder Fred Phelps Has Died

Kansas television station KSN reports that Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps has died. The Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., who founded a Kansas church widely known for its protests at military funerals and anti-gay sentiments, has died according to his son Tim Phelps. Phelps, 84, was being cared for in a Shawnee County facility, Westboro Baptist Church spokesman Steve Drain …

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