Monthly Archives: August 2014

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AFER To SCOTUS: Hear Our Virginia Case

The American Foundation for Equal Rights today filed a SCOTUS brief which demands that the Court hear their Virginia marriage equality suit. “Forty-seven years ago, Mildred and Richard Loving passionately argued that the Supreme Court must end the unjust laws that dare to tell us who we can and cannot love,” said Plaintiffs’ lead co-counsel Ted Olson of Gibson, Dunn …

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HomoQuotable – Josh Barro

“I fly a lot. When I fly, I recline. I don’t feel guilty about it. And I’m going to keep doing it, unless you pay me to stop. [snip] Complaints about knee-room are not spread equally across our society. They are voiced mostly by the tall, a privileged group that already enjoys many advantages. I don’t just mean they can …

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New Strategy On Blocking HIV

From the National Institutes Of Health: A laboratory study led by scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), lends further weight to the potential effectiveness of passive immunotherapy to suppress HIV in the absence of drug treatment. Passive immunotherapy for HIV is an experimental strategy that involves periodically administering …

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Liberty Counsel Has The Florida Sadz

“You can’t put the laws of gravity on trial. Such laws are what they are. Marriage is what it is. It is part of the natural creation, male and female, moms and dads. They form the first foundation of government and provide the best environment in which to raise boys and girls to be men and women. When judges begin …

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Kirk Cameron Will Totally Murder Santa Claus To Put The Christ Back In Christmas

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Joe Gauthreaux – Bye Felicia!

An old school bitch track that rises to the #5 slot this week on Billboard Magazine‘s dance chart.

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Editorial Of The Day

From the Gainesville Sun: [Attorney General Pam] Bondi has dug in her heels, telling reporters last week she is “just getting started” in defending Florida’s ban. Doing so defies common sense and wastes taxpayers dollars as the issue awaits a decisive U.S. Supreme Court ruling. But the good news is that Hinkle’s ruling, which was largely stayed pending appeal, takes …

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American Family Association: The United States Should Be 100% White Protestant

“Diversity, as the first syllable in the word implies, divides. It does not unify. It fractures, debilitates, and diffuses. Energy that could be harnessed through unity of purpose and values is frittered away. America became the greatest nation the world has ever known – freer, stronger, more prosperous, more stable – for one reason: an unshakable commitment to common core …

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Dot-HIV Internet Domain Launches

The top level domain .HIV has launched as the first-ever cause-related web suffix. Via press release: dotHIV, the new initiative that combines digital innovation and the concept and spirit of the Red Ribbon begins today. The Berlin based organization will provide web addresses with the ending .hiv to companies and non-profits in an effort to raise awareness and funds for …

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Homer Simpson Does The Ice Bucket

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Fashion Faux Pas

Spain’s Zara clothing chain, which has 5500 stores worldwide, has yanked a children’s “sheriff” shirt after criticism that it resembles the uniforms worn in Nazi concentration camps. Via the Times Of Israel: For only NIS 80, your little tyke can have that fashion forward fresh from the concentration camp look now on sale at international chain Zara. The children’s 65% …

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The Richest People In Europe

Readable version here. According to Reddit, there are 110 billionaires in Russia. Germany is second with 58, followed by Turkey with 43.

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FLORIDA: Charlie Crist Glides To Easy Nomination In Gubernatorial Primary

Former GOP Florida Gov. Charlie Crist strolled to an easy win in yesterday’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, taking 73% of the vote against former state Rep. Nan Rich. Mr. Crist’s Florida primary victory didn’t come as a surprise. The former governor has largely ignored his Democratic opponent, who ran as the “real Democrat” in the race. Mr. Crist has been criticized …

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Vatican Yanks Diplomatic Immunity For Archbishop Accused Of Child Molestation

The Vatican has yanked the diplomatic immunity for an ambassador it secretly recalled from the Dominican Republic before child molestation charges could be filed. The former ambassador, Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, has already been defrocked by the Vatican, the harshest penalty under the church’s canon law short of excommunication. Beyond that, the Vatican has also said that it intends to try …

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Burger King: We’re Not Moving

“We hear you. We’re not moving, we’re just growing and finding ways to serve you better. As part of the announcement made today, both Burger King Corp. and Tim Hortons will continue to operate as independent brands. We’ll just be under common ownership. Our headquarters will remain in Miami where we were founded more than 60 years ago and business …

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Michael Sam Survives First Cut

Michael Sam is still a Ram. Via ESPN: Michael Sam remains on the St. Louis Rams’ roster after the team made the necessary moves to get to the league maximum of 75 players. To reach that number, the Rams made four moves Tuesday afternoon, including placing quarterback Sam Bradford and center Demetrius Rhaney on injured reserve. St. Louis also released …

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AUSTRALIA: Homeless World Congress Of Families Convention Is In “Chaos”

Things have gotten worse for the World Congress of Families, an international coalition of anti-gay groups. The controversial World Congress of Families conservative Christian conference is in chaos only days before its scheduled start, after four Melbourne venues backed out of hosting the event. “It’s a mess,” Margaret Butts, one of the organisers told Guardian Australia. “We have no venue …

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BERLIN: Gay Mayor To Retire

Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit is retiring after 13 years. For years, Wowereit had enjoyed popularity far beyond the capital’s borders, not least thanks to a deft turn of phrase and considerable fearlessness in the face of the tabloid media. “I’m gay and that’s OK,” he casually remarked in the runup to his election in 2001, becoming the first high-profile German …

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Lady Gaga And Tony Bennett:
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love

Last week we got the lyric video. Today comes the production clip. The duets album, Cheek To Cheek, comes out September 23rd.

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