“They try to say it’s a communist plot, all I want is equality for my sister, my brother, my people and me. You don’t have to live next to me, just give my equality.”

The AFA is based in Tupelo! SNORK!

Read the ruling.

Via the Associated Press: A federal judge has struck down Arkansas’ gay marriage ban, which could pave the way for county clerks to eventually resume issuing licenses. U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker ruled Tuesday in favor of a pair of same-sex couples who had challenged the 2004 constitutional amendment and an earlier state law defining marriage as between a man …

“He likes to hide his camera in the smoke-alarm over his bed, videoing kinky sex with his boyfriends. He is one of the biggest porn kings in American history, making a fortune off of ‘barebacking’ videos – the kind of unprotected sex that led directly to AIDS. And when he is not bundling hundreds of thousands of dollars for President …

Via MSNBC: The Islamic State group stoned two men to death in Syria Tuesday after claiming they were gay, a monitor said, in the jihadist organisation’s first executions for alleged homosexuality. “The IS today stoned to death a man that it said was gay,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, adding that the victim was around 20 years old. …

Just listen. Heh.

The stay expires on December 9th and no appeal has yet been filed. However Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster declared on the day of the ruling that he will appeal to the Eighth Circuit Court. Marriage licenses continue to be issued in St. Louis only and they are valid statewide. (Via Equality Case Files)

“As you may have already heard, the Duggar family – stars of the hit TV Show 19 Kids and Counting – have come under attack from bullying activists and radicals simply because of the Duggars’ strong pro-family witness both on and off their show. I ask you to take a moment today to join me in showing your support for …

Out today is the latest single from Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett’s album of American songbook standards, which was a surprise hit and made 88 year-old Bennett the oldest living artist to achieve a #1 pop album. RELATED: In other “gay icon remakes oldies” news, Bette Midler tied Babs for a chart record last week. Bette Midler celebrates a fifth …

I don’t think moving to an unsold seat is necessarily rude. Source.

Back in August, demented St. Louis-based teabagger Jim Hoft published repeated claims that “inside sources” had informed him that Darren Wilson had suffered a grievous “fractured orbital socket” during a “severe beating” by Michael Brown. Holf’s claims rocketed around Teabagistan even though some of his own readers quickly figured out that the X-ray Hoft had posted was actually lifted out …

Via Mediaite: Last night, New York Daily News Brooklyn court reporter Oren Yaniv tweeted out what appeared to the Tweetdeck passerby to be the next day’s cover of the paper, which announced “Killer Cop Goes Free.” Many were displeased by such an incendiary headline, including trusty Brit Hume. Yaniv later revealed the cover was just a mock-up. It did not …

I love these.

Via the loony tunes Washington Times: A prominent evangelical Christian leader has launched an effort to recruit 1,000 pastors willing to run for political office, hoping to inject religious issues and candidates into the 2016 election. David Lane, the founder of the American Renewal Project, said he hopes he can persuade pastors to run for offices as varied as school …

Red State douchebag Erick Erickson is calling on his readers to order Kelvin Cochran’s book and send it to Atlanta’s mayor. (Tipped by JMG reader Kyle)

Via Gothamist: Walmart employs 1.4 million Americans, and pays roughly 800,000 of them less than $25,000/year. Because this is barely enough money to live, Walmart workers turn to public assistance, which costs taxpayers $6.2 billion annually. These part-time workers—many of whom are black or Latino and female—cannot feed themselves or their families, so employees hold food drives for their colleagues. …