Monthly Archives: February 2015

ALABAMA: Number Of Counties Refusing Same-Sex Licenses Grows Dramatically

At the start of the day fewer than a dozen of Alabama’s 67 counties had been confirmed as refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses. It appears that number has now about tripled. Most of the counties contacted by AL.com this morning have suspended issuing all marriage licenses in the wake of conflicting rulings from a federal judge and the chief …

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Roy Moore: I’m No George Wallace

“The U.S. district courts have no power or authority to redefine marriage. Once you start redefining marriage, that’s the ultimate power. Would it overturn the laws of incest? Bigamy? Polygamy? How far do they go? A lot of states in this union have caved to such unlawful authority, and this is not one This is Alabama. We don’t give up …

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Pat Robertson: So-Called Gay People Were Probably Molested Or Recruited

“A gay magazine is filled with naked pictures of naked men doing sex with each other.”

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ALABAMA: Governor Refuses To Take Any Action Against County Probate Judges

“I am disappointed that a single Federal court judge disregarded the vote of the Alabama people to define marriage as between a man and woman. I agree with the dissenting opinion from U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia when they stated, ‘Today’s decision represents yet another example of this Court’s cavalier attitude toward the States. Over the …

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Justice Roy Moore Has The Sadz

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has been busy on Facebook today, posting notices of probate judges who are defying the Supreme Court and the above call to contact Gov. Robert Bentley. Moore writes: Which one are you? Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, …

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ALABAMA: Plaintiffs File Federal Contempt Motion Against Mobile County Judge

From the motion: On this date, at 10:10 a.m. CST, Honorable Don Davis, Probate Court Judge in Mobile County, Alabama, had not opened the marriage license division of the Mobile County Probate Court. The Honorable Don Davis has not given a reason why the marriage license division is closed on this particular day, and he has not stated as to …

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BREAKING: Death Certificate Amended For Late Husband Of Alabama Man In Lawsuit Against Evil Former Mother-In-Law

The state of Alabama today amended the death certificate of David Fancher to show that he was indeed the legal husband of Paul Hard, who is battling his former mother-in-law for the proceeds in the wrongful death suit that arose from Fancher’s car accident. (Equality Case Files notes that to the right of Hard is SPLC attorney Sam Wolfe.) On …

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ALABAMA: MSNBC Reports “Smooth And Peaceful Day” At State Capital

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ALABAMA: Majority Of 67 Counties Are Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

UPDATE:  The situation has greatly changed. See this post. According to local media it appears that the majority of Alabama’s 67 counties are issuing or prepared to issue same-sex marriage licenses. At this writing fewer than a dozen counties have confirmed that they are defying this morning’s order by the Supreme Court. Probate judges in several counties decided not to …

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GREECE: New Government To Extend Civil Unions Recognition To Gay Couples

Via the Associated Press: Greece’s new left-wing government has promised to grant same-sex couples legal status, in response to a 2013 international court decision condemning the country for discrimination. Justice Minister Nikolaos Paraskevopoulos told parliament Monday that civil partnerships, first legislated in 2008, would be extended to gay couples but did not say when the changes were planned. The pledge …

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Right Now In Birmingham

Some nutjob is putting on quite the show for the celebratory crowd outside the Birmingham courthouse. UPDATE: Now there’s video.

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Alabama AG Luther Strange Has The Sadz

“I regret the Supreme Court’s decision not to stay the federal district court’s ruling until the high court finally settles the issue this summer. In the absence of a stay, there will likely be more confusion in the coming months leading up to the Supreme Court’s anticipated ruling on the legality of same-sex marriage. With the lifting of the 14-day …

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First Couple Marries In Birmingham

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ALABAMA: Winning Marriage Plaintiffs Apply For License In Mobile

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Alabama Joins The Sapphire States

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BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES Stay Extension On Alabama Marriages

Justice Clarence Thomas has the sadz: Today’s decision represents yet another example of this Court’s increasingly cavalier attitude toward the States. Over the past few months, the Court has repeatedly denied stays of lower court judgments enjoining the enforcement of state laws on questionable constitutional grounds. It has similarly declined to grant certiorari to review such judgments without any regard …

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NEWARK: City Stresses That Real Estate Sale Is Open To Same-Sex Couples

A curious press release from the city of Newark: Newark, NJ – Mayor Ras J. Baraka, the Newark Municipal Council, and Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Baye Adofo-Wilson announced today that the City of Newark will sell municipally-owned vacant lots city-wide for $1,000 each to couples seeking to construct homes on them, in a “Valentine’s Land Sale Day.” The sale …

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ALABAMA: Couples Have Lined Up

County offices open at 8AM Central in most of Alabama and some couples camped out overnight. It’s expected that some judges will defy last night’s order by Roy Moore. We’ll know which ones those are very shortly. Follow the live-blogging at AL.com.

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Matt Baume: Marriage News Watch

Clip recap: “Marriage starts today in Alabama, and the usual suspects are still trying to figure out some way to stop it. Nebraska accidentally passed a bill that will recognize gay and lesbian couples, but only when they’re carrying a concealed firearm. And we’re on a fast track for rulings in several southern states.”

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Anti-Smoking PSA: Left Swipe Dat

Via USA Today: “LEFT. SWIPE.” Rejection. That’s when the PSA goes from high school sitcom to what’s-even-happening-what-is-this-magic music video. Get ready for anti-smoking lyrics, laser light shows and YouTube/pop stars Becky G, Fifth Harmony, King Bach, Grace Helbig, Harley Morenstein, Anna Akana, Jimmy Tatro, Alphacat, Terrence J and Timothy DeLaGhetto getting down to a shockingly catchy “Left Swipe Dat” beat. …

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