Monthly Archives: March 2015

BERLIN: Court Fines Family For Trying To Force 15 Year-Old Gay Boy Into Marriage

Via the Associated Press: A Berlin court has fined three Lebanese men on allegations they seized a 15-year-old relative against his will in what he says was an attempt to force him into marriage because he’s gay. State Court spokesman Tobias Kaehne said Thursday the boy’s father and two uncles were each fined 1,350 euros ($1,430), or 90 days in …

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OKLAHOMA: Sally Kern’s “Ex-Gay” Torture Bill Dies Without Coming To A Vote

Via press release from NCLR: This afternoon, a bill introduced to the Oklahoma State House by Representative Sally Kern that would legalize anti-LGBT therapy died without coming to a vote. The defeat follows months of extensive grassroots organizing by national and state organizations working in coalition to educate parents and families about the ineffective and harmful practices of conversion therapy …

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Eurovision 2015: Israel’s Entry

Israel’s 2015 entry was named last month after he won the reality show Rising Star and the production video for his song was launched today. Paris-born Nadav Guedj is only 16 years old and his is the first Israeli entry that is sung entirely in English. Israel has won Eurovision three times, most recently in 1998 when transgender pop star …

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Log Cabin: We Helped Make Utah Happen

“Having visited the Beehive State and Governor Herbert less than two years ago, I know firsthand how hard Log Cabin Republicans of Utah President James Humphreys and his team have been working to achieve this monumental victory. The passage of this bill in Utah should show Republicans around the country that the balance between LGBT rights and religious liberty is …

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Today In Assholery

Crowder, an alleged comedian, was the main host of CPAC in 2011 and gained national attention in 2012 after he was exposed as having selectively edited a video that he claimed showed him getting sucker-punched during a brawl at a union protest in Michigan. He was fired by Fox News in 2013 shortly after insulting Sean Hannity. These days he …

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UTAH: Watch Gov. Gary Herbert Sign Bill Outlawing Anti-LGBT Discrimination

As you can see in the tweet above, there were two pieces of good news out of Utah last night as the “license to discriminate” bill is dead for this legislative session. The clip below was posted to Gov. Herbert’s official YouTube channel.

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Schock In Hot Water Over “Photographer”

The National Journal reports: Schock traveled to India on official business in August 2014, a trip during which he met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Global Poverty Project, an advocacy organization that seeks to alleviate extreme poverty internationally, footed the bill, according to a spokesman for the group. But Schock’s photographer and videographer, Jonathon Link, traveled with him on …

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Iceland Drops EU Membership Bid

Via the BBC: The government of Iceland has announced it is no longer seeking EU membership for the North Atlantic state. Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson said he had already informed current EU president Latvia and the European Commission about the cabinet’s move. Iceland gave no reason for dropping its bid to join the 28-member bloc. But after winning the …

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Florida Hater Has The Gay Adoption Sadz

Florida hate group leader John Stemberger is ever so pissed that the state House voted to erase an outdated law against gay adoption, which has been legal for several years.

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Charlie Crist: I Might Run For Senate Again

Via the Orlando Sentinel: Charlie Crist is considering another run for the U.S. Senate, in the 2016 race. “Well, I have been encouraged to,” Crist said Wednesday when asked by phone about reports that he might run again. Crist, who is in New York, declined to elaborate. Crist, a former Republican governor of Florida, ran for the Senate in 2010 …

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Gay Univision Host Fired Over Planet Of The Apes Comment About First Lady

Openly gay Univision TV host Rodner Figueroa was fired yesterday immediately after comparing Michelle Obama to a cast member of Planet Of The Apes during a live broadcast. The Emmy-winning host was dismissed over the racist remark said during his live segment on the entertainment news show “El Gordo Y La Flaca,” HuffPost Voces first reported. Univision confirmed the news …

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President Obama Reads Mean Tweets

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ALABAMA: House Approves Bill To Allow Officials To Refuse To Conduct Marriages

Via USA Today: The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation that would prevent those empowered to officiate weddings from being forced to conduct ceremonies to which they have religious objections, or to be sued over their refusal. Although the bill does not directly address same-sex marriage, opponents said the legislation targeted gay and lesbian couples and could allow …

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Jeb Bush Hires Anti-Gay Activist Who Supports Criminalization Of Homosexuality

MSNBC reports: Prominent evangelical attorney Jordan Sekulow announced that he had signed on as senior adviser to Bush’s Right to Rise political action committee. Sekulow, the 32-year-old executive director of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), is notorious within LGBT advocacy circles for his support of anti-gay legislation abroad, particularly in Africa, where he has worked to keep …

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FLORIDA: Mother & Toddler Go Into Hiding Over Child’s Court-Ordered Circumcision

From the West Palm Beach ABC affiliate: A judge has ordered the arrest of a local mother who has refused a court order to have her son circumcised. Heather Hironimus was supposed to turn over her 4-year-old son Chase and appear before a judge by 2 p.m. Tuesday. When Hironimus was a no-show, the judge signed a writ of bodily …

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AFA Host Sandy Rios Compares Photos Of Gay Sex To Photos Of Holocaust Victims

They are STILL talking about that one time a safer sex brochure was made available during a meeting at a Massachusetts high school. Which was ten years ago.

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GEORGIA: Atlanta Resident Elton John Denounces License To Discriminate Bill

“Simply put, this bill is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. It promises religious freedom, but let’s be clear: No one’s religious freedom is at risk! Both the Georgia Constitution and U.S. Constitution very explicitly protect this right. What SB 129 will really do is institutionalize the hate some people hold in their hearts against other people. It will turn back …

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Bill Whatcott Flees To The Philippines

Infamous Canadian ex-gay crackpot Bill Whatcott has announced that he has permanently moved to the Philippines. Whatcott has been hauled into court multiple times on charges of hate speech, but in January he won a defamation suit against the CBC over their report that he was distributing the lyrics to a song titled Kill The Homosexuals. One wonders what he’s …

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SWITZERLAND: Hate Speech Bill Passes

Via Gay Star News: Switzerland has voted for a law to protect LGBTI people from discrimination. The parliament voted with 103 in favor, 73 against and nine abstentions to ensure nobody is targeted with hate speech and discrimination on the basis of their sexual or gender identity. It was an amendment to a law that already protected people of different …

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Bjork – Lionsong

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