Monthly Archives: April 2015

MICHIGAN: Wingnut Gets Muslim Bakeries To Refuse To Make Gay Wedding Cakes

Wingnut “comedian” pundit Steven Crowder, last seen here dressing in drag to mock transgender people, visited several Muslim bakeries in Dearborn, Michigan where he was turned away after asking them to make gay wedding cakes. Ah hah! Meme proven! Except not, because what Crowder fails to mention, of course, is that Michigan, like 28 other states, does not have public …

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MAINE: Former State Lawmaker Throws Jar Of Vaseline At GOP Gov. Paul LePage

Via the Huffington Post: Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) abruptly ended a town hall event Thursday evening after a former state lawmaker threw a jar of Vaseline at him. Former state Rep. Joanne Twomey (D) missed LePage with the petroleum jelly. She was immediately escorted out of the auditorium by security and LePage ended the event, which had been intended …

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Quote Of The Day – Amanda Marcotte

“[B]igots cannot wait to play the victim. Don’t give them legitimate cause. Just as with the people sending glitter bombs to anti-choicers. Yes, it’s funny watching a bunch of people who would literally force you to give birth against your will whine because they have glitter in the carpet. But these folks are dying for any angle they can get …

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Mike Huckbee: Gay Activists Won’t Stop Until There Are No More Churches Left

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Because He Nailed It

Britain’s Portswood Church has launched a rather bizarre Easter campaign on social media with the title “Because He Nailed It.” I thought this was a spoof when I first saw it.

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Fund For Indiana Pizza Parlor Nears $500K

The donation page for Indiana’s Memories Pizza has neared $500K after being set up by Glenn Beck’s BlazeTV following reports that the restaurant had closed temporarily in the wake of death threats against its owners. Via Market Watch: The initial goal of the Gofundme campaign was to raise $25,000, and the campaign was announced when [Blaze reporter Lawrence] O’Connor appeared …

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Dan Savage Vs Sen. Tom Cotton

Dan Savage appeared on MSNBC yesterday to respond to Sen. Tom Cotton, who dismissed anti-gay legislation in the United States as unimportant because gay people are being executed in Iran. Savage: “The hypocrisy of people like Tom Cotton, who wants America to get credit for being better on gay issues but will point to how bad it is elsewhere to …

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Thomas Peters On RFRA

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TRAILER: Amy

Via Pitchfork: Four years after her untimely death, Amy Winehouse is being remembered with Amy, a two-hour documentary which arrives in British theaters July 3, and will receive a U.S. release in the summer. It’s directed by BAFTA-winning director Asif Kapaida (best known for Senna, 2010’s biopic about the late Brazillian racing champion Ayrton Senna), and tells Winehouse’s story through …

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Tony Perkins Has The Indiana Sadz

“You may be wondering why legislators, who just last week overwhelmingly voted to protect religious liberty, would now introduce a new law that would use the government as a weapon against people who simply follow their beliefs on marriage. It isn’t because the American people are clamoring for it. In fact, a new Rasmussen survey released just yesterday finds that …

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GEORGIA: Session Ends With No RFRA

It’s almost midnight in Georgia on the last day of the legislative session and legislators are still banging away at bills about craft beer and jet fuel. But the RFRA bill is dead. Via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia’s bid for a “religious liberty” measure has been on life support for days, but leaders pulled the plug on the legislation with …

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Bryan Fischer Has The Indiana Sadz

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INDIANA: Gov. Pence Signs RFRA Fix Bill

All those wingnut calls for a veto went unheeded, but as with Arkansas, this is a meager “win” for our side as there are still no real statewide LGBT protections in Indiana. On the upside, local ordinances such the robust protections in Indianapolis remain intact.

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Coca-Cola Has Got Your Back (This Time)

“Coca-Cola does not support any legislation that discriminates, in our home state of Georgia or anywhere else. Coca-Cola values and celebrates diversity. We believe policies that would allow a business to refuse service to an individual based upon discrimination of any kind, does not only violate our Company’s core values, but would also negatively affect our consumers, customers, suppliers, bottling …

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ARKANSAS: Gov. Asa Hutchinson Signs Amended Version Of RFRA Bill

CNN reports: Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a religious freedom measure into law on Thursday after state lawmakers overhauled their proposal so that it mirrors the federal law. In the wake of intense backlash against a similar law in Indiana, first-term Republican governor had rejected the first version Arkansas lawmakers had sent to his desk, instead asking for two tweaks …

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NORTH DAKOTA: Lawmakers Kill Bill That Would Have Granted LGBT Protections

The Bismarck Tribune reports: For the third time in six years, North Dakota lawmakers have killed legislation that would outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation. House lawmakers voted by nearly a 2-to-1 margin Thursday to defeat Senate Bill 2279, which would have added sexual orientation to state law that already protects against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national …

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INDIANA: Pence Gets RFRA “Fix” Bill

From the Indianapolis Star: The Indiana House voted 66-30 to alter the divisive “religious freedom” law to remove fears that it would allow businesses to discriminate against gays and lesbians. The Indiana Senate voted 34-16 to OK changes to the “religious freedom” law. The measure now goes to Gov. Mike Pence, who has yet to say whether he’ll sign the …

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TRAILER: It Takeis Two

A new web series: In this “reality”-series, actor and activist George Takei (Star Trek’s Sulu) and husband Brad Takei navigate their daily lives, from the internet and Broadway to jetpacks and human hamster balls. With a recipe that is one part optimism and one part pragmatism, this dynamic duo overcomes life’s obstacles, reminding us that any great enterprise Takeis Two.

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Chuck Woolery: I’m Still A Total Douche

Woolery fails to mention that gays are the best game show creators, as the only reason anybody in the world even knows his name is because Merv Griffin gave him that Wheel Of Fortune gig in 1975. These days he can be found hawking real estate in 4AM infomercials.

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Homocon Tammy Bruce On RFRA: LGBT Activists Have Become Fascist Bullies

Tammy Bruce is super-concerned about a pizza joint, but she regularly appears at CPAC alongside the advocates of the criminalization of homosexuality and the gay death penalty.

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