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“Democrats talk more about same-sex marriage because they rely on issues that will motivate coalitions within their party. For example, gay Democrats make deals with the unions who in turn make deals with the NAACP. It’s all about keeping their coalitions working instead of an overwhelming desire to promote gay marriage.” – GOProud head Jimmy LaSalvia, speaking to the Christian …

Famed stage and screen composer Marvin Hamlisch has passed away at the age of 68. Hamlisch was one of only two people in the world to achieve the EGOPT: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Pulitzer, and Tony. Family spokesman Jason Lee said Hamlisch died Monday after a brief illness. Other details aren’t being released. Hamlisch’s career included composing, conducting and arranging music …

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Loesch is also the editor of Breitbart’s Big Journalism and substitutes on Glenn Beck’s radio show when he is on vacation. Last year CNN hired her as a commentator to represent “the Tea Party point of view” during the 2012 campaigns. (Via Equality Matters) UPDATE: Loesch doesn’t appreciate the reactions to this post and neither does Chris Barron.

Gothamist helps out with your WTF: According to KosherDiapers.com their product’s Velcro fasteners have “no חשש, whatsoever – not when opening and not when closing the strips.” Thank goodness! See, and this was news to us (bad Jews that some of us are), the gist of the issue is that the adhesive in most diapers use glue, which is “similar …

“I am President Obama’s classmate at Columbia University, Class of ’83. I am also one of the most accurate Vegas odds makers and prognosticators. Accurate enough that I was awarded my own star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars. And I smell something rotten in Denmark. Obama has a big skeleton in his closet. It’s his college records. Call …

One month ago the Liberty Counsel lost an appeal of their earlier loss in their lawsuit to overturn marriage equality in New York state. Now they want to make it a three-peat of losing. Via Justin Snow at MetroWeekly: Liberty Counsel has asked the New York State Court of Appeals to consider the case. The group, which is well known …

It boggles the mind, but a small gay pride event was held in Uganda this weekend. Alexis Okeowo reports at New Yorker: “Can you imagine that the worst place in the world to be gay is having Gay Pride?” Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera asked a crowd of cheering gay men, lesbians, transgendered men and women, and queers somewhere in between. It …

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