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NY Sen. Mark Grisanti: No On Marriage

New York GOP state Sen. Mark Grisanti now says that he will definitely vote against same-sex marriage. Grisanti was considered one of the “moveable” Republicans in the state Senate. Capitol Tonight reports: Grisanti represents one of the most Democrat-dominated districts in the state. He ousted a “yes” voter on marriage, former Democratic Sen. Antoine Thompson, in last year’s elections. Grisanti’s …

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Moscow Pride Banned Again

One month after the city of Moscow granted permission for the city’s first authorized gay pride event in years, that ruling has been revoked. The reasons given by the deputy mayor of Moscow, Ludmila Shvetsova, is because of “the impossibility to provide security” – and a high number of letters of protests received by the City Hall against this event. …

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Ted Olson & NY AG Eric Schneiderman Editorialize Against Civil Unions

Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today published an op-ed piece in the New York Daily News explaining why civil unions are an unacceptable compromise in the marriage equality battle. Olson, as you doubtlessly know, was the co-lead attorney in the battle to overturn Prop 8. An excerpt from today’s essay: A civil …

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Swag Tuesday

Courtesy of the promoter, today’s Swag Tuesday prize is two tickets to this Sunday’s installment of Trippin’ On The Moon, a reunion of the patrons and performers of New York City’s legendary Saint disco. (And one of the consistently best parties in town!) Doors open at 6PM at Santos Party House in lower Manhattan. Enter to win by commenting on …

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PhoboQuotable – Bingu Mutharika

“If as human beings created in the image of God, we fail to appreciate the difference between males and females and start marrying man-to-man and woman-to-woman, are we not worse than dogs that appreciate nature’s arrangement? Have you ever seen a he-goat getting attached to another he-goat? Or a male dog to another male dog? Think about these things.” – …

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USMC Blocks Anti-Homophobia Site

A civilian employee of the Marine Corps writes us this morning to note that the USMC has blocked the website of the International Day Against Homophobia. The repeal of DADT is nearly official and the Secretary of State has issued a statement in support of the site’s goals. But Marines still can’t read about it. Or any other “LGBT” classified …

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