The New York Times reports: The It Gets Better Project, an online video campaign to cheer up gay teenagers who have been victims of bullies, has joined with the stars of the new Broadway musical “Priscilla Queen of the Desert” to produce the project’s first public service announcement, which will begin airing on Tuesday on the CBS affiliate in the …
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Westboro’s Site Crashes, Shirley Phelps Denies Anonymous Involvement
Yesterday a letter purporting to be from Anonymous hackers claimed that the original threat against Westboro was a hoax and not from them. However God Hates Fags has been down all day today. In the clip below, radio host David Pakman talks to Westboro’s Shirley Phelps.
Read More »MONTANA: Bill To Ban All Local LGBT Rights Passes Committee Vote
The Tea Party-backed bill to ban local LGBT rights ordinances in Montana today passed a committee vote and will move forward to the full state House. The committee voted to endorse House Bill 516, by Rep. Kristin Hansen, R-Havre, which would prohibit local governments from enacting ordinances or other policies like Missoula’s that include, as a protected class from discrimination, …
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Quote Of The Day – Bryan Fischer
“USA Today wants to know if pro-family groups will fight to defend natural marriage ‘to the last ditch,’ and if they believe this is a ‘hill…to die on.’ The answer to both questions is the same: unambiguously, unequivocally, unwaveringly, yes. The USA Today op-ed argues that this particular battle has been lost for good, and that pro-marriage groups ought to …
Read More »NOM Readies For Maryland Pushback
Eagle-eyed Jeremy Hooper at Good As You notes that NOM has registered the above domain, presumably as part of Prop 8-style petition drive to repeal marriage equality in Maryland, should that come to pass.
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Here’s a charming take on the It Gets Better videos from Georgia high schooler Marina Belotserkovskaya, whose story about being bullied was picked up by local television.(Tipped by JMG reader Lauren)
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PhoboQuotable – Yahya Jammeh
“Yes I did make those comments but did I actually cut off anyone’s head? Have I ever arrested anyone for being gay? No, but Senegal has arrested and imprisoned someone for being gay and they receive the [Millennium Development Goals]. There are gays here in The Gambia, I know that. But they live in secret and that is fine with …
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