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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of the man who sued Westboro Baptist Church for picketing the funeral of his son. The Supreme Court will review whether anti-gay protests at funerals of American soldiers are protected by the First Amendment, taking up the appeal of a Maryland man who won and then had reversed a $10 million …

I hope she got a really really lot of money for this.

Gothamist notes that Hiram “Slasher” Monserrate has stolen Barack Obama’s campaign slogan and iconic “O” graphic in his campaign to retake his seat in the NY Senate. Below is the remix of his sign. The special election is one week from today in Queens. Fight Back New York.

The DNC responds to the RNC’s fundraising flap.

As suspected, the Patriots For A Moral Utah and their Final Solution was a rather elaborate hoax intended to dramatize the frightening escalation of anti-gay rhetoric by Christianist groups. Two of the hoaxers are members of the Utah environmentalist group Peaceful Uprising, although that organization appears uninvolved. Jesse Fruhwirth at Salt Lake City’s alternative newspaper City Weekly is unamused. As …

Three years ago Sao Paulo, Brazil, the world’s 4th largest city, banned all outdoor advertising. Billboards, bus shelters, everything. Businesses were also forced to dramatically reduce the size of their logo signage. And despite court challenges from marketing behemoths like Clear Channel, the ban has stuck, much to the satisfaction of most residents. Can you imagine something like this in …

According to a lengthy list published by USA Today, the federal government pays better than the private sector in 8 out of 10 job categories. Hit the link for the rest of the alphabetical list.

Clearly taking his cues from his male lover Sen. Ruben Diaz, disgraced former NY Sen. Hiram Monserrate has gone from supporting same-sex marriage to supporting anything-but-marriage to outright demonizing LGBT people. All in the space of three months! Fight Back New York!

Rep. Eric Massa has probably burned his last Democratic bridge. Expect a party change announcement any minute. Outgoing Rep. Eric Massa went on a rant regarding White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel today during a radio interview calling him the “son of the devil’s spawn.” Massa (D-NY) went on to say, “He is an individual who would sell his …

Hoax or real? Calling it “Utah’s Fair Solution”, a group called Patriots For A Moral Utah is holding a press conference today to announce legislation that would force all homosexuals to leave the state. The bill would create a transportation system for shipping all gays out of the state and would criminalize any Utah citizen who “harbors a remaining homosexual.” …