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Black Conservatives Group Aligns Itself With Anti-Gay World Congress Of Families

From a press release published by Christian Newswire: The World Congress of Families is pleased to announce that the Black Conservative Summit (BCS) Leadership Initiative this fall in Washington D.C. organized by Freedom’s Journal Institute has been designated a World Congress of Families Special Event. This year’s summit will feature some of the leading Black conservatives and Christian leaders from …

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The Big Gay/Straight Ice Cream War

Via Gothamist: Sensing an acute lack of heteronormative ice cream parlors in the West Village, one Italian restaurant has positioned itself to capture the elusive demographic of those who’ll have two scoops of whatever John Wayne’s having (raw hamburger). Gallo Nero is down the street from Big Gay Ice Cream’s second location on Grove Street at 7th Ave. Reached by …

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At The 24th Annual GMHC Voguing Ball

The 24th Annual GMHC Latex Ball was held last month at Manhattan’s Terminal 5. From filmmaker Nicholas Jenkins: “The Latex Ball attracts over 2,000 individuals from the LGBTQ community to dance, vogue, celebrate fashion and art, and compete for prizes and respect. GMHC first launched the Latex Ball in 1989 as an HIV prevention program in response to dire HIV …

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FLORIDA: AG Pam Bondi Files Motion To Intervene In Broward County Case

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed a motion to intervene in the Broward County marriage equality case. Last week Judge Dale Cohen vacated his earlier overturn of the state’s ban on same-sex marriage after learning that Bondi’s office had not been properly notified about the Broward case. Prior to that decision, it appeared that marriages would have been able …

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Eric Holder Joins Anti-Bullying Campaign

Via press release from the Cartoon Network: Select videos that are uploaded to Stop Bullying Speak Up will become part of new campaign spots to appear on Cartoon Network, its digital platforms and Boomerang throughout October. Participants are also encouraged to share their videos on their own social media platforms using #ISpeakUp to help spread the word. “Bullying and harassment …

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Rasmussen 2014 Gubernatorial Recap

The right-leaning Rasmussen has recapped the 2014 gubernatorial races. According to the linked interactive polling results, nine states remain too close to call with the election less than two months away. Per Rasmussen polling, only one state, Minnesota, is leaning to the Democratic side. Leaning Republican are Connecticut, Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Illinois.

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Hillary Clinton Stumps In Iowa: I’m Back!

CNN reports: Hillary Clinton told reporters Sunday that the purpose of her return to Iowa for the first time in over six years was “to support candidates.” But 2016’s presidential politics were everywhere on a sun-soaked field in Indianola, Iowa. Clinton captured the sentiment best herself with a joke from the stage of the 37th and final Harkin Steak Fry: …

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John Oliver On Scotland

Raw Story recaps: “So Scotland and England have been involved in something of a 300-year-old arranged marriage,” he explained, “And look, I will be the first one to acknowledge, England has been a little bit of a dick since the honeymoon. In 1746, we actually banned the kilt, just because we knew they liked it. And then, we chose ‘God …

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