“I think from the political right, the Republicans and so forth, those that are Republican elected officials state and federal, those who remain silent will ultimately be held accountable just as much as Democrats who advocate to the contrary. This is not an issue in which you can remain silent any more than you can remain silent during Nazi Germany. …
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CALIFORNIA: Senate Shelves Bill To Mandate Condom Use In Porn Statewide
In November 2012, Los Angeles County voters approved a bill that mandates the use of condoms in all local porn productions. The bill’s passage resulted in a 90% decline in porn production permit applications in the county. Yesterday the California state Senate killed a bill that would have expanded that mandate statewide. The measure, set aside by the Senate Appropriations …
Read More »NORTH CAROLINA: ACLU Asks Court To Act Swiftly On Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Via the Associated Press: Gay marriage advocates want a federal judge to quickly overturn North Carolina’s ban on same-sex unions after an appeals court ruling to overturn a similar prohibition in Virginia. Federal Judge William Osteen in Greensboro has put no timeline on when he might rule over whether North Carolina’s same-sex marriage ban can stay in place. The American …
Read More »Help Sought In San Francisco Murder
My post about the crime is here. Find more information at Stop The Violence.
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Brian Brown To SCOTUS: Grant The Stay Demanded By Our Fellow Hate Group
“We urge the Supreme Court to grant Prince William County Clerk Michèle McQuigg’s request for a stay of the decision in Bostic v. Schaefer while the matter is appealed. The 4th Circuit has wrongly rejected the request for a stay, and now it lies with the Justices in Washington to ensure that this case can be appealed in an orderly …
Read More »Alliance Defending Freedom Formally Files Fourth Circuit Stay Demand With SCOTUS
Late this afternoon the virulently anti-gay Alliance Defending Freedom formally filed their demand that the US Supreme Court stay the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that overturned Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage. According to their stay demand, which was filed on behalf of the clerk of Prince William County, there is a “fair prospect” that SCOTUS will overturn the …
Read More »CLEVELAND: 99 Year-Old Runner Ida Keeling Sets Record At Gay Games
Via local television: “My doctor told me two years straight I’m as healthy as a healthy 20-year-old. Hooray!” Keeling said prior to her race. Her coach and daughter, Shelley Kelling, reminded Ida to stay in her lane and focus on the finish line. When the starter fired his pistol, the crowd immediately began cheering for the senior citizen from New …
Read More »Linda Harvey Slams Ohio Republicans For Welcoming Participants In Gay Games
Linda Harvey wants her followers to send emails to the Ohio GOP because they welcomed participants to the Gay Games in Cleveland. Sort of related: I’ve just figured out why Harvey’s voice has always sounded so familiar – she sounds exactly like the old biddy in A League Of Their Own who goes on the radio to complain about the …
Read More »American Bar Association Resolution:
LGBT Rights Are Basic Human Rights
Here’s the resolution in full: RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association recognizes that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people have a human right to be free from discrimination, threats and violence based on their LGBT status and condemns all laws, regulations and rules or practices that discriminate on the basis that an individual is a LGBT person; FURTHER RESOLVED, …
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