Linda Harvey’s “ex-gay” book returned to Amazon on Friday, along with a dozen new 5-star reviews. Ten days ago Harvey claimed to have withdrawn the book from the site because evil gay bloggers were encouraging bad reviews from people who hadn’t even read it. Amusingly, some of the new reviewers freely admit that they haven’t read the book. A sample: …
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Cult Of Dusty: Duck Dynasty Fans Sent Me Death Threats And Hate Mail
Popular vlogger Cult Of Dusty went viral a couple weeks ago with a hilarious and potty-mouthed rant about Duck Dynasty. This weekend he’s back to read some of the messages sent him by God’s Gentle People.
Read More »VIRGINIA: In First Official Act, Gov. Terry McAuliffe Signs Executive Order Protecting LGBT Employees
In his first official act following today’s inauguration, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed an executive order protecting LGBT state employees from discrimination. Shortly after taking office in 2010, GOP former Gov. Bob McDonnell stripped such protections from the traditional order, claiming that there was no evidence that gay people are discriminated against. McAuliffe: “My administration is committed to keeping Virginia …
Read More »Virgin Galactic Makes Test Flight
Via the Los Angeles Times: Virgin Galactic, British billionaire Richard Branson’s commercial space venture, reached its highest altitude yet Friday in a supersonic rocket plane that’s set to carry paying customers into sub-orbit later this year. The company’s SpaceShipTwo blasted through the sound barrier and sped to Mach 1.4, climbing to 71,000 feet in its first powered test flight of …
Read More »Petition Of The Day
Nearly 5000 people have signed a petition calling on the New York City Council to write new fire safety laws after last week’s high-rise fire in Hell’s Kitchen claimed the life of a newlywed gay man and severely injured his husband. The two men were found in the emergency stairwell. The FDNY says that in most high-rise fires, it is …
Read More »TEXAS: Judge Refuses Regnerus Brief Filed By Anti-Gay Christian Group
A federal judge in Texas has refused to consider an amicus brief filed by the anti-gay Christian group Texas Values in the marriage equality lawsuit against the state. The brief cites the work of discredited researcher Mark Regnerus four times. The Dallas Voice reports: The group’s brief argues that children in same-sex families are at a disadvantage compared to children …
Read More »Eugene Delgaudio Just Got This Guy Appointed To The County Library Board
Via the Washington Post: A Sterling man who once tore out pages of the Koran in front of the White House, and whose fierce rhetoric on Twitter included declaring “the only good progressive is a dead progressive,” has been approved by the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors to sit on the county library’s board of trustees for the next four …
Read More »Ariel Sharon Dies At 85
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died today at the age of 85. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the nation bowed its head to a man he described as “first and foremost a brave soldier and an outstanding military commander” who “had a central role in the battle for Israel’s security from the very beginning.” In many ways, Mr. Sharon’s …
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