Recent Posts
Senate Confirms Openly Gay US Ambassador To Dominican Republic
The Senate has confirmed Human Rights Campaign board member Wally Brewster as the US ambassador to the Dominican Republic. Brewster becomes the fifth openly gay US ambassador currently serving. Via HRC: When nominated for the ambassadorship, Wally Brewster served as Senior Executive for SB&K Global, a global consumer dynamics strategy consulting firm, where he worked with clients on global expansion …
Read More »Improv Everywhere: When Harry Met Sally
20 women recreate the scene at Katz’s Deli.
Read More »PENNSYLVANIA: Judge Rejects Motions To Dismiss Marriage Equality Lawsuit
Big progress in Pennsylvania this morning. A federal court challenge to Pennsylvania’s 17-year-old law banning the recognition of same-sex marriages took an important step toward a trial Friday when a judge rejected two different attempts to block the lawsuit. U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III denied the motions to dismiss the lawsuit by Pennsylvania’s secretaries of the departments of …
Read More »Crazy Eyes: I Lost My Insurance
Via Mediaite: When asked by Blitzer if she’s going to sign up for the exchanges, Bachmann first said, “Are you kidding? I’m not gonna waste an hour on that thing!” before telling him “I lost my health insurance under Obamacare.” She said her husband has some personal health issues and they need insurance, at which point Begala jumped in to …
Read More »Queer Nation To Protest At NYSE
Via press release: In the latest in a series of ongoing, high-profile demonstrations against the Russian government’s anti-gay laws, Queer Nation will protest outside the New York Stock Exchange while Russian government officials at the Exchange ring the closing bell. The protest will take place on Monday, November 18, at 3:15 PM, in front of the Federal Hall at 26 …
Read More »From Spirit Airlines
Hawaii’s Road To Marriage
Here’s a great compilation of Hawaiian news clips from the last two weeks. We’ve watched many of these legislative debates, but I don’t think anybody would argue that Hawaii’s featured by far the ugliest anti-gay batshittery of them all. Which makes the win all that much sweeter.
Read More »Sen. Mark Kirk Cancels Senate Meeting Space For Anti-Gay Christian Groups
Yesterday I reported that a coalition of anti-gay Christian groups would be meeting today in official US Senate office space to discuss how they might copy Russia’s anti-gay pogrom here in the United States. After outcry from LGBT groups, Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) has kicked them out of the space. And they are PISSED. “Shame on you, Senator Kirk, for …
Read More »