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Australia’s Christian Democratic Party has issued the above graphic. Gay Star News has the story: Far-right Australian political group the Christian Democratic Party has claimed that ‘mum and dad tax payers’ are oppressed in Australia because they earn less on average than same-sex couples according to census data – even though this means same-sex couples pay higher taxes than they …

Sesame Street takes on this year’s most inescapable track. (Tipped by JMG reader Bill)

Last night the mayor of a small Pennsylvania suburb of Pittsburgh married two men in the first such ceremony in Allegheny County. John Kandray and Bill Gray of Regent Square have been together for 11 years. They share a house, two dogs and what they say is a deep love for each other. “Showing our commitment to each other,” Gray …

“Imagine this: it’s the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. A huge television event, watched the world over. The American Olympians join the proud march of nations. They’re our emissaries, our exemplars. And as the television cameras zoom in on Team U.S.A., one of its members quietly pulls out a rainbow flag, no bigger than a …

“First of all, I’m not homophobic. Because I have a character say the word ‘faggot’ or ‘homo’ that does not mean that I’m homophobic. Martin Scorsese is not racist. The characters are people he grew up with, characters in the mean streets — that’s those people talking, not him. In that world, those are the things people say. When I …

RELATED: In the past Walker has compared same-sex marriage to incest and pedophilia.  In 2011 he tried to end hospital visitation rights for gay couples.  But back March he acknowledged that the tide has turned among young conservatives. Walker’s comments prompted Bryan Fischer to denounce him as “crossed off” the list of prospective 2016 presidential candidates.

As I mentioned yesterday, a 200-member NYC restaurant and nightclub group has joined the boycott of Russian vodka.  Here’s more on their protest in Manhattan. Holding up a bottle of the popular Russian brand Stolichnaya, the United Restaurant and Tavern Owners Association President Paul Hurley shook his head and called for a city-wide boycott of Russian spirits and liquor. “All …

International Olympic Committee vice president Ng Ser Miang yesterday told the press that the IOC is using “quiet diplomacy” with Russia to ensure that attendees of the Sochi Olympics are not affected by the “homosexual propaganda” ban. Ng, an IOC vice president from Singapore, said Vladimir Putin’s government has much at stake in the 2014 Olympics and won’t want to …

From the Washington Post itself: The Washington Post Co. has agreed to sell its flagship newspaper to Amazon.com founder and chief executive Jeffrey P. Bezos, ending the Graham family’s stewardship of one of America’s leading news organizations after four generations. Bezos, whose entrepreneurship has made him one of the world’s richest men, will pay $250 million in cash for The …