The ACLU is on a ROLL today! Today the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation (ACLU-NCLF) announced plans to challenge North Carolina’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples by amending a federal lawsuit filed against the state last year on behalf of six same-sex couples and their children that challenges North Carolina’s ban …
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Read More »The “Ex-Gays” Need A Theme Song!
From the new “ex-gay” group founded by Christopher Doyle and Moonie Richard “Tennis Racket” Cohen: Create your own music video! Amateurs or professionals can enter. Video should be 3-5 min. in length. Winner selected based on original song content, appeal and professionalism. Winner debuts their music video LIVE at the First Ex-Gay Pride Month Celebration in Washington, DC. Deadline to …
Read More »Sarah Palin: The Tea Party Must Take Over Hollywood And The Popular Culture
“Conservatives aren’t infiltrating and influencing pop culture enough, and we’re missing the boat. That’s why I’m fine with, for instance, Bristol being on the shows she’s been on and why I preach against preaching to the choir. For years, conservatives have glumly waved the white flag when it comes to influencing popular culture. Defeat has been declared many times. But …
Read More »Midtown Manhattan Over 163 Years
Gothamist tips us to the below animated rendering of how midtown Manhattan grew skyward from the 1850s onward. The last few seconds depict the monster super-skyscrapers currently under construction.
Read More »Lambda Legal & ACLU Announce Plan To Sue Virginia For Marriage Equality
Via press release: Today Lambda Legal announced that it is in the planning stages of a new federal lawsuit seeking the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in Virginia with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). “The end of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act opens a new chapter in our work to ensure same-sex couples and their families across …
Read More »FLORIDA: Broward Sheriff’s Office Issues Plea For Peace After Zimmerman Verdict
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office has posted a rap video in which young people plea for peace, whatever the verdict may be in the Zimmerman trial. Right wing sites have long predicted riots should Zimmerman be acquitted. Breitbart has posted a transcript: The video, titled “Raise Your Voice, Not Your Hands,” focuses on attempting to channel reaction into non-violent response. …
Read More »Robert Mugabe: Gays Should Make Babies With Each Other Or Go To Jail
“So how would they (gay couples) have children? I should like to shut them-up in some room and see if they get pregnant; if they don’t then its jail because they have claimed they can have children. So, to that kind of rot, we say no, no, no, no! Women are also engaged in this vile activity. We have some …
Read More »LISTEN: Pet Shop Boys – Electric
The new Pet Shop Boys album, Electric, is streaming live today on Pandora. If you’re in the UK, you can listen at the Guardian. The album will be released next week. “When we started work on it, it was more Chris’ project really, and we agreed that it wasn’t going to be Disco 5,” Neil Tennant recently told Popjustice. “But …
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