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The Show Musto Go On

Famed New York City nightlife columnist Michael Musto has landed on his feet after being canned from the Village Voice after three decades. Venerable Village Voice columnist Michael Musto — whose departure from the weekly this month caused outrage from devotees — tells us he’s starting a slew of new gigs. “I’ll be doing a weekly interview feature for Gawker, …

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NOM Loses Final Appeal In Maine

Today the Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected NOM’s appeal to continue to cloak the names of their donors. Via Bangor Daily News: In affirming an earlier Kennebec County Superior Court’s decision, justices on the Supreme Judicial Court rejected NOM’s arguments that subpoenas issued by the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Elections Practices violate donors’ First Amendment rights and expose …

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REPORT: Illinois Marriage Vote Imminent

The Windy City Times reports that there may be a vote on the Illinois same-sex marriage bill as soon as this afternoon. LGBT activists, advocates and community members have begun filtering into the capitol as a the deciding vote on Illinois marriage equality is expected as early as this afternoon. Sponsors have until Friday to pass the Religious Freedom and …

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IL Anti-Gay Group Warns That Marriage Bill Will Prevent Them From Discriminating

“Law professors on both sides of the marriage issue agree that Senate Bill 10 provides the worst religious liberty protections of any same-sex marriage bill in the country. SB 10 will force religious people and organizations into years of legal fights, likely against the Illinois government, to defend their rights to practice their faith. SB 10 would make Illinois the …

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House Of Lords Marriage Vote Update

Pink News reports a change on next week’s timing: Next week’s House of Lords vote on the marriage bill will now take place on Tuesday in the daytime after supporters warned voting in the early hours could put the bill at risk. At least 80 peers are expected to speak in Monday’s second reading debate, raising the prospect that a …

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FRC Applauds ExxonMobil

“While other businesses drift away from their principles or capitulate under pressure, Exxon is putting its stock in something other than political correctness.  For the 14th straight year, shareholders voted to maintain their reputation as a company that upholds the commonsense principle that managers should be able to determine what conduct contributes to and what conduct detracts from the effective …

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NIGERIA: Legislature Approves 14 Year Prison Sentence For Gays That Marry

Today the Nigerian House approved a bill that sets a 14 year prison sentence for people that enter into same-sex marriages. Nigeria’s House of Representatives approved the bill in a voice vote, likely sending it immediately to President Goodluck Jonathan for him to potentially sign into law in Africa’s most populous nation. Whether he will approve it remains unclear, and …

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