The Friendly Atheist reports that a national hotline will be launched to support people who may be considering leaving their religion. The hotline’s site notes that callers will not be encouraged to become atheists. Responders will absolutely NOT urge any form of belief or disbelief. In fact, our volunteers will be specifically trained to never debate callers under any circumstances. …
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Log Cabin Slams Democrats On IL Vote
“The betrayal of the Illinois Democrats’ promise to bring this bill to the floor should not diminish the courage of Republican Representatives Ed Sullivan and Ron Sandack, as well as Senator Jason Barickman, whose bold support for religious liberty and individual liberty exemplified true conservatism; nor does it lessen the bravery exemplified by GOP Chairman Pat Brady and Senator Mark Kirk …
Read More »Brian Brown Cheers Illinois
“So much for the inevitability of gay marriage. With a coalition that included strong support from the African American community as well as so many others throughout the state, we did what nobody in the intelligentsia thought was possible. This is a huge victory at a pivotal time, and totally undercuts the lie that somehow same-sex marriage is inevitable. Our …
Read More »ILLINOIS: Gay House Reps Speak From The Floor About The Lack Of Marriage Vote
Openly gay Illinois House reps Greg Harris and Deb Mell spoke emotionally from the chamber floor tonight in reaction to the lack of a vote of the marriage equality bill.
Read More »No Vote In Illinois
Lambda Legal reacts: This is a stunning failure in the Illinois House. This is too important to families across Illinois, and Lambda Legal’s lawsuit, Darby v. Orr which was filed a year ago yesterday will move forward. The day is coming when Illinois will have the freedom to marry. Lambda Legal has been working in the Midwest for the respect …
Read More »Obama Issues Pride 2013 Proclamation
This afternoon the White House issued President Obama’s proclamation in recognition of LGBT Pride Month. The message cites the president’s support for ENDA, the federal bill to overturn DOMA, and HIV reduction campaigns. For more than two centuries, our Nation has struggled to transform the ideals of liberty and equality from founding promise into lasting reality. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and …
Read More »Major Lazer – Bubble Butt
Stereogum has named this their video of the week and the clip already has 1.2M views in three days. I wonder if this will get the sort of feminist backlash that Baby Got Back did or if the booty-shaking phenomenon has bored them by now. Warning: extreme butts ahead. You probably don’t want to watch this in your cube.
Read More »FLORIDA: Haters Fly Usual Gay Days “Warning” Banner Over Walt Disney World
The Orlando Sentinel reports on what has become an annual tradition during Gay Days at Disney: The plane appeared to be making loops from as far north as Altamonte Springs to as far south as Belle Isle, but it was hard to tell from the ground. The “warning” is in reponse to “Gay Days” at Walt Disney World, a tradition …
Read More »Hate Group Leaders To Shout At Gay Clouds Outside DC Headquarters Of HRC
A cavalcade of crazies will tumble out of their clown car on Tuesday to march in tiny hilarious circles outside of the DC headquarters of the Human Rights Campaign in protest of Capital Pride. Christian Newswire has the press release: “Why are so many cities proudly celebrating a harmful sexual preference that undermines health, undermines families, and leads children astray?” …
Read More »Presumed FBI Nominee James Comey Signed SCOTUS Brief Backing Marriage
Word leaked out this week that President Obama is set to nominate former Deputy Attorney General James Comey, a Republican who served under Bush II, to head up the FBI. Today the Human Rights Campaign points out an interesting detail on Comey: Six decades after J. Edgar Hoover created a “Sex Deviate” program to investigate, red-flag and target gay and …
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