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VIRGINIA: AG Ken Cuccinelli Asks Appeals Court To Uphold Sodomy Ban

Last month I reported: Over the objections of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (who is running for governor), yesterday a federal appeals court overturned Virginia’s ban on sodomy. The ruling arose from the conviction of a man who had solicited oral sex from a 17 year-old girl.  The appeals court said that the state should prosecute unlawful sex between adults and …

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Transman On Arizona’s “Bathroom Bill”

A bill pending in the Arizona legislature would make it a crime punishable by six months in jail if a transgender person uses a public restroom that doesn’t match the gender on their birth certificate. Masen Davis, executive director of the Transgender Law Center, appeared on MSNBC to discuss it.

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GLAAD To Honor Bill Clinton

GLAAD announced today that they will honor Bill Clinton later this month at their Media Awards in Los Angeles.  Via press release: Bill Clinton will receive GLAAD’s first Advocate for Change Award during the event. In 2011, Clinton advocated for marriage equality in New York, stating that “for more than a century, our Statue of Liberty has welcomed all kinds …

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Don Imus: Jesus Might Have Been Gay

Via Mediaite: “You know there’s a Gospel of Judas floating around,” Imus interjected. “There were hundreds of gospels written, only four made it into the book,” he continued. “There was the Gospel of Thomas, Mary had a gospel, they all had a gospel. But Judas — there’s indication there that Jesus may have been gay.” “Oh, come on!” Powers responded, …

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Iowa Celebrates Four Years Of Marriage

One Iowa cheers via press release: Today, April 3, marks the four-year anniversary of the historic marriage decision in Iowa. On April 3, 2009, the Iowa State Supreme Court unanimously ruled that excluding gay and lesbian couples from marriage violated the equal protection clause of the state Constitution. Since then, roughly 6,000 couples have wed in Iowa. The case was …

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House Dems That Don’t Back Marriage

As more and more Senate Democrats add their names to the list of marriage equality supporters, JMG reader Hong has compiled a list of House Democrats who’ve not yet publicly stated their support. Check out names below and please let us know if anybody doesn’t belong on this list. And get to work reaching out to your rep if they’ve …

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SPLC Adds Pro-Gun Groups To Lawsuit Against Eugene Delgaudio

Via press release from the Southern Poverty Law Center: Two pro-gun groups conspired with an anti-gay hate group to create political mailers that used a gay couple’s copyrighted engagement photo to attack candidates in the 2012 Colorado Republican primaries, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which filed a motion with the court today seeking to add the pro-gun …

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Tabloids React To Malcolm Smith Arrest

Unsurprisingly, yesterday’s arrest of NY Sen. Malcolm Smith is dominating today’s tabloids. Smith, City Councilman Daniel Halloran, and two GOP borough party leaders are accused of attempting to bribe Smith’s way into the GOP mayoral primary race. The FBI has hinted that more arrests may come. The Daily News today reported more details. As a Democrat, Smith needed the permission …

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