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Two Minutes Of British Hate #4

Britain’s version of Kalley Yanta is back today with the fourth in the Coalition For Marriage’s video series. Today C4M also posted seven YouTube clips of anti-gay MPs making speeches at the House Of Commons during yesterday’s debate. In the clips’ descriptions, C4M celebrates that “175 MPs voted against redefining marriage!”  They make no mention that the bill passed or …

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FRIDAY: Winter Storm Nemo

Forecasters are pondering airport and rail closures this weekend as the nor’easter Nemo bears down on New England. (Things sound so much more serious now that winter storms have names.) Anyway, if you’ve got travel plans, you might want to keep an eye on things.  This hasn’t been much of a winter so far around here. UPDATE: Gawker is mocking …

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Rep. Jared Polis Introduces Bill To Decriminalize Marijauna Possession

Openly gay Rep. Jared Polis today introduced a House bill that would decriminalize the possession of marijuana and allow states to collect taxes on legal sales. Polis said he expects his measure could draw bipartisan support from fellow Democrats and from Republicans, especially those with Libertarian leanings. “The more states lead the way, the more pressure it puts on Congress …

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FRC Shooter Pleads Guilty

The man who last October shot a security guard at the Washington DC headquarters of the Family Research Council today pleaded guilty to several felony charges related to the shooting. Floyd Corkins pleaded guilty to one federal count of crossing state lines with guns and ammunition. He also pleaded guilty to one count of intent to kill while armed and …

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HomoQuotable – Evan Wolfson

“With France and Britain poised to become the next countries to embrace the freedom to marry, it’s clear that the momentum we see here in the United States for ending marriage discrimination is, in fact, a global movement toward greater freedom and equality for all – and the U.S. should be leading, not lagging. America cannot afford to fall behind …

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Boy Scouts Delay Decision

UPDATE: Here’s the official statement. For 103 years, the Boy Scouts of America has been a part of the fabric of this nation, providing it’s youth program of character development and values-based leadership training. In the past two weeks, Scouting has received an outpouring of feedback from the American public. It reinforces how deeply people care about Scouting and how …

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USPS To Suspend Saturday Mail

Starting in August, you won’t be getting mail on Saturdays. The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service plans to stop delivering mail on Saturdays starting Aug. 1, the agency is set to announce Wednesday. This means that for the first time Americans will receive mail only five days a week, a significant shift for the storied mail agency, which has suffered …

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