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In a transparent move to bolster his image with LGBT people, Rick Warren visited an AIDS thrift shop in West Hollywood yesterday to pose for photos and buy some books (two of which were his own). TMZ reports: We got this pic, taken yesterday at Out of the Closet thrift store. That’s Warren on the right (naturally), his arm around …

Renowned LGBT activist Mike Rogers (BlogActive, PageOneQ) went on Hardball last night to debate Rev. Eugene Rivers about Rick Warren. Rogers gets some really good shots in, watch this. Digby’s take: Rogers took a very unusual tack and said that Rivers coming on the show to defend Warren shows how powerful the gay community is and that he was very …

“A couple of boys were calling my best friend a faggot one unhappy day at summer camp. Courses of action seemed slim to my adolescent mind. I could stand up for Jack branding myself a fag as well and insuring myself a miserable summer, or I could join in with the name callers, lose my closest friend, but assure my …

Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church has just scrubbed its site of the above message announcing that unrepentant gays were unwelcome. John Aravosis wonders why: So does Rick Warren now welcome gays, all gays, as members of his church? Or is he simply embarrassed of his views – embarrassed of God’s views, per Warren’s own admission? And if Warren is embarrassed of …

The above headline is from Elizabeth Benjamin’s excellent politics blog for the NY Daily News, where today she notes that renegade Democratic NY Sen. Ruben Diaz has issued a statement of support for Rick Warren. Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., who infuriated gay advocates for tying his state Senate leadership vote to the issue of same-sex marriage, released a statement yesterday …

If you can’t get your broke ass down to DC, the New York City Council will open City Hall to the public to show Barack Obama’s inauguration on big screen TVs. Via emailed press release: Speaker Christine C. Quinn, the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus and the New York City Council announce that City Hall will open its doors to …

“At a time when you should be apologizing to and trying to build bridges with African-Americans after exposing your closeted racism towards us over the passage of California’s Proposition 8, you’re at it again. “The man isn’t even in office yet and you are all up in arms over the inaugural invitation of evangelical pastor Rick Warren by President-elect Barack …

(Via Radical Russ @ Pam’s House Blend)

Last night Rachel Maddow made the correct observation that inviting Rick Warren to give the invocation at Barack Obama’s inauguration was not mere reciprocity for having been invited to speak at Warren’s Saddleback Church. As Maddow notes, Obama invited Warren to our inauguration, to the nation’s stage.

I’ve been inundated with emails from various groups denouncing the selection of Rick Warren to give the invocation at Obama’s inauguration. I’ll add to this post through the day as I get to them.Barney Frank: “I am very disappointed by President-elect Barack Obama’s decision to honor Reverend Rick Warren with a prominent role in his inauguration. Religious leaders obviously have …

Barack Obama was questioned about his selection of Rick Warren during a televised press conference this morning. His response: I am a fierce advocate for equality for gay and — well, let me start by talking about my own views. I think it is no secret that I am a fierce advocate for equality for gay and lesbian Americans. It …

Rea Carey, executive director of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force: “President-elect Obama campaigned on a theme of inclusivity, yet the selection of Rick Warren to give the invocation is a direct affront to that very principle. This was a divisive choice, and clearly not one that will help our country come together and heal. We urge President-elect Obama …

On Anderson Cooper 360 last night, Roland Martin, Hilary Rosen, and Robert Zimmerman debated the choice of Pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at Barack Obama’s inauguration. Obama’s spokesman: “This is going to be the most inclusive, open, accessible inauguration in American history. The president-elect certainly disagrees with him [Warren] on [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender] issues. But it has …

Infamous marriage equality opponent Rick Warren has been tapped to give the invocation at Barack Obama’s inauguration and outrage is ripping through the progressive blogosphere. Via Right Wing Watch: In 2004 Warren declared that marriage, reproductive choice, and stem cell research were “non-negotiable” issues for Christian voters and has admitted that the main difference between himself and James Dobson is …

Alan Colmes called Ann Coulter a hate crime herself for continually harping on Barack Obama’s middle name. (Via – Towleroad)

Seriously, who else could it have been? From the story: [I]f he has shown anything this year, Obama has made it clear that he knows how to write new playbooks and do things in new ways. Which is a compelling quality right now. His arrival on the scene feels like a step into the next century — his genome is …

History was made yesterday. Barack Obama’s selection of Nancy Sutley as chairwoman of the Council on Environmental Quality marks the first prominent, openly gay or lesbian to join his cabinet. The news was widely covered in the gay press and Web sites. “President-elect Obama’s nomination of Nancy Sutley is another step toward full equality for gay Americans,” Chuck Wolfe, president …

RuPaul werks this holiday greeting card as both Obamas. Back when I had roommates and still bothered with a Christmas tree, we always had my RuPaul ornament near the top. (Via – Towleroad)