Tag Archives: Chicago

Happy IML From Porno Pete

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Chicago Transit Bans Political Ads

As Pam Geller continues a court battle with the city of Detroit, Chicago’s transit authority has banned all political advertising. Geller’s transit ads have faced legal challenges almost everywhere they have appeared. The CTA said in a statement it allows ads as a way to raise money — not as a way to get a political message out. “CTA buses …

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Lollapalooza 2013 Lineup

The Cure, NIN, The Killers, Lana Del Rey, Beach House, Emeli Sande, and a jillion others I’ve never heard of because: old. Full list here.

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Chicago’s Mayor Cheers Senate Vote

It doesn’t quite rhyme, but we dig you, Mayor Emanuel.  

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There’s No Such Thing As A Gay Marriage Because It Cannot Be Consummated

“Marriage comes to us from nature. That’s based on the complementarity of the two sexes in such a way that the love of a man and a woman joined in a marital union is open to life, and that’s how families are created and society goes along. It’s not in our doctrine. It’s not a matter of faith. It’s a …

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Pam Geller Escalates Ad War

Just launched on Chicago public transit is an ad campaign from a group that wants to “take back Islam from both pro-Muslim and anti-Muslim extremists alike.” In a series of bus ads like the one seen above, the messages characterize “jihad” as a personal struggle to create friendships, endure tragedy, and even stay physically fit. The ads use the hashtag …

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Editorial Of The Day

From the Chicago Sun-Times: It’s time for gay marriage in Illinois. Not in the distant future. Not in the near future. But now. Backers of a same-sex marriage bill announced last week that they were “within striking” distance of the votes needed to pass the “Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act” in the Illinois Legislature. They hope to pull the …

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Rahm Emanuel Is Killing Tony Perkins

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Quote Of The Day – Rahm Emanuel

“Last week’s election continued America’s great history of expanding opportunity and equality. Today, we must take the next step on that journey by affording the opportunity to marry to all Americans — and we can continue that march by quickly enacting marriage equality here in Illinois. Gays and lesbians are our teachers, our doctors, our police officers, family members, friends …

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Chicago Tribune: Marriage Is Unstoppable

From an editorial by the Chicago Tribune: Increasingly, the public understands that letting same-sex couples marry does no harm to the civil institution of marriage, but promotes family stability, rewards loving commitment, and safeguards the interests of children. Advocates also got a big boost in May, when President Barack Obama endorsed the idea. At the time, Ralph Reed of the …

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Photo Of The Day

Matt Stopera reports at Buzzfeed: “Keesha Patterson of Ft. Washington, Maryland, proposed to her girlfriend, Rowan Ha, during the election night victory rally at President Barack Obama’s headquarters in Chicago. Maryland voted in favor of gay marriage last night.” The best part is the onlookers.  (Via Zack Ford @Think Progress)

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Headline Of The Day

Delicious: “The holiness of the room and the holiness of the evening was greatly diminished for me, if not completely destroyed,” said Gary Sircus, who stormed out of the synagogue where he has observed the High Holidays for 25 years. “Our congregation values and embodies tolerance, compassion, respect for individual rights, intelligence, science — all of the things that I …

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Chicago Alderman Demands Response From Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy

“I am asking him [Dan Cathy] to PUBLICLY confirm and support what Chick-fil-A executives voluntarily told and confirmed to me earlier this month— that Chick-fil-A, and its not for profit arm WinShape, in 2012 has not and will not donate to entities with political agendas, including organizations that politically work against the rights of gay and lesbian people. Mr Cathy …

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Cardinal: Gay Couples Are In “Friendships”

“Marriage is what it is, what Jesus said from the beginning: Two in one flesh, for which man leaves his family and joins himself to his wife; and wife leaves her family, and joins herself to her husband.  There must surely be ways in our civil society, where we can honor friendships, where we can respect other people, without destroying …

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Homocon Douchebag Strikes Again

Supermarket tabloid The Globe quotes homocon douchebag Kevin DuJan with the above screaming headline. In a world shattering exclusive, a key member of Chicago’s gay community rips the lid off Barack Obama’s secret double life — charging that the President frequented bathhouses and bars known for homosexual activities while he was an Illinois state senator. Get more about the shocking …

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Chicago’s Teachers End Strike

The Chicago Teachers Union voted yesterday to end their week-old strike. Karen Lewis, the union president, described the voice vote as 98 percent to 2 percent in favor and a sign that the deal was seen as good, though hardly perfect. “We said that it was time — that we couldn’t solve all the problems of the world with one …

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Chicago Alderman Claims Chick-Fil-A Has Agreed To End Anti-Gay Donations

Chicago Alderman Joe Moreno, who made national news when he announced that he would block new Chick-Fil-A franchises, says that the fast food chain has agreed to end its donations to groups that oppose same-sex marriage. The Chicago Tribune reports: Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno, 1st, said the restaurant has agreed to include a statement of respect for all sexual orientations …

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Chicago To Get “Walking” LGBT Museum

Looks wonderful. Details.

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WND Continues “Obama Is Gay” Attack

World Net Daily’s head birther, Jerome Corsi, today continues the site’s “Obama is gay” attack. This time he has help from Chicago-based homocon freak show Kevin DuJan. A prominent member of Chicago’s homosexual community claims Barack Obama’s participation in the “gay” bar and bathhouse scene was so well known that many who were aware of his lifestyle were shocked when …

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Olivia Newton-John At Market Days

Sunday night Olivia Newton-John performed at Chicago’s gay Market Days event. She told ChigagoPride.com: “To me love is love. It shouldn’t matter. I have so many close friends and family who are gay I don’t even think about it. I just want everyone to have the chance to love who they want to and it just shouldn’t matter. Some of …

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