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American evangelical Scott Lively, widely considered to be the chief U.S. architect of Uganda’s “kill gays” bill, today issued a press release saying that while he bears no responsibility for the legislation, which he calls a “serious overcorrection,” he also “commends the courage of the Ugandan people.” By official count 22 young men were executed under Uganda’s law on homosexuality. …

JMG reader John points us to this bit of asshattery. HOME is a crackpot group created by Wayne Lela, who claims (among other things) that the Freemasons are a homosexual front group that routinely hosts “homosexual orgies.” If only! Lela, in addition to staging anti-gay protests at college campuses, and once running for U.S. president, has the backing of NARTH, …

Last month we learned that Uganda, where being gay can already bring a life sentence, was considering a death penalty for homosexual acts in certain situations. The proposed new law is now before Uganda’s parliament. Life imprisonment is the minimum punishment for anyone convicted of having gay sex, under an anti-homosexuality bill currently before Uganda’s parliament. If the accused person …

Never one to miss a publicity opportunity, premiere closet case Peter LaBarbera has announced that the anti-gay Liberty Counsel has filed the first FCC indecency complaint (PDF) over Adam Lambert’s performance on the American Music Awards. The Lambert performance featured, among other things, simulated oral sex, suggestive crotch grabbing, simulated digital penetration, sadomasochistic conduct, and homosexual open-mouth kissing. The Lambert …

Calling it a “historic document,” Mike Huckabee is asking his viewers to sign the anti-gay Manhattan Declaration, which calls on Christians to disobey laws that protect LGBT people from discrimination. The DeMoss Group is hosting the declaration online and has the complete list of right wingers, clergy, wingnuts, and hate group leaders that have signed.

Good As You has posted the complete text of The Manhattan Declaration, the anti-gay screed issued today by a pan-denominational group of Christian clergy that vows disobedience of laws that protect gays from discrimination. Excerpt titles are mine. The Threat- We are Christians who have joined together across historic lines of ecclesial differences to affirm our right—and, more importantly, to …

A coalition of leaders from numerous Christian denominations have issued The Manhattan Declaration, a manifesto declaring the intent to disobey any laws that force them to recognize same-sex marriages. The group intends to use the document to sabotage the ENDA debate currently taking place in Congress. Citing the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to civil disobedience, 145 evangelical, …

The vile Illinois Family Institute, best known as the one-time home of Peter LaBarbera and for their relentless crusade against anti-bullying legislation, is calling for a national boycott of Scholastic Books because they will include a gay-friendly book in their middle school book fairs. Luv Ya Bunches, by Lauren Myracle, features a character with lesbian parents. IFI is urging parents …

MassResistance, one of the Christian right organizations listed as anti-gay hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, has filed a bill to eliminate a Massachusetts state commission created to protect LGBT students. From their website: As a major part of our fight to take back the schools for parents, we have filed Bill H145, which would eliminate the Massachusetts …

In this new clip from the Illinois Family Institute, they seek new “ambassadors” to fight homosexuals, sex predators, gamblers, and abortionists.

Times are getting really tough for one of the nation’s most nasty anti-gay hate groups. Bwah bwaaaaah. Focus on the Family announced a reorganization Wednesday that will eliminate 75 jobs — an 8 percent reduction in a workforce that already has been cut twice since September 2008. The Colorado Springs-based ministry is shutting down the creative division of its advertising …

Rhode Island’s Democratic Party is demanding that GOP Gov. Don Carcieri pulled out of a planned fundraising appearance for the loathsome Massachusetts Family Institute. Party Chairman William Lynch said that the governor should “immediately withdraw his agreement to speak at the event and apologize to the thousands of gay and lesbian Rhode Islanders, and their families, who stand to be …

Catholic cultists the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property brought their red capes to White Plains the other day, where they ran into the below supporter. Watch until the end when what they call a “feminazi” slams their camera.

Ex-Gay Watch points us to a Reuters story noting the formation of the Freedom Federation, a massive coalition of anti-gay groups who are joining forces to create one giant swirling cesspool of hate. The Freedom Federation is a new and unique federation of some of the largest multi-ethnic and transgenerational faith-based organizations in the country committed to plan, strategize, and …

The eagle-eyed Jeremy Hooper at Good As You has noticed that Jimmy LaSalvia (left), the cofounder and head of GOProud, the new uber-right Log Cabin Republicans spinoff, has signed onto a document calling for a Senate filibuster to block the approval of SCOTUS nominee Sonia Sotomayor. And who are LaSalvia’s cosignees? How about Peter LaBarbera, Donald Wildmon, Rev. Lou Sheldon, …

UPDATE: Since this post went up, the Illinois Family Institute has changed the information on their home page. Instead of a Baptist church in Arizona, the creator of the clip is now identified as Grace Gospel Center in Bensonville, Illinois. The Arizona church has written me to say they have no affiliation with the Illinois Family Institute. I have updated …

Anti-gay Massachusetts group MassResistance is celebrating their work towards blocking civil unions in Hawaii. MassResistance played a pivotal role in helping stop a major “civil unions” bill in the Hawaii Legislature, according to sources on both sides of the issue. At 9:00 a.m. on February 24, the Judiciary and Operations Committee of the Hawaii Legislature convened a public hearing on …

Right Wing Watch reports that a contingent from the nation’s most vile anti-gay groups will meet with Obama administration officials at the White House today. Concerned Women for America and the Family Research Council will meet with Joshua DuBois, the man who leads the administration’s office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Wendy Wright, the president of CWA reached out …

Some of today’s anti-gay protesters in San Francisco were bussed in from the Sacramento area’s massive Russian/Slavic community, many of whom belong to the extreme right-wing organization Watchmen On The Walls. The group was co-founded by the former California director of Focus On The Family and Latvia-born preacher Alexey Ledyaev. The Watchmen are listed as a hate group by the …

Jeremy at Good As You points us to the Traditional Values Coalition’s a la carte menu of targeted hate donations so you can make sure that your hate money only supports the particular hate that you love the most. Get free unlimited texting with their SuperHate™ package!VERY RELATED: The Southern Poverty Law Center rates the Tradition Values Coalition as a …