Tag Archives: marriage equality

Yes On 8 Blasts Gay Wedding Field Trip For San Francisco First Graders

As I predicted in the post below this one, the haters at Protect Marriage have jumped on the “first graders go to gay wedding story.” Above is a screencap of their site today where it is the top story. In the same week that the No on 8 campaign launched an ad that labeled as “lies” claims that same-sex marriage …

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SF: First Grade Class Surprises Teacher At Her Wedding, Yes On 8 People Take Note

Yesterday the first grade class of a San Francisco teacher surprised her by appearing at City Hall to cheer and throw rose petals after her wedding. (Video here.) But the sweet display from supportive six year-olds is further fueling the supporters of Proposition 8. The 18 Creative Arts Charter School students took a Muni bus and walked a block at …

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BREAKING: Connecticut Supreme Court Approves Same-Sex Marriage

The Connecticut Supreme Court has just issued its ruling that gays may marry! This has caught a lot of us by surprise. But who cares? Woo hoo! Same-sex couples won the right to marry in Connecticut in an historic ruling by the Supreme Court today. Citing the equal protection clause of the state constitution, the justices ruled that civil unions …

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Rep. David Dreier: It’s Time For You To Come Out And Denounce Proposition 8!!!

The Courage Campaign is demanding that Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) come out of the closet and denounce Proposition 8. Rep. David Dreier: It’s time to come out against Prop 8 This November, Californians will vote on Proposition 8, a ballot measure that would, as the ballot description reads, “eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry.” On Tuesday, we sent …

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No On 8 Says “Stop Lying”

FINALLY! This is the sort of ad we’ve been asking for. Donate to No On 8 here.

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Mormon Youth To Go Viral Against Marriage Equality

The Mormon Church is asking its youngest members to use all the digital technology at their disposal to spread the church’s hate. Young Mormons in California and Californian Mormons studying on Brigham Young University campuses should use texting, blogging, videos, podcasts, Twitter and Facebook to “go viral” in support of a California ballot initiative that would ban gay marriage, said …

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Gender Auditors!

LOVE this ad. “Keep the government out of your pants!” From the Courage Campaign.

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Say No 2 Hate In Florida

“The Say No 2 Campaign, the bi-partisan group dedicated to defeating Florida’s dangerous and deceptive Amendment 2, has just released a hard hitting new commercial. It highlights the numerous groups and newspapers that have come out against the so-called Marriage Protection Amendment, as well as the devastating effects it will have if passed.”

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The Dishonor Roll

Californians Against Hate has published a Dishonor Roll of the top contributors to Yes On 8. Most of the individual donors are Mormons. CAH estimates that 75% of the hate money is coming from Mormons. Most are from out-of-state. Here’s the top 20. 1. Knights of Columbus: $1,275,0002. National Organization For Marriage: $941,134.803. John Templeton:$900,0004. Howard Ahmanson, Jr.: $900,0005. American …

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Newest Ad From No On 8

Better, but it sort of feels like one of the fake commercials that always start Saturday Night Live.

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Florida Marriage Ban Poised To Pass

As in California, the gay marriage amendment in Florida has gained support and may pass, despite months of indications that it would not. A majority of Florida voters in a new WESH 2 News Mason-Dixon Poll said they plan to vote in favor of a constitutional amendment to define marriage as being between one man and one woman. The poll …

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Yes On 8: The Second Ad

Sigh. Here’s the second ad from the Yes On 8 haters in California and it is slick. Our side needs to seriously step up the game. That straight couple talking about their gay daughter is sweet but lacks serious punch.

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Father On Father

Our own Father Tony has had a conversation Father Geoff Farrow, the brave Fresno, California priest who sermonized against Proposition 8 from his pulpit on Sunday. In a television interview after the service, Father Geoff then came out. Father Tony: Father Geoff is unsure of his future, but he says that for the first time in years he feels at …

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Tea Room Naugle Is Back

Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim “Tea Room” Naugle, who made national headlines last year when he insisted that gay men were running wild in the public restrooms of the city’s beach, is now leading a group of Democrats supporting the push to put anti-gay marriage wording into the Florida state constitution. A ballot measure to ban gay marriage has already won …

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Ad Featuring Gavin Newsom Blamed For Flipping Prop 8 Support

UPDATE: Equality California’s Geoffrey Kors says that “this is crunch time” and implores LGBT Americans to come to their aid. “People change their minds about Proposition 8 when they hear the lie that churches will lose their tax-free status if they won’t marry same-sex couples,” said Kors. “Even though this is not true. “So this is crunch time. With less …

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Bride & Groom Returns To Califonia Marriage Licenses

After an outcry from Christianists who objected to the “Party A” and “Party B” designations on California’s new marriage licenses, the state has decided to allow the option of checking boxes marked “bride” and “groom”. In a notice posted on its Web site, the California Department of Public Health says it is making the change because many couples still wanted …

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CA: 11,000 Gay Couples Have Married

An estimated 11,000 gay couples have married in California since the May ruling, more than in the first four years of legalized same sex marriages in Massachusetts, with the most weddings taking place Los Angeles. Los Angeles County has been the venue of more same- sex marriages than any other California county since such unions were legalized in June, according …

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Yes On 8 Takes Lead In Polls,
Huge Money Flows To CA

As insiders have been warning us for a couple of weeks, opinion polls are now showing that the Yes On 8 side has taken the lead in California. A new CBS 5 poll finds that California’s Proposition 8 has picked up support in the wake of a television ad campaign that features footage of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom proclaiming …

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Dave & Lonnie Talk About Gay Marriage

You must watch this adorable one-minute animated clip created by JMG reader Adrian, a 23 year old Bay Area artist.

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Fundie Leader Complains About Mark Buse AND Sarah Palin

While the economy mess has made the MSM too busy to pay much notice to the revelation that John McCain has a gay chief of staff, notorious homophobe Bishop Harry Jackson has taken interest. Jackson is the pastor of Hope Christian Church in Maryland and is on the board of the National Association of Evangelicals. Jackson on the Mark Buse …

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