Tag Archives: New Jersey

NYT Calls For Marriage Equality

Today the New York Times published an editorial calling on the NY state Senate to approve marriage equality and ticking off five other marriage battlegrounds, all of which should be familiar to you. Political battles this fall in six different parts of the country could have a profound impact on whether the United States will extend the promise of equal …

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NJ Gov Race: Chris Christie Goes For Last Minute Anti-Gay Push

The Bilerico Project reports that GOP New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie, who is in a tight race with incumbent Jon Corzine, has sent voters a last-minute anti-gay mailer in order to push him over the top with the state’s bigots. Adam Bink: Not only does stuff like this make me furious, but there’s another wrinkle to this race. We …

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An Apology From Fox News?

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NJ Gun Nut Busted For Obama Threats

Hours ahead of a presidential visit to New Jersey, a Newark International security guard has been arrested for making death threats against President Obama. Gun-loving John Brek, 55, of Linden, N.J., was taken into custody after his co-workers reported a conversation they had at an airport coffee cart to authorities. He was charged under state law with making terroristic threats …

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Carrie Prejean Defends New Jersey

The New Jersey Family Policy Council has enlisted Carrie Prejean as the keynote speaker at their “Defenders Of The Family” event, a $50 per person hate fest where an additional “free will” collection will be taken. You can order tickets online here, please make sure you use a totally real and valid credit card.

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New Jersey: Growing GOP Push For 2010 Ballot On Marriage

Fearing that New Jersey’s lame-duck legislature will approve same-sex marriage after the November election, GOP and Christian activists are renewing their push for the issue to be put on the 2010 ballot. Sen. Gerald Cardinale (R-Bergen) yesterday said Gov. Jon Corzine made a deal with another prominent lawmaker to vote on it during a lame-duck session that follows Election Day. …

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All Heterosexuals Have Sex With Animals And Small Children!1!!!

Well, you all know how that headline would have read in Wingnutistan if this had been a GAY couple. A New Jersey judge has dismissed animal cruelty charges against a cop accused of committing a sex act with young cows, saying a grand jury had no way of knowing whether the animals were “tormented.” Moorestown police officer Robert Melia, who …

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Swag Tuesday

Courtesy of Out In Events, today’s Swag Tuesday prize is two tickets to Out At Night – Fairgrounds V, a private all-gay event at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ, to benefit the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. Out in the Parks started six years ago as a regional event at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, …

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The “Marriage Minutemen” Of New Jersey

As New Jersey moves ever closer to becoming the next state to legalize same-sex marriage, Christianists there have organized into a group they are calling the “Marriage Minutemen.” Two years ago, Jason Scalzi volunteered to serve a tour with the Air National Guard in Iraq. Now back home, the 35-year-old has signed up for what he says is a moral …

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HomoQuotable – Jim McGreevey

“With every passing day it becomes more and more in the distant mirror. I try to be grateful for the abundance of the blessings that I have, for the journey that I’m on and to relish each day as a gift. I’m grateful for my brokenness. I’m grateful for my humility. It’s a blessing. An old Benedictine priest told me, …

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Arrested: All Of New Jersey

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Feds Arrest Half Of Jersey

Some strange is going on across the river in Jersey. This morning the feds made a massive corruption sweep and arrested the mayors of Hoboken and Secaucus, the deputy mayor of Jersey City, a state Assemblyman, several rabbis, and other politicians. Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano has been arrested by the FBI as part of a wide-reaching investigation that is swooping …

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Real Housewife Danielle Defends Gays

Towleroad points us to this after-the-series clip from the cast of Real Housewives Of New Jersey in which Danielle mentions having taken offense at a “that’s so gay” comment from earlier in the show’s run. Openly gay host Andy Cohen steps in to support Danielle. Click on the “that’s so gay” label in the bottom of this post to see …

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All The Classy Ladies, Put Your Hands Up

I am ashamed to report that after reading a recap of the finale of Real Housewives Of New Jersey in the NY Daily News, I was curious enough to tune in. OMG and WTF! Botoxed, boob-implanted, hair-extensioned, foul-mouthed bimbos gone wild. In front of their kids. In a fancy restaurant. The stuff that camp is fricken’ made of, ya gawdamn …

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NJ Gov. Corzine At Asbury Park Pride

NJ Gov. Jon Corzine spoke at a gay pride in Asbury Park this weekend. Corzine faces stiff reelection opposition in Chris Christie, who opposes same-sex marriage. If NJ doesn’t get to marriage equality before the November election, it may be a long haul before it does. (Via – Good As You)

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Afternoon View – Jefferson Diner

Aaron, Chris and I are having lunch in the fabulous Jefferson Diner in Lake Hopatcong, NJ – on our way to a weekend at Hillside Campgrounds in the Poconos Mountains in eastern Pennsylvania. The weather is crap – cold and rainy – but the bonfires and the menz will be hot. There’s a couple posts in the queue that will …

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Wingnut Radio Host Arrested For Death Threats Against Gay CT Lawmakers

Deranged internet radio host Hal Turner, whom I have blogged about in the past, is under arrest for making death threats against gay Connecticut lawmakers. Internet radio host Hal Turner — accused of inciting Catholics to “take up arms” and singling out two Connecticut lawmakers and a state ethics official on a website — was taken into custody in New …

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The White, African, American

A New Jersey medical student is suing his school for discrimination for the way they treated him after he described himself as a “white, African, American.” Which, as a Mozambique-born Caucasian immigrant, he technically is. But he may also be an asshat, as the school suspended him for continuing to use the expression after being told others found it offensive. …

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Knights Of Columbus Join Anti-Marriage Equality Battle In New Jersey

The Knights of Columbus and other groups are working to get an anti-marriage equality referendum put on New Jersey’s 2010 ballot. Organizations opposed to letting gay or lesbian couples marry are urging lawmakers to put a question on the 2010 ballot asking voters whether to amend the state constitution to ban such unions. While there’s still time to get a …

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Poll: New Jersey Supports Marriage

A new poll shows that New Jersey voters support marriage equality by a 49-43 margin. New Jersey presently allows civil unions, but the legislature will likely be voting on a marriage upgrade this summer. Who will beat NJ to being state #5?

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