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MI: Marriage ban comes with no benefits!
2008-05-07 18:42:00 You know how social conservatives make all sorts of protestations about constitutional marriage bans, saying they're designed only to "protect traditional marriage." Yea, well guess what? They're blowing more smoke up voters' arses than an enema bag filled with lit... More About: Marriage , Michigan , Benefits
File this under 'Really? In 2008? The first? Geez!'
2008-05-07 17:19:00 Our pals at the Victory Fund are always quick to point out the historical milestones that are achieved by openly gay candidates. And seeing as how we have more than just a passing interest in queer progress, we are always... More About: File , Virginia , 2008
Penn Sen avoids horrible blunder
2008-05-07 16:13:00 You know the proposed bill that would put a gay marriage ban in the Penn sylvania constitution? Yea, well, Keystone State gays can rest easy for now. The state Senate yesterday put the kibosh on that potential historical misstep, as they... More About: Blunder
Don't have a cow: 'Milk' production finally releases still
2008-05-07 15:54:00 We've had our own ideas about what Sean Penn's first official photo as Milk would look like: However, as you will see in this new exclusive from Entertainment Weekly, we were a little off base: First Look: Sean Penn in... More About: Production , Finally
Lying, however, might get you fired
2008-05-07 15:00:00 In a newly issued Action Alert, those artisans of bullshitake at the American Family Association make a buttload of flawed assertions about ENDA (The Employment Non-Discrimination Act). This one really annoyed us: ENDA is aimed at providing heightened protections for... More About: Lying , Fired
Pot to Kettle: 'You're militant, rich, and political!'
2008-05-07 00:57:00 Oh why can't our opposition ever stop and say to themselves, "Wait a minute -- aren't we doing the very thing that we're accusing the gays of doing?" We ask this after seeing the following blurb over on Focus on... More About: Rich , Political
Audio: Visiting the repair shop, realizing you were never broken
2008-05-06 23:12:00 Wanna listen to something light, fun, and airy on this lovely spring afternoon? Well go sit around a campfire and sing your peacenick songs, you dirty hippy! Wanna listen to a former Mormon's depressing yet engaging tale of going through... More About: Audio , Shop , Broken , Repair
NY puts kibosh on unappealing appeal
2008-05-06 20:46:00 Our pals at the Empire State Pride Agenda have just handed us some fab news that we think you'll enjoy. You know that decision from a few months back that said same-sex couples who were married elsewhere have a right... More About: New York , Appeal
Just in time for Mothers' Day
2008-05-06 19:58:00 We gays and lesbians are having kids like never before. Not destroying or molesting kids, as our opposition would have you believe, but rather creating, loving, raising, nurturing, and rearing them. Our uniquely homologous maternal and paternal instincts are coming... More About: Time , Mothers Day , Mothers , Just in time
Sidewalk evangelism: The Tom to reasoned discussion's Jerry
2008-05-06 17:19:00 We never tire of watching the religious community's biggest public relations headaches do their aggressively judgmental thing: Seriously, what is it about the marriage of concrete, fresh air, and personal faith that leads to such overconfidence? And why is it... More About: Evangelism , Jerry
Wedding Crashers 2: Westboro Bugaloo
2008-05-06 16:21:00 The latest from Westboro Baptist: You know, Westboro: When most people RSVP, they simply choose if they want a beef, fish, or vegetarian meal. They don't cast judgements against the bride and groom's eternal futures! ::sigh:: Your wedding response etiquette... More About: Bush , Wedding , George W , Wedding Crashers
Wow, it doesn't look a day over 100!
2008-05-06 15:43:00 Via a wonderful little piece on the semantics behind our love lives, our pal Jim Burroway has informed us that today is the 140th birthday of the term "homosexuality": Today In History: The Love That Dares Not Speak Its Name...
Video: A Stark reality
2008-05-06 14:54:00 Does everyone remember Zach Stark , the Tennessee teen who made national headlines back in 2005 when, after his parents forced him into the Love In Action "ex-gay" camp against his will, he shared his frightening experience with the world via... More About: Video , Reality
Show makes us feel old, diversity makes us feel proud
2008-05-06 01:36:00 Just a heads up: Tonight is the night that the CW's "Gossip Girl" will reveal that one of its characters (rumored to be Serena's brother Eric) is a 'mosexual: What2Watch: Gossip Girl: It's A Hit, Trust Us [Film.com] So as... More About: Show , Diversity , Feel , Proud
Video: His tone is civil, but his logic is holy
2008-05-05 23:00:00 One of the biggest problems we find with those who fight against our marriage equality is that they have a total inability to disconnect the civil and religious aspects of marriage. That's exactly why arguments like the one presented here... More About: Video , Holy , Civil , Logic , Tone
Late night pen pal
2008-05-03 17:42:00 New York City, Friday, May 2, 11:35ish PM. Jeremy Hooper, fresh from a relaxing night with the mister consisting of a wonderful dinner and a sub-par play, is pulled out of his world of peace and calm and right back... More About: Night , Late , Late Night
Why must Don Wildmon 'open mouth'?
2008-05-02 21:42:00 We haven't been the least bit surprised that the American Family Association is up in arms over the same-sex kiss that recently aired on "As The World Turns." But what we have found bizarrely shocking is the obsession they've shown... More About: Open , Mouth
The principal issue: Did she 'out' or not?
2008-05-02 19:22:00 And now in "widely conflicting accounts of what went down during two gay dudes' school days" news: We have a followup to the situation in Memphis in which a high school principal is being accused of outing and harassing two... More About: Tennessee , Principal , Issue
Smith protest footage: 'Gays should change!' vs. 'Gays should rage!'
2008-05-02 17:50:00 A few day ago, we told you how the opposition to an anti-gay speech being given at Smith College was so strong, speaker Ryan Sorba was forced to stop speaking. And almost as soon as we posted about, the situation... More About: Change , Gays , Rage , Protest
From 'The Hills' to wounds that won't heal: Barber predicts teen trends
2008-05-02 16:43:00 Since the social conservatives' own "Day of Truth" seems to be an utter failure, they are trying desperately to reframe the anti-bullying, pro-acceptance Day of Silence so that it fits their twisted agenda. Here is what omnipresent 'mo foe Matt... More About: Trends , The Hills , Hills , Heal
Video: Why must God's spokesmen be so yell-happy?
2008-05-02 15:52:00 "Hey, wanna sit down and have an exchange of ideas about our varying theological positions?" "Maybe I should analyze the handful or passages that are today accepted as anti-gay condemnations, as they certainly are open to interpretation." "What right do... More About: Video , Happy , Yell
Queer in Big Orange Country: Still a little Rocky
2008-05-02 15:00:00 This humble scribe spent his college years in the rolling hills of Knoxville, TN. And while I'd be lying if I said I'd found K-town free from the same perils and trappings that are all-too-common among southern American cities, I'd... More About: Country , Tennessee , Orange , Rocky
You're so lesbian, you probably think this coy quip is about girl-sex
2008-05-01 23:10:00 We knew there have been clouds in her coffee. But have there been girls in the fabulous Carly Simon's bed? Check out this snippet from an interview with the Bay Area Reporter and decide for yourself: After speaking with you... More About: Lesbian , Girl , Celebs
Can't we remember the good times (that didn't foster bias)?
2008-05-01 22:59:00 Pastor Ken Hutcherson, who you might remember staged an attention-causing boycott and protest against the Day of Silence, has written the following email message to his congregants: Praise for a one life story! I received a call from a man... More About: Bias , Times , Good , Good Times , Foster
'WTF?!' measure killed by W.F.
2008-05-01 22:11:00 On Monday we told you how the "pro-family, pro-life" Pro Vita Advisors firm was cooking up an anti-gay shareholder resolution that would've made the Wells Fargo banking outfit considerably hostile towards their LGBT employees. Well, we're happy to now tell... More About: Killed
God the Bounty Hunter
2008-05-01 20:10:00 Speaking about our opposition's apparently successful drive to get a gay marriage amendment on the state's November ballot, a San Diego pastor by the name of Chris Clark tells Baptist Press: "Without a doubt this is a God-sized victory," Clark... More About: Hunter , The Bounty , Bounty
Video: Awards for those Oscars and Emmys who don't wanna schtup each other
2008-05-01 19:32:00 Gays love awards shows. Now there's an awards show that loves gays. Watch the clip below to get yourself familiar with Logo 's upcoming "New Now Next Awards ". Oh, and if the words "fully functional vagina" are frowned upon in your... More About: Video , Oscars , Emmys
Methodists stave off the inevitable for another year
2008-05-01 18:22:00 The United Methodist Church's General Conference have once again chosen to see the world in the sort of short-sighted way that deems certain humans to be lesser than creatures. That's because by a vote of 574-298, they have voted to... More About: Year
Queen for a gay: Racine student fights gender restriction
2008-05-01 16:55:00 A male student in Racine, Wisconsin , was nominated by his fellow students to a short list of seniors who could possibly end up on this year's prom court. However, school administrators are fighting the teen democratic process, going so far... More About: Student , Fights , Gender , Queen
Offense vs. defense: You decide who's the inappropriate Iowan
More articles from this author:2008-05-01 15:51:00 In reaction to the anti-bullying, pro-acceptance Day of Silence that was recognized last Friday by some of the nation's public school students, a "pro-family" personality in Iowa , Chuck Hurley, released the following letter, in which he encourages folks to pray... More About: Defense 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |



