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Forced Apologies Won?t Further Gay Marriage in Golden State
2009-09-23 04:46:00
Earlier today (Tuesday), I received an e-mail from Geoff Kors, Executive Director of Equality California (EQCA), urging me to join a boycott a certain hotel to pressure its owner, Doug Manchester, to “make a public apology” for donating “$125,000 in critical seed money to put Prop. 8 on the ballot.”  Reading it, I realized that Kors ...
Perez Hilton Praises Obamacare:Refuses to Criticize Obama for Opposing Gay
2009-09-09 22:52:00
So, Perez Hilton cuts a video for Obamacare, but won’t criticize the President for having the same view on gay marriage as does beauty queen Carrie Prejean who earned multiple tongue-lashings from this left-wing celebrity blogger?
PJTV?s Crowder: Why Are You a HomophobeIf You Oppose Gay Marriage?
2009-09-04 20:18:00
Great Steve Crowder stuff!  It is a classic. He’s hilarious.  Not much I can add.  -Bruce (GayPatriot)
Maine Gay Marriage ad: ?Fluffy,? but Step in Right Direction
2009-08-22 20:40:00
“EqualityMaine” has released its first ad in the campaign to veto the people’s veto of the bill passed by the elected legislature and signed by the elected Governor to recognize same-sex marriages in the Pine Tree State. It’s a decent ad which avoids the pitfalls of some of the other so-called “equality” groups in other states; ...
How to Make the Case for Gay Marriage in Maine
2009-08-14 08:18:00
I highly doubt the leaders of Maine Freedom (sic) to Marry will solicit my advice (or that of any other gay conservative for that matter) on how to oppose the “people’s veto” slated for the Pine Tree State’s ballot this fall.  Indeed, just by checking their website, it seems they’ve already subscribed to the various ...
Equality California?s Sham Diversity
2009-08-13 22:44:00
It is all but impossible to attend a gay confab without the leaders touting their commitment to diversity, singing paeans to the ideal of diversity or apologizing for not being diverse enough.   And sure enough, at most such confabs, you’ll see that there are representatives from a great variety of gay interest groups, from transgender ...
Why I Support Delaying Measure to Repeal Prop 8
2009-08-13 00:15:00
For once, I agree with the leaders of “Equality California.”  In an e-mail today its Executive Director, Geoff Kors, after conducting outreach among various communities and listening to their members and supporters, wrote in an e-mail to its listserv that his group has decided to push off a ballot initiative to repeal Prop 8 until ...
Conservatives Can Help Veto People?s Veto of Maine Gay Marriage
2009-08-12 22:40:00
When I read that citizens in Maine were seeking to gather signatures to overturn the legislation passed by the elected representatives of the people of the Pine Tree State to recognize same-sex marriage, I hoped they would not gather the 55,087 signatures needed to place a “people’s veto” on the state ballot.  It did seem ...
Another benefit of a serious conversation about gay marriage
2009-07-23 02:46:00
I had an interesting conversation with a hard-working volunteer at the close of Outfest about loneliness in the gay community–and how our sexual ethic often exacerbates the isolation that many of us feel from time to time.  Too many of us, alas, particularly in the town where I live, see sex not as a means ...
Why Bill Clinton came out for gay marriage: getting attention(without havin
2009-07-21 00:46:00
Pardon me for not jumping for joy (or even blogging) when former President Bill Clinton came out earlier this month in support of gay marriage. Once I read the headline, I knew what it was all about.  With his wife serving as President Obama’s Secretary of State, the Democrat has been effectively sidelined and can’t otherwise ...
Vatican says 'Harry Potter Good - Gay Marriage Still Bad'
2009-07-17 22:30:00
Photo Credit: gruntzooki via Flickr The Vatican has recently lauded the most recent Harry Potter movie saying that it "made the age-old debate over good vs. evil crystal clear."Say what?  Does that mean that the Vatican is now endorsing Witches, Worlocks and Wizards?It wasn't that long ago that the Vatican was saying that Harry Potter was the enemy of God and that the use of spells and witchcraft were drawing children away from the Church and into a Wiccan lifestyle.So the Church now apparently endorses Wizards but still thinks that Same-Sex Marriage will end existence as we know it.  The Catholic church just recently launched a new group called "The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property"...
Does this mean LA black churches get the Mormon treatment?
2009-07-11 18:18:00
We all recall how in the wake of Prop 8’s passage last fall, angry gay activists, upset at the election returns, attacked Mormons for their support of the successful ballot proposition. With the New York Times reporting today that the board of the local chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference is resisting efforts of its ...
BREAKING NEWS: Massachusetts AG to Sue U.S. Over DOMA Law
2009-07-08 19:54:00
LawDork has the scoop: Attorney General Martha Coakley will announce the details of a lawsuit that her office has filed challenging the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as it relates to Massachusetts.  Currently, 16,000 married same-sex Massachusetts couples are unfairly denied federal benefits under this act. More to follow, of course…. -Bruce (GayPatriot)
They?d rather demonize Mormons than promote gay marriage
2009-07-02 09:24:00
When talking to (and reading the e-mails of) my gay friends and acquaintances about Mormons, all too many of them insist on insulting that faith and its flock, largely because of the church’s involvement in the efforts to pass Proposition 8 last fall. Recall the hysteria of the protests last fall against the passage of Prop ...
Constitutional Marriage Rights ? WHERE?A Reader?s View
2009-07-02 00:57:00
GayPatriot reader Jeff Fenner sent me this “letter to the editor” for publication.  I have reprinted in its entirety. All I can say is…. AMEN, brother! -Bruce (GayPatriot) ========== Call me crazy, but I don?t see anywhere in the United States Constitution that gives anyone the right to marry, least of all, heterosexuals. What I do see is that ...
On gender difference & political correctness
2009-07-01 21:18:00
I’m ambivalent about gay marriage in part because, in studying the history of the institution, we learn it is defined by gender difference.  Up until the 1990s, those cultures which have recognized same-sex unions either called  them something different than marriage or, if they did call them marriage, required one partner to live in the ...
Newsom?s Strategy for Gay Cash to Fuel Gubernatorial Bid
2009-06-17 22:24:00
Reading yesterday that some prominent gay donors to the Democrats were pulling out of a party fundraising dinner later this month because the President has been backtracking on promises he made to the gay community helps illuminate San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s political strategy.  It becomes increasingly clear that his decision to direct city authorities ...
Guideline for Gay Marriage Debate
2009-06-15 18:40:00
Make the case for gay marriage, not against social conservatives. UPDATE from Bruce:  Conservative Brawler has a related perspective on this topic.  When looking at the gay marriage issue, one has to ponder… what is this really all about? Gays can already have any relationship they wish, what they’re fighting for here is state-recognized status. Why? They ...
Not Wanting ?Haters? to Triumph in Gay Marriage Battles
2009-06-13 02:46:00
Perhaps the greatest irony of the campaign last fall against Proposition 8 was how readily opponents of the initiative used the most hateful language to slur their opponents as haters. So self-righteous were they in their cause that they assumed that only those with malicious motives could support the measure. In the course of the campaign, ...
Left Gets Their Pound of Flesh With Prejean?s Dethronement
2009-06-13 01:10:00
As many of you know, Carrie Prejean was dethroned earlier this week as Miss California and replaced by someone whose name will be forgotten as soon as the publicity over her recent crowning subsides.  If it is true that Miss Prejean breached her contractual obligations, as pageant executives contend, then this action was entirely justified. Given, ...
Joe Bruno Supports Gay Marriage
2009-06-11 19:34:00
You read that right. According to this site, via Andrew Sullivan, "It's time. Now. For the government to back off, let people make their own life decisions, and about how they care about and who they don't care about...." Could this be a green light to the Republicans in the ...
On the Absence of Gay Republicans at Gay Confabs
2009-06-07 20:04:00
For as long as I have observed and particpated in gay politics, I have noticed that, by and large, the diversity at gay confabs is one of appearance, not ideas.  Well, perhaps, I’m being a bit harsh, they do include a range of political opinion from socialist progressives (and communist sympathizers) to what some deem ...
Have Conservative Legal Scholar Draft Measure to Overturn 8
2009-06-04 10:18:00
Reading the first comment to my post on why, I believe, the Prospects Don?t Look Good for Overturning Proposition 8 in the Golden State, I wondered if a reader had been stealing glances at my notes for he had done a great job anticipating an issue which I plan to start addressing with this post ...
New Hampshire Recognizes Gay Marriage the Right Way
2009-06-04 08:40:00
I had delayed in posting on New Hsmpshire’s recognition of same-sex marriages, thinking that I might have something profound and original to say, but (in past posts on legislative recognition of gay marriage),  I’ve pretty much said everything I have to say about this. I could go on about the hyperbolic language of the releases that ...
Gay & Lesbian Leftist Lickspittles
2009-06-03 22:07:00
When it comes to Democratic politicians, all but a few gay activists swoon when a politician in (or pursuing) power pays lip service to “gay rights” or “equality” or whatever is the gay leftist watchword of the day.  And while they may grouse and they may grumble when that Democrat with soaring rhetoric fails to ...
Gay Groups Ignore Cheney?s Support of Same-Sex Marriage
2009-06-03 20:58:00
When Pajamas Media asked me to write a piece on former Vice President Cheney’s recent reiteration of preference of a federalist approach to same-sex marriage, I decided to see what the various gay groups were saying about this good man’s recent comments. What I found should not be a shock to those who read this ...
Gay Marriage Activists Who Prefer Intimidation to Education
2009-06-03 00:24:00
Once again, gay marriage activists show they’d rather intimidate their opponents than address their arguments.  Just as in Maine, gay groups plan to “out” citizens in Washington State who sign a petition to put a referendum on the ballot in order to overturn the recent expansion of the state’s same-sex partnerships. (In the Evergreen State, ...
Prospects Don?t Look Good for Overturning Proposition 8
2009-06-02 22:36:00
Based on conversations I’ve had with those close to the leadership of the gay organizations who spearheaded the campaign last fall against Proposition 8 and on what I have read on the web about the “Meet in the Middle” rallies this past weekend, I’d say the prospects look pretty poor for overturning Proposition 8 next ...
Third Grader Organizes Gay Marriage Rally
2009-06-02 22:13:00
This has me smiling. A lot. As part of an independent class project, Ethan McNamee organized a same sex marriage rally in Colorado. His incredibly powerful speech is below. Now folks, this is what happens when you raise your children to think for themselves and to be a good human. I would ...
When Are Gay Groups Going to Thank Mary Cheney?
2009-06-02 03:15:00
It would happen on a day when I’m running errands and thinking about things other than politics when one of my political heroes says something which shows why I so respect him. And how wonderful it is that we gay Republicans can in one week hear a man deliver a speech which becomes a rallying cry ...
Should Republicans Boycott Gay Confabs?
2009-06-01 02:33:00
I want to begin this post by commending the various gay organizations spearheading  “Meet in the Middle” event in Fresno yesterday.  They’re taking a step in the right direction by gathering in a more Republican region of the state, understanding that they need “explain who we are to the heartland,” as Orange County gay activist ...
More MSM coverage of anti-Prop 8 Protests than of Tea Parties?
2009-05-29 19:55:00
In my picture post on the “Decision Day Rally” in West Hollywood earlier this week to protest the California Supreme Court’s affirmation of Prop 8, I speculated that such “pro-gay marriage rallies will get better coverage in the MSM than did the anti-tax and spend rallies last month.”  Because of a variety of obligations and ...
Gay Marriage, Prop 8 & Obama
2009-05-28 15:01:00
Because I'm not from Gulli-fornia, I haven't paid exquisite attention to the Prop 8 battle. In a nutshell, the California Supreme Court legalized gay marriage. Opponents put forth Prop 8, a ballot question to ban gay marriage, and it won by a narrow margin. There was a ...
CA Supreme Court?s Prop 8 Decision & the Way Forward on Gay Marriage
2009-05-27 17:51:00
Over a Pajamas, they’re running my piece on yesterday’s California Supreme Court decision upholding Proposition 8: With the California Supreme Court upholding Proposition 8 yesterday, the initiative Golden State voters approved last fall to amend our state’s constitution to recognize only unions between one man and one woman as marriages, advocates of gay marriage have their ...
Decision Day Rally in West Hollywood - Preliminary Report
2009-05-27 10:00:00
In my post yesterday on the California Supreme Court upholding Proposition 8, I wrote that the reaction of the activists to the ruling could well determine if voters overturn the ban when a initiative to do so is placed on the Golden State ballot. To see just how some were reacting, I decided to trek down ...
Decision Day Rally Pictures
2009-05-27 09:58:00
When I headed to the rally, I expected to encounter a vicious crowd, similar to those I witnessed in the wake of the passage of Proposition 8 last fall.  To that end, I was on the lookout for some of the more extreme signs.  I did get a few of pictures of such placards.   But, ...
Decision Day Rally in West Hollywood?The SpeakersOnce Again A ?Diverse? Ros
2009-05-27 09:27:00
Because my overall impression of the Decision Day Rally was a favorable one, I have decided that after completing this post (my second on the gathering), I will bump my first post (more positive than this one) so that it leads the blog.  I based that on my overall reaction to the protest, talking to ...
CA Supreme Court Upholds Prop 8
2009-05-26 19:04:00
I believe the justices made the right decision this time. The decision was 6-1.  Now, the issue is developing a strategy to repeal the state constitutional provision defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. And to do so in a manner which respects those who favor that definition. The court ...
How Should the GOP Address Gay Marriage?
2009-05-26 11:25:00
Last wee, the folks from Pajamas Media asked me to write a piece on one of two topics, the recent statement by the Chairman of the Republican National Committee on reframing gay marriage as an economic issue and the determination of Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee to press the President’s Supreme Court nominee how ...
Should CA Supreme Court Uphold Prop 8 when it releases its ruling on Tuesda
2009-05-24 22:56:00
While my rabbi differ on the result we’d prefer* from the California Supreme Court when it hands down its ruling Tuesday on Prop 8, she holds a few nearly identical to my own on how we should react should the court uphold that popular initiative.  On Friday, she said, “we don’t need to finger point; ...
Third Grader Organizes Gay Marriage Rally
2009-05-23 08:46:00
Ethan McNamee, a third grader from Denver, Colorado organized his own rally for the gay marriage cause.  According to a local ABC News affiliate covering the event, Ethan became concerned about the issue after hearing anti-gay remarks on the playground and after hearing about a local gay couple that could not get married.  "Everybody is different in a good way," Ethan said.  Ethan explained during his remarks at the rally that civil unions are not the same as gay marriage because they are not afforded the same benefits that they would be given under marriage.Ethan organized the rally and invited the guest speakers to come.  Ethan admited that it was more work than he thought it would be but that it was still a lot of fun.  Ethan also admitted that there might be some people at the rally that may disagree but he believed he was doing the right thing. It is becoming clear that this is our generation's civil rights issue.  The issue of gay marriage and rights for gays, lesbians...
Gay Marriage & the Legitimate Concerns of Social Conservatives
2009-05-21 23:55:00
Perhaps, because most of the social conservatives I’ve met lean libertarian, I am more sympathetic to them than are many gay people, nearly all of whom only read about them in left-leaning media and left-wing blogs.  From my first encounters with politically active Christians in the 1980s, I’ve been stuck at how similar their attitudes ...
Maggie Gallagher Asks a Great Question
2009-05-20 03:57:00
In response to the vitriol directed against Carrie Prejean, she wonders: Why didn’t [the] Human Rights Campaign step forward to defend Carrie from mistreatment? It would have been such a brilliant move — in one fell swoop, gay marriage advocates could have allayed growing fears. Are they really all about love and tolerance, or are they ...
Carrie Prejean & the Conversation about Gay Marriage
2009-05-19 01:48:00
The treatment Carrie Prejean received from the MSM and left-of-center blogs was yet another manifestation of their attitude toward a conversation on gay marriage.  They don’t want one.  They just want states to recognize gay marriage, insisting anyone who opposes this goal deserves to be demonized. The issue with Carrie Prejean was not where someone stands ...
What Carrie Prejean Didn?t Say
2009-05-17 10:16:00
If you just read what those on on the left, particularly the gay left, and in their MSM echo chamber said about Carrie Prejean without hearing the beauty queen’s actual words, you might have thought she had slandered gays, saying that the reason “homosexuals” weren’t worthy of state-sanctioned married was because we were perverts, ...
Stachowski & Gay Marriage in the NY Senate
2009-05-17 03:31:00
Buffalo Geek runs down the way Democratic State Senators will likely vote for the pending marriage equality bill. Bill Stachowski says, ?He?s not going to vote for it,? Stachowski spokesman Bob Koshinski said. ?He has no problem with same-sex civil unions, but does not want to get into the ...
New York & Gay Marriage
2009-05-14 09:15:00
The State Assembly not unpredictably passed the Marriage Equality Bill last night: The State Assembly approved legislation on Tuesday night that would make New York the sixth state to allow same-sex marriage - a pivotal vote that shifts the debate to the State Senate, where gay rights advocates and conservative ...
Donald Trump Attempts to Bridge Carrie Prejean ?Fault line?
2009-05-12 22:47:00
The whole Carrie Prejean hullabaloo has revealed a fault line in American culture, between the politically correct purveyors of information and ideas in our mainstream media and left-leaning blogs on the one hand and social conservatives, their occasional allies on the secular right and others who favor civil discourse of controversial issues on the other. ...
Donald Trump: Carrie Prejean to remain Miss CaliforniaPolitically Correct D
2009-05-12 17:19:00
Just watching Donald Trump address a press conference in New York City; he has said that despite efforts of the politically correct to strip her of her crown, Carrie Prejean will remain Miss California.  The Donald said she has taken a large amount of abuse from people “who shouldn’t be handing out abuse.” I thought Trump offered ...
Hurling Even More Ad Hominems at Carrie Prejean & Her Allies
2009-05-12 08:08:00
As recently as five years ago, even gay marriage advocates didn’t think it possible to move legislation recognizing same-sex marriages through elected legislatures.  Knowing that polls were against them, their preferred route was through courts. While they won in the Hawai’i Supreme Court in 1993 and 1997, they lost at the ballot box in the Aloha ...
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