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The Gay Marriage Trap?

Lawyer and philosopher Linda Hirshman thinks President Obama’s recent decision not to defend in court section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is political gold for the Democrats. Here’s the link to her interesting article at Salon: http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/02/23/hirshman_obama_doma/index.html

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The Courage of Republican Mayor Jerry Sanders

A revelation and change of heart, and an example to other politicians facing tough decisions:

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Zach Wahls Defends His Two Mommies

19-year-old Iowan college student Zach Wahls’s self-possession and public speaking ability is remarkable—and he was raised by a lesbian couple. Here he is defending his two mothers against a discriminatory law being proposed in his state:

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Quote of the Day

Virginia Woolf (from A Room of One’s Own ): “All women together, ought to let flowers fall upon the grave of Aphra Behn . . . for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds.” Here … Continue reading

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Obama Conspiracy Theories “live within the computer and they fester in people’s minds”: After the Abortion Doctor and Holocaust Museum Shootings, Shepard Smith Worries About Obama’s Assassination by Far-Right Crazies in a Discussion with Heidi Beirich of the Southern Poverty Law Center

Is the authoritarian right on its way to a noxious repeat of the militia movement culture that culminated, in the 1990s, in the Oklahoma City bombing—only this time with the target being our first African American president? After the U.S. Holocaust … Continue reading

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Gay Marriage Hysteria Watch: Making False Claims and Offering Distorting Supports

A methodical dismantling of anti-gay marriage claims and their disingenuous supports:

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Gay is the New Black

This quote today at Andrew Sullivan’s blog: “Twenty-five, thirty years ago, the barometer of human rights in the United States were black people. That is no longer true. The barometer for judging the character of people in regard to human … Continue reading

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How Anti-Gay Marriage Sausage Is Made: Anti-Gay Rights Ad Audition Tapes are Leaked and Put on YouTube!

The making of an anti-gay rights ad ain’t pretty. First, you’ve got to find ACTORS who will PRETEND to be doctors, pastors, and besieged parents claiming that they are VICTIMS of pink fascism (that is, the gay rights movement). Here are the … Continue reading

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OUT OF THE CLOSET: National Review Online Comes Out in Opposition to BOTH Gay Marriage and Civil Unions

National Review Online today conflated same-sex marriage and civil unions, declaring them both “unwise.” In other words, the editors of National Review not only oppose same-sex marriage, they oppose even civil recognition (and legal protection) of homosexual relationships: Vermont has … Continue reading

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A New DVD Documentary: Gay Christians Talk about Their Struggles with Being Gay

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The Spiritual Mapping Movement and Proposition 8: 15,000 Nervy Attendees to an Anti-Gay Rally in San Diego Pray and Organize to Vote to Drive the Devil Out of California

Rex Wockner, a former Catholic seminarian, and now a journalist for numerous gay publications, did a fascinating photo-essay on this weekend’s YES ON PROPOSITION 8 anti-gay rights rally at Qualcom Stadium in San Diego. He found the crowd’s enthusiasm sometimes cult-like—and … Continue reading

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Don’t Get Complacent. Work and Vote

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ITZHAK PERLMAN Makes a Moving Appeal to California Voters to Vote NO on PROPOSITION 8

One of his daughters is lesbian and married in California:

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Four Minute Vacation: Got the Stock Market and McCain-Palin Funky Ticket Blues? Then Head on Down, with the B-52s, to the Love Shack!

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Sarah Palin and the Wizard of Oz: Pay No Attention to That Woman Behind the Teleprompter Curtain! You’re Lucky That She Speaks to You at All!

The election is fast approaching, and Sarah Palin has yet to do any of the Sunday morning press interview shows, or hold a press conference. Is she the Great Oz?

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Sarah Palin and Books: Maureen Dowd Takes in the Alaska Fundamentalist Literary and Censorship Scene

In the NY Times, Maureen Dowd snoops out the books on offer at Sarah Palin’s old church, and reports on an anti-gay conference in Anchorage sponsored by Palin’s congregation: I stopped by Sarah’s old Pentecostal church, the Wasilla Assembly of God, and perused … Continue reading

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“This Could Be Ballgame Over”: CNN’s Jack Cafferty and His Viewers React to McCain’s Apparently Ill-Considered VP Pick, Sarah Palin

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Gay Marriage Sensibility Watch: The Archbishop of Canterbury Says Key Issue is Sexual Fidelity to Your Partner, Not Orientation

On August 7, 2008, The Times of London, on its front page, reported that Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the worldwide Anglican Communion,  believes that gay sexual relationships can “reflect the love of God” in a way that is comparable to … Continue reading

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