That's how long Richard Grenell lasted as a spokesman in Romnbey's campaign. Oh, Richard Grenell is gay, and is departure comes after two weeks of dogging by right-wing hater groups, including Bryan Fischer of the American Familiy Association, who writes today: The Grenell resignation represents a huge win for the forces defending the family in America, since it will be a long … Read More
Amendment One Sign Wars
Like California's Proposition 8, the Amendment One measure in North Carolina would amend the state constitution to define marriage as being between one man and one woman — but it would also ban gay civil unions and domestic partnerships. On my way in to work, I count the number of AGAINST AMENDMENT ONE signs on peoples' lawns, compared to the … Read More
Bigotry On The Ballot
NYT editors weigh in on Amendment One: North Carolina already has a law barring same-sex marriage, but the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature is not satisfied. It devised a measure to enshrine this obvious discrimination in the State Constitution and placed it on the ballot of the state’s May 8 primary election — a test of tolerance versus bigotry that ought to … Read More
Yes On Amendment One Still Ahead, But Weaker
A new Public Policy Polling poll shows that support for North Carolina’s discriminatory Amendment One continues to fall, standing now at 54 percent down from 58 percent a month ago. Opposition is also at its highest at 40 percent, but many voters are still confused about just what the Amendment does, with 10 percent believing it actually legalizes same-sex marriage instead of banning all … Read More
Newt Gingrich Speaks Out For Amendment One
Transcript: Blah blah blah Saul Alinsky blah blah blah Preamble to the Declaration of Independence says the Creator hates gay people blah blah blah guns are great for defending the home blah blah blah blah blah Marriage between a man and a woman is at the heart of our civilization. It’s a belief that is now under attack, yet it’s … Read More
Obama Needs More Backbone
Obama is in North Carolina again today. He's speaking at UNC to talk about college loans…. But President Obama is not expected to touch the subject when he appears in Chapel Hill on Tuesday — even though it is roiling the electorate there…. His delicate sidestep of Amendment One, a ballot initiative to be decided May 8 that would recognize marriage between a man … Read More
The Future Is Here, Rose
From today's Letters To The Editor of the Winston-Salem Journal (emphasis added): The civil-rights argument for gay marriage is a smokescreen ("Same-sex marriage a civil-rights issue, Barber says," April 18). Gay marriage has nothing whatsoever to do with civil rights. Does anyone really believe if the "marriage amendment" is defeated on May 8, we will not soon see gay marriage … Read More
Late To The Party (But It’s Nice You Finally Came Around)
Well, it looks like evangelicals can't avoid the big fat pregnant truth when it kicks them in the ass: The statistics, some evangelicals say, can no longer be ignored. Eighty percent of young evangelicals have engaged in premarital sex, according to a new video from the National Association of Evangelicals. and almost a third of evangelicals' unplanned pregnancies end in … Read More
A 15-Year-Old Interviews Church Members About Amendment One
More like this please: This is from 15-year-old, Carter Smith, interviewing people in his (her – Sorry, Dad) church. We need to get on the air with commercials featuring the voices of people who oppose Amendment One. They are needed to educate voters about the harms and impact of the amendment — and the latest PPP poll suggests many voters do not … Read More
Conservatives Against Amendment One
Lots of them….
They Won’t Give Up
The War On Women continues at the state level, with various bills floating around designed to prevent women from having contraception, or having an abortion, or having protection from wife-beaters. It really is unprecedented. This one in particular caught my eye: A new bill moving through the Tennessee House of Representatives would require the state to publish the names of … Read More
Rush Limbaugh GETS An Advertiser!
With over 140 advertisers fleeing from the Rush Limbaugh program, I'm happy to report that at least one group is running toward him, money in hand, wishing to advertise on his show. That group is… oh. Oh, dear. The Westboro Baptist Church (of "God Hates Fags" fame). Oh, well. Any port in a storm, right, Rushbo?
Rutgers Verdict
In late September 2010, many – myself included – were disturbed by the story coming out of Rutgers University regarding a gay freshman named Tyler Clementi who committed suicide (jumping off the George Washington bridge) after he learned his roommate, Dharun Ravi, had used a hidden webcam to secretly film Clementi engaging in homosexual behavior. I explored the case a little bit … Read More
New Hampshire Makes Up Facts About Women’s Health
Across the nation, lawmakers are debating several different anti-abortion bills seeking to make it more difficult for women to have an abortion. One tactic is “informed consent” measures that require women to be given information before an abortion — even if they do not want that information or getting it would violate medical guidelines. Now, the New Hampshire House has passed a bill that, … Read More
Will Amendment One Lose?
It might: Elon, N.C. – A new Elon University Poll released today shows that a majority of North Carolinians oppose Amendment One, a constitutional amendment on the May 8, 2012, North Carolina primary ballot that bans relationship recognitions and threatens protections for the state’s unmarried couples. The nonpartisan poll revealed that 54.2% of North Carolinians surveyed either oppose or strongly … Read More