Just to recap. Prop 8 was a California ballot initiative that banned same sex marriages in California. Well-funded by out-of state bigots (like the Mormons), it narrowly passed in 2008. But then Prop 8 was challenged in state court for being unconstitutional. But the California courts upheld Prop 8. After the California Supreme Court upheld the voter initiative, another suit, Perry … Read More
The Final Word (One Hopes) On Weiner
I'm just outsourcing this to Glenn Greenwald, who makes some valuable points: What makes the Anthony Weiner story somewhat unique and thus worth discussing for a moment is that, as Hendrik Hertzberg points out, the pretense of substantive relevance (which, lame though it was in prior scandals, was at least maintained) has been more or less brazenly dispensed with here. This isn't a … Read More
The Sissy Boy Experiment
It's very rare that a blog does some serious investigative reporting, but that's just what Box Turtle Bulletin has done. The story begins: In 1970, a well-known expert on homosexuality and transgender issues appeared on a local television talk show in Los Angeles to talk about feminine boys. He described how very young boys who behaved in a feminine manner … Read More
Head Of Tomorrow’s Rapture Movement Says “Blame The Gays”
Yup. Today Harold Camping, the Gollum-eared leader of the bizarre 'May 21 – End of the World' movement, explains in the following video that the imminent Rapture is actually all gay people's fault. That's right, God doesn't like 'them.' So, after 6,000 years, or 4.5 billion years, He's about to enact the Final Solution. Starting tomorrow He's going to torture almost every … Read More
Awesome Testimony In MN
They're debating same-sex marriage in Minnesota, and this legislator puts the issue in a perspective that I had never heard before. Basically, he asks, "How many gay people does God have to create before we accept that fact that He wants them around?" Watch:
Donald Trump On Same-Sex Marriage
From the NYT: “It’s like in golf…. A lot of people — I don’t want this to sound trivial — but a lot of people are switching to these really long putters, very unattractive. It’s weird. You see these great players with these really long putters, because they can’t sink three-footers anymore. And, I hate it. I am a traditionalist. … Read More
Bristol Palin’s Not-For-Profit Has Questionable Finances
In 2009, Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol joined a teen pregnancy prevention nonprofit group called the Candie’s Foundation. It made perfect sense to some — the group sought to prevent teen pregnancy and Bristol was a noted pregnant teen. Candie's Foundation just filed its taxes and guess what: SALARY PAID TO BRISTOL PALIN: $262,500 And how much given in charitable disbursements? $25,000 to … Read More
Our Prude Nation
They're breasts. Deal with it: A painting at the Gauguin exhibit at the National Gallery was attacked last week by a gallery visitor, provoking considerable commotion, according to other museum visitors and gallery officials. Screaming “This is evil,” a woman tried to pull Gauguin’s “Two Tahitian Women” from a gallery wall Friday and banged on the picture’s clear plastic covering, said Pamela Degotardi of … Read More
Newt Gingrich: “My Past Adultery Was Caused In Part By My Passion For The Country”
That's an excuse I haven't heard yet. Did it work?
The Social Network? Well…. Yes And No…..
Hmmm: A recent survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers found that Facebook is cited in one in five divorces in the United States. Also, more than 80 percent of divorce lawyers reported a rising number of people are using social media to engage in extramarital affairs. Source.
Breaking: Obama Administrations Declares DOMA Unconstitutional And Will Not Defend It
TPM: The Obama Justice Department has decided that part of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and will not defend it in court. "After careful consideration, including a review of my recommendation, the President has concluded that given a number of factors, including a documented history of discrimination, classifications based on sexual orientation should be subject to a more … Read More
Facebook Adds New Types of Relationship Statuses
Very cool of them
How’s That Abstinence-Only Thing Workin’ Out For Ya?
90 students at Frayser High School in Memphis, Tennessee are pregnant right now. That's 11% of the student body.
CPAC Dying From Gay Coodies
Every February, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) fourishes in Washington D.C. — it is the right-wing event of the year, and heavy hitters from the conservative movement and the Republican Party are anxious to be a part of it. You name it; they are there. Limbaugh, Beck, Palin, Cheney, etc. And with their gains in the Senate and House this … Read More