Category: News
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Cedar Point Cancels Wedding Contest to Avoid Same-Sex Participation
I read about this first in The Advocate and then read the original article in The Sandusky Register. I was already saddened by the park’s decision not to be inclusive and to take, what I would agree is, a cowardly approach by canceling the event. Then I read the comments beneath the Register’s article, a…
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Russian President Declares War on Homosexuals
The news is spilling over and I cannot do it the same justice that Harvey Fierstein gives it in his Op-Ed piece in The New York Times. He offers several theories as to Mr. Putin’s reasons for attacking the civil liberties of the Russian LGBT community. But this seems most likely. “Mr. Putin’s true motives…
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Marriage Equality, Facebook and How Hatred and Ignorance Go Hand in Hand
Today the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted a call-to-action on their official Facebook page, asking people to sign their name in support of marriage equality. What is, sadly, not surprising is the number of people who took time out of their day to express their ignorance of Constitutional law (the Bible is not the Constitution), grammar and common…
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Hillary Clinton Endorses Marriage Equality; 58% of Americans Agree
In a video posted to HRC’s website, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made it clear how she feels about the question of marriage equality: “I believe America is at its best when we champion the freedom and dignity of every human being… L.G.B.T. Americans are our colleagues, our teachers, our soldiers, our friends, our…
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UltraMontane (nee Scythian) and the Facebook Feedback
UPDATE (March 20, 2013: 4:08PM): As Fia Fortune pointed out in the comments, the band has deleted their Facebook page. Apparently they are not interested in what their fans, or former fans, have to say about this issue. Thank you for making me aware of this change Fia! Original Post: On Friday, Jeremy Hooper at…
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VIDEO: Man Stands Up to Grown-Up Bully; Bully Gets Pissed
I originally found this today via Gothamist but Michael Hartney has his own blog where he posted this earlier. The video shows his partner, Turtle, confronting a man who called him a faggot. As Hartney says, “Turtle walked out of our apartment to grab a bite. Before he even left our block, a man called…
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Vassar Student Fundraises for The Trevor Project; Soars Past Goal AND Past Westboro Baptist Church’s Hate
In a counter-protest to the Westboro Baptist Church’s plans to picket Vassar College on February 28th, Josh de Leeuw has started a crowd-raising campaign with a goal of donating $4,500 to The Trevor Project, the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth. Already the campaign…
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Campfield Cracks in Comments; Calls LGBT Advocates Bullies
Stacey Campfield is failing at any attempt to remain respectful in the ongoing discourse regarding his proposed bills. As the Huffington Post points out today, Campfield “responded to some of his critics Monday morning, debating them in the comments section of the Knoxville News Sentinel.” I’ll let both the HuffPo and the News Sentinel articles…
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Stacey Campfield Proposes Bill Allowing Tennessee to Ignore Federal Law; Imprison Fed Agents
Thanks to Twitter follower @WangLuWen, I’ve spotted another Stacey Campfield bizarre bill. Read for yourself and then decide if Campfield has gotten completely out of control with his radical ideas. https://twitter.com/WangLuWen/status/296456105373077504 Senate Bill 411, the “Tennessee Balance of Powers Act”, has some pretty dramatic (if not fanatic) language in it. Some highlights are below, but…
Tommy Karr 