NJ.com says that Chris Christie was making a public appearance in a diner when a woman named Bert Bueno asked him about gay marriage. Christie, of course, has been busy painting himself as a cross-the-aisle Republican who takes a common-sense stand on issues. His answer to Bueno reveals his conservative roots are sturdy on the […]
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Approaching 10,000,000 Views
From the epilogue of American Savage: I was in Kerry Park on a clear winter day, years ago, in the pre-Instagram era, when a limo pulled up. A wedding party spilled out. The photographer positioned the bride and groom on the grass near the edge of the park. The newlyweds posed for a wedding portrait […]
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Three Responses to Hateful Homophobe Orson Scott Card’s Plea for “Tolerance”
Yesterday, Orson Scott Card made an insane plea for tolerance of his intolerance. The reactions are flying hot and heavy: 1. David Gerrold, the author of the Star Trek episode “The Trouble with Tribbles,” has responded to Card with a Facebook post: You want me to be tolerant, Scott? First be one of those people […]
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Jackass Says DOMA Ruling Is Cause for “Revolution”
This will be the biggest religious revolution America has seen since that time the damned gubmint told white people to share their water fountains with everyone else:
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Is This the Most Unfortunate Anti-Gay Logo and Slogan In History?
John Aravosis thinks so. I’m not so sure. Let’s take a look at the Family Research Council’s latest effort: At first glance it does seem rather unfortunate. But maybe what the FRC is trying to do here is enlist the closet cases in the fight against same-sex marriage. Maybe what this logo says is, “Out […]
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What, Exactly, Does the Supreme Court’s Marriage Ruling Mean for California?
It’s still a little unclear. However, SCOTUSBlog has parsed the opinion at length—ranging over the injunction question, the county clerk question, and the “Why bother?” question—ultimately concluding that one way or another, “Same-sex marriage in California is here to stay.”
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Matthew Shepard’s Dream
A heartbreaking quote from Judy Shepard: “After Matt came out to me, he once asked me if I thought gay couples would ever be allowed to get married. I told him I didn’t think it would happen in my lifetime, but it probably would in his. It’s so sad, and ironic, that it turned out […]
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Federal Same-Sex Marriage Benefits At the Stroke of a Pen
A reader writes… DOMA has been struck down but that doesn’t ensure equal benefits for all same-sex married couples. Because federal agencies use different standards to determine who is married—some use a “place of residence” standard and others use a “place of celebration” standard—many SSM couples who are married in one state but residing in […]
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Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA!
SCOTUS Blog reports from the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling that the Defense of Marriage Act, which bans federal recognition of same-sex marriage, “is unconstitutional as a deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment… DOMA singles out a class of persons deemed by a State entitled ot recognition and […]
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Marco Rubio Says “I’m Done” If the Immigration Bill Protects Same-Sex Married Couples
I think it’s fair to say that Senator Marco Rubio is not going to be remembered as a legendary civil rights figure: “If this bill has something in it that gives gay couples immigration rights and so forth, it kills the bill. I’m done,” Rubio said Thursday during an interview on the Andrea Tantaros Show. […]
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Sacred Sanctity of Marriage Watch
A notorious serial killer died Friday in California: A serial murderer, a serial rapist, a Satan worshiper, a man who inflicted physical and emotional pain on his victims in myriad ways. Richard Ramirez was all those things, but to Californians terrorized during his violent spree in the spring and summer of 1985, he was simply […]