Until very recently, churches could order members to choose their faiths—choose their imaginary friends and their man-made dogmas—over their own children. Those days are over: Ever since she was an infant being blessed during a church naming ceremony, Lindsay Matson had been on the books of the Mormon Church. As it has done with millions […]
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Required Viewing: Maddow On “Kill the Gays” Pastor and the GOP Candidates Who Love Him
Rachel Maddow did a long, impassioned piece on the “religious liberty” conference held last weekend. Somehow most of the media doesn’t think it’s news that three GOP candidates attended an event where the clearly unhinged organizer called for the execution of gays and lesbians—including their colleagues Anderson Cooper, Rachel Maddow, Shep Smith, Frank Bruni, et […]
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Rand Paul’s Jobs Plan: Fire the Queers
Rand Paul: “Unleash the American Dream” by making it easier to fire people. Kobby Dagan / Shutterstock.com Rand Paul has a message for you icky homosexuals: keep it in the bedroom, pervs. Stop being all gay at work. Asked whether employers should be allowed to fire people for being gay, the honking twerp responded “I […]
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Freeheld: Maybe Just See the Documentary It’s Based On?
FREEHELD Contrary to the above image, Freehold is NOT about getting high and looking at windchimes. Oh dear. I was set to love Freeheld, Peter Sollett’s adaptation of the Oscar-winning documentary about New Jersey cop Laurel Hester (Julianne Moore), and her fight in the face of terminal illness and bigoted policies towards gay couples to […]
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Federal Judge Orders Kim Davis Jailed for Refusing to Issue Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples
Associated Press From the New York Times: A federal judge here on Thursday ordered a Kentucky clerk jailed for contempt of court because of her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The clerk, Kim Davis of Rowan County, was ordered incarcerated after a hearing here before Judge David L. Bunning of Federal District […]
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Kim Davis Stars in “Clerks and Recreation”
It’s too bad that Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis chose to refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples… actually, wait. It’s too bad for HER and terrific for US, because it inspired this spot-on parody from Funny or Die in which Kim joins the cast of Parks and Recreation. Watch. Clerks And Recreation with […]
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And Now I Have to Say Something About Kim Davis
I’ve pretty much ignored Kim Davis—save the odd tweet or RT—since she first made the news for refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple. Davis is the clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky, an elected position, and everyone from the governor to the U.S. Supreme Court has ordered Davis to comply with the […]
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Islamic State Has Killed at Least 30 Gays by Stoning, Firing Squad, Beheading, and Pushing Men from Tall Buildings
Turkey opened its border to fleeing Syrians in 2014. This photo of Turkish soldiers at the border was taken in September 2014. Syrian gays have reportedly fled into Turkey and elsewhere. fpolat69 / Shutterstock.com In horrifying news: The Islamic State extremist group has claimed responsibility for executing at least 30 people for sodomy, the head […]
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The Moreland Farmer’s Pantry Is Closing—Disingenuous Pride Flags Or No
And now, a cautionary tale in offending the sensibilities of liberal Portlanders. The Moreland Farmer’s Pantry, which caused immense uproar last year when its owners’ opposition to gay marriage was exposed in a public campaign, is shutting its doors. Man that was quick. In early 2014, many Sellwood residents reported looking forward to a fancy […]
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Equality Act Would Finally Ban Discrimination Against LGBT Community
White House Press Office Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley on Thursday introduced the Equality Act, a bill that would add the LGBT community to the list of groups protected the 1964 Civil Rights Act, making it federally illegal to discriminate against people based on their gender identity or sexual orientation. According to a news release from […]
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Obama’s Remarks on Historic Marriage Equality Decision
We are people who believe every child is entitled to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness. There is so much more work to be done to extend the full promise of America to every American. But today, we can say in no uncertain terms that we’ve made our union a little more perfect. […]
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One Reason to Stick with Wells Fargo? Christians Hate ‘Em!
Oh, I wish I had a nickel for every time I threatened to quit Wells Fargo bank… but they’d probably end up taking all my nickels in various fees anyway. Yes, there are good, strong reasons for taking your business away from institutions like Wells Fargo, but now there’s one good reason not to. I […]