From RawStory via JoeMyGod: A pastor of a large Southern Baptist church near Chattanooga, Tennessee said this week that Christians would never repent for discriminating against gay people like they had for racism because African-Americans could not change the color of their skin. Brainerd Baptist Church Senior Pastor Robby Gallaty devoted his entire hour-long sermon […]
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Dapper D: Portland’s Lesbian-Targeted Clothing Line Is a Go!
A happy follow-up to a post I did on Dapper D, the first local clothing company to my knowledge that explicitly markets to the LGBTQ community with their designs of “men’s style clothing for women.” Back in May, I wrote about the Kickstarter they were running to get things off the ground, and then shortly […]
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Supreme Court Grants Stay of Same-Sex Marriage in Virginia
The state of Virginia was preparing for gay marriage, which was going to become legal statewide tomorrow due to a court decision. But the Supreme Court just stepped in: Breaking: Supreme Court grants stay of Virginia marriage ruling. #SCOTUS #LGBT pic.twitter.com/1COVpaNDtL— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) August 20, 2014 This is terrible news for gay couples in […]
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“The Most Transphobic Article Ever Written”
Surprise! It’s not some mildly clueless piece of advice I gave fifteen years ago. It’s diatribe that is actually—and quite appallingly—transphobic and it went up at Thought Catalog yesterday. Parker Marie Molloy: Thought Catalog published today a transphobic screed by VICE co-founder Gavin McInnes. The essay, titled, “Transphobia is Perfectly Natural,” uses language more vile […]
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And They Will Know We Are Christians by Our…
…appalling acts of cruelty: Julie Atwood was standing at her son’s casket when the phone rang. The church where her son’s funeral was scheduled to be held the next day decided to abruptly cancel the service, after the pastor learned the deceased was gay and his obituary listed a surviving “husband.” Atwood said she was […]
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Watch a Reporter Grill Minneapolis Archbishop John Neinstedt on Same-Sex Marriage
This video, where Fox 9 reporter Tom Lyden asks embattled Minneapolis/St. Paul Archbishop John Nienstedt about gay marriage, is required viewing. The most important part starts at 11:36 in the below video: CityPages has a transcript of the exchange: Nienstedt: …[sex is to take place] within the context of a marriage relationship between a man […]
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Anti-Immigration Candidate for AZ Governor Says He “Stood Up to the Gay Lobby”
I like to imagine the Gay Lobby as being represented by an attractive man in a seersucker suit. He arrives in Andrew Thomas’s office holding two large cloth bags with “$$$” printed on the front. He sets the bags down on Thomas’s desk, sits in the chair facing Thomas, and smirks, “Looks like Arizona is […]
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The Republican Party Has No Idea What to Do About Gay Marriage Anymore
First, there’s this: Marriage equality arrived in New Jersey last October when Gov. Chris Christie (R) decided not to appeal a decision overturning the state’s ban. Speaking at the National Governors Association over the weekend, however, the possible 2016 presidential contender said that he believes the Republican Party should continue to fight against same-sex marriage. […]
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Utah Takes Gay Marriage to the Supreme Court
Reuters: Utah will appeal directly to the U.S. Supreme Court over last month’s ruling by a regional appeals court that found in favor of gay marriage in the conservative state, the attorney general’s office said on Wednesday. A challenge by Utah was widely expected after the June 25 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals […]
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“A Burger Has Never Made Me Cry Before”
And a Burger King video has never made me want to puke before. (Unless we count slaughterhouse footage as a Burger King video, which we probably should.) It’s a fine line between support and pandering, and for me, the above video coats that line in bloody gay cow guts.
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Another State Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment Struck Down
It’s Kentucky’s turn—and, once again, a Republican-appointed judge did the striking down. From the Freedom to Marry’s press release: Today a Republican-appointed federal judge ruled that Kentucky’s constitutional amendment banning same-sex couples from the freedom to marry is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II was appointed by President George H. W. Bush in […]
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Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Utah Gay Marriage Ban
The New York Times brings the news: DENVER — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that states cannot bar same-sex marriages, overturning Utah’s voter-approved ban against them in a decision that extends a long streak of legal victories for such unions. The ruling by a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for […]