Right Wing Watch says three Republican presidential candidates have signed a pledge that stands against the bullying that “supporters” of “traditional marriage” have had to endure, the poor dears: In kicking off the event, NOM has announced that Santorum, Bachmann, and Mitt Romney have all signed a five-point “Marriage Pledge” [PDF] that includes a promise […]
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“Make It Stop” Nominated in New VMA Category
One the most-watched It Gets Better videos isn’t technically an It Gets Better video at all. It’s the video for Rise Against’s “Make It Stop (September’s Children).” Everyone at the IGBP—it’s not just me and Terry anymore (and hasn’t been for a long time, RSCC)—is hugely grateful to Rise Against for their outsized and moving […]
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NPR: Debate Rages Over Whether Gays Can Go Straight
Equality Matters calls bullshit on NPFuckingR’s bullshit report on conversion “therapy.” Tomorrow on Morning Edition: Debate rages over whether immersion therapy can change Jews into Christians.
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Another Anti-Gay Assault Reported Downtown
Suspect Dillan Cashman Portland Police report that they’ve made an arrest in an apparently anti-gay assault that occurred last night. Here’s the press release: On Sunday July 24, 2011, at 4:48 a.m., Portland Police officers assigned to Central Precinct responded to the report of an assault in Lovejoy Park, located in the 200 block of […]
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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is Dead
Yeehaw! The Pentagon and Obama certified this afternoon that the 16-year-old DADT is DOA. Obama’s press release via Towleroad: As Commander in Chief, I have always been confident that our dedicated men and women in uniform would transition to a new policy in an orderly manner that preserves unit cohesion, recruitment, retention and military effectiveness. […]
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Students Sue School District Where Justin Aaberg Was Bullied to Death
Minnesota’s Anoka-Hennepin School District isn’t going to get away with shit like this… · One student faced daily verbal and physical harassment at school after classmates discovered that she is a lesbian. She reported the harassment to school officials numerous times, but the only response was an occasional verbal reprimand to the harassers. The student […]
Posted inElection 2012
Speaking of Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum didn’t like what I had to say about him—not what I said about Republicans generally, which I didn’t mean and immediately apologized for—on Real Time with Bill Maher last week. Comedian and podcaster Marc Maron said something about wanting to hatefuck Michele Bachmann. To keep things from seeming all sexist and shit, I […]
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Obama Endorses DOMA Repeal
This is big news. Like Tracy Baim said: let’s watch what the president does and not worry too much—for now—about what he says.
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How Gay Marriage Could Make Portland $48 Million
Yes, legalizing same sex marriage is clearly the right thing to do from a civil rights standpoint. But a quick statistical tidbit from New York, whose legislature recently approved gay marriage, shows a surprising argument in favor of allowing marriage for all: It pumps lots of money into the state economy. New York City’s Economic […]
Posted inReligion
“Would a GAY GUY Want You to Stick a Ruler in His Anus?”
“I don’t THINK so. Now stick a ruler in my anus, Catholic Church. Do it. I dare you. I think you will find that my anus is very tight! Not like some of the gay anuses I’ve seen. STICK A RULER IN MY ANUS OR ELSE.” Accused of being gay, Spanish priest challenges Church to […]
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Google+ Enables Gender Privacy
Until yesterday, the only information everyone could see on every Google+ profile were your name and your gender. Last night, Google+ Profiles Product Manager Frances Haugen posted this video announcing that soon Google users would be able to control their gender information: In a nutshell: If you decide to make your gender private, you will […]
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Nightline Report On Marcus Bachmann’s Pray-Away-The-Gay Practice
In other Marcus Bachmann news: some people are wondering just what kind of a doctor Michele’s fabulous husband is.