DOMA is like a cobra
DOMA is like a cobra that's bitten its last seven owners!!! And it's looking for a new owner! Or defending DOMA is. Or something. "There are things that will happen. There are things that comes...
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Watch: Chris Hemsworth Made Too Much Muscle for Thor
Actor Chris Hemsworth talked to the L.A. Times this week about overdoing his training for his upcoming role in Kenneth Branagh's Thor film: "I got the part and immediately started looking at the comic...
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Indian State Bans Book Suggesting Gandhi was Gay
Over the weekend, Steve posted about Joseph Lelyveld's new biography of Mahatma Gandhi titled, Great Soul, in which Lelyveld suggests that Gandhi left his wife in 1908 for a German-Jewish architect and...
View ArticleAmericaBlog Gay: Why is MD State Senator Brian Frosh Blocking The GI...
Update: The gender bill was the ONLY bill among the 94 sent by the House to the Senate that was put in Rules Committee purgatory. Read the EQMD email after the fold.From Metro Weekly's Maryland Gender...
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Watch: Angry Birds, the Arab Spring Edition
In which Arab leaders come under fire in the video game of the moment. Via Ben Smith: "It's in English, but made by a Russian blogger named Egor Zhgun, and the comments on his blog express the hope...
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West Hollywood to Name Street After Elizabeth Taylor?
Certainly a worthy idea: According to Michelle Rex, interim deputy for Councilman John D'Amico, West Hollywood residents have been calling and writing City Hall, making that very suggestion. Rex says...
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Another Try for Marriage Equality in New York in May?
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo anticipates a marriage equality vote in May, according to advocates: "According to Marriage Equality New York head Ron Zacchi, Governor Cuomo has told state LGBT leaders...
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'The Hold Is Over': Immigration Discrimination Against Gays is Back on, Says...
Following up on news that's been developing all week, MetroWeekly reports that the hold placed on denial of green cards to foreigners who are part of same-sex married bi-national couples is now over:...
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Need for Co-Sponsors Holds Up Formal Reintroduction of ENDA
Rep. Barney Frank said Wednesday he was prepared to reintroduce the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in the House today, but a need for more co-sponsors has apparently postponed the...
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The Saga of Gay Bi-National Couples
ARI EZRA WALDMAN Ari Ezra Waldman is a 2002 graduate of Harvard College and a 2005 graduate of Harvard Law School. After practicing in New York for five years and clerking at a federal appellate court...
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News: Mike Rogers, Trump, Freaky Boiz, Panama, US Airways
Mike Rogers closes Blogactive, the site he used to out closed politicians. UPDATE: Mike tells us he is still on the case, which is good news, just evolving into something 2.0. Freaky Boiz duo causing...
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Watch: Pastor Ken Hutcherson's Reptilian DOMA Warning
Anti-gay marriage crusader Pastor Ken Hutcherson has a warning for you about DOMA. "DOMA is like the pet cobra who has seven owners, and every owner he has bitten and they have died. And all of a...
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Watch: Scenes from a Summer Place
This might take your mind off the everlasting winter in the northeast. A photobooth at an 'Endless Summer' birthday party becomes the canvas for a clip set to Dragonette's "Hello". Watch, AFTER THE...
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Washington State to Recognize Same-Sex Unions from Elsewhere
The Washington legislature today approved recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriages and similar unions, the AP reports: "On a 28-19 vote, the Senate cleared the last hurdle for the bill. It now...
View ArticleIndiana Republican lawmaker says women will pretend to be raped to get free...
I've heard of womb controlling, but what the ever-loving-f*ck is the matter with Indiana lawmaker Rep. Eric Turner (R)? This is sick (via Think Progress): Yesterday morning, the Indiana House...
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Out-of-state marriage recognition bill passes in the Washington state Senate
Great news from Washington state! Today the out-of-state marriage recognition bill (HB 1649) passed in the Washington state Senate with a strong bipartisan vote of 28 to 19. The new law will...
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Petty Officer Derek Morado's DADT Discharge Hearing Starts Today
Nearly a year ago, speaking on the ongoing policy negotiations on Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal, Lt. Dan Choi said in a statement:? "My question still remains ... When exactly will the discharges...
View ArticleAnal Cancer Screening Is Both Feasible and Warranted
A new study from a Veterans Affairs (VA) HIV clinic in Miami found that instituting widespread anal cancer screening among its HIV-positive patients was not only feasible but also justified—it detected...
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Gay Navy Petty Officer Spared Discharge After 'DADT' Hearing
Yesterday I reported that Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek Morado was going to be undergoing a discharge hearing under 'DADT', a troubling and odd situation considering the various branches of the...
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Colorado House Panel Kills Civil Union Bill in 6-5 Vote
The Colorado civil union bill was killed by a House committee last night: The bill failed, as expected, on a party-line vote, with six Republicans voting against sending the measure to another...
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