June 28, 2013
The New Yorker’s Bert And Ernie DOMA Cover Image Is Superb
The New Yorker’s cover story (“BERT AND ERNIE’S ‘MOMENT OF JOY’“) gives us this superb cover image by artist Jack Hunter:
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June 27, 2013
Supreme Court DOMA Aftermath: Christian Persecution Syndrome
You will be made to care about gay marriage. — You must either fully embrace it or be shunned. – Erick Erickson (Red State)
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June 26, 2013
Same-Sex Marriage: Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA, Prop 8 – Voices Of Intolerance Wither
Do you hear those voices of bigoted dissent? Do you hear those decrying today’s DOMA and Prop 8 rulings by the Supreme Court? Do you hear the people talking about children and family as if they represent the final authority on such matters?
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June 17, 2013
Positive Same-Sex Marriage Media Coverage Is Not Bias
Conservative opponents of same-sex marriage will likely point to a new Pew study as evidence of liberal media bias.
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June 4, 2013
Conservatives Love When Big Government Legislates Morality
I’ve said this before, conservatives are all for big government. Conservatives are all for making government more intrusive. But I do need to add a slight clarification. Conservatives are fine with overreaching government as long as that government interference only impacts the lives of people who conservatives judge as different or immoral.
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May 7, 2013
Delaware Becomes 11th State To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Today Delaware became the 11th state to recognize same-sex marriage (effective July 1, 2013), only a year after legalizing civil unions between same-sex couples.
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April 30, 2013
ESPN’s Chris Broussard Says Jason Collins Is ‘Openly Living In Unrepentant Sin’
This is the talk of religious lunacy. Nobody says things like “unrepentant sin” unless in the context of God and the Bible.
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April 28, 2013
Washington State Republicans Want To Legalize LGBT Discrimination
To be clear, discrimination against gays, lesbians and other members of the LGBT community is already legal, as in, there are no laws prohibiting this form of bigotry. But Republican lawmakers in Washington state would like to take it a step further. They want a law on the books that explicitly allows prejudice and intolerance against LGBT people.
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April 19, 2013
Reuters: Boy Scouts of America To End Ban On Gays
In a Friday news dump, and a day where attention is focused elsewhere, a spokesman for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) told Reuters the organization will soon end it’s ban on gays. But nothing is official at the moment. The BSA board members must vote to approve the change.
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April 5, 2013
Rachel Maddow: Rights Are Not Supposed To Be Voted On
“Here’s the thing about rights. They’re not actually supposed to be voted on. That’s why they’re called rights.”
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