April 14, 2009, 2:48 pm
much coverage to all the gay marriage victories (yes, I know). Anyway, Prager went off, repeatedly, about how gay marriage was a more important issue than the economy (thus the look of consternation on my face, above). I disagreed. I suspect most of "real" America did too.
April 14, 2009, 11:22 am
anything but reticent about gay issues. She called homosexuality "a biological error." She made comments about gay men being prone to pedophilia. It was nasty.And today, she's not only avoiding gay questions, on gay marriage specifically she said: "I don't have much of an opinion on it."Something has happened in our society over the past
April 14, 2009, 4:45 pm
Civil Liberties, Radical Religious Right, Right Wing Whack Jobs, Glbt, Gay Marriage, Matt Mccoy, National Organization For Marriage
Matt McCoy, the only openly gay State Senator in Iowa. Here’s the story from the Quad City Times: Lt. Mark Logsdon of the Iowa State Patrol confirmed Monday that Sen. Matt McCoy, an openly gay lawmaker and Des Moines Democrat, has reported being the target of a death threat. McCoy was seen emerging from a meeting with law enforcement
April 14, 2009, 4:11 pm
The Gays, David Paterson, Gay Marriage, Log Cabin Republicans, Meghan Mccain
Good news, gays: David Paterson and Meghan McCain want you to have the right to marry! So any day now, you can look forward to equality. GOP head Michael Steele, who accidentally supported gay...
April 14, 2009, 7:54 pm
Okay, Vermont is done. Iowa is done. The New Hampshire House passed a marriage bill in March, but may get "tangled up" in the NH Senate.Up next, New York and Maine.Towleroad reports that New York Governor Paterson will introduce his marriage bill on Thursday:Paterson said in radio interviews last Thursday that he wants public debate on the
April 15, 2009, 8:40 am
Thomas Krever, Education, Anderson Cooper, Gay Youth, Hetrick Martin, Cnn, Bullying, Day Of Silence
report on the plague of anti-gay bulling in the nation's public schools, focusing on the suicide of 11 year-year old Carl Walker-Hoover and interviewing Thomas Krever, head of NYC's Hetrick-Martin Institute, which is home to Harvey Milk High School. Excellent piece.Learn about Hetrick-Martin here.Subscribe to
April 15, 2009, 5:30 pm
David Paterson, Gay Marriage, New York, News
vocal in his opposition to gay marriage, questioned Paterson's timing and called it 'ridiculous,' particularly given the fact that this is the week Archbishop Timothy Dolan is being installed in his new job. 'I think this is the wrong time to do it,' Diaz Sr. said. '(Paterson) is doing this as a welcoming ceremony
April 15, 2009, 12:13 pm
Gay, Glbt, Good As You, Homosexual, Tennessee
are still able to reach anti-gay sites, including websites that urge LGBT persons to change their sexual orientation or gender identity through so-called reparative therapy or ex-gay ministries a practice denounced as dangerous and harmful to young people by such groups as the American Psychological Association, the American
April 17, 2009, 8:40 am
Same Sex Marriage, Gay And Lesbian Rights
Party should support gay marriage, and rightish bloggers are pretty deeply divided as to what the position of the Republican Party should be. Allowing that right wing bloggers are more libertarian than the party as a whole, it still seems to me to suggest that gay marriage is understood to be a long term loser for the
April 17, 2009, 12:41 pm
Discrimination, Gay Bar, Illinois, News
mobilized and dozens of gay rights supporters lined up last weekend outside The Elbo Room to express their outrage. The sign, they said, might as well have read, 'Gays are not welcome here.' 'The sign was basically a sign of intolerance, and we're not going to stand for it anymore,' said Stephanie Worlow, 27, one of
