Pope Francis Compares Being Transgender To The Destruction Caused By Nuclear...
I'm really worried now that the best hope we've ever had in the Catholic Church for reform is quickly dying.From Gay Star News:'Let's think of the nuclear arms, of the possibility to annihilate in a...
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Veto AR SB 202
Arkansas's state legislature has passed a bill that would nullify all local anti-discrimination ordinances covering attributes not covered by state law.Unless it is vetoed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson within...
View ArticleYou Won't Believe Roy Moore's Answer As To Why He's Not Like George Wallace
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Injustice Roy Moore has given an interview to the Associated Press, explaining his illegal fight against marriage equality in Alabama (some states never learn) and why he's...
View ArticleTony Perkins Is A Willfully Ignorant F*ckstick
The anti-discrimination bill in Utah that covers sexual orientation and gender identity has been revealed. As it was always going to be a compromise between the LGBT community and religious people, the...
View ArticleObama Administration Files Pro-Marriage Equality Brief With Supreme Court
The Obama Administration has urged the Supreme Court to strike down marriage bans nationwide in a brief filed with the court by the Department of Justice on Friday.From LGBTQ Nation, here are some...
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Religion's Latest Treatment Of LGBT People
We begin with the Religion of Respect, Compassion and Sensitivity:The debate over the legislation heated up in the days leading to the vote, with opponents and supporters holding separate protests. The...
View ArticleThis Should Not Be A Controversial Statement.
Media Matters has done a blog response to an article by the Wall Street Journal, highlighting a passage that they found objectionable. The article was about the serious problem of sexual assault on...
View ArticleGoing Too Far In The Other Direction
Last week, I criticised Media Matters for objecting to the Wall Street Journal including a discussion about due process of law in an article about college sexual assault.Now I will criticise someone...
View ArticleThe Truth About Marriage Equality In Australia
I've seen a lot of misinformation about what took place in Australia this week regarding a marriage equality bill that has been introduced into our Senate by Sen. David Leyonjhelm, a libertarian...
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Indiana Is A Great Place To Be A Bigot
I just came across this new tourism campaign for Indiana:An update: We should also give credit where credit is due. Many Hoosiers are horrified by this law. In fact, within the last 24 hours, a rally...
View ArticleNOM: Marriage Equality Is As Bad As Slavery (No, Really)
One theme that I've consistently heard from the religious right is that if when the Supreme Court rules for marriage equality, they will resist it like Abraham Lincoln resisted Dred Scott. This...
View ArticleGeorge Stephanopoulos Grills Mike Pence On Indiana's License To Discriminate Law
As you would probably now, this morning, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence appeared on This Week with George Stephanopoulos to defend the state's new Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which likely allows...
View ArticleKeith Olbermann Slams Indiana's RFRA, Urges Sports Boycott Of Indiana
I've missed this guy ever since he left Countdown. So long after, still so brilliant.
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As Backlash Against Indiana Grows, So Does The Conservative Persecution Complex
In April last year, I published a diary detailing a long list of examples of how religious conservatives think that they are the victims of intolerance who are having their rights denied whenever their...
View ArticleBREAKING: Mike Pence Signs RFRA Amendment
From The Indianapolis Star:Gov. Mike Pence has signed into law a measure aimed at removing fears that the state's new "religious freedom" law would allow businesses to discriminate against gays and...
View ArticleCongress Supports Marriage Equality In Briefs To Supreme Court
The amicus briefs filed with the Supreme Court representing the Democrats and the Republicans are painting a very telling picture regarding which side is winning with these briefs. The winning side, by...
View ArticleReligion Not Giveth, But Religion Taketh Away
Raw Story reports:A taxpayer-funded Christian school in Florida recently cited its “awesome God” as the reason it fired a teacher for her so-called “lifestyle choice” to be a lesbian. Here's what...
View ArticleSpringfield Repeals Anti-Discrimination Ordinance
A disappointing result, but there is encouragement in its narrow margin:From LGBTQ Nation:An LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance passed by the Springfield, Mo., city council last October, was...
View ArticlePope Francis Responds To Recep Tayyip Erdogan
I've decided to try my hand at humor:ROME, VATICAN CITY- Pope Francis has launched a scathing attack on President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the latter's denunciation of the Pope's...
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Pragmatism, Idealism, And Identity Politics Gone Mad
One of my frustrations with the Left is that some elements within it are dogmatically committed to certain principles, without any regard to how they practically play out when acted upon. I call this...
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