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NOM Issues Hypocritical And Repressive 2016 Presidential Marriage Pledge

Not content with completely humiliating themselves pre-Obergefell, NOM has decided to continue their soon-to-be redundant fight in the era of equality in all 50 states. They have issued a pledge to...

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Ireland LGBT Charity Targeted In Biological Hoax Terrorist Attack

Evidently, anti-LGBT conservatives are still whining about losing a popular vote in Ireland, and are now lashing out violently.From Gay Star News:A bomb squad was called to the office of an Irish gay...

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Dear NOM: This Isn't "Playing The Victim Card". This Is The Reality Of LGBT...

NOM has announced its support for the "First Amendment Defense Act" introduced by Mike Lee, which prevents the federal government from doing anything about discrimination against married same-sex...

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Russia's Latest Treatment Of LGBT People

Russia is taking time out from shooting down commercial passenger planes to continue to persecute its LGBT citizens at home.From Gay Star News:A gay activist in Russia was fined for holding a LGBTI...

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NOM Compares The Fight Over Marriage Equality To World War II

We've seen a lot insanity from the religious right over marriage equality lately, most notably with Rick Scarborough pledging to be shot and burned ('cause, you know, that's totally going to...

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Australian Christian Lobby's Hypocrisy On Schools And LGBT Issues

In the recent, renewed debate over marriage equality in Australia, Catholic archdioceses recently courted controversy after they put together a 15-page book in opposition to marriage equality. (When...

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NOM Responds To Marriage Equality Decision

In response to this morning's totally awesome, fantastic, oh-my-god-I-can't-believe-how-fucking-great-this-is decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, legalizing marriage equality nationwide, NOM has released...

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When You Don't Know If You Should Laugh Or Throw Up

Conservative Catholic blog CatholicVote has released this video about marriage equality. In it, you will hear the emotional, heart-wrenching stories of bigots, as they tell us of the struggles that...

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Sam Brownshirt Continues To Be A Pain In The Ass

It now seems that the last holdout against marriage equality after the Supreme Court's decision is Kansas. Couples can marry in every county, but Gov. Brownshirt is continuing to obstruct state...

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The Delusions Of The Christian Right

NOM reports on Kentucky county clerks who refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples:These Kentucky clerks are absolute heroes. All American citizens are encouraged to stand up for marriage,...

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At What Point Can You Say That The Religious Right Wants LGBT People Dead?

I've always been amazed by the callousness and cruelty of the religious right. No matter how much you bang your head against their wall, just pleading and begging for them to see the humanity of LGBT...

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Pro-LGBT Church In Georgia Vandalized

From LGBTQ Nation:Authorities say vandals have spray-painted a Bible passage that condemns homosexual sex on a church whose pastor and his partner were among the first gay couples to receive a marriage...

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Croatia Bans Free Speech For LGBT People

Croatia is one step closer to being Russia after a court ruled it illegal to call out the homophobia of Croatian journalist Karolina Vidović Krišto.From Zagreb Pride:vIn a recent decision, the Osijek...

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Six People Stabbed At Jerusalem Pride Parade

It's not just Christianity and Islam. Judaism has a problem with LGBT people too:The BBC reports that police have arrested a man who stabbed six people at the Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem. Yishai...

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More Demands From The Religious Right

Here's NOM bleating about the (unfortunately remote) possibility that LGBT people will finally get anti-discrimination protections at the federal level. I've had to remove their bolding to add mine for...

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"Respect, Compassion And Sensitivity"? Yeah, Right.

Once again, the Catholic Church demonstrates it does not know the meaning of either word, and once again, it shifts the goal posts away from its own teachings to continue to exclude LGBT people.Now...

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Liberal Party Of Australia Rejects Conscience Vote On Marriage Equality

This disappointing news is breaking in the last few minutes:Coalition MPs have decided not to allow themselves a free vote on same-sex marriage, after a marathon meeting at Parliament House. Fairfax...

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A Texas Conservative Openly Calls For Violence Against LGBT People

On Thursday, Texas conservative Steven Hotze launched his "Faith, Family, Freedom Tour" with the aim of influencing Huston's upcoming municipal elections and, of course, trying to fight their civil...

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Tony Abbott's Marriage Equality Suicide Bomb

Late Tuesday night, I saw the news regarding marriage equality in Australia that Prime Minister Tony Abbott had decided not to allow his MPs to vote for marriage equality if they so chose, instead...

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Malaysia's Regression On LGBT Equality

This is from Malaysia, a "moderate" Muslim country:Malaysia’s Prime Minister has said his government will not protect LGBTI rights because they are at odds with Islam. Najib Razak made the comments...

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