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Category Archives: gay
Morning Awful: Authoritarian Homophobia
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Share the post “Morning Awful: Authoritarian Homophobia”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Science once again proves the obvious: homophobia is mainly the result of self-oppressed, latent homosexuality. The latest evidence comes from the University of Essex, which tested participants for discrepancy between their overt (i.e. … Continue reading
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Reuben Lack’s Lawsuit is Not About Gay Rights at the Alpharetta Prom
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Share the post “Reuben Lack’s Lawsuit is Not About Gay Rights at the Alpharetta Prom”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWhen I first heard of Reuben Lack and his lawsuit against Alpharetta High School, I accepted the story as received: teenager versus fuddy-duddy adults is the … Continue reading
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Gov Bob McDonnell Is Preventing Me from Being a Bridesmaid
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Share the post “Gov Bob McDonnell Is Preventing Me from Being a Bridesmaid”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail I am ashamed of Virginia. Well, not really, but almost. I guess I’m ashamed of the government, duly elected by the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. … Continue reading
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One Million Moms vs Bill O’Reilly
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Share the post “One Million Moms vs Bill O’Reilly”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail JC Penney’s hired Ellen de Generes as their official spokesperson. I think that’s a good move. Ellen’s smart, she’s honest, she’s probably so trustworthy she could sell ice to Eskimos. I … Continue reading
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Morning Awful: Manning Defense
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Share the post “Morning Awful: Manning Defense”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Almost exactly one year ago during the debate on DADT reversal, hate group Focus on the Family media creature Brian Fischer cited the Bradley Manning story to argue that gayness is the first … Continue reading
So Don’t Vote … And This Is What You Might Get
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Share the post “So Don’t Vote … And This Is What You Might Get”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail By Emilia1956 Hey, all y’all EmoProgs and Professional Sheisters Lefties in the media … still promoting “Mitt’s the Shit” like your creature Bill Maher does from … Continue reading
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Gay Soldier Comes Out To His Father
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Share the post “Gay Soldier Comes Out To His Father”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailDADT ended yesterday at midnight. The sky has yet to fall in response, but lots of American servicemen and women have been stepping out of the closet for the last two … Continue reading
Gay Marriage: A Culture-War Win
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Share the post “Gay Marriage: A Culture-War Win”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWhat an item to wake up to. America has passed the tipping point, and so has the GOP: (W)hile in 2009 50% of Republicans polled felt their party should oppose marriage equality instead … Continue reading
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Morning Awful: Tea Party Nation Queering
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Share the post “Morning Awful: Tea Party Nation Queering”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailRemember Tea Party Nation, the for-profit tea party that held a convention with Sarah Palin at the Gaylord Opryland in 2010? Remember how tea parties were totally all about fiscal responsibility instead … Continue reading
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New York Marriage Equality: Theory of Change
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Share the post “New York Marriage Equality: Theory of Change”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWhat was that thing Russ Feingold said about how Democrats should tie one fiscal hand behind their back when dealing with Republicans? Because it turns out you can buy the change … Continue reading
Passing Rand for Vonnegut
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Share the post “Passing Rand for Vonnegut”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailBy Marc Mitchell During my freshman year of high school, fresh off an assigned (and traumatic) reading of Elie Wiesel’s Night, I was presented with a choice: Ayn Rand or Kurt Vonnegut.
