California’s LGBT politicos remember watching in horror in 2009 when the same antigay forces that stripped marriage rights from same sex couples in this state exported their Yes on Prop 8 campaign tactics to Maine and succeeded in repealing same sex marriage rights at the ballot box there, too. On Thursday, Jan. 26, advocates inRead the Full Story -->
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Congratulations to Congressmember Barney Frank who intends to marry his partner, Jim Ready, in Massachusetts. The news lit up Twitter after it was first reported by New England Cable News. According to the Victory Fund, which confirmed the news with his office, Frank, 71, “is the longest-serving openly gay member of Member of Congress, andRead the Full Story -->
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When Newt Gingrich released his 2010 tax returns on the day of the CNN debate in South Carolina, the pressure became even more intense for Mitt Romney to release his returns for 2010 and an 2011 estimate, as well. Reference was made to the Republican presidential candidate’s father George Romney, who unsuccessfully sought the presidentialRead the Full Story -->
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Torie Osborn, the openly gay candidate for the new 50th Assembly District, won another local Democratic club endorsement Wednesday night, Jan 25, when she got more votes than her rivals incumbent Assemblymember Betsy Butler and Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom. But the process getting to the final vote for endorsement so infuriated West Hollywood MayorRead the Full Story -->
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Here is the Daily Show’s take on Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels’ rebuttal to the President’s State of the Union Address, or what we like to call Mourning in America. Let us be honest, Daniels seems to have figured out that the only way for the Republicans to make in roads against President Obama is to [...]
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The sunspot storm has occasionally been messing up my cable, so I thought it was a reception problem. This morning, however, I saw back-to-back clips of Newt Gingrich from two consecutive days and it is not sunspots. Newt’s hair has gone from snow white to mildly salt-and-pepper with a slightly darker base tone overnight. [...]
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I once made the mistake of saying something nasty about Ronald Reagan. My mother informed that I was free to disagree with him, but I would, under penalty of hellfire, respect the office. Jan Brewer’s mother didn’t teach her any manners or any respect for the office. She got into a heated exchange with the [...]
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Congratulations are in order for Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts. His office has announced his intentions to marry his long time partner, Jim Ready. Harry Gural, Frank’s spokesman, told the Huffington Post that “Barney is planning to get married to his partner Jim Ready. The ceremony will take place in Massachusetts.” Late last year, Frank [...]
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On Wednesday, the Ohio House approved changes made by the Ohio Senate to an anti-bullying bill, which was the last hurdle it faced before being sent to Governor Johnny FOX…sorry, John Kasich’s desk. Kasich plans on signing the law known as the Jessica Logan Act. It was named for a Cincinnati teenager who committed suicide [...]
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Former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno leaves behind a complicated legacy with those who loved football seeing the man who lead Penn State’s football team for ages and others seeing a man who did not do enough to prevent the sexual molestation of children, allegedly by one of his assistant coaches. Paterno died [...]
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It seems Ohio has a tiny little problem over the November elections. The Republican legislature passed a bill which would shorten early voting periods and reduce in-person voting opportunities. The bill has inspired a move by Ohio voters to force a state-wide referendum of the bill, with Fair Elections Ohio submitting 307,358 signatures to put [...]
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South Africa’s human rights agency is investigating whether or not King Goodwill Zwelithini of the Zulu made comments that risk increasing anti-homosexual sentiment in the nation. According to the Johannesburg newspaper The Times, King Zwelithini called gays ‘rotten’ durring a speech. Commission spokesman Vincent Moaga said that the newspaper stands by the story, but King [...]
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