Tag Archives: LGBT

GOP Approves Increased Spending…

Posted on December 14, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

…for DOMA While negotiations concerning the fiscal cliff continue, and as the Tea Party House reportedly rejects the idea of even a 10-to-1 cuts:revenue deal, the Republicans have found at least one thing they’re willing to spend more money on … Continue reading →

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Unhinged

Posted on December 11, 2012 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

Whatever the future brings, Justice Antonin Scalia will leave a permanent, ugly stain of the history of the nation. via ThinkProgress In a Princeton University speech Monday, Justice Antonin Scalia defended his opposition to LGBT equality and his previous comments … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Morning

Posted on December 10, 2012 at 10:34 am by Bob Cesca

“There is something like an emerging consensus. Quite literally, the opposition to gay marriage is dying. It’s old people.” George Will on This Week with George Stephanopoulos But you know what? It’s not just marriage equality. It’s nearly every issue: … Continue reading →

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Not My Ebeneezer

Posted on December 8, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – David Fitzsimmons In other news, the Supreme Court has announced that they will hear cases regarding the Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8. Predictions for the fight? Personally I believe both will be struck down 5-4 … Continue reading →

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He’s Not a Scientist, Man

Posted on December 5, 2012 at 3:30 pm by JM Ashby

GOP darling Marco Rubio has changed his mind on the whole how-old-is-the-earth debate. Or has he? RUBIO: There is no scientific debate on the age of the earth. I mean, it’s established pretty definitively, it’s at least 4.5 billion years … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tales

Posted on December 1, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Rob Tornoe In other news, West Point’s Cadet Chapel hosted its first same-sex couple today since the end of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Cadet Chapel, the landmark gothic church that is a center … Continue reading →

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The Continued Bigotry of Pastor Rick Warren

Posted on November 29, 2012 at 7:17 am by Bob Cesca

My Thursday column… Earlier this month, I wrote an article in which I suggested that liberals stop hectoring people of faith and simply focus on religious groups and leaders who attempt to undermine or replace secular law with biblical dogma. … Continue reading →

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Fiscal Poker Face

Posted on November 15, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Tim Eagan In other news, President Obama nominated seven judges for the federal bench yesterday, including one openly-gay African-American. If approved, Judge William L. Thomas would become the first openly-gay African-American man to become a federal judge.

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Progress

Posted on November 12, 2012 at 3:40 pm by JM Ashby

Good news — Kyrsten Sinema, an openly bisexual state senator from Arizona, has been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. PHOENIX — Former Democratic state Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has been elected to represent a new Phoenix-area congressional district, emerging … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:00 pm by JM Ashby

When I say that the tremendous amount of money spent on this election was not a waste because we won, and because we made an enormous amount of progress in the process, it feels like an understatement. In Maryland, voters … Continue reading →

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