Say what you will about failed presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, but the former Republican House Speaker is poised, either by design or by circumstance, to become one of his party’s loudest voices on marriage equality. And that’s a good thing. A…
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Archives for January 10, 2013
Posts from January 10, 2013
Giglio: ‘Agenda’ Would Overshadow Inauguration Prayer
Rev. Louie Giglio has released a statement on why he stepped down from his position as the official inauguration pastor. According to him, a shadowy “agenda” threatened to distract from and “dwarf” his appearance. Due to a mes…
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Anti-Gay Pastor Louie Giglio Removes Self From Inauguration Line-Up
ABC News journalist Jonathan Karl reports that Louie Giglio, the anti-gay reverend chosen to deliver the benediction before President Obama’s inauguration, has been removed from the program. And apparently it was his decision.…
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Pulitzer Prize Winner ‘Water By The Spoonful’ Opens Off-Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Drama, Water By The Spoonful by Quiara Alegría Hudes, opened Off-Broadway on Tuesday in a New York premiere at Second Stage Theatre. Directed by Davis McCallum, the play attempts to explore the complex n…
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Cory Booker’s 1992 Op-Ed Proves The Power Of Gay Friendship
Time and again polls show that the single biggest factor in someone changing their minds about marriage equality or general LGBT rights is meeting an LGBT person. It’s that simple. They meet a gay person, see that we don’t have horns, and…
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Qantas-Riding Python Retroactively Becomes Star Of 2006 Movie: VIDEO
There are two possible reactions to video of a 10-foot python riding the wing of a Qantas plane. The first is a joke about the 2006 Sam Jackson movie Snakes on a Plane. The second, which was my reaction, is something like this, “No. No! I hate everyt…
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Canadian PSA Fights ‘Faggot’ With Censorship: VIDEO
The No Homophobes Campaign recently released a very effective television ad meant to counter the tenaciously ubiquitous word “faggot.” The campaign, organized by the University of Albertaʼs Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services, has been…
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Dan Savage Explains Why You Should Support Legal Pot: VIDEO
Activist, author and defender of the little guy Dan Savage today posted a video in which he explains why you, the American voter, should join Washington State and Colorado in supporting legalizing recreational marijuana. Listen to what he has to say…
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‘Lincoln,’ ‘Les Mis’ Lead 2013 Oscar Nominations: COMPLETE LIST
Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone were up early this morning (or up late last night) to announce the 2013 Oscar nominations, and the selection is both predictable and deserving. Biopic Lincoln is definitely leading the pack with five nominations out of…
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Log Cabin Head Tries To Explain Hagel Opposition On Fox News: VIDEO
Another day, another story about Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel. Today’s tale, or the first one of today, there will probably be more, is about interim Log Cabin Republican leader Gregory T. Angelo discussing the group’s opposition with Fox Ne…
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