In a too-short clip from today's Anderson Live, Anderson Cooper talks to Libby Phelps about the Westboro Baptist Church's pickets, if she felt normal doing it, and why they picket the funerals of dead soldiers. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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Archives for February 13, 2013
Posts from February 13, 2013
Let’s Watch the Fire Island Pines Pavilion Rise from the Ashes: TIME-LAPSE VIDEO
Fire Island Pines' iconic Pavilion nightclub, which burned to the ground in November 2011 and tore the social heart out of the New York gay resort community, is well underway to being resurrected. See the plans here. Developers this week released…
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The Pentagon Extends Some Benefits to Same-Sex Couples: How Is That Legal?
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (right) has ensured that at least some of the benefits given to military spouses will be meted out regardless of sexual orientation. The same-sex partners of our gay service m…
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Matt Damon Won’t Be Pooping for a While: VIDEO
He's on strike. Details, AFTER THE JUMP……
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Vassar Students Raise $40,000+ for The Trevor Project in Response to Protest by Westboro Baptist Church
I mentioned this in my round-up yesterday, but I have to give it more attention, partly because it's awesome and partly because I am A PROUD ALUMNUS ('89) of this so-called "Ivy League Whorehouse". Westboro Baptist Church is plannin…
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Ohio Catholic School Administrator Fired for Pro-Gay Marriage Blog Post Speaks Out: VIDEO
Earlier this week I posted about Mike Moroski, a former administrator at Purcell Marian High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, who was fired by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati after telling him to either recant or lose his job. ABC News reports: In order to…
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What the Twins from ‘Desperate Housewives’ Look Like Now: Ripped
Remember Max and Charlie Carver from Desperate Housewives? They're in Teen Wolf now. The Teen Wolf Tumblr posted this photo in response to a question from a fan concerned that there were going to be less shirtless guys in season three. Wrote the…
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Marco Rubio Jokes About His Dry Mouth Disaster: VIDEOS
Marco Rubio made the rounds this morning to talk about his response to the State of the Union address, but mainly the water. Explained Rubio to George Stephanopoulos on GMA: "I needed water, what am I going to do? God has a funny way of remindin…
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Rachel Maddow Blasts Boehner, House Republicans for Blocking Gay Military Benefits: VIDEO
Rachel Maddow looks at Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's recent announcement that benefits to nearly the extent allowed by current law will be extended to gay servicemembers and their families, and John Boehner and House Republicans' campaign…
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Affenpinscher ‘Banana Joe’ is America’s Top Dog: VIDEO
'Best in Show' at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show last night was Banana Joe, a monkey-faced Affenpinscher who beat out a Portuguese water dog, a Sheepdog, a Bichon Frise, an American foxhound, a fox terrier, and a wirehaired Pointer. Las…
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