The Illinois House Executive Committee tonight advanced SB-10, or the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, passed by the Senate last week, in a 6-5 vote. The bill now proceeds to the full House, and if passed, Governor Pat Quinn has said he w…
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Archives for February 26, 2013
Posts from February 26, 2013
Towleroad Talking Points: Some GOPers Side With Love
BY SAM GREISMAN A look back at today's top stories GAY ISSUES As we close in on the date that the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Proposition 8 case, more than 75 leaders of the Republican Party have signed a brief that urges the c…
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Republican Strategist Margaret Hoover Talks About the GOP Prop 8 SCOTUS Brief with the NYT: VIDEO
Marcus Mabry of the New York Times spoke with GOP strategist Margaret Hoover today about the SCOTUS brief signed by more than 80 Republican leaders to be filed this week urging the Court to strike down Proposition 8. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP… Related.…
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Anderson Cooper Talks Coming Out with Andy Cohen: VIDEO
On last night's Watch What Happens Live, Andy Cohen asked Anderson Cooper if his opinion had changed since he came out regarding whether certain people in the media who are closeted (and Cohen and Cooper are not naming names) should come out or n…
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Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman Explains Why She Changed Her Mind on Same-Sex Marriage
Hewlett-Packard CEO and former California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, who signed her name to an amicus brief being filed this week by more than 80 Republican lawmakers and political leaders, explained today in a LinkedIn post her decision to…
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Apple, Facebook, Intel to Join Dozens of Companies in SCOTUS Brief Opposing Proposition 8, DOMA
Corporate power is planning to wield a mighty axe against Prop 8 and DOMA this week, in a Supreme Court brief, Bloomberg reports: Dozens of companies, including Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Morgan Stanley (MS), are planning to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to…
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1315
JOHN BOEHNER: Getting testy about the sequester. BUTTER CANDLES: Not the prettiest things, but who knew? SCIENCECAST: NASA looks at the origin and make-up of the Russian meteor. MARRIAGE NEWS WATCH: AFER's Matt Baume on the briefs in the Prop 8 a…
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Chuck Hagel Confirmed as Secretary of Defense in 58-41 Vote
Former Senator Chuck Hagel has been confirmed as Secretary of Defense in a 58-41 vote four hours after the Senate invoked cloture in a 71-27 to end debate on his nomination. The Washington Blade reports: Among those casting a vote in favor of Hagel w…
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News: Blake Lewis, The Pope, Melbourne, James Franco, Uganda
Ugandan tabloid again puts gays in danger by outing them. Andrew Sullivan has made $611,000 to date on his new Dish blogging venture. Gay Melbourne dance party 'Closet' stirs controversy by using Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe on its signage. Cel…
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Low Hangers: VIDEO
Father Tiger, who lit up last December with their musical fantasy about Santa as a young dark-bearded stud, is back with some hunky dudes engaged in competitive eating. Check out "Head Hung Low", AFTER THE JUMP… (via jmg)…
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