Yesterday, we applauded Vassar College for raising a whopping $100,000+ for The Trevor Project as a fundraising counterprotest against the Westboro Baptist Church, which picketed there yesterday. As you can see, Shirley Phelps-Roper was in fine form.…
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Archives for March 1, 2013
Posts from March 1, 2013
President Obama Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Prop 8 And More: An ANALYSIS of the Brief
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Ten years ago, the Supreme Court decided Lawrence v. Texas, striking down sodomy criminalization laws. Justice Kennedy's opinion in that case is the most important and sweeping gay rights decision in history; that…
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Genius Mash-Up of Schoolhouse Rock and Star Wars Will Have You Shouting ‘Yayyy!’: VIDEO
Bringing two of our favorite childhood things together, this genius mash-up of Star Wars and Schoolhouse Rock's "Interjections" makes us shout "Hooray!" Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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Mitt and Ann Romney Realize the Ride’s Over and They’re Nobodies: VIDEO
Ann and Mitt Romney characterize their feelings about losing the election in an upcoming interview on FOX News Sunday. Said Ann: "In our church, we're used to serving and you know, you can be in a very high position, but you recognize you…
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‘How to Survive a Plague’ to Become ABC Miniseries
David France's acclaimed documentary How to Survive a Plague is being developed into ABC's first miniseries in more than five years, reports the Hollywood Reporter: Ideally, the scripted adaptation, which is in its early days of development,…
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Lesbian Parent Beaten Unconscious at Playground After Defending Bullied Boy: VIDEO
A Texas woman is recovering after enduring a severe anti-gay assault at a school playground which left her unconscious, WFAA reports: Scarber is grateful simply to be alive. She said she was attacked at an elementary school playground for protecting…
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Terrifyingly Strong Big Dog Robot Hurls Cinder Blocks: VIDEO
What's the latest skill Boston Dynamics has put to the test of its BigDog robot? Get out of the way, AFTER THE JUMP……
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Edie Falco Opens In ‘The Madrid’ Off Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR Edie Falco has more than a knack for playing unusual mothers. From her iconic portrayal of mob matriarch Carmela Soprano, to her title role as a high-functioning addict in Showtime’s Nurse Jackie—she has an exceptional way of bringing…
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Rachel Maddow Tells Jon Stewart About Her Visit to the Supreme Court, Calls Justice Scalia a ‘Troll’: VIDEO
Rachel Maddow visited the Supreme Court yesterday as the Court was considering the Voting Rights Act, and had lots to say about it. "I don't have a number line that is long enough, that goes high enough to understand how on the same day we a…
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Gavin Newsom Talks to Jimmy Kimmel About Obama’s Prop 8 SCOTUS Brief: VIDEO
California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, the man who defied his state's same-sex marriage ban and began marrying gay couples in 2004, joined Jimmy Kimmel last night and as it usually does when Newsom is around, the topic of marriage equality…
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