Colorado's House just gave final approval to SB-11, the Colorado Civil Union Act, on its third reading in a 39-26 vote. All Democrats and Republican Representatives Cheri Gerou and Carole Murray voted in favor of the legislation, according to LGB…
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Archives for March 12, 2013
Posts from March 12, 2013
Homophobic Minnesota Lawmaker Proudly Introduces Close ‘Ex-Gay’ Friend on House Floor: VIDEO
As we noted earlier, hearings are underway in Minnesota House and Senate panels on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage there. In late February when the bill was introduced, Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen (R) appeared at a press conference to tell the…
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‘Protect Marriage’ and House Republicans: Justifying Discrimination at the Supreme Court
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN It's time to take a look at the briefs that ask the justices of the Supreme Court to uphold Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act. Those briefs, submitted by the official Prop 8 proponents, ProtectMarriage,…
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Bradley Manning’s Full Court Statement Released: AUDIO
Wikileaks soldier Bradley Manning's 1 hr and 7 minute speech to a military court was leaked by the Freedom of the Press Foundation today and posted as a Soundcloud file by Buzzfeed, along with an edited clip of Manning describing a 2007 video he…
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Hong Kong’s New Equal Opportunites Commission Boss Promises End to Anti-Gay Discrimination
Hong Kong's new Equal Opportunities Commission chief promises to do away with anti-discrimination, the South China Morning Post reports: "I am a Christian and considered a liberal-minded Christian. I [believe] … no one should be discriminate…
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YouTube Protects Admitted Gay Basher by Removing Video of Him Committing Assault
Is exposing a man on your street who confesses he called you a "faggot" and then assaults you an act of bullying or harassment? Apparently YouTube believes it is, because they took down the video posted yesterday of a man doing just that. W…
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Facebook ‘Likes’ Can Be Used to Correctly Predict if You’re Gay 88 Percent of the Time: Study
A new study by researchers at the University of Cambridge and published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (or PNAS) reveals that sexual orientation can be predicted almost 90 percent of the time just by simply looking at…
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Watch LIVE: Minnesota House Committee on Civil Law Hearing on Marriage Equality
The first marriage equality hearing has begun before a Minnesota House committee. Those interested can tune in here. As I noted last week, the chances look very good for the bill to get to both the Senate and House floors.…
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AIDS Ride Founder Dan Pallotta Gives Powerful TED Talk on Why Charitable Giving Industry is Broken: VIDEO
Dan Pallotta, known for creating the multi-day charitable event industry which included the AIDS Rides and Breast Cancer 3-Day events, received a standing ovation for his TED talk about how charity is dysfunctional and his plans to transform it. Pall…
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College Student Asks His Idol Billy Joel if He Can Accompany on Piano, and Results Do Not Disappoint: VIDEO
In Michael Pollack's own words: “So I decided I was gonna go see Billy Joel right when we found out he was coming, and as a childhood idol of mine, right away I knew what I wanted to do when we went there. My roommate and I decided that we would…
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