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News: B&B, Salon Shooting, Billy Graham, DOMA

Andrew Belonsky October 18, 2012

1NewsIcon Police say a domestic dispute was the motivating factor in a Florida hair salon shooting that left four people including the gunman dead today.

BindersgayMarriage1NewsIcon More fun from the Binders Full of Women Tumblr.

1NewsIcon The Catholic Church and the National Organization for Marriage have provided 60% of the funds
aimed at denying same-sex couples the right to marry in four states.
They have so far spent a total of $2.5 million on their discriminatory
crusade, according to the Human Rights Campaign.

1NewsIcon Michael Black and John Morgan were awarded £1,800 each after winning their discrimination suit against a bed and breakfast, the Swiss Bed and Breakfast, that turned them away in 2010 because they're gay.

1NewsIcon Don and Megan Draper will be taking a tropical vacation on the next season of Mad Men.

1NewsIcon A record 3.85 million people tuned in for the season two premiere of American Horror Story.

1NewsIcon Anti-gay comic book owner Larry Doherty is now extending his hate to transgender people.

1NewsIcon Sam Raimi is reportedly going to direct an unnecessary Poltergeist remake.

RomneyCart1NewsIcon Ann Romney says husband Mitt is "absolutely done with politics" should he fail to win the presidential election.

1NewsIcon Today in gay history, 1990: "Three white supremacists were convicted of conspiring to blow up a gay bar in Boise, Idaho."

1NewsIcon The homophobic group One Million Moms is now trying to take down a new Nick Jr. evening programming block that includes a show called What Was Carol Brady Thinking? that adds thought bubbles above the iconic tv mom's head. One of the offending thoughts, according to OMM, is "Does Mike think needlepoint is foreplay?"

1NewsIcon Evangelical leader Billy Graham's foundation finally removed Mormonism from its list of cults.

1NewsIcon Think Progress' Ian Millhiser discusses how conservative judge Dennis Jacob's decision today to strike down DOMA could impact potential Supreme Court cases: "If Jacobs’ reasoning is adopted by the Supreme Court, it will be a
sweeping victory for gay rights, likely causing state discrimination on
the basis of sexual orientation to be virtually eliminated. And the fact
that this decision came from such a conservative judge makes it all the
more likely that DOMA will ultimately be struck down by the Supreme
Court."

1NewsIcon This woman breastfeeds her pug but bottle feeds her children. Priorities?

Django1NewsIcon Check out the posters for Quentin Tarantino's new flick, Django Unchained.

1NewsIcon Useful mud: "New radiocarbon measurements from the silty bottom of a Japanese lake
could be one of the most helpful tools for natural historians in
decades. With this new record, archaeologists could nail down the
precise timing of the demise of the Neanderthal. Or anthropologists
could determine exactly when humans spread into Europe. Or climate
scientists could better understand the last ice age, and what
climatological conditions led to the glaciers’ retreat."

1NewsIcon The final preparations are being put on Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel's Italian wedding.

1NewsIcon The Los Angeles Unified School District and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center are joining forces to combat anti-LGBT bullying in the City of Angels. "The school district had a long history of helping these youth, but we knew even more could be done," said L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center chief executive Lorri Jean.

Topics: Film/TV, News, Religion More Posts About: 2012 election, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Billy Graham, Billy Graham, bullying, catholic church, discrimination, DOMA, DOMA, Film, gay marriage, Human Rights Campaign, Human Rights Campaign, Mad men, Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney, Mormon, Mormon, News, One Million Moms, One Million Moms

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