Mike Tidmus

“Let me be clear: I don’t want the GOP to pick up gay votes and I have no intention of voting Republican myself. Ever, ever, ever. But if Dems are worried about gay and lesbian progressives sitting out this election and the GOP managing to pick up the votes gay conservatives idiots, well, here’s how [...]

Obama is like some kind of combination hallucinogenic and heavy-duty narcotic. His devotees just can’t bring themselves to stop mainlining the Messiah’s empty promises. Slow news day, Advocate? Do we really need another fawning piece about an Obama worshipper who can’t seem to kick the habit? Hildebrand to Obama: Don’t Defend DOMAThe Advocate When Steve [...]

“The contrast with the U.S. is quite instructive and depressing. Not only is the U.S. not close to nationally recognizing same-sex marriage, but we have a law — the Defense of Marriage Act — that explicitly bars the granting of any and all federal spousal rights whatsoever (including immigration rights) to same-sex couples. Despite the [...]

“Courts should generally give Congress wide deference in writing laws, but should not be afraid to examine them when challenged, to make sure they serve a legitimate purpose. The Defense of Marriage Act was passed and signed as an election-year wedge issue, and the brief debate leading up to it was full of bigoted attacks [...]

From David Niose, the President of the American Humanist Association: “This is a victory for equality and a setback for religious conservatives who are so determined to oppose the acceptance of gays and lesbians in modern society. The AHA opposes efforts to impose religious standards in public policy, and the dispute over this legislation very [...]

Defense of Marriage Act ruled unconstitutional (video: The Rachel Maddow Show) What the court’s DOMA ruling means(video: The Rachel Maddow Show)

Right on schedule, here’s your Morning Merde™ from the tragically un-hip, comedy team of Maggie & Brian. The once-again nomadic NOMmies — they’ve hit the road for hate — bleat: “They are determined to overturn the will of the people …” Isn’t it funny how, when representative democracy (like 1996 the passage of the Defense [...]

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Lovely. As if you didn’t already suspect that the National Organization for Marriage was fueled by unadulterated hate, now they’re getting all chummy-wummy with the Reverend Lou Sheldon’s Traditional Values Coalition – a group classified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a bona fide ‘anti-gay hate group.’ NOM Marriage News: June 4, 2010 | [...]

The Daily Show tracks the progress of gay marriage from Massachusetts to Iowa to Washington, DC (video: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)

Is our ‘fierce advocate’ suddenly getting snitty about the fact that so many of the gays have now had it with patiently waiting for our rights, and given up on cocktail-weenie democracy – à la HRC’s unseemly fawning? Elsewhere, John Aravosis, hears rumors of White House hissy fits in the works. Are we surprised? Gays [...]

Part 1| Gay Activists Heated Debate about Obama’s Gay Rights Speech (video: News1News at YouTube) CNN anchor Don Lemon hosted an après-speech debate with guests Dan Choi, Hillary Rosen, Mike Signorile and Dan Savage that at times got a little testy. In case you missed the speech, which was broadcast live on C-SPAN and CNN yesterday, Steve [...]

“The time for talking is over. This President promised to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), he promised to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, he promised to pass the pro-LGBT Employment Non-Discrimination Act and a whole host of other things. Instead, he’s delivered on nothing while embracing anti-gay bigots Rick Warren and Donnie McClurkin. [...]

It appears President Obama has decided to forego a weekend of golf in San Francisco and hang out in DC over the weekend of the grassroots-netroots-spawned National Equality March. Instead, he’ll clink cubes with the A-gays at a Human Rights Campaign banquet scheduled to take place during the Equality to End AIDS Rally and Vigil, [...]

Bill Clinton Explains Why He Now Supports Same-Sex Marriage (video: CNN/Anderson Cooper 360, via News1News at YouTube) Former US President Bill Clinton recently indicated, albeit tepidly, that he supports marriage equality. Michael Tracy, writing at The Nation, revealed: Former President Bill Clinton has come out in support of same-sex marriage. After speaking at the Campus [...]