Tag Queer History

God Delusioned: James Hartline

“The Republican Party of San Diego has forced the acceptance and the election of a radical and immoral gay Republican named Carl DeMaio on the city council. DeMaio and the homosexual city council Democrat Todd Gloria have battled against me each year to counter my effective stand against their agenda. Once again these wicked council [...]

Obama’s administration to unveil national AIDS policy … finally

What?!?! You assumed we already had a national AIDS policy? That’s like thinking Obama’s much-celebrated — by Democrats anyway — healthcare reforms might actually help Americans living with AIDS and HIV before 2014. Silly you. White House to Release National HIV/AIDS StrategyPOZ Magazine/POZ.com The White House will unveil the national HIV/AIDS strategy (NHAS) on Tuesday, [...]

Is Anita Bryant ready for another slice of pie or just back for another heaping helping of homophobia?

My goodness. Looks like we just might have to exhume Dame Elton — who recently, for a mere thirty pieces of silver, served as wedding singer at Jabba the Limbaugh‘s fourth traditional marriage — from his bed of rhinestone-encrusted mothballs for yet another spine-tingling chorus of The Bitch is Back. 70s Hate Queen Returns Gossip [...]

The American Humanist Associations hails yesterday’s DOMA ruling

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 [...]

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Quit squirming! You’re oppressing our religious freedom!(cartoon: via Wipeout Homophobia on Facebook)

Chris Hayes subs for La Rachel, breaks and clarifies DOMA court ruling news

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

NOM gets all pouty-like over federal court’s DOMA strikedown

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 [...]

Ugandan gay activist found beheaded

[ updated: see below ] Thank you Christian Pastor Lou Engle, Christian Pastor Martin “Eat Da Poo Poo” Ssempa, Christian Pastor Jim Garlow and your good Christian buddies among the perpetrators of the ex-gay lie, thanks to the international Christian cosa nostra known as The Family, and extra special thanks to the rest of America’s [...]

Mother Jones tolls NOM’s knell

In a new piece, Mother Jones charts the rapidly accelerating descent of the National Organization for Marriage from its shadowy beginnings as a venomous bunch of Mormon money-fueled, anti-gay theocrats eager to eliminate the civil rights of their fellow citizens into a shambolic, rudderless steaming pile of stink that seems to have forgotten which direction [...]

Cowardly Prop H8ers are still freaking out about trial tapes

Prop H8′s cowering cowards are continuing to make a mad dash for the nearest closet or duck under any available bed, but their big, cowardly, faith-biased asses are still hanging in the wind. And, yeah, being a religious bigot and a thug does make your ass look bigger. Prop 8 Proponents Want Court to Get [...]

Fuck the idea of a Ronald Reagan Day

If this goes through, Californians living with HIV and AIDS and any remaining gays that still give a flying fuck about AIDS and what was done and what was not done at the height of the AIDS crisis should observe the day by burying Reagan’s Simi Valley grave in red ribbons. Reagan Day Bill Advances [...]

The Jetsons celebrate gay pride

The rainbow flag tops Seattle’s Space Needle attraction (photo: via Pam’s House Blend) Kidding. This is, however, the first time the rainbow flag has been flown over the Seattle landmark. Xtian freakshow and pathetic hate-monger Pastor Ken Hutcherson must be peeing all over his pathetic self since his pathetic attempt to pee all over Seattle [...]

Court: Anti-gay, Christian bigot has ‘a right’ to disrupt gay pride event

This just simply defies logic. Find the backstory at the link to my earlier post: Unwelcome theofascists still hellbent on invading gay pride event. Box Turtle Bulletin » Judge: anti-gay activist can’t be kept out of pride event In a truly mind-boggling decision, a judge in Minneapolis has decided that an anti-gay activist must be [...]

The US Supreme Court sides with election transparency

Check out Dominic Holden‘s Seattle Stranger rundown on yesterday’s SCOTUS decision that went against those who would sign to take away the rights of their fellow citizens and then hide like the kind of cowering cowards that would do that kind of thing. R-71 Case: Supreme Court Rules Petitions Are Public | Slog | The [...]

The Quotable David Niose

“The AHA is suggesting that everyone step back for a moment to consider how aggressive the BSA is willing to get in imposing its discriminatory policies on the public. This shows that the BSA not only wants the right to discriminate, but that it still expects special treatment despite its unfair prejudices. As the scouts [...]