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Politics + Activism

Bradley Manning’s Lawyers Argue That Being Gay Under DADT Was A Factor in WikiLeaks Involvement

Bradley Manning is being tried for leaking files to WikiLeaks after 19 months of imprisonment, and the military is arguing that his being gay is “irrelevant.”

Rachel December 19, 2011 15 Comments
Politics + Activism

Kim Jong-il is Dead

Kim Jong-il was 69 and “fatigued.” His “effeminate” middle son will not be the next leader, obviously.

Riese December 18, 2011 103 Comments
Politics + Activism

Outing Gay Utah Teen Did Not Solve Gay Bullying, School Finds

Add “outing your students” to the list of gay bullying solutions that don’t work.

Rachel December 16, 2011 29 Comments
Politics + Activism

Prop 8’s Legal Team Really Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Rachel’s Team Pick: There is just nothing not funny coming out of Charles Coopers’ mouth.

Rachel December 15, 2011 18 Comments
Politics + Activism

Don’t Mess With a Lesbian Mom in Distress

The Mayor of Troy is brilliantly called out for her homophobia and the IRS is making life harder for some lesbian couples. Also some lesbian mom stuff is happening in Australia.

Lizz December 14, 2011 19 Comments
Politics + Activism

NOM and Their Secret Donors Can’t Handle Money, the Truth

NOM’s 2010 tax forms reveal that they’re not quite the grassroots organization they claim to be.

Laura December 14, 2011 12 Comments
Politics + Activism

Iowa Is Not Ashamed to Admit That Rick Perry is a Homophobe, Heckle Him Away

Rick Perry is heckled into silence in Iowa — but what did he expect after that offensive “Strong” ad? (And some “Strong” parody videos to make things less depressing.)

Whitney Pow December 13, 2011 15 Comments
Politics + Activism

Did You Hear The One About The Anti-Gay Politician Secretly Donating Sperm to Lesbian Couples?

Bill Johnson is a Republican politician from Alabama who campaigned on a platform against gay rights. He’s also been secretly donating sperm to lesbians. He has a “human need,” you see.

Lizz December 13, 2011 26 Comments
Politics + Activism

Mitt Romney Fought With A Gay Veteran, Gay Veteran Won

Mitt Romney gets asked by a Vietnam vet whether or not he supports equal rights for him and his spouse, and he does not have a satisfactory answer.

Rachel December 13, 2011 25 Comments
Politics + Activism

Why Conservatives Hate Gays, Love the Slippery Slope

Is the Senate really trying to “legalize bestiality,” or are Republicans just alarmingly obsessed with talking about it?

Rachel December 12, 2011 15 Comments
Politics + Activism

Rick Perry Gets Sunday Schooled by Christian Teen Sisters

Gabby’s Team Pick: Even Christians don’t like Rick Perry’s dumbass commercial.

gabby December 12, 2011 18 Comments
Politics + Activism

Obama and Hillary Officially Care About Global Gay Rights, a.k.a. “Human Rights”

The Obama administration’s decision to take treatment of gays and lesbians into account when making foreign aid decisions is actually really historic, and here’s why.

Rachel December 9, 2011 26 Comments
Politics + Activism

Newt Gingrich’s Lesbian Half-Sister Is Delightful on Rachel Maddow

Candace Gingrich-Jones on Rachel Maddow = Pure Bliss.

Jamie J. Hagen December 9, 2011 10 Comments
Politics + Activism

Judge Walker Still Gay, Still Totally Competent To Rule on Prop 8

In case you were worried we hadn’t spent enough time discussing Judge Walker’s gayness.

Rachel December 9, 2011 5 Comments
Politics + Activism

Rick Perry’s Totally, Completely Offensive Campaign Ad is Totally, Completely Offensive

Rick Perry just put out a new campaign ad where he’s totally bummed out that “gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can’t… pray in school.” Oh, also his chief pollster is gay!

Lizz December 8, 2011 79 Comments
Politics + Activism

Occupy DC Preserves Message, Not Unions

Solidarity forever, or something like that.

phoenix December 8, 2011 11 Comments
Politics + Activism

This Is A Roundup Post: Michigan Edition

All the gay news that’s fit to print w/r/t the state of Michigan today.

Rachel December 6, 2011 19 Comments
Politics + Activism

More on Nigeria’s Terrible, Horrible Anti-Gay Anti-Human Rights Bill

“…under the proposed legislation, even writing journalistic pieces such as this would be illegal.”

Jamie J. Hagen December 6, 2011 16 Comments
Politics + Activism

Listling Without Commentary: Excerpts From Past News Coverage of Herman Cain’s Campaign

“Cain later told Fox News that abortion should not be legal, but the family can make the decision to break the law.”

Carmen December 6, 2011 15 Comments
Politics + Activism

Iowa Teens Challenge Michele Bachmann on Gay Equality, Hijinks Ensue

In which three brave teenagers ask Michele Bachmann what exactly she plans on doing for gay people if she becomes President.

Rachel December 2, 2011 80 Comments
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