“But we also believe in something called citizenship citizenship, a word at the very heart of our founding, a word at the very essence of our democracy, the idea that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations.”

Police have determined that the 33-year-old lesbian who claimed she was attacked in an anti-gay hate crime made the whole thing up.

If I pitch my tent here will a bear eat me?

Or, “The One Where Clint Eastwood Does That Thing With The Chair, Oh My God.”

Desmond Tutu, Jim Henson, and Me.

“We never ask young people what they are willing to sacrifice to make the world better and that’s one of the biggest problems in this country.”

You can be a Chief Executive Scout too! (As long as you aren’t female, queer or compassionate.)

The gay foreign policy spokesman Romney hired tolerated about two weeks of B.S. before jumping ship — yep, it’s gotten that bad over there.

I have more than one reference to Ellen in this post, and the person who finds them all wins a lot of time spent reading about stuff peripherally about Ellen Degeneres.

“It Gets Better” is now an hour-long MTV/Logo TV special with famous people and everything.

Puppies, Ellen, puppies, feminism, PUPPY BOWL VIII.

The priest who denied Barbara Johnson communion at her mother’s funeral and walked out during her eulogy is suspended — but higher-ups claim it’s got nothing to do with that whole lez thing.

“Every time a loudspeaker crackled in class, kids braced themselves for the feared preamble, ‘We’ve had a tragic loss.'”

Also, does anyone else want a sandwich?

Everyone is in love with the new ad spot for marriage equality from GetUp! Australia.

Rachel Maddow is the shining star in the room for an interview with Slate. Have I mentioned I love Rachel Maddow?

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

The “equal rights” angle wasn’t working so some gay marriage advocates are switching it up.

“Friends at home are asking me what’s going on with all the protests… I never know what to say.”

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.”