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National Organization for Marriage: Gays Were Never Hunted Down and Murdered Like 'Jews, Christians, and Blacks'

Alvin McEwen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Alvin McEwen

The latest from NOM is beyond the pale and it further proves what many LGBTs know about that group. NOM is not interested in defending marriage. It's only interested in bashing LGBTs, but not by physical attacks.

We're Changin Our Name

Fred Karger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Fred Karger

It's been just two years since a small group of friends and I started Californians Against Hate to draw attention to the mega-donors to California's Proposition 8 campaign. It's been a busy 24 months.

The "Intimidation" Argument: Conservative Hypocrisy on Parade

Waymon Hudson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Waymon Hudson

There's a new cry of outrage coming from the far right and conservative circles. They've started playing the victim card as the new go-to meme: intimidation from the mean, militant gays.

Message to Maggie Gallagher: Associating With Bigots Does Make You a Bigot

Alvin McEwen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Alvin McEwen

Gallagher has no room to claim that the she is unfairly being called a bigot when she and her organization choose to associate with those who freely and unapologetically stigmatize the lgbt community.

A Father's Day Lesson in Bigotry

Alvin McEwen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Alvin McEwen

A simple message on Father's Day by President Obama has some religious right organizations up in arms. The part making them see red is the acknowledgment of gay fathers.

Gallagher Steps Down As National Organization For Marriage President

Religion News Service | Adelle M. Banks | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Maggie Gallagher, the outspoken founder of the National Organization for Marriage, has step...

Glee Breaks New Ground on Gay Rights, but Must Go Further

Paul Hogarth | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Paul Hogarth

The FOX TV series Glee broke new ground this week, and it's not because they had a Lady Gaga episode.

Open Letter to Maggie Gallagher

Fred Karger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Fred Karger

I was able to see the absolute joy experienced by gay and lesbian couples who are now able to legally marry in Washington, DC. I wept when I saw reports of couples who have been together, some for decades.

Bert And Ernie Come Out in Favor of Same Sex Marriage

David Henry Sterry | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
David Henry Sterry

Bert and Ernie have long been rumored to be gay. Many have speculated that Ernie's international hit, "Rubber Ducky", was actually a coded love song to Bert.

Countering NOM's Missive on Prop 8 Judge Walker With the Facts

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Karen Ocamb

If Walker's sexual orientation is an issue in him deciding an LGBT-related case, well then, what about a straight judge who's been divorced judging a case involving marital relations?

Maggie Gallagher Commits 'Sin of Omission' To Make Case Against Marriage Equality

Alvin McEwen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Alvin McEwen

How can a study which never even looked at same-sex marriage or parenting be used to criticize these concepts?

Dear Maggie Gallagher: Exactly Why Is my "Same Sex Union" not a Marriage?

Jim David | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Jim David

Except for the legal piece of paper, my partner and I are a marriage in every possible way. So tell me, Maggie Gallagher, exactly how are we not? She would probably answer, "Well, Jim, you're just not."

Judge Walker Asks You: "Should the Olson/Boies Trial be Televised?

Rick Jacobs | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Rick Jacobs

Those who make careers of raising and banking money by denying equal rights to others want to maintain total control over the media on the eve of the most historic civil rights case in at least a generation.

Manhattan Declaration -- Who Are They Kidding?

Fred Karger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Fred Karger

Let's hope the Mormon leadership is truly softening its position on the issue of gay rights. It has been a huge PR nightmare for the Church and one that divides so many Mormon families.

Maine Voters To Decide Future Of Gay Marriage Law

AP | DAVID SHARP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

PORTLAND, Maine — Gay marriage has lost in every single state in which it has been put to a popular vote. Come Election Day, gay-rights supporte...

National Organization for Marriage Donor Names Kept Secret

Fred Karger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Fred Karger

The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has committed possibly the most blatant disregard of a state election law since records have been kept.

The New Gay Apartheid

Jim David | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Jim David

Whatever church those people do go to, they are taught hate and fear, not the Christian love I grew up with. They both hate gays and fear them.

Rhode Island to Buck National Organization for Marriage, Override Veto of Domestic Partner Death Rights

David Segal | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
David Segal

I co-sponsored the funeral rights bill for a constituent whose partner's body went unclaimed for nearly a month. Then our governor's fear of the "gay death-style" landed his mug on Colbert.

Ex Miss California Fired Again -- Now by NOM

Fred Karger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Fred Karger

Maggie, what happened to "the future of our movement, and the future of America," as you referred to Carrie just two months ago? Was it because she lied again?

Maggie and Brian -- Sign the Oath!

Fred Karger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Fred Karger

By giving $250,000, NOM is by far the biggest contributor to Question 1 on the November 3rd ballot in Maine. NOM has not disclosed any of the true donor names, nor filed as a PAC.

Is the National Organization for Marriage Conceding the Federal Prop 8 Trial?

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Karen Ocamb

Big happenings in the Prop 8 trial in advance of the Prop 8 trial starting -- the Prop 8 supporters are laying the groundwork with their supporters for a loss.

The Merits of a Plas-Tax Over a Bo-Tax

Annabelle Gurwitch | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Annabelle Gurwitch

The Bo-Tax is being touted as a way to help solve the health care budget crisis, presumably because a very small percentage of cosmetic procedures are covered under some insurance plans (unfortunately, not mine).

Will NOM's Maggie Gallagher Fire Carrie Prejean?

Fred Karger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Fred Karger

Dear Maggie: I was shocked and dismayed to hear yesterday that your lead spokeswoman has starred in a sex video. Are you going to fire Carrie Prejean? Donald Trump did.

Gay Rights and the Natural Law Farce

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Nathaniel Frank

Yes Robert George, reason plays a role in deciding natural rights. But if we're going to use reason, let's use real reason, and not lean on our ivy-league credentials to pass off homophobia as genuine rationality.

Voting on Equal Rights is a National Disgrace

Wayne Besen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Wayne Besen

With a record of 0-31 in marriage initiatives, now may be a good opportunity to review our complicity in a process that doles out or strips away basic rights by majority vote.