Voting on Equal Rights is a National Disgrace
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.
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.
Wayne Besen | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics
Let it be known that the GLBT community is no longer interested in being pals with the powerful or having the famous tell us we are fabulous -- unless it leads to action.
Wayne Besen | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics
"You can't resolve HIV with the distribution of condoms," the Pope told reporters aboard the Alitalia plane headed to Yaounde, Cameroon. "On the contrary, it increases the problem."
Wayne Besen | Posted 02.28.2009 | Media
Tim Goeglein is a perfect hire as lead Washington lobbyist for Focus on the Family. He resigned from the Bush White House, after it was discovered that he had plagiarized 19 of 38 columns.
Wayne Besen | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics
The rules of the Mormon, Catholic and Evangelical churches are now enshrined into civil law. I think people are finally awakened to this existential threat and willing to fight back.
Wayne Besen | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics
Like vultures circling the walking dead, social conservatives, these rapacious and repugnant culture warriors, are already poised to foist blame on McCain -- if he loses -- for not being conservative enough.
Wayne Besen | Posted 11.22.2008 | Chicago
James Dobson's self-righteous ranting about gay people overrides his ratings and the prejudice he perpetuates overshadows his popularity.
Wayne Besen | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics
I wasn't aware that Congress had to choose between the economy and protecting GLBT people from job discrimination. I had no idea that passing a hate crime law might hinder our efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Wayne Besen | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics
Palin's nasty one-liners aren't resonating at a time when peoples' bank accounts are flat lining. Cutthroat politics don't work as well when people are cutting back on gas and groceries. In a time of grave economic harm, one needs more than folksy charm.
Wayne Besen | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics
Log Cabin's tragic endorsement of John McCain exhibits an obdurate denial of his anti-gay record and a stubborn unwillingness to admit that their one-time hero is now hopeless.
Wayne Besen | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
For Obama to become president, the Democrats have to stop acting like bureaucrats and sell their candidate, while tearing down John McCain.
Wayne Besen | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics
While Rick Warren is an improvement over Focus on the Family's James Dobson, he must teach evangelicals there is a better way than the selfishness of modern conservatism.
Wayne Besen | Posted 08.02.2008 | Media
Exodus Intl. may smile and tell the mainstream media they love homosexuals, but at the "ex-gay" group's glitzy annual conference in Asheville, NC., 700 confused gay people had their souls strip-mined.
Wayne Besen | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics
Right wing organizations can be considered many things -- but certainly not advocates for the family. They inhale money, exhale anti-gay pollution and have done absolutely nothing for the traditional families.
Wayne Besen | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics