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Bigotry Watch

Gays Are ‘Very Sick People Psychologically, Mentally And Emotionally’ Says GOP Lt. Gov. Nominee

by David Badash ● 12:05 PM May 20, 2013
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Delegates from the Republican Party of Virginia officially nominated an anti-gay extremist, Tea Party candidate E.W. Jackson as their Lt. Governor nominee.

Bigotry Watch

Pro-Gun Radio Host: ‘We Need To Try, Convict, And Shoot Hillary Clinton In The Vagina’

by David Badash ● 11:25 AM May 20, 2013
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Internet radio host Pete Santilli, who has hosted NRA board member Ted Nugent and Gun Owners of America director Larry Pratt, last week said he wants to shoot Hillary Clinton “in the vagina.”

Civil Rights

EXCLUSIVE: A Conversation With Chief Justice John Roberts’ Cousin, LGBT Activist Jean Podrasky

by Joanne Kalogeras ● 2:53 PM May 18, 2013
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ cousin, San Francisco activist Jean Podrasky and her partner Grace Fasano talk with The New Civil Rights Movement’s Joanne Kalogeras.

Analysis

American Observances Of IDAHO Focus Inward

by Clinton Fein ● 12:34 PM May 18, 2013
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From NYC to San Francisco, America’s LGBT community marked the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) in a far different fashion than our international brothers and sisters.

News

Watch: Obama Fires Acting IRS Director Over ‘Inexcusable’ Behavior

by David Badash ● 6:37 PM May 15, 2013
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President Obama tonight announced the Treasury Secretary, Jack Lew, has accepted the resignation of Steven Miller, the acting IRS Commissioner, who was the Deputy IRS Commissioner until his promotion last year.

News

AG Eric Holder To GOP Rep. Darrell Issa: Your Conduct Is ‘Unacceptable’ And ‘Shameful’

by David Badash ● 3:23 PM May 15, 2013
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder moments ago, while testifying before Congress, took a moment to scold Republican Congressman Darrell Issa, calling his conduct “unacceptable” and “shameful.”

News

Beautiful: Minneapolis Bridge Becomes Rainbow Of Lights To Celebrate Marriage Bill Signing

by David Badash ● 9:47 AM May 15, 2013
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The City of Minneapolis last night transformed the I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge into a rainbow of lights in recognition of marriage equality in Minnesota.

News

Hypocrisy: Low-Tax Groups Should Be Applauding IRS For Doing Exactly What It Was Supposed To Be

by David Badash ● 2:09 PM May 14, 2013
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Low-tax groups like the Tea Party, the GOP, and the RNC should be jumping for joy that the IRS was doing exactly what it was supposed to be doing: ensuring that organizations applying for tax-exempt status actually deserve that status under the law.

Civil Rights

GOP Killed Bill That Would Have Stopped DOJ From Taking AP Phone Records

by David Badash ● 11:43 AM May 14, 2013
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Congressional Republicans helped kill the very bill that would have prevented the Department of Justice from being able to take the phone records of the Associated Press.

Marriage

Minnesota, In Landmark Vote, Becomes 12th State To Allow Same-Sex Marriage

by David Badash ● 5:19 PM May 13, 2013
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The Minnesota Senate today voted in favor of repealing the state ban on same-sex marriage and extending the institution of marriage to same-sex couples.

Discrimination

Whose Turn Is It To Tell America’s 3 Million Homeless And Foster Children Gays Can’t Marry?

by David Badash ● 10:16 AM May 12, 2013
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If you believe that LGBT people should be allowed to adopt children, you are logically required to believe that LGBT people must be afforded the right to marry.

Bigotry Watch

NY Rabbi: NAMBLA-Supporting ‘Mainstream Homosexual Activists’ Are After Our Kids, Guns, Bibles

by David Badash ● 6:29 PM May 10, 2013
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A rabbi who blamed Hurricane Sandy on same-sex marriage is out with another anti-gay lie: “homosexual activists” support NAMBLA and are after “our kids,” and “the bibles and guns that Americans cling to.”

Marriage

On Monday, Minnesota Could Be The 12th State To Allow Same-Sex Couples To Marry

by David Badash ● 5:14 PM May 8, 2013
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Minnesota House’s will vote tomorrow on a same-sex marriage bill, and the Senate will vote Monday, which could make Minnesota the 12th state to allow same-sex marriage.

Arts

Today’s Awesome Google Doodle Will Make You Want To Grab A Bucket Of Popcorn

by David Badash ● 1:32 PM May 8, 2013
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Today’s Google doodle is a tribute to graphic designer Saul Bass, the man who worked with Hollywood film greats, like Alfred Hitchcock, Otto Preminger, Billy Wilder, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese.

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