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Op-Ed: Barney Frank Is Right, Immigration Reform Must Move Forward

by Guest Author ● 11:50 AM June 14, 2013

In this op-ed, MassEquality executive director Kara S. Suffredini writes: “We agree with Barney Frank that it is unconscionable that lawmakers committed to equality, commonsense and humane immigration policy were forced to make a false choice between protecting the rights of same-sex binational couples and passing comprehensive immigration reform.”

Bigotry Watch

Why Does Marco Rubio Hate Gay People So Much?

by David Badash ● 9:30 AM June 14, 2013
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U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, Tea Party Republican of Florida, must really, really hate gay people.

Marriage

Today: Hundreds Of Tea Party Evangelicals To Lobby Congress Demanding Replacement DOMA Law

by David Badash ● 11:38 AM June 13, 2013
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Hundreds of Tea Party evangelicals will be knocking on the doors of their U.S. Senators and Congressmen today, demanding a replacement law for DOMA, which even they assume will be struck down by the Supreme Court.

News

Sarah Palin, Rand Paul, Brian Brown Headline Disgraced Evangelical’s ‘Road to Majority’ Conference

by David Badash ● 9:15 AM June 13, 2013
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Tea Party GOP Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz, along with Sarah Palin and NOM’s Brian Brown are headlining disgraced evangelical leader Ralph Reed’s “Road to Majority” conference.

Marriage

To The LGBT And Progressive Communities On Our ‘Loss’ In The Illinois Marriage Fight

by David Badash ● 9:13 AM June 1, 2013
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I am disgusted and offended with the response to what happened in Illinois yesterday. But sometimes, like in last night, the fault is also ours.

News

New Pope In Rome, Same Old Anti-Gay Focus From The Catholic Church In America

by David Badash ● 3:33 PM May 29, 2013
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the highest-ranking Catholic in America, has made it clear how incredibly uncomfortable he is with LGBT people and seeing us as part of his flock.

Hate Crimes

25 Violent Anti-Gay Hate Crimes In NYC. Could Mayor Bloomberg Be Any More Absent?

by David Badash ● 10:12 AM May 22, 2013
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Mayor Bloomberg let four days and a rally by thousands of New Yorkers to mourn and protest the hate crime murder of a gay man pass before showing up to say something. Until yesterday, Bloomberg had not made one public comment this year about the anti-lGBT hate crime wave in his city.

Marriage

NOM President Brian Brown ‘Condemns The Murder Of A Gay Man In New York’

by David Badash ● 7:03 PM May 21, 2013
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Brian Brown, president of NOM, the National Organization For Marriage, today issued a statement condemning the anti-gay hate crime murder of Mark Carson, a gay man shot to death Friday in New York City.

Marriage

Tweet Of The Day: Elizabeth Warren

by David Badash ● 3:04 PM May 17, 2013
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Sen. Warren today promised to “keep fighting so all Americans can marry the person they love,” as she marked the ninth anniversary of gay marriage in Massachusetts.

Bigotry Watch

NOM Finally Denounces Homophobic Violence In France — 5 Hours After Equality Becomes Law

by David Badash ● 7:54 PM April 23, 2013
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NOM finally condemned the homophobic violence that has become a regular event over the past few months in France, exactly 5 hours after the France voted to make gay marriage legal.

News

Brownback Writes ‘JESUS + Mary’ On ‘Life Begins At Conception’ Anti-Abortion Bill

by David Badash ● 3:26 PM April 22, 2013
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Kansas Republican governor Sam Brownback on Friday signed into law a highly-controversial and likely unconstitutional anti-abortion bill, and at the top wrote his reason: “JESUS + Mary.”

Benjamin Phillips

New Details On Extent Of Injuries By Missouri Police To Man Visiting Husband In Hospital

by Benjamin Phillips ● 6:10 PM April 14, 2013
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New detail have emerged suggesting Kansas City, MO police inflicted injuries on the man arrested after being ejected by hospital staff for refusing to leave the bedside of his ailing husband.

International

Has NOM’s Work Been Fomenting Anti-Gay Violence In France Over Marriage?

by David Badash ● 1:04 PM April 14, 2013
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NOM, the National Organization For Marriage, has spent months in France, and — surprise! — there’s been a surge of anti-gay violence. Will NOM denounce the violence?

Economics

Thank You Senator Elizabeth Warren. Because Of You, I Got My Money Back!

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:24 AM April 2, 2013
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Elizabeth Warren created from scratch, a federal agency to investigate consumer complaints. Who could have predicted it would really work?