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Failed Florida Mayoral Candidate: Voters Chose Lucifer Over Jesus
Filed by John M. Becker | May 16, 2013 3:00 PM |Anna Pierre, the failed Florida mayoral candidate who said her campaign was endorsed by Jesus Christ -- but couldn't muster even 1% of the vote in the actual election -- isn't taking her shellacking lying down.Read More
Running On Empty: GOP Obstruction & Government Vacancies
Filed by Terrance Heath | May 16, 2013 10:45 AM |Republicans in Congress have a new tactic for shrinking government: making sure that nobody's there to run it.Read More
Candidate Endorsed by Jesus Comes in Last
Filed by John M. Becker | May 15, 2013 10:45 AM |Out of 6,783 votes cast, Anna Pierre won just 56 -- 0.83% -- and came in dead last. I guess an endorsement from Jesus Christ doesn't get you very far these days.Read More
A History Lesson on Marriage Equality in Minnesota
Filed by Davina Kotulski | May 15, 2013 10:30 AM |Minnesota has been a key state in the marriage equality movement since the beginning of the movement.Read More
Jesus Endorses Candidate in Florida Mayoral Race
Filed by John M. Becker | May 14, 2013 4:00 PM |When asked to specify the three signs she claims Jesus gave her indicating his endorsement of her mayoral bid, candidate Anna Pierre replied, "Well, I'm going to keep them private."Read More
NOM vs. George Takei?
Filed by John M. Becker | May 14, 2013 1:00 PM |The paradoxically named and increasingly irrelevant National Organization for Marriage is notorious for desperate attention-seeking behavior, picking fights it can't win, and stirring up phony outrage. Their latest target is actor, author, and social media megastar George Takei.Read More
Gay Candidate Faces Voter Fraud Allegations in LA Council Race
Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 14, 2013 11:30 AM |On May 1, Stephen J. Kaufman, attorney for 13th C.D. candidate John Choi, filed an official complaint with the Public Integrity Division of the L.A. County District Attorney's office alleging "illegal electioneering and vote tampering by Mitch O'Farrell campaign workers."Read More
BREAKING: Minnesota Senate Passes Marriage Equality
Filed by John M. Becker | May 13, 2013 5:19 PM |Just now, in a vote of 37-30, the Minnesota State Senate passed marriage equality. Pro-equality Democratic Governor Mark Dayton will sign the bill into law tomorrow at 5 p.m. Central Time.Read More
Today: Minnesota Senate Poised to Pass Marriage Equality
Filed by John M. Becker | May 13, 2013 11:30 AM |Marriage equality is expected to pass in the Democratic-controlled Senate, and pro-equality Governor Mark Dayton has pledged to sign the bill into law tomorrow. Minnesota will become the 12th marriage equality state.Read More
Pittsburgh 7-Eleven Franchise Owner: Meet and Discuss Trans Slur Incident
Filed by Sue Kerr | May 10, 2013 4:00 PM |An employee at a Pittsburgh 7-Eleven used a transphobic slur, and the owner's response has been insufficient. It is important that business owners take steps to ensure everyone feels safe and welcome in their establishment.Read More
Catholic Bishops Becoming Increasingly Hysterical in Opposition to Marriage Equality
Filed by John M. Becker | May 10, 2013 2:00 PM |In an insert that will be placed in parish bulletins across the country, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is warning that a broad pro-equality Supreme Court ruling would be "the 'Roe v. Wade' of marriage."Read More
Safer Schools: My First Experience in Legislative Advocacy
Filed by Guest Blogger | May 10, 2013 10:00 AM |Overcoming many obstacles, a small, ad hoc, diverse group of advocates -- working together under our wide trans umbrella -- got transgender-specific language inserted into the New Jersey anti-bullying bill.Read More
BREAKING: Minnesota House Passes Marriage Equality
Filed by John M. Becker | May 09, 2013 4:05 PM |The Minnesota House just passed marriage equality in a 75-59 vote.Read More
"Progressive" Jim Wallis Throws LGBTs Under the Bus in Immigration Reform
Filed by John M. Becker | May 09, 2013 4:00 PM |Self-proclaimed prophet and so-called Christian progressive Jim Wallis chose to throw binational LGBT families under the bus on immigration reform. Shame on him.Read More
PolitiFact's Rating System is a Lie
Filed by Guest Blogger | May 09, 2013 2:00 PM |Politifact rated the claim by Martina Navratilova that "In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay" as being half true. An analysis of their reasoning reveals deep flaws in their methodology.Read More
