March 28, 2007
Group project!
Filed by Alex Blaze | March 28, 2007 | 11:08 PM |The inapproptiately named Traditional Values Coalition has a comic up about John Conyers' hate crimes bill. You know, the one that doesn't actually make enhancements for hate crimes but adds sexuality and gender identity to the already existing law. (I...Read More
Homophobic groupie?
Filed by Jen Jorczak | March 28, 2007 | 4:20 PM |So... did anyone else notice that the Star's photographer caught the exact same Eric Miller supporter yesterday that NUVO's photographer caught at Miller's 2005 rally? (click to enlarge) I mean, that's gotta be the same girl, right? How sad that...Read More
Bauer responds to attack ad
Filed by Bil Browning | March 28, 2007 | 4:13 PM |Today's South Bend Tribune carries a small article about the attack ad against Pat Bauer that ran in Sunday's paper. One small clip from the article made me pause... (emphasis mine) Indiana House Speaker B. Patrick Bauer said Tuesday that...Read More
Matt Barber gets his panties in a bunch
Filed by Alex Blaze | March 28, 2007 | 2:12 PM |Now, I'm not one to put up a fundamentalist's column and dissect it, but this one is just too funny. Matt Barber has some pretty strange ideas about the gay community, and he wrote this column that's pretty off-the-wall. There's...Read More
The Colts put out a statement on Dungy controversy
Filed by Bil Browning | March 28, 2007 | 1:53 PM |The Colts released a statement yesterday in response to Coach Dungy's appearance at the Indiana Family Institute's banquet and the controversy that has arisen because of it. I actually think it's a pretty darn good statement. While they defend Dungy's...Read More
Wednesday blogwhoring
Filed by Bil Browning | March 28, 2007 | 1:12 PM |I've added a few sites to the ole blogroll lately that I wanted to point folks towards. Be sure to go visit: Holy Moly, Left-Hand Play, and Straight Not Narrow. I also added two new organizations: Indy Freethinkers and Indianapolis...Read More
Eli Lilly opposes SJR-7
Filed by Bil Browning | March 28, 2007 | 11:37 AM |Today's Indianapolis Star carries another story about a Fortune 500 company opposing SJR-7. Which Indiana company has thrown their hat over the fence this time? Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly. Lilly joined Wellpoint, Cummins and Dow AgroSciences as vocal opponents of...Read More
Bill Richardson speaks at the HRC
Filed by Alex Blaze | March 28, 2007 | 9:42 AM |That makes two candidates to speak at the HRC, the other being Hillary. Some thoughts: "You will never have to prod me to make a stand for you to do what is right for you and your families." Except, apparently,...Read More
Open Thread
Filed by Alex Blaze | March 28, 2007 | 8:54 AM |If you knew for certain that the Republican candidate for president would win the general election, who would you support in the primary right now?...Read More
Ann Althouse loses it
Filed by Alex Blaze | March 28, 2007 | 8:23 AM |Hey, remember that whole thing last year about how a bunch of conservative bloggers (mostly Ann Althouse) made a big hussfuss calling Jessica Valenti of Feministing all sorts of things because they found a picture of her from a lunch...Read More
Quote of the Day
Filed by Ed Team | March 28, 2007 | 6:49 AM |How could AFA, an earthly organization, declare the divine intention of the God and condemn the souls of homosexuals? How was it that men could make the declaration of who was getting into Heaven and who was getting the one-way...Read More
Purdue Grounds Used for Religious/Sexist Dogma
Filed by Carrie Wooten | March 28, 2007 | 1:40 AM |The Purdue University Students for Life have set up their annual demonstration "Cemetery of the Innocents" in which hundreds of crosses are hammered into the ground of the Purdue Memorial Mall. The Mall is a central part of campus,...Read More
I know, I'm up way too late
Filed by Alex Blaze | March 28, 2007 | 1:14 AM |What I thought was a really cool love song, "Adventure.exe" by the amazing gay musician Owen Pallett, was just ruined for me. You can give it a listen at Owen's MySpace page or below (audio's OK, but video's bad, so...Read More
Lawrence school board promotes tolerance
Filed by Bil Browning | March 28, 2007 | 12:06 AM |Sources say that the Lawrence Township school district approved adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the non-discrimination policies. The vote was unanimous. While only a few people spoke against the policy, several testified in favor. I couldn't find anything...Read More
