Jeremy Hooper's Blog, page 203
September 18, 2013
MN For Marriage doesn't realize they lost (twice)
Minnesota for Marriage failed to place a marriage ban into their state constitution, and then the same organization failed again to stop a pro-equality bill from making its way to the governor's desk. The equality movement won, and marriage equality is now a reality in the state. Yay.
But more than just about any other state group that lost its fairly fought battles, Minnesota For Marriage seems to be in some weird state of denial. The organization maintains an active presence in the state, as...
IL: Individualized faith vs. shared *CIVIL* policy
The Illinois Family Institute, the wholly faith-driven organization that's driving opposition to marriage equality in the Land of Lincoln, is again spending the day telling pastors (who will never have to marry same-sex couples if they choose not) that their personally-held convictions against homosexuality are reason enough to deny the taxpaying citizens of a supposedly church/state-separated of equal marriage access:
[IFI]
No word what IFI will serve at the breakfast. A superiority complex, I...
September 17, 2013
Baptist claim of the day: Acceptance of LGBT people is probably going be society's 'final act'
It's not LGBT people that are going to kill Earth. No, no, silly—it's the people who accept LGBT people's existence who are going to extinguish us all:
"Sexual sins are not the final step on this downward spiral,"… "The last step of rejecting biblical morality is when people applaud or celebrate those who legitimize immoral practices. We have reached that point in America."
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"Sexual immorality -- of all types -- has been part of the human experience throughout recorded history," ... "The trou...
Fred Karger finds evidence of LDS involvement in Hawaii marriage debate
According to dogged activist Fred Karger, who just yesterday raised the question of whether or not the Mormon church is planning on engaging in the marriage equality fight in Hawaii, this call is making its way around the Aloha State's LDS circles:
SOURCE: Fred Karger's Twitter]
*MORE Background: Will the Mormon Church Sit Out Hawaii's Gay Marriage Vote? [Huff Po]
Of course they make it sound like a conscience issue, with churchgoers free to make their own determinations. But (1) this is a legis...
MassResistance hopes to make its anti-HRC logo symbol of Hawaii's anti-equality movement
A few weeks back, I showed you how Massachusetts fringe group MassResistance has created logos that pointedly declare LGBT people to be unequal. Now this same far, far, far-right org. (which is one of the few state groups that the Southern Poverty Law Center designates as an anti-gay hate group) is pushing its branding onto the robust marriage (in/)equality debate that's playing out in Hawaii:
Hawaii governor calling special session of legislature on Oct. 28 to pass "gay marriage." [MassResist...
GLAAD: 19 Kids & One Major Disservice To LGBT Viewers
It's not too much to ask a reality TV show to, oh, I don't know—reflect its subjects' realities!
19 Kids & One Major Disservice To LGBT Viewers [GLAAD]
Guest Post: Author Joel Derfner on equality and its stats-skewing detractors
As a reader with my own book on the market, you all know that I love to promote my fellow LGBT authors. It's with pleasure that I tip you to the latest from Joel Derfer (author of the terrific Swish), which is on store shelves (digital and otherwise) as of today:
Lawfully Wedded Husband [Amazon]
But I wanted to go beyond just an ad. Instead, I invited Joel to write a guest post for the site. Without further ado, here's Joel's contribution.
BUY HIS BOOK!
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by Joel Derfner
I did a lot of research...
NOM is a superhero, gays are rainbow-faced villains
Check out this latest NOM graphic:
I mean, are you kidding me with this mess? NOM, an organization that is "saving" America from the pesky gay menace and has had an astounding lack of success achieving even that ignoble goal, is the supposedly heroic figure in this modern day civil rights script? HA! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!
Here in a world where LGBT people have had to endure jaw-stopping persecution in order to triumph, we all know whose resolve is stronger. Unfortunately for NOM, we al...
