Jeremy Hooper's Blog, page 28

Gabbana thanks man who calls me, Ricky Martin, Ryan Murphy, Elton John 'disgusting,' 'repulsive tyrants'

It's no secret that Robert Oscar Lopez is obsessed with me. It's something of a joke in LGBT activist circles. Even though everything I have ever written or said or know or care about him is based solely on the truly crazed things that he has said and/or done as part of his advocacy work, this person can barely write a post or an article without dropping my name into it, and then coupling said name with all kinds of personal attacks about me, my motivation, my heart, my personality, and, inc...

Video: Sen Manchin (D) finally elaborates on his resistance to same-sex marriage; says it 'would be hard to oppose'

Throughout this interview, the lone Democrat to not endorse marriage equality uses the phrase "sexual preference," so it's another indicator that Sen. Joe Machin (D-WV), someone who didn't even vote for Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal, is not where we want him to be. But when pressed why he didn't join all of his other Senate Democrats in their pro–marriage equality amicus brief to the US Supreme Court, the senator does indicate that if it were to come up for a vote, it 'would be hard to oppose"...

Catholic NOM announces two speakers for its Catholic-led march against civil rights; both Catholic

With just over a month to go before its third (and final?) attempt at turning its feeble "March For Marriage" into a thing, the National Organization For Marriage, a thoroughly Catholic organization that often tries to mask that true, has announced just two speakers. One is its own president. The other is a bishop most known for his nonstop war against gay people's civil rights:

What, no Dolce & Gabbana?

Seeing as how this is a conservative effort, it's near-certain that they'll add at l...

Congrats, Dolce & Gabbana! America's major marriage discrimination org. thinks you're on trend

From the National Organization For Marriage:

Bravo to Dolce and Gabbana for daring to speak the truth; they are as bold in their speech as they are in their designs, and deserve to be applauded. While others will continue to vent their disagreement, the billionaire pair are wonderful advocates for the true definitions of marriage and family.
FULL: NOM

Ahh, congrats, boys!!! Some gay designers work their whole careers to nab the most covers of Italian Vogue. Others apparently want to culmi...

Video: Conservative Republicans of Texas prez makes tourism ad for Wrong Side of History

It looks like one of those call-a-lawyer ads you see in between syndicated talk shows. Except, you know—this one is about putting religious fervor above the law:

You guys, he punned "marriage" and "mirage." How will we ever overcome?

Yes, I will absolutely #BoycottDolceGabbana. For my kid.

I'm not a big boycott guy. Despite popular misconception, I, a person who was front and center in the Chick-fil-A nonsense from a few years back, never called for, signed on to, or even supported any kind of "official" boycott of that fast food chain. In general, I much more prefer to make my strong case against whatever brand or personality has dished out an offense and then let the market play out as it will, with my personal consumer choice remaining exactly that.

But I do unequivocally...

Keep proving animus right before SCOTUS takes up marriage case. Genius strategy, FRC. Really. I mean it. Just brilliant, guys

Derek Packard is the man who shoots most of the Family Research Council's videos and whatnots. If you look at this YouTube page, you'll see some of his handiwork.

Anyway, today FRC let him write something for its "Call 2 Fall" site. And what you get, is more animus that further proves that the FRC's case against us is really about their general distaste for happy, adjusted, self-accepting gay people ("I genuinely care about homosexuals and fear for their souls") and our families ("I believe...

FRC dedicates entire weekly prayer sheet to praying God stops gay people's marriages

When it comes to marital discrimination, pro-discrimination special interest group Family Research Council put itself out there in a major way. If you factor in both extremity of view and level of Washington access, there are few organizations that have talked a nastier game, and to actual people in power, than FRC.

With every one of our wins, the wheels on the FRC's anti-gay bus have come off just a little more. Fifty-state marriage equality, and the psychological impact of that decision,...

Video: Liberty Counsel's Staver vows to disobey marriage equality; fine, and you'll suffer the penalties, Mat

The far-right "culture warriors" who hijacked the Republican party all those decades ago have always operated with one of the most extreme and self-satisfied cases of entitlement in modern American history. However, the prospect of fifty-state marriage equality revealed the smug and self-centered core more than just about any development to come down the political pipe, with many prominent practitioners of that movement now insisting that they will simply ignore what the courts say and contin...

NOM admits its strategy: Framing SCOTUS's most likely marriage ruling as illegitmate

I've mentioned on a couple of occasions how groups like the National Organization For Marriage are now playing a long game where they've given up on actually beating us in court on marriage and are instead working to paint the Supreme Court's likely ruling in favor of fifty-state marriage equality as inherently illegitimate. But today NOM is just coming right out and saying in the plainest language possible:

"...to let the Supreme Court know in no uncertain terms that the American people w...