Jeremy Hooper's Blog, page 47

Video: Another ad reflects changing (already changed?) 'Tide'

"The revolution will be televised," they often say. But it's when a minority population makes its way into for-profit advertising, frequently and without fuss or "explanation," that the shift goes from revolutionary to simply the status quo inclusion that it is and always should've been.

Tide is the latest to embrace gay lives, loves, and dollars:

(h/t: Joe)

Sitcom and movie writers might want to push a message. Advertising, however, has one and only function: to make money for the company at h...

Anti-gay NOM compares its discriminatory cause to baby Jesus's early infant care

At this Christmas time, it's important for Christians everywhere to remember that banning gay people from civil marriage is the reason for the season:

When Jesus came into the world, it was with nothing. No money. They had to move to a new city. His father, Joseph, had to start a new business. They didn't even have a home to stay in as he came into our world.



But the one thing God did give him — seemingly the one thing God thought His only begotten Son could NOT do without — was a loving mother...

SCOTUS to begin new year by pondering outdated inequality

We won't have to wait long into 2015 to learn whether the US Supreme Court will take a marriage case stemming from either the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals' or a Louisiana federal judge's rulings against equality. SCOTUS will consider the matter at a closed door conference during the new year's first full week:

Supreme Court To Consider On Jan 9. Whether To Hear Challenges To Same-Sex Marriage Bans [Towle]

Legal scholars seem to think that SCOTUS will moved forward in light of the Sixthth Circ...

Video: TLC to air show about humans' ability to suppress truth in name of religion

By now you've probably heard about this show:

Some people think this is offensive, particularly since the network airing it is the same one that has turned the Duggar family into stars who use their outsized platforms to lobby against LGBT rights. But I'll have to say that this show doesn't bother me. This network is always airing shows about unusual choices and extreme cases—this is just one more.

No one denies that men and women can personally choose to suppress their desires if that is what...

AFA, LaBarbera think being publicly pro-gay is still a liability; how quaint

Peter LaBarbera and the American Family Association's One News Now apparently think this kind of headline is still a thing in 2014 America:

[SOURCE]

Wait, you mean to tell me that Walmart, like virtually every other prominent American brand and a rapidly growing majority of the public, is finding a way to become more rather than less inclusive of a viable minority population? Wow, what next, kids—gonna shock us with the revelation that Apple is now publicly invested in better performing iPhones...

Video: Blended family with lesbian moms heads Tylenol holiday ad

Norman Rockwell's descendants worked with Tylenol to create new ads honoring family this holiday season. Honoring family of course includes honoring homes with same-sex couples, their children, and their cherished loved ones:

Anti-gay activists will surely go crazy. But you know what? They're the folks who have been giving us headaches for eons now. It only makes sense that the most well known remedy would go this direction.

NOM's new conspiracy theory: Census Bureau making changes to hide marriage equality's ill effects

After a well-rounded review of its annual American Community Survey, the US Census Bureau determined that seven non-mandatory questions fell into the "Low Benefit" category. Of these seven questions, five involve questions about marriage. Now the Bureau is asking the public to comment on whether or not they should remove these questions. (full methodology here)

Well that's all the increasingly desperate National Organization For Marriage needs to shape a new conspiracy theory. According to the...

Video: Voices from our pro-equality future (present?)

This video, filled with students from all walks of life voting unanimous support for marriage equality, comes from an unnamed high school in New Jersey:

Sure, this comes from young people in a blue state. And yes, it's possible that some dissenters were left on the cutting room floor. But just listen to how passionately these young'uns speak on the subject, and how familiar the key issues are to them. This is a *huge* change from ten years ago; seismic change from twenty years ago.

The younger...

Anti-gay orgs continue to offend children of single parents, gay parents, more

NOM and an anti-LGBT organization out of Texas are pushing this photo meme for the holidays:

No, children deserve love. Compassion. Care. An environment that can meet their needs and work toward their success.

There are some truly horrible mothers and fathers who craft a backwards, detrimental, or even dangerous environment for their children. On the flip, there are some single parents who do miraculous work providing for their kids' every last need (and then some). Same goes for gay parents, w...

Apple CEO gives 'substantial' sum to HRC's southern state project; may or may not have used ApplePay

Tim Cook, the out gay head of the company responsible for at least one of the devices likely in your house (if not pocket) right now, has made an undisclosed donation to the Human Rights Campaign's campaign to score LGBT rights victories in Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi. Full details:

Apple CEO Donating to Gay Rights Campaign in South [AP]



Make History with HRC and Tim Cook [HRC]

Thanks, Santa!

In a related story, a man who opposes basic human rights for LGBT people just took a long and drama...