Jeremy Hooper's Blog, page 82
August 26, 2014
'Are you now or have you ever been a gay rights supporter?'
Apparently believing it's an earlier era much more palatable to his anti-gay activism, longtime voice of hostility Peter LaBarbera is going full-on McCarthy, hoping to root out politicians who he can then flog for simply supporting the reality of certain Americans and their basic rights as tax-paying human beings:
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I actually agree that people should be forthright about their support for basic human rights, as that is a noble cause and a public good. But of course Peter isn't wanting folks...
With marriage fight lost, Maggie Gallagher (Srivatav) moves to more neighborly writing
With the discriminatory cause that defined her professional life now all but settled (by her own admission), longtime anti-equality activist Maggie Gallagher Srivastav has found a new creative outlet. The National Organization For Marriage cofounder has joined the staff of her local community's newsletter, where she writes profiles of her Alexandria, VA, neighbors as well as a monthly real estate report:
No word if Maggie's political life ever spills over into this forum. Th...
Read: HRC tracks American pro-discrimination activists' international flights
Over the past few years, as much attention has turned to the global LGBT rights fight and the often draconian threats that remain, a once little known group called the World Congress of Families has risen up as an odd little "all-star team" of American pro-discrimination activists eager to expand their reach. And unlike the U.S. Congress, this non-elected ban of self-appointed policy shapers is actually having a startling amount of success.
Which is why we need to pay attention. It's good to s...
Video: Right-side-of-history activists rally in Chicago (#7thCircuit #HoosiersInLove)
Today in Chicago, couples from Wisconsin and Indiana head to Chicago's Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, where they will make the case for basic fairness under the law. Last night, in that same Windy City, was another chance to make that came case in the court of public opinion; here are two clips:
August 25, 2014
Far-right still pretending limited nondiscrimination law opens whole new can of frosting
Of the many situations they have failed to grasp over the years, the anti-LGBT far right's failure to understand nondiscrimination law and proper compliance to the same is certainly one of the worst. Take these latest musings from a longtime foe of 'mo-kind:
Here’s a hypothetical analogy for you to consider: Suppose a Christian couple planning a marriage went to a Jewish baker and requested a wedding cake decorated with a cross. And suppose the Jewish baker felt uncomfortable with that idea. S...
From NOM co-founder's new book: Gay couples as disqualified from marriage as twelve-year-olds
In his new book, Conjugal Union (cowritten with Patrick Lee), National Organization For Marriage co-founder Robert George makes many arguments that, as any perceptive person would except, attempt to frame his deeply Catholic views about same-sex couples and our marriages into acceptable basis for public policy. But this one, repeated a few times over, stuck out to me:
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So basically this is just an extension of the procreation argument. Although there have been cases of girls becoming pr...
Video: Preacher Michael Wilson calls for amendment to imprison gay people
With all other proposals going nowhere fast, this preacher is taking a new approach toward stopping gay equality. In this scenario, we get thrown in jail and are forced to do hard—hot, sweaty, throbbing—labor:
The truly sad part is that I could legitimately believe some far-right House Republicans getting behind this. Heck, Gormert (R-TX1) might sponsor the thing.
August 22, 2014
Maggie 'always-the-victim' Gallagher did nothing to earn her anti-gay reputation
Maggie Gallagher has admitted she sees homosexuality as "an unfortunate thing" and advises gay people that "you can always control your behavior." She also once described homosexuality as "...like infertility. It is a sexual disability, preventing certain individuals from participating in the normal reproductive patterns of the human species." And when it comes to her morality, she has confessed that she 
believes both gay activists and our straight supporters are "committing several kinds of...
Anti-gay activists still don't realize 'recruitment' claims make them look ridiculous
The idea that gay people "recruit" is like a throwback attack. It's from the Anita Bryant era of fear, back when the opposition movement was debating things like our ability to teach children, not our freedom to marry.
But even though it's so ludicrous that people like me don't have to take any time explaining it's wackiness, the idea that gay people poach the young still pops up far more frequently than some realize. Here's a latest one from the American Family Association's "news" site:
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