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Protests continue in NYC after slain boy’s funeral
Coinciding with the funeral of Kimani Gray on Saturday, peaceful protests against the New York Police Department continued throughout Brooklyn. The death of 16-year-old Gray on March 9 ignited a community firestorm over the tactics of the NYPD, whose officers shot the teenager more than half a dozen times because…
Gay activist schools Tony Perkins: LGBT people won’t ‘use up all the marriage licenses’
Evan Wolfson, the founder of the one of the country’s top same sex marriage advocacy groups, on Sunday assured Family Research Council President Tony Perkins that “the gay people are not going to use up all the marriage licenses” if the Supreme Court strikes down marriage discrimination. CBS host Bob…
Lesbian pundit smacks down ‘pro-family activist’: Procreation is ‘not the point of marriage!’
In a heated confrontation on Sunday, lesbian Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen shot down Faith and Freedom Coalition Chairman Ralph Reed after he argued that the primary purpose of marriage was procreation. During a NBC panel discussion about the Supreme Court’s decision to consider the federal government’s Defense of Marriage Act…
NBC host confronts LaPierre: NRA ‘thwarting the will of Americans’ on gun control
NBC host David Gregory on Sunday confronted National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre for “thwarting the will” of the public by opposing universal background checks while a vast majority of the public supports them. Following an interview where New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that he planned to use part…
Gary Bauer: ‘Polls are skewed’ if they support marriage equality
The president of a conservative organization which opposes rights for LGBT people on Sunday rejected the notion that public opinion now supports marriage equality because “the polls are skewed.” Speaking to American Values President Gary Bauer, Fox News host Chris Wallace wondered if conservatives should oppose the federal government interfering…
Young man in anti-rape PSA: ‘How to treat a drunk girl’
A young woman, Samantha Stendal, made a video in response to justifications of the high school football players who raped, assaulted and urinated on a 16-year-old girl in Steubenville, Ohio, and directed at “any rapists out there.” “Hey, bros,” the video’s star Justin Gotchall said to the camera. “Check who’s…
The true story behind the new rainbow house across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church
On Melissa Harris-Perry’s eponymous show on Saturday, she brought viewers up to speed on the now-infamous rainbow-painted house that sits across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church, most famous for its anti-gay activism. Aaron Jackson, the man behind the house, is the co-founder of the group Planting Peace —…
Rhode Island sixth-grader testifies for marriage equality during 12-hour hearing
Twelve-year-old Matthew Lannon, a sixth grader from Providence, RI, took to the stage Thursday night during a 12-hour hearing on the state’s proposed marriage equality bill, which happens to be sponsored by Matthew’s aunt, Sen. Donna Nesselbush (D-RI). “There’s one thing in life that you don’t mess with, and that’s…
Watch: Same-sex couples rejoice as Colorado governor signs civil unions bill
Colorado’s governor on Thursday signed into law a bill that allows same-sex couples in the state to enter into civil unions. Supporters of the bill packed into the History Colorado Museum to celebrate the signing of SB11, the Colorado Civil Union Act. “It’s about fucking time,” one woman said after…
Fox News guest: Gun background checks for mental illness will include abortions
A Fox News guest on Tuesday warned that a Democratic plan to expand gun background checks would allow the Ku Klux Klan to control black people and keep firearms out of the hands of women who had an abortion. Conservative columnist Star Parker told Fox News host Sean Hannity that…
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