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Actress Jane Lynch joins Amway boycott over donation to anti-gay group
Emmy-award winning actress Jane Lynch has joined a boycott targeting the direct-sales giant Amway, according to mLive. LGBT rights activist Fred Karger, who launched the boycott in August, said Lynch “grabbed the pen out of my hand and signed away” when asked to add her name to a postcard. The…
Amway faces boycott over donation to anti-gay group
LGBT rights activist Fred Karger announced Thursday a global boycott targeting the direct-sales giant Amway over its founder’s contribution to an anti-gay group. Tax records obtained by Karger show that Amway president and owner Doug DeVos donated $500,000 to the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) Education Fund through his Douglas…
Fred Karger debates Bryan Fischer on same sex marriage
Fred Karger, an openly gay Republican, appeared on the radio program of Bryan Fischer on Thursday, where he told the conservative radio host that it was offensive that the Republican Party had such an exclusive platform. “Fred, the Republican Party platform is officially pro-family,” Fisher said. “It supports a federal…
Wife of Utah GOP chair sends gay Republican candidate homophobic email
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) may have the Republican nomination all but sewn up, but that has not stopped openly gay Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger from continuing to tour the election circuit in search of supporters. According to Karger’s website, however, not everyone on his side of the…
California to investigate anti-gay group over undisclosed donors
The state of California’s ethics office announced Wednesday that it would investigate the National Organization for Marriage for allegedly trying to hide hundreds of thousands of dollars it received in 2008. NOM was formed in 2007 to pass Proposition 8 in California, a constitutional amendment to prohibit same sex marriage.…
Anti-gay group sued over unreported $10,000 Romney donation
A legal complaint has been filed against the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) for allegedly trying to hide a $10,000 donation from former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. NOM was formed in 2007 to pass Proposition 8 in California, a constitutional amendment to prohibit same sex marriage. According to the group’s…
Fred Karger beats Ron Paul in Puerto Rico primary
Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger received at least 250 more votes in the Puerto Rico Republican primary on Sunday than Texas Rep. Ron Paul. “We spent the past 6 days campaigning hard in Puerto Rico and it worked. Ron Paul has been in all 20 debates, raised $35 million, and…
Fred Karger mocks Perry for having ‘most disliked’ ad
Long-shot Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger released a video on Saturday mocking Texas Gov. Rick Perry for having the most disliked video on YouTube. Karger was the first official entrant in the GOP 2012 race, as well as the first openly gay presidential candidate of a major political party. He…
Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger slams Florida GOP chairman
Long-shot Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger compared the GOP Party Chairman of Florida to the Ayatollah of Iran for personally handpicking the 9 candidates to be on the state’s Republican primary ballot. Karger was the first official entrant in the GOP 2012 race, as well as the first openly gay…
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