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NOM Threatens Starbucks: Stay Out Of Gay Marriage Drama (Or Else…)

Interesting. Does the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) think they can take on a beloved java giant like Starbucks? Apparently so. In a press release issued on Monday, the goofy anti-gay marriage organization straight up told Starbucks to “Stay Out Of Marriage Fights.” NOM is miffed at Starbucks’ pro-gay marriage activities in Washington state and [...]

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Romney Charity Money Backed Ex-Gay Org

  We knew it would be just a matter of time before Mitt Romney’s Mormon money trail landed on something anti-gay.  Sure enough, Raw Story reported on Thursday that Romney’s money “indirectly” helped fund an “pray away the gay” therapy group.

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What a drag: Death Of The Cross-Dressing Comedy

From the UK Guardian: Adam Sandler’s latest comedy is shallow, scatological, lazy, crass and brazenly commercial. That’s not news. But Jack and Jill may also mark something more significant: the moment when cinematic cross-dressing officially stops being funny. Sandler plays both twins of the title, and his Jill is pretty much what you would fear: just a screechingly irritating [...]

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Sh*t Politicians Say (Video)

    You had to  know it was coming sooner or later.  Here we go: moral fiber, family values, trust me, three-point plan, earmarks, tough question, children are our future, Washington outsider, jobs, my opponent —  ready to throw up yet? 

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Add LGBT Rights To The Nobel Prize?

From Religiondispatches.org: Today marks the one-year anniversary of the murder of Ugandan gay-rights advocate David Kato, 46, who was killed after months of right-wing threats – most notably being featured on the front page of a Ugandan right-wing newspaper. This anniversary should remind us of some important lessons. First, right-wing rhetoric leads to right-wing violence. Kato’s murder [...]

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You Can’t Make This Up: Republican Congressional Candidate Releases Obama ‘Slave Ship’ Ad

  Well just when we thought we’ve seen everything another Republican comes along and drops our jaws even lower. Mark Oxner, a Republican congressional candidate from Florida, released a 39-second spot this week depicting the Obama administration as a slave ship. Here’s what the Huffington Post says about it: The video features several men and woman on a [...]

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Soundcheck: John Legend Feat. Ludacris “Tonight (Best You Ever Had)”

  It’s been a minute since we heard from John Legend.  But finally the gifted songwriter/vocalist has graced us with another album due out this summer. According to Billboard Mag, the set will feature production work from  Kanye West, Bink and Paul Epworth.

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