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“Barbarians” Glitter Bachmann’s Clinic

Posted on 28 July 2011

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – A group of gay “Barbarians” stormed the offices of Marcus Bachmann’s gay reparative therapy and “glittered” his office when they were told that the husband of presidential candidate Michele Bachmann would not meet with them. While glittering, they were singing the Lady Gaga song, “Born this Way”. Last summer, Bachmann said in [...]

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Gay Presidential Candidate Accuses Mitt Romney of Voter Fraud

Posted on 24 June 2011

BELLMONT, MA – Little known G.O.P. presidential candidate Fred Karger has accused Republican presidential front-runner, Mitt Romney of voter fraud. According to Mother Jones, Karger alleges that Romney voted for Scott Brown for U.S. Senator in Massachusetts, though Romney is no longer a resident of Massachusetts. Karger has filed a complaint with the state’s election [...]

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Glitter Bomb Redux

Posted on 24 June 2011

SAN FRANCISCO, CA/MINNEAPOLIS, MN – GOP presidential candidates Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann became the second and third Republican hopefuls to be glitter-bombed by a protester at an appearance in San Francisco. Bachmann was glitter-bombed as she was stepping off stage at the RightOnline conference in Minneapolis. Newt Gingrich was the first candidate to be [...]

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“Want to See Our Weiner?”

Posted on 16 June 2011

MIRAMAR, FL – Cashing in on  the recent news concerning U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner from New York, Spirit Airline is holding a “Weiner Sale”. In their recent email advertisement, they use the subject line “Want to See Our Weiner?” and promoted their $9 fairs which they say are “too hard to resist”. There is also [...]

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Presidential Candidate Declares “Homosexuality is a Sin and a Choice”

Posted on 16 June 2011

NEW YORK, NY – Former Godfather’s Pizza CEO and Republican presidential candidate, Herman Caine, has declared that homosexuality is a choice. Caine said, “I believe homosexuality is a sin because I’m a Bible-believing Christian. I believe it’s a sin. But I know that some people make that choice. That’s their choice.”

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HRC Poll: Voters Oppose Republican Defense of DOMA

Posted on 18 March 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. – American voters oppose the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the law that forbids the federal government from recognizing legally married same-sex couples, as well as efforts by the House Republican leadership to intervene in court cases defending the law, according to new polling released today by the Human Rights Campaign in partnership [...]

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Maryland One Vote Closer to Gay Marriage

Posted on 18 February 2011

BALTIMORE – Maryland Sen. James Brochin of Baltimore confirmed last Thursday his intention to vote for a samesex marriage bill, putting supporters of the legislation within striking distance of the State’s Senate passage. Brochin said at a news conference that while he has been willing to support civil unions between gay couples previously, the word [...]

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Galvin Announces Candidacy

Posted on 18 February 2011

NORTH MIAMI – North Miami City Commissioner Scott Galvin has announced that he will be running for reelection to the commission. Galvin, a native of North Miami, was first elected to the city council in 1999 and has been subsequently re-elected without opposition in 2003 and 2007. Galvin also sits on the international Board of [...]

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Obama administration appoints two gays and nominates out lawyer for federal judge

Posted on 03 February 2011

By DMITRY RASHNITSOV President Barack Obama last Wednesday made two administration appointments and nominated a judge – all from the LGBT community. Longtime lesbian activist Roberta Achtenberg of San Francisco was appointed to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. She made history as the first openly gay presidential appointee during the Clinton administration, when she was [...]

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Following State of the Union, gay rights groups speak out

Posted on 03 February 2011

LGBT people remain ‘second-class’ citizens By CAMERON O’CONNOR Photo: Courtesy of blogamole.tr3s.com/ tag/state-of-the-union President Obama’s State of the Union speech touched on everything from “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” job creation, the economy, LGBT equality and more. It only took President Obama a little more than an hour to deliver his State of the Union address [...]

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