It seems as though every moderate political blog in the world has fallen in love with former RNC manager James Richardson. I’ll tell you a secret: I have, too.
Over at his Skepticians.com, Richardson comes out in favor of adoption rights by gay parents. Queerty.com jumps in on the fray with some solid criticism, though.
But Richardson [...]
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Voices from the right: James Richardson
Minimalist Kirchick
Gay writer James Kirchick, the assistant editor of The New Republic, eloquently outlined the many ways in which the GOP might be pulling back from its open and unregretable gay bashing. In his latest piece for The Wall Street Journal, Kirchick compared this year’s Republican National Convention to past events and speeches and statements regarding [...]
Anti-gay adoption frenzy spreads to Tennessee
On Jan. 26, I wrote about the anti-gay adoption ballot initiative taking place in Arkansas and how the gay Family Equality Council was gearing up to fight the archaic and destructive move that would limit adoption and foster parenting to only those couples who are married and heterosexual.
It seems as though the same anti-queer frenzy [...]
Sick loved one? Too bad & tough luck queer.
The Kentucky State Senate passed today a ban on the recognition and offering of domestic partner benefits. If the bill becomes law it would ban the Kentucky state government and all its sub-divisions including colleges and universities from offering important health and other domestic partner benefits.
According to the Courier-Journal (Louisville, K.Y.), college and university presidents [...]
Wonkette may call me a Paultard, but I’m sticking by my man
I’ve thought about it for months now: Do I or don’t I support him? I’ve started researching and stopped again. It wasn’t until very recently that I was sure. And then it hit me: Now what? I’ve measured what I should say and how that would be perceived. I’ve volunteered [...]
New report: Conservative America is a Myth; On gay issues: America is progressive
A new report from Media Matters is proclaiming “Conservative America is a Myth.”
According to Media Matters, their report (PDF) based on over 20 years of opinion and public polling data shows that America is no where near conservative and progressive on almost all issues.
Although other issues are certainly important, I’ll stick to the report’s section [...]
Ex-gay thinks adoptive parents aren’t ‘parents’
Ex-gay and anti-gay activist Stephen Bennett recently put out a press release regarding the joyous occasion of the birth of Samuel David Cheney, the son of Mary Cheney and Heather Poe (h/t Ed Cone).
In the press release, Bennett states (emphasis added):
What is extremely troubling is the official White House caption that appears underneath the photo [...]
Aha! The cause of gayness: Urban Dwelling
Well… we’ve finally found it! The “cause” of homosexuality.
Blogger & columnist Guarino uses bits and pieces of a Danish study to weave together a “cause” for homosexuality, conveniently matching up to the usual right-wing rhetoric of distant fathers and all that junk science:
The study found that certain factors were associated with later homosexuality marriage: [...]
Locked out, lied to and denied
Soulforce Right to Serve update from Charlottesville, VA, organizer Wyatt Fore:
So, we arrived today bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, anticipating a full day of Justice work. We took care of logistical stuff from around 0900-1030, then went through our press conference at about 1045. At this point, Alvin, Rachel and I went to go enlist.
However, [...]
Paula Zahn, CNN, Right to Serve transcript
Sorry folks… no video (yet… maybe YouTube will pull through).
Here is the transcript from the September 26th airing of CNN’s Paula Zahn NOW’s segment on the Soulforce Right to Serve Campaign (hosted by Soledad O’Bried this time):
O’BRIEN: Our “Top Story” in the war on terror continues with the incredible strain on the nation’s military and [...]
