Maybe Time’s recent cover story, How Gay Marriage Won, got the attention of Rick Santorum and Rand Paul. Surely the, as it’s widely described, “avalanche” of marriage equality supporters played a role in the remarks the two recently made. When your side is being buried by the “avalanche,” you plan your observations and predictions accordingly, [...]
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Queer Talk: Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson Endorses Marriage Equality
South Dakota Democratic Senator Tim Johnson joined the vast majority of his colleagues today, coming out in support of marriage equality. Via Talking Points Memo: As one Democrat after another came out in support of marriage equality over the last month, Johnson’s reticence on the subject confused some, as he will not seek re-election next [...]
Queer Talk: Sen. Landrieu (D) Follows Un-evolved Constituents, Sen. Pryor (D) Says He’s “Uncertain”
Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu (D), says she’s evolved, but her constituents haven’t, so she’ll follow them. That’s not exactly how Landrieu put it on Friday, that she’ll “follow” her constituents, but it’s clear she isn’t ready to lead. She remains among the last of the Democratic Senators – all four of them – who haven’t [...]
Queer Talk: Red State Democratic Senators Join Marriage Equality Support: Heitkamp & Donnelly
Another day, another (two) Democratic senators become the latest to change their position to support of marriage equality. North Dakota’s Sen. Heidi Heitkamp and Indiana’s Sen. Joe Donnelly both made the announcement this morning. At Buzzfeed: While America was talking about the latest unemployment numbers Friday, two conservative Democrats in the Senate publicly abandoned their [...]
Queer Talk: Dem. Sen. Nelson Becomes 51st to Support Marriage Equality, Six Dems to Go
Joining 47 other Democrats, two Independents and two Republicans, Florida’s Bill Nelson today announced his support for marriage equality. As The Tampa Bay Times reported it, “Bill Nelson reverses opposition to gay marriage.” The New Civil Rights Movement notes: This means a majority of sitting U.S. Senators support the right of same-sex couples to marry, [...]
Queer Talk: Sen. Carper (D-DE) and Sen. Kirk (R-IL) Support Marriage Equality
It’s been something of a challenge to keep up with this over the recent few weeks – DC Electeds who come out in support of marriage equality. Today has seen two senators make the move, one Democratic (at this moment – subject to change the next – that leaves only seven Dem Senators in the [...]
Queer Talk: The Final 8, Make That 7, Democratic Senators Petitioned to Evolve *UPDATED*
UPDATE Check out Sen. Tom Carper’s marriage equality support decision on his Facebook page. From Chris Geidner at Buzzfeed: Delaware Sen. Tom Carper Endorses Marriage Equality ‘[A]ll Americans ultimately should be free to marry the people they love and intend to share their lives with, regardless of their sexual orientation, and that’s why today, after [...]
Queer Talk: Sen. Casey (D) Now Supports Marriage Equality, Only Eight to Go
The list of Democratic senators who have not come out in support of marriage equality is down to eight. Wonder if they’re getting lonely, or at least a bit nervous. It will be really embarrassing if, as some Republicans are predicting, the 2016 WH GOP nominee supports marriage equality, and you’re a Democratic senator who [...]
Queer Talk: Equality and “The Right Side of History” (VIDEO)
The question is about marriage equality. More basically yet, it’s about human equality. While growing support regarding marriage is clear, opposition remains strong. For example, from Talking Point Memo, this story is currently “trending”: Georgia GOP Chair Warns That Straight People Will Enter Sham Gay Marriages For Benefits … Sue Everhart, chairwoman of the Georgia [...]
Republican Sweetheart Ben Carson’s Sorry If He Offended Anyone Over his Beasty, NAMBLA Word Choices
“Now perhaps the examples were not the best choice of words, and I certainly apologize if I offended anyone,” he added. “But the point that I was making was that no group of individuals, whoever they are, whatever their belief systems, gets to change traditional definitions. The reason I believe the way I do, I [...]
Queer Talk: “Say No to Gray Marriage” and Other Non-Traditional [VIDEOS]
For a bit of a break, and to mark the historic marriage equality week, and with a quick nod to the Easter Bunny showing up on the ubiquitous “red for love” equality symbol, a few videos. Some have been around for a year or so, but they’re still quite relevant. Humor is used with LGBT [...]
Rush Limbaugh Actually Believes Marriage Equality is a Word Game
“This issue is lost. I don’t care what the Supreme Court does, this is now inevitable — and it’s inevitable because we lost the language on this. …” – Rush Limbaugh TODAY’S so-called conservatives are completely clueless about the ideology they trumpet. However, Rush Limbaugh is so pitifully ignorant about it he actually believes that [...]
Queer Talk: On the Cover of Time, “How Gay Marriage Won”
Excerpt from the Time cover story, How Gay Marriage: … (N)o matter what the Justices decide after withdrawing behind their velvet curtain, the courtroom debate — and the period leading up to it — made clear that we have all been eyewitnesses to history. In recent days, weeks and months, the verdict on same-sex marriage [...]
Jon Stewart on Republican Efforts to “Revamp” Message
The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook REPUBLICANS have a long way to go. If their stance on Prop 8 and DOMA is any indication, Karl Rove’s claim [...]
Queer Talk: “DOMA is in Trouble,” Analysis, Audio and Transcript
The recap of today’s arguments before the Supreme Court is summarized by Lyle Denniston, at SCOTUS Blog: “DOMA is in trouble.” Read the court transcript here, at Freedom to Marry. Go here, to Mother Jones, for the audio. From Denniston: (emphasis added) If the Supreme Court can find its way through a dense procedural thicket, [...]
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