News 8/21/10

(Chuck Colson: A man with a tiny heart wants you to hate all the right people.)

• Australian elections too close to call.

• While we're waiting: Here's an excellent essay about the struggle for marriage equality in Australia, describing their circumstances in the wake of Judge Walker's ruling from California. With the elections this close it seems certain that the major parties will have to compromise with one of the teeny parties. (Hat tip to Dr. Snickerdoodle who has requested pancakes this morning.)

• Support for equality is steadily increasing in the US. (Are you listening Maggie and Chris? Of course you are. Your desperate, sweaty hate-rallies are going to get thinner and more pathetic until you finally have to give up. Let me know if you need help with your resumes. We'll have to find a way to describe your malevolence in kinder, gentler terms. How about "hate stylist"? Give me a call. We'll do coffee. Cheap, lousy coffee.)

News 8/03/10

(Today in cute: A kitten opens her eyes for the first time.)

• NOM Spokesdick Brian Brown paints himself into a rhetorical corner refusing to agree with Blankenhorn "expert testimony." (via Joe My God)

• Expensive Iraq war must end on schedule. President keen on keeping that promise. Oh yeah, and Afghanistan is a big drag too.

• List of gay-friendly universities includes two from Oregon. Slowly but surely, the climate improves.

• Michigan, Missouri and Kansas hold primaries this Tuesday over senate seats and governorships.

• Gay, anti-gay preacher back on the job preaching about how icky and awful gay people are.

News 7/13/10

(Today in tight-fitting: Actress Bianca Lyons shows of the new (1902) corset. My two cents: Curvy women rule!)

• BP testing new, tighter-fitting cap on their disastrously gushing oil well.

• US law guy vows to continue pursuit of Roman Polanski.

• Log Cabin Republicans sue the government over Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

• To receive breaking news on Judge Walker's imminent Prop 8 ruling, send a text message to 69866 with the single word "equal." The American Foundation for Equal Rights will send you a text as soon as Walker rules. (Hat tip to Dr. Snickerdoodle.)

• Inappropriately named "National Organization for Marriage" crapping its drawers over DOMA loss in Massachusetts. Maggie Gallagher searching for work at Burger King.

News 6/25/10

• Sarah Palin to return $386,000 to donors after investigator determines she used her public office for private gain.

• Washington State anti - gay ballot signers names ruled public documents by Supreme Court.

• Maggie Gallagher's inappropriately named National Organization for Marriage loses another round in Maine.

• On this day in 2003, the US Supreme Court Ruled that The Flaming Chef is not a criminal. It's only been seven years, but it feels like only yesterday.

• One more day to vote. Best wishes to all the other bloggers and everyone at Freedom to Marry.

Morning News 6/07/10: Special Aaron Hobbs Birthday Edition!

(Image of Pulp Mill courtesy International Paper. Happy birthday Aaron.)

Marriage equality begins in Portugal where being gay was illegal until 1982.

NOM spending $200K to help elect Andy (incompetent, bigot-schmuck) Pugno to CA state assembly. (Via JMG)

They're not just moms. They're SuperMoms! Study reveals children of lesbian parents do better than their peers on some measures of adjustment.

Today is the birthday of writer and smart-guy Aaron Hobbs, slayer of goldfish, loser of passports, scourge of the despot, friend of the Flaming Chef.

Pop that pill. Snap on that rubber! On this day in 1965 the US Supreme Court ruled that married couples have a right to use birth control.