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Florida Threat: Arresting Officials Who Let Gays Get Married
Florida Threat: Arresting Officials Who Let Gays Get Married
Florida clerks can start issuing marriage licenses to gay couples in January — but if they do, they could risk arrest and jail time. An anti-gay group in Hawaii is still trying — and failing — to stop marriages. And things are still looking bad for the National Organization for Marriage.
Marriage is supposed to start in Florida on January 6th, but that doesn’t mean it will. Back in August, a federal judge ruled against the state’s marriage ban, and after months of waiting, his ruling is scheduled to finally go into effect on January 6. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi asked the US Supreme Court for another delay, but on Friday they said no, the marriages can go ahead.
The situation is complicated because as of January 6th, the ban will be officially unconstitutional, but also still on the books. Florida’s marriage ban includes some really steep penalties, and clerks who obey the judge’s ruling and issue a license could be arrested, and thrown in jail for a year. It would be crazy if that actually happened, but all it would take is a clerk willing to test the law, and a prosecutor willing test it back at them. We don’t know if that’ll going to happen, and we might not find out until the stay expires in January.
In the mean time, a judge in Florida has granted the state’s first divorce request from a lesbian couple. The U.S. Supreme Court is planning to consider whether to take up a marriage case from Louisiana at their next conference on January 9th. And anti-gay politicians in Hawaii have asked the state Supreme Court to overturn the state’s marriage equality law. This is a desperate lawsuit, and they have virtually no chance of stopping marriage at this point, but hey, it’s their life.
And finally, with all this marriage stuff going on, you might think that the National Organization for Marriage might want to get involved somehow. But no, they’re nowhere to be found in any of those states. Instead, the one thing that they DID do last week, aside from sending out fundraising emails, is file an appeal in a tax case that they already lost once. And that case has nothing to do with marriage, it’s just an argument with the IRS. At this point, all NOM does is fundraise to pay for lawsuits about fundraising. And they can’t even win those lawsuits.
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PSA: LGBT Discrimination
PSA: LGBT Discrimination
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Magaly La Voz De Oro Cucurucucu Paloma LGBT Hero Awards 2014 September 18, 2014
Magaly La Voz De Oro Cucurucucu Paloma LGBT Hero Awards 2014 September 18, 2014
Magaly La Voz De Oro Interpreta Cucurucucu Paloma de su ídolo Lola Beltrán en los LGBT Hero Awards 2014 Orgullosa de haber formado…
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Responds To Actor Who Called His Character “The Gay Equivalent Of Blackface”
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Responds To Actor Who Called His Character “The Gay Equivalent Of Blackface”
Sorry you feel that way Tuc. I know lots of guys who are just like Cam and lots of guys who are just like Mitch. We can’t be expected to represent every gay person. We can only represent these two people. Also, Mitch is basically a version of me…so I never know how to take it when people say that he is stereotypical. And in defense of Cam, I still can’t figure out how a clown & football coach who also happens to be gay is a stereotype. When all is said and done, it’s a family sitcom. I feel our writers do a fantastic job of servicing 11 characters each week in just 22 minutes. I am incredibly proud to play Mitch and I have a lot of pride in our show. As a closeted kid of the ’80s I would have loved to have had a show like Modern Family to watch with my parents. It would have meant a lot to me to see who I secretly was reflected on television. TV has come a long way and it continues to forge new ground. I am thrilled with the work that you did on Desperate Housewives. It opened the door for shows like ours and hopefully we can hold that door open for many more shows to follow us. At the end of the day we can’t please everyone..and we shouldn’t try to. Kinda just like life, right? Take care. Jesse Tyler Ferguson.”
— Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson responding to out actor Tuc Watkins‘ Facebook post in which he said “I have a hard time laughing at the gay guys. In fact, I kinda cringe. It feels a little bit like the gay equivalent of ‘blackface.’”
H/t Greg In Hollywood
Jeremy Kinser
Does The Mormon Church Support A Statewide Law Banning Anti-LGBT Discrimination In Utah?
Does The Mormon Church Support A Statewide Law Banning Anti-LGBT Discrimination In Utah?
The Mormon church published a statement on its website Friday — under the category “Mormons 101” and the heading “Gays and the Church” — referencing its support for an LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance in Salt Lake City five years ago. Here’s the full statement:
“Church leaders recognize the existence and difficulty of same gender attraction and acknowledge the difference between having same-sex attraction and acting on it. They censure only the latter, and leaders strongly advocate for understanding, inclusion, and kindness toward people of all gender orientations. The Church website mormonsandgays.org details sincere outreach by the Church within the gay community, including support in Utah for nondiscrimination protections of employment and housing. There is room for compassion, common ground, and shared humanity among people who disagree, and Church leaders eagerly pursue these ideals, both inside and outside the Church.”
Friday’s post has led some to declare that the Mormon church now supports a statewide law prohibiting discrimination against LGBT people in employment and housing. However, an alternative reading of the informational post might conclude that it merely contains a reference to the church’s previous support for one nondiscrimination ordinance — in Salt Lake City.
Indeed, on the website mentioned in the statement, MormonsAndGays.com, I found a link to a statement from the church in which it makes clear that its support for the nondiscrimination ordinance in Salt Lake City was specific:
It is important to understand that the provisions and elements of each nondiscrimination ordinance can often vary significantly. The Church supported the Salt Lake City ordinance because it granted common-sense rights that should be available to everyone, while safeguarding the crucial rights of religious organizations. The ordinance also avoided the potentially problematic elements of public accommodations and criminal penalties.
Since Salt Lake City passed its nondiscrimination ordinance, numerous other Utah cities have followed suit. However, bills to ban anti-LGBT discrimination statewide have failed in every legislative session. Earlier this year, several protesters were arrested (above) outside the governor’s office after they demanded a hearing on one of the bills.
It’s worth noting that the city nondiscrimination ordinances in Utah, as well as the proposed state legislation, have contained broad exemptions for religious groups. It’s also worth nothing that there’s a major difference between the municipal ordinances — punishable by fines of up to $1,000, although none has ever been levied — and a statewide law, which would allow alleged victims of discrimination to file lawsuits. Utah.Politico.Hub summarized the difference as folllows:
Although discrimination is prohibited under the municipal ordinances, the remedies are extraordinarily limited, and the decision to take judicial action is left to the discretion of the municipal attorney. Under SB100, the full remedies available under the Utah Anti-Discrimination Act and the Utah Fair Housing Act – including a private right of action and damages – would be available to persons asserting a sexual orientation or gender identity claim, making the application of the law to discriminating employers and landlords potentially significantly more severe.
Having spent a session covering the Utah Legislature, I’d say the bottom line is that until the church clearly states its support for a specific piece of legislation to ban anti-LGBT discrimination statewide — which it has never done, despite plenty of opportunities — it’s doubtful that predominantly Mormon state lawmakers will have the political will to pass such a law.
John Wright
Wingnut Rick Wiles: God Won't Save Us From Nuclear Holocaust Because of All the Gay People – LISTEN
Wingnut Rick Wiles: God Won't Save Us From Nuclear Holocaust Because of All the Gay People – LISTEN
End Times fruitcake radio host Rick Wiles is worried that come the apocalypse, god will forsake America because “we’ve become a nation of homosexuals and atheists and lesbians and God-haters,” reports Right Wing Watch.
Speaking on his out there radio show “Truenews”, he said that Vladimir Putin is likely to attack the U.S. because Western nations have imposed sanctions on Russia over its extreme anti-gay laws.
However, the U.S is out of luck when Putin starts World War III because the country no longer has “divine protection.”
You can also forget about praying to your “gay god” because he won’t save you.
Listen to Wiles go on – and on – AFTER THE JUMP…
Wiles recently said that an ebola outbreak would be a good thing because it could help purge the U.S. of “atheism, homosexuality, sexual promiscuity, pornography and abortion.” Last year, he claimed that Miley Cyrus sold her soul to Satan and had sex with a demon.
Jim Redmond
