The gays, according to the far-right wingnut of a pastor, Lou Engle, are about as close to the Anti-Christ as it gets. On our buddy Rachel Maddow’s show, a video was aired where Engle himself said, regarding the overturn of Prop 8, “What happened to California will release a spirit that is more demonic than [...]
You know what, Uganda? Uganda make me sick if I learn any more about your anti-homosexual ways. In addition to your so-called “kill-all-the-gays” bill that your government officials are considering passing, you currently have enacted laws which Uganda already punish the practice of homosexuality with life in prison. Uganda be kidding me, indeed. What seems [...]
Ugandan Sylvia Tamale, Faculty of Law at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, draws a direct correlation between the visit of the far-right American evangelical leaders and the introduction of the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality bill. In the documentary film, “Breaking The Chains,” Sylvia Tamale says, “A few months before the bill was introduced, there was a huge [...]
Yesterday I wrote about Uganda’s proposed anti-homosexuality bill which promises death to those who engage in “aggravated homosexuality,” whatever in the hell that is. I admit it; I have my off days. Sometimes I am a downright bitchy queen on a rampage. Does that constitute “aggravated homosexuality”? I think I’ll leave Uganda out of my [...]
This week we’re going to discuss another how-can-this-shit-exist-in-this-day-and-age item: Uganda’s proposed anti-homosexual bill. Ugandan Member of Parliament, David Bahati, proposed the bill, which he hopes will exterminate homosexuality from his country. Just how does Bahati propose to exterminate homosexuality? By exterminating the homosexuals, naturally. The supposed object of the bill, according to its barbaric author, [...]
This is our second day addressing the fact that Ken Mehlman, Former Republican National Committee Chair and Chief of the Bush Campaign came out. The response from the LGBT community has been mixed at best. I’ve read dozens of articles online, and the comments on those articles run anything from comparing Mehlman’s coming out now [...]
You’ve likely heard already that Ken Mehlman, the former Republican National Committee Chair and Chief of the Bush Campaign came out. Awesome! What a coup for our community! We should all be so excited; I mean each and every one of us knows the personal victory and triumph that it is for an individual to [...]
How Did We Know About Target Donation In The First Place? What do I mean? Well, did you ever wonder how we knew about Target’s donation to the far-right Political Action Committee MN Forward in the first place? Well, since the U.S. Supreme Court’s January ruling, which allowed corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money [...]
Speaking at a news conference in San Diego, Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman said she will defend California’s Proposition 8 if she becomes governor next year. Aw, hells no she di’nt! Oh, yes she did. In her own words, Whitman said, “The issue right now is, as I understand it, is ‘Will Proposition 8 have [...]
According to the Los Angeles Times, The Associated Press and Business Ethics Magazine, Target’s shareholders are fed up. Three shareholder investment institutions that control stock in both Target and Best Buy: Calvert Asset Management, Trillium Asset Management, and Walden Asset Management, filed shareholder resolutions demanding the companies overhaul their process for making future political contributions. [...]