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- liz on Little Bobby Marshall’s temper tantrum: My son doesn't get why Bob Marshall even cares about who loves whom and how and why. Quite frankly, neither...
- David on What they really mean when they say they’re “not anti-gay”: "Submission to the constitution"? Oh. My. God. Little Bobby has lost his mind. He wants to be the thought police,...
- Jonathan on What they really mean when they say they’re “not anti-gay”: The Washington Post has a great quote from Delegate Marshall. “He holds himself out as being married,” said Del. Robert G....
- David on Virginia Republicans didn’t get the memo: Done "in the dead of night by the dead of brain." Indeed it was. Is Bob Marshall still running for something?
- David on Virginia defies its reputation, embraces reality: Sorry, I wasn't clear (not that the previous DMV policy was, either!). Because in some states it's not possible under...
- Fionnuala on Virginia defies its reputation, embraces reality: As someone who just went through this process (before the change in policy), what used to be required was not...
- David on On learning new things: Charles, I appreciate your generosity of spirit. But, setting aside the fact that phrases like "man in a dress" are...
- Charles Eldredge on On learning new things: It seems the writer is taking liberties with interpretation...something I have seen a lot of in this confusion of gender...
- liz on Mark Sell: Not really the best spokesman: One thing I agree with, it's a waste of time to petition Delgaudio to resign. It is not, however, a...
- David on Pat Nolan’s anti-gay disdain: What's truly bizarre is Nolan's statement. He seems to be deliberately conveying that he knows nothing at all about prisons,...
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- Little Bobby Marshall’s temper tantrum
- What they really mean when they say they’re “not anti-gay”
- Delusional, or immoral?
- Virginia Republicans didn’t get the memo
- The most significant event for equality in recent memory – and it wasn’t the president’s endorsement of marriage
- Virginia defies its reputation, embraces reality
- Stating the obvious
- Low expectations
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Monthly Archives: January 2008
File under Hoaxes, poorly executed
Update: Autumn from Pam’s House Blend would like an apology from all involved in this pitiful stunt. I’m not holding my breath, either. Well, it seems that the story of “the man wearing a blue ruffled skirt” in the ladies’ … Continue reading
Mike Huckabee continues to dig the hole deeper
First, he declined to retract the stunningly ignorant 1992 remarks he made about people with AIDS, followed that up by treating Ryan White’s mother like dirt (par for the course when women try to tell him things, apparently), and now … Continue reading
You Can’t Fool Mother Nature – So Why Even Try?
Finally, the anti-gay industry admits that we are family – not scare quotes “family” – real family. Here is a quote from a recent Chuck Colson commentary on assisted reproduction. The biggest irony of all, of course, is that a … Continue reading
Conversations we need to have
Update: Pam’s House Blend has picked up the story of the hoax perpetrated by the Montgomery County anti-transgender group. There’s been a lot of chatter about race and gender in the last week amongst the chattering class, hasn’t there? Has … Continue reading
Extreme pettiness, caught on video
Ah, the wonders of YouTube. See Delegate Mark Cole. See Delegate Mark Cole make a motion on the House floor to remove Delegate Jennifer McClellan’s resolution commending the Richmond Gay Community Foundation from a block of uncontested resolutions – apparently … Continue reading
‘This is why we need a GSA’
When bullies tear down notices for meetings of one Wisconsin school’s Gay-Straight Alliance, they find a message underneath just for them: “Stop! THIS is why we need a GSA.” A 2003 National School Climate Survey performed by the Gay, Lesbian … Continue reading
“Pastors Fight to Not Protect Gays”
Yes, this is the actual, unintentionally hilarious headline of a Richmond Style Weekly article. Is this really what pastors are supposed to be doing? Fighting to make people vulnerable to unfair treatment, special taxes and violence? Something seems not quite … Continue reading