It's official: Florida Gov. Charlie Crist endorses marriage amendment

OK, people, he's now out of the closet on this issue, anyway. Express Gay News clears up the question of the week - does the governor want the GOP VP slot so badly that he'll sh*t on gays and lesbians who don't need a padlocked closet and simply want the right to marry? Apparently he does.

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Too Fit for Office

It's come to this. The long downward slide may not end here, but it's brought us what should - if we're lucky - be the nadir of American politics: a point at which characteristics that in any other circumstances would be admirable in just about anyone are actually undesirable if that person is running for president.

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Darth and Dear Leader to take the stage on first night of GOP convention

I'm sure this breaking news is giving McCain agita -- won't it be beautiful to see The Base cheering Bush and Cheney, the masters of disaster stepping into the spotlight in Minneapolis! Vice President Cheney will speak at the Republican convention in Minneapolis-St.

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Megachurch minister Osteen's diva wife in court over air rage incident

Is anyone surprised that Texas Talibangelist Joel Osteen's pious spouse might be less a madonna and more like Leona Helmsley? (NYT); Treated like a rock star by her followers, Victoria Osteen, 47, is co-pastor of Lakewood Church, one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing megachurches.

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2008 Dem platform: lite on the LGBT, hold the mayo

If you're looking for a committed, hard-hitting, strong-spined party platform on LGBT rights, you may want to hold off on thumbing through the 2008 Democratic Party platform.

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Like a bad penny...Sally Kern turns up again

"I am not saying everyone has to be Christian; this is not a homogenous nation. What you have to be is someone who believes in a Judeo-Christian ethic, in other words, in knowing there's a right and wrong.

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Democratic National Convention Transgender Representation

I've been talking to my transgender peers these past few weeks, attempting to fully determine who the out, transgender delegates to the Democratic National Convention are going to be.

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Gay genes and straw men - One News Now makes it so easy

crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters

A permissive tactic of the anti-gay industry is the straw man argument.

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Condi undercuts McCain, says country will be safe under Obama

(Left: Condi's former glory days in Freeperville...)

At one point back in the day, Condi Rice was touted by the knuckle-draggers as a Veep choice or even a presidential candidate, but once she mildly praised Barack Obama for his speech about race, the Freepi turned on her.

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National Organization for Marriage puts out 'Armegeddon' email

It's down to the last 90 days, screeches Brian S. Brown of the National Organization for Marriage (in New Jersey); he has a red alert flooding the inboxes of fundies around the country.

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