Patrick Kennedy refused communion; 90-year-old grandmother stops donating to Catholic Church

It was just revealed in a NYT report that in 1997, Rep. Patrick Kennedy was told to stop receiving Communion by a Rhode Island bishop because of the congressman's public stance on "moral issues.

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A weekend of shredding

Weekend b*tch and moan session...

Kate and I spent most of yesterday and a good portion of today going through all of the junk mail, catalogs and magazines that have piled up in the last several weeks.

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Racist image conjures up unfair resentment

crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters

An interesting situation is brewing in Philadelphia regarding this "lovely" image to the left.

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The Advocate's Kerry Eleveld's take on the PHB Brian Bond interview

OUT 100 2009 honoree Kerry Eleveld's weekly column for The Advocate, View From Washington, covers progress on DADT repeal and my recent excusive interview with Brian Bond, deputy director of the White House Office of Public Engagement (a.

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Old-school bigotry is alive but outnumbered: feeble KKK rally at Ole Miss

Doesn't it seem like a nostalgic moment when the Ku Klux Klan shows up to do its "song and dance" of mind-numbing, color-aroused crap along with Nazi salutes these days? At least these cretins know how to dress up for the occasion, as opposed to the boatload of bigots we've seen during the 2008 campaign and post-inauguration.

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You are needed in Trenton on Monday

From Garden State Equality Urgent!  This Monday, November 23rd, join us at 8:30 am in Trenton to lobby for marriage equality!   Meet at Garden State Equality's office across from the State House at 110 West State Street, Trenton.

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Vicki Estrada: Transgender Day Of Remembrance Speech, San Diego

My very, very close friend, Vicki Estrada, gave the keynote address at the International Transgender Day Of Remembrance memorial event, held at the San Diego Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Community Center.

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Signer of Manhattan Declaration wanted to jail gays and lesbians

crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters

 By now we have all heard about the Manhattan Declaration put out by various religious right figures and groups urging, among other things, non-cooperation with laws that in any way recognize same sex couples.

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Colorado car dealer's sign tries to tie Obama with terrorism and Ft. Hood tragedy

The 2008 campaign was great for armchair psychologists as we saw a good slice of color-aroused America that had been hiding its true feelings about the prospect of the country being led by a man of color.

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Blogmistress SOS: vote for your favorite progressive blogger to go on Air America's cruise

Regulars at the coffeehouse know that I'm burned out, fried and literally fighting all sorts of health BS of late, from the inevitable inability to balance the demands of my day job (hey, at least I have one to be thankful for), writing for the blog, along with travel to blog-related events, interviews and such.

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