Salon took the article from Alternet, calling it “The Perverse Obsessions of Right-Wing Patriarchal Christians.” The 2000-word rant by Valerie Tarico accuses conservatives of being obsessed with sex and procreation, along with—unbelievably—“anti-kid.”
On Tuesday the Vatican Secretary of State condemned in the strongest of terms this week’s same-sex marriage referendum in Ireland, calling it a “defeat for humanity.”
Pressure is already mounting on other European states to follow Ireland’s example in embracing same-sex marriage, even if the vote is barely a day old. Once a conservative, Catholic nation, Ireland is being held up as an example of how to overcome one’s hidebound past to emerge into the bright light of modernity.
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone has capitulated to pressure from parents and teachers at four Bay Area Catholic high schools, agreeing to elide his characterization of same-sex marriage, homosexuality and contraception as “gravely evil” from a new handbook.
Federal Courts repeatedly upheld the right of private voluntary organizations like the Boy Scouts to deny membership to openly homosexual members. Under pressure from corporate donors, the media, and some in government, the Boy Scouts bowed to pressure and changed its policy on membership.
Apple and rock band U2 have together been accused of violating the Russian law against “gay propaganda among minors “by a Russian legislator, Billboard reports.
DUNLAP, Ind. (AP) – A northern Indiana school district says it has fired a coach who tweeted about burning down a pizza shop after its owners said they wouldn’t cater a gay wedding because of their religious beliefs.
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The 70-year-old grandmother who owns a flower shop in Washington state and became a national figure for refusing to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding says she was surprised her actions gained such notoriety and had often done business with the gay couple, whom she considered friends.
Dr. Ben Carson is calling for more attention to be given to Christians and their rights, suggesting that they are being passed over in favor of other concerns, such as gender identity and sexual orientation.
The head coach of an Indiana high school girl’s golf team has been suspended after apparently threatening to burn down a Christian-owned pizzeria.
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) released images of a couple being stoned to death in Iraq. The militants charged the man and woman with having sex before marriage.
The tolerant left has now decided that anybody who believes in freedom of religion ought to be boycotted. CEOs and government leaders are threatening to boycott the state of Indiana–and not just governmental entities in Indiana, but private businesses in Indiana that have never discriminated against anyone homosexual, let alone same-sex weddings. But these same CEOs and government leaders will happily do business with some of the worst regimes on earth–regimes that do not merely recognize the right of private businessowners to do business with the clients they choose, but that sponsor the state-sanctioned execution of homosexuals.
In the wake of the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the media have been stacking myth upon myth in order to drive the narrative that right-wingers desperately want to harm gays and lesbians.
In a sharply-worded memo, Navy Chaplain Wesley Modder’s commander denied his request for a “religious accommodation” in a disciplinary process that has relieved him of his command and could kick him out of the Navy forever. Modder stands accused of homophobia and insensitivity–though, in the official documents, the term is “substandard performance”–which could trump all the accolades he has received in almost 20 years of military service and throw his professional life into ruin.
With his days as a cinematic leading man more than a decade behind him, serial-homophobe Alec Baldwin has agreed to executive produce and star in a HBO series that reeks of self-parody. After languishing in a supporting role for 7
On Friday, the Obama administration filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to induce the Court to rule in favor of homosexual “marriage.”
A teacher at South Windsor High School in Connecticut has been suspended after reading a poem to his Advanced Placement (AP) English class containing a graphic description of gay sex acts.
Students at Kings College London (KCL) have successfully campaigned for the removal of a window featuring former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey, an alumnus of the college, on the grounds that his stance on gay marriage makes him “homophobic”. The move
Six members of the Georgia delegation to the US Congress sent a letter last week to Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed complaining about the firing of the Atlanta fire chief for expressing his religious views on homosexuality.
The geniuses in higher education made dinner into a “queer” issue. Be sure to swing through Berkeley to discuss “Queering Agriculture.”
Ofsted is continuing to deny that it’s inspectors are asking young children inappropriate questions on topics such as homosexuality and transgenderism, despite a number of parents coming forward to make complaints in the last few months. The questions have been justified
Benedict Cumberbatch and comedian Stephen Fry have united to seek a royal pardon for 49,000 British men who were persecuted in the 1950s for being gay, along with Enigma code breaker Alan Turing.
There isn’t enough male nudity on television, according to Russell T. Davies, creator of Showtime’s Queer as Folk.
Comedian and actor Billy Crystal spoke to a crowd at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, California over the weekend, where he revealed he believes modern gay scenes in television are “pushing it.”
On Monday, The New York Times Editorial Board seemingly demonstrated how furious it was with the Egyptian government’s stance on gay rights. Egypt had just acquitted twenty-six allegedly homosexual men on “debauchery” charges, and the Editorial Board worries they are now “likely to suffer a lifetime of public scorn.”
Gays, blacks, women, children, the deceased, and the everyday working people who keep the world turning have all been victims of Alec Baldwin’s three-decade temper tantrum towards anyone who dares anger, inconvenience or disagree with him. The left-wing Obama supporter
TLC is set to air a special in January, titled My Husband’s Not Gay, that will follow married Mormon men who describe themselves as heterosexual despite their attraction to men, reports The Wrap. My Husband’s Not Gay will reportedly follow
