Here’s Why It Shouldn’t Be Up To The States
Even in jurisdictions where same-sex marriage is legal, gay couples in the United States are paying a lot more in taxes because the federal marriage benefits available for straight couples…
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Dear Marc Jacobs,
Even though no law or regulation forces you to provide basic provisions for your models in the United States, would you please find the goodness in your heart to pay…
RoboKhan And Other Images
I hope you can make use of some of these cheeky images that could help depict the RoboCon Robocalls scandal that is sweeping the nation. Hey, our democracy is a…
Dear Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Newt Gingrich,
If you were my father, I’d be very ashamed.
Americans prefer small government … or do they?
It is a practically a cliche that Americans prefer small government. A recent survey by the Pew Research Center would seem to confirm this. When asked if government regulation did…
Joining the Canadian Government’s Advisory Panel on Open Government
Some people have already noticed, so wanted to share the news here as well. Yesterday, the Canadian Government announced the Advisory Panel on Open Government to which I was asked…
Catholic Priests, not Obama Administration, assaulting Catholics
As American Republican presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich, continues to decry the Obama administration for its so-called assault on the Catholic Church, the fact of the matter is that Catholic priests,…
Catholic Priests, not Obama Administration, assaulting Catholics
As American Republican presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich, continues to decry the Obama administration for its so-called assault on the Catholic Church, the fact of the matter is that Catholic priests,…
Catholic Priests, not Obama Administration, assaulting Catholics
As American Republican presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich, continues to decry the Obama administration for its so-called assault on the Catholic Church, the fact of the matter is that Catholic priests,…
Catholic Priests, not Obama Administration, assaulting Catholics
As American Republican presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich, continues to decry the Obama administration for its so-called assault on the Catholic Church, the fact of the matter is that Catholic priests,…
Oklahoma Scraps Anti-Gay Bill
Yesterday, a house committee in Oklahoma rejected a horrendously anti-gay bill that would have made it legal to fire state municipal employees just for being gay. The bill was introduced…
The Awe Of Oscar
Nothing seems more of a waste of time and money than the Oscars. Last night for over three hours millions of people, statistics of which show 7-9% of them unemployed…
How Wall Street buys Washington
Oh, those fickle Wall Street bankers. In 2008, Barack Obama was their man for president. They lavished $71-million on the Democratic candidate, $10-million more than on his Republican rival. Goldman…
Maryland Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill
You’re on a roll, United States! The Maryland senate passed, yesterday afternoon, a bill granting equal marriage rights to all state residents. The governor said she will sign it into…
Rick Santorum’s gay porn mosaic
Gay news website Unicorn Booty published this beauty of a photo mosaic, featuring Rick Santorum’s headshot composed entirely of gay porn. It may not be the most artistic political portrait…
Maryland Senate approves marriage equality bill
On Thursday, the Maryland Senate approved, by a 25-22 vote, a marriage equality bill that will now be sent to its sponsor, Governor Martin O’Malley, who has promised to sign…
DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional
A US federal court has ruled that the country’s Defense of Marriage Act—a law forbidding any federal recognition of same-sex relationships—is unconstitutional. Judge Jeffrey White, a Bush appointee, issued the…
Rhode Island To Introduce Gay Marriage Bill
It looks like Rhode Island legislators are prepared to introduce three equal rights bills today, including one that proposes full marriage equality in the state. Well, there you go! Just…
DenialGate – Climate Change Deniers Take a Major Blow
You may have heard about Climategate, the stolen emails that showed some scientists were so concerned about climate change that they were willing to distort their findings so they would…