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Gov. Bobby Jindal – “GOP doesn’t need to embrace marriage equality”

Regarding supporting marriage equality, as some other high profile GOP pols have recently, Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, one of the likely 2016 presidential candidates (who will run but not get the nomination) said today on Meet The Press: “Look, I believe in  the traditional definition of marriage.”

Think about it, kids.  In about two years, when the campaign starts to heat up, how much further along the equality road are we going to be?  And how bad and out of touch will these guys look?

SRSLY.

(via CrooksAndLiars)

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Comic book heroes and villains – their private sides

“Heroes/Villains” is the sexy, silly, and awesome photography series from Atlanta artist Philip Bonneau, who describes it on his website as a collection of images “based around adults reconnecting with their childhood and remembering what it was like to pretend.”

Featuring some shirtless, half-naked heroes and villains from the comic book world, Bonneau shows us some rarely seen sides of some of our favorites.  Here are just a few of my favorites (heroes all, of course).  Make sure you check out more on Gay.net, and head over to Philip’s website.

Batbear and Robin may be my favorite.  Thoughts?

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Olympic speed skater poses nude for artistic photos

Openly gay Olympic speed skater Blake Skjellerup takes it all off: “To me, I wouldn’t call the pictures nude, more artistic, capturing the hours of blood, sweat and tears I put in to training my body.”

Knowing he was a skater, I had to check them out to see what the backside looked like after years of training as a speed skater.  Yes – it does a backside good.

Photos (NSFW) here and here.

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Obama Administration files brief supporting repeal of DOMA

President Obama’s administration filed an historic legal brief late Friday that declares his belief to the US Supreme Court that DOMA is unconstitutional. The brief was written by Solicitor General Donald Verrilli.

According to NBC News:

The Obama administration urged the Supreme Court on Friday to throw out a section of a 1996 federal law that prohibits recognition of same-sex marriage. 

The brief was filed Friday in United States v. Windsor, a case challenging Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, the law that legally declares marriage to be only between a man and a woman. That section allows state and federal authorities to deny benefits to same-sex couples that are commonplace for heterosexual couples, like insurance for government workers and Social Security survivors’ benefits.

This marks the first time a president has endorsed same-sex marriage rights in the nation’s highest court.

The brief cites (among many other things) the Stonewall rebellion, gay parenting studies, and federal hate crime statistics. 

The brief reads in part: “Moral opposition to homosexuality, though it may reflect deeply held personal views, is not a legitimate policy objective that can justify unequal treatment of gay and lesbian people.”

Read the entire document here.

(via Towleroad)

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UFC president Dana White on gay fighters: “You will not be treated any different”

The UFC will see it’s first women’s fight tonight and one of the athletes in the event, Liz Carmouche, is also the only openly gay fighter in the sport.

Leading up to the fight, both Carmouche and UFC president Dana White are talking about the historic competition and about openly gay fighters.

White has spoken publicly in support of Carmouche coming out, and when asked if a fighter had a problem with a match with a gay fighter, this was his response: “Most of the guys that are in this sport are really good people. I honestly don’t see a situation where that would happen, but if it did, I’d fix it.”

Regarding inclusiveness in the sport, here was White’s statement: “If you’re an athlete in the UFC and you are gay, I could care less. You will not be treated any different.”

p.s. Can I say how handsome Dana White is?  Just had to put that out there.  And thanks, Dana, for being one of the good guys.

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Pilobolus on Wetten Dass: “Shadowland”

From the Pilobolus website: The groundbreaking new performance by internationally acclaimed dance troupe Pilobolus, is best described as part shadow act, part dance, part circus and part concert.

As the first theatrical event of its kind to tour the globe, Shadowland incorporates multiple moving screens of different sizes and shapes to create an evening-length performance that merges projected images and front-ofscreen choreography.

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Mama dog in Chile saves her puppies from house fire

Love this story.  And the pics.  Click the above pic to enlarge.

From the Wonderful Nature and Unique Facts Facebook page:

During an early morning response to a house fire in Santa Rosa de Temuco, Chile, firefighters witnessed the unbelievable. A mother dog risked her life to save her puppies from the fire surrounding the burning house, which started because of a car bomb.

The mother dog, Amanda, raced back and forth between the house, putting her 10 day old puppies in the safest place she could find – a firetruck!

She didn’t stop racing back into the fire until all of her puppies were safely away from the fire. The firemen on scene could not believe their eyes. Most people have never seen a dog this smart or this brave!

After rescuing all of her pups from the blaze, Amanda sat down next to them, protecting them with her body. Onlookers called an emergency veterinary service and she and her pups were rushed to the hospital. Aside from one puppy being treated for serious burns, the entire family are alive and well – thanks to the bravery of Amanda, the heroic mother!

Dogs rule!

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Ann Coulter booed – again – for “Liberals want to destroy the family” comment

Mediaite is reporting on the boos and jeers the ever glum Ann Coulter received at the International Students for Liberty Conference in Washington, D.C. during a taping of Stossel for Fox Business Network.

Stossel then asked: “Why can’t gays get married?”

“Well, they can,” Coulter replied. “They have to marry a member of the opposite sex.” The room filled with boos.

“This is another one where you’re just sucking up to liberals when there are big fights,” Coulter explained.

“No, we believe the individual should be left alone,” Stossel shot back.

“Marriage is the most important institution to civilize young people. I’d make divorce a lot more difficult,” she said. “Liberals want to destroy the family,” she continued, eliciting jeers and mocking laughter from the students.