LGBTQ news and entertainment
Minnesota Vikings’ Chris Kluwe on the hurtful, freedom-limiting marriage amendment currently on the ballot in Minnesota:
“It’s not the government’s job to tell us what to do. That’s not what America stands for. At the end of the day, this is an issue about freedom… and treating other people the way that you would like to be treated.”
Pledge to Vote NO at www.mnunited.org
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From GuardianofValor.com:
So at the funeral today for Fallen Soldier Sgt. Johnson a Westboro member decided it would be smart to stomp on the American flag. A Soldier did not take kindly to that and broke through the line, hitting one of the protesters that was disgracing Old Glory.
As he was being arrested, two other Soldiers rescued the flag. The Soldier was not charged and later released.
Text from the ad: “Every president inherits challenges, few have faced so many. Four years later our enemies have been brought to justice. Our heroes are coming home. Assembly lines are humming again—there are still challenges to meet, children to educate, a middle class to rebuild but the last thing we should do is turn back now.”
The Maryland campaign for marriage equality continues to see money coming their way.
From Marylanders for Marriage Equality:
Republican Paul Singer today gave $250,000 to Marylanders for Marriage Equality, the lead group working to pass marriage equality in Maryland. Singer runs the firm Elliot Management in New York City and has given more than $10 million to marriage equality efforts across the country.
“Paul’s leadership on marriage equality continues to amaze and sets an example for other fair-minded members of the Republican Party,” said Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, a founder of Marylanders for Marriage Equality. “His investment in the equality and dignity of Marylanders reflects the growing bipartisan support to get Question 6 over the finish line in these critical final weeks.”
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Making the rounds today is this pic taken at staged photo-op with Paul Ryan at a soup kitchen in Youngstown, OH.
Apparently the idea was for Ryan and family to “help out” at a local soup kitchen, but upon arriving found that the morning meal service had been completed and the volunteers had cleaned up already.
Undeterred, Ryan pretended to clean already-clean dishes while the media dutifully snapped photos, the Washington Post reports.
Ryan stood at the sink and took some large metal pans that did not appear to be dirty, soaped them up and rinsed them, remarking as the cameras clicked and the TV cameras rolled that he had spent a summer washing dishes when he was younger.
That Paul Ryan – he cares so much for the homeless he really wanted to make doubly sure those pans were clean. What a guy.
Julian Bond, Chairman Emeritus of the NAACP, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization, urges Marylanders to vote for Question 6.
The first ad featuring Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt as the new spokesperson for Chanel No. 5 has just been unveiled:
The actor-cum-producer has stepped into a role previously filled by some of the world’s leading ladies, such as Catherine Deneuve, Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard and Audrey Tautou. Shot by Joe Wright – whose previous works include two Coco Mademoiselle commercials with actress Keira Knightley – this campaign has been shrouded in secrecy since it was announced earlier this year.
Everything in this ad is 100% true.
This actually isn’t too far off from what it’s like to learn “Fosse” from some folks, LOL.