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The outcome of the California amendment will determine whether we have to put up with this nonsense for decades to come, or it stops now. The AGI has very deep pockets. They are far outspending the defenders of equality, and … Continue reading
These showerheads are not adjustable
“There are people who react in an unthinking way to transgender people.” That’s certainly an understatement. However, to paraphrase the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Laws cannot force people to think, but they can restrain the thoughtless. Such laws, unfortunately, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, News
Tagged Doing the right thing, Montgomery County, Pants on Fire, Showerheads, Transphobia
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Wasilla meets Loudoun
Events in Wasilla, Alaska in late October, 1996 are looking more and more like some things that have gone on in Loudoun County, only the most recent of which was the unsuccessful attempt by anti-gay activists to have the children’s … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, News
Tagged Dick Black, Faith, LCPS, Lori Waters, Politics, Religious authoritarianism, Schools, Tango the penguin
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Bigotry loses big in Montgomery
A referendum that was designed by the anti-gay industry as a template for overturning legal protections for transgender people across the nation has been thrown out and will not appear on the ballot in Montgomery County in November. The county’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil rights, Legislation, Montgomery County, Public accomodations, Showerheads, Transphobia
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Virginia is for denial
When you’re in the mood for some bizarre anti-gay behavior to marvel at, the Virginia fringe never disappoints. According to AJ Kiefer, advertising director for the Minneapolis/St.Paul magazine The Rake, the Bill Bolling campaign cancelled its order of a guide … Continue reading
When you care enough to send the very best
Sometimes these things practically write themselves. Here’s an idea: We can all send Hallmark thank-you cards to McDonald’s. Most states don’t recognize gay marriage — but now Hallmark does. The nation’s largest greeting card company is rolling out same-sex wedding … Continue reading
Poor, poor pitiful..
“Fairfax Public Libraries Ban Pro-Family Books,” announces the self described “Fairfax county outpost of The Family Foundation.” Well, that sounds terribly wrong, doesn’t it? It would be wrong, too – if it were true. Here’s an idea for a game … Continue reading →