10 posts tagged Anti-Gay Legislation

I see that Peter LaBarbera is pretty happy with Gary Glenn, the con artist who now runs the American Family Association of Michigan.  Gary Glenn has been very busy trying to defeat a bullying bill in Michigan.  The problem?  The bill mentions sexual orientation.  Gary Glenn is stating that it is

At least that is what the good Christian Stacy Harp copies into her blog/website.  She copies: Speechless. . .Silencing the Christians is an original production of The Inspiration Networks in partnership with the American Family Association focusing on the loss of freedoms and liberties forced upon

First Florida, then Arizona, and now Pennsylvania – faced with a potentially disastrous general election in November, the Republicans are once again trotting out wherever possible anti-gay marriage constitutional amendments to induce the wingnut fundies to come out and vote against us Godless faggots.

This column from Tucson, Arizona (http://www.azstarnet.com/opinion/225155.php) looks at the cravenness of the GOP effort to get an anti-gay marriage initiative on the November, 2008, ballot in Arizona. The editorially rightly identifies that the real motivation has nothing to do with protecting families or the institution of marriage.

First Florida and now possibly Arizona - the GOP is still up to its old gay-baiting tricks to try to turn out the Kool-Aid drinkers in November. It is very sad that instead of seeking to win based on the strength of the party's positions and policies, demonizing a segment of citizens (actual several

As yet another example of the Christianists endeavor to re-write history to comform with their agenda, a bill has been introduced into the Tennessee Legislature according to the Memphis Flyer (http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/Content?oid=oid%3A38592) that would prohibit any references to any sexual orientation other than heterosexual in elementary and middle schools.

With children being shuffled from foster home to foster home like some piece of used furniture (not to mention the children living in poverty and starving around the world) one would think the true Christians would direct their efforts to addressing such needs. But not the Christianists in this country.

It would seem that the GOP is reduced to gay baiting as its principal tool to garner voter turnout. Why not try some innovative ideas and proposals to address real problems one might ask. To me the answer to that question is simple: by being married to Bible thumping, anti-science Neanderthals, the

That's the conclusion of the Florida Sun-Sentinel in a recent editorial addressing the fact that a proposed constitutional amendment will be on the ballot in November, 2008 - just in time to try to sway the presidential election results (.http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-editgsmarriagesbdec20,0,798399.story?coll=sfla-opinion-utility).