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Anti-gay activists crying ‘bully’

logointern3 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:00:03 +0000

(New York) As the gay-rights movement advances, there’s increasing evidence of an intriguing role reversal: Today, it’s the conservative opponents of that movement who seem eager to depict(...)

NH radio host, blogger’s gay Dem attack condemned

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:49:13 +0000

(Concord, NH) A conservative Republican radio host, blogger and self-described citizen journalist is apologizing for calling New Hampshire’s Democratic Party chairman derogatory gay names –(...)

Third party challenges in NJ, NY are warning sign

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:30:01 +0000

(New York) Third party candidates are shaking up two major races in elections Tuesday, and the success of those candidacies is a warning shot fired at both major parties by voters angry at(...)

Nasty, or nice? New mood among UK’s Conservatives

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:00:02 +0000

(London) Who’s nasty now?

Sipping cocktails and swapping gossip on a roof terrace decorated with pink balloons and rainbow flags at a gay-oriented disco, leading figures of Britain’s(...)

Besen: Wingnuts strike again

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:44:10 +0000

Fresh off its wing nut wingding on the National Mall, the far-out fringe held its “Values Voter” summit in Washington last week.

The highlight was jilted former Miss California, Carrie(...)

Pelosi compares health care anger to Milk murder

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:12:21 +0000

(Washington) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that the anti-government rhetoric over President Barack Obama’s health care reform effort is concerning because it reminds her of the(...)

Besen: A deficit in decency

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:54:17 +0000

Tens of thousands of anti-government types, gun nuts, white supremacists, religious zealots, tax evaders and crazies streamed into Washington last Saturday. It was pure delirium, as the National(...)

Best-selling Bible to become more gender-inclusive

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:20:28 +0000

The top-selling Bible in North America will undergo its first revision in 25 years, modernizing the language in some sections and promising to reopen a contentious debate about changing gender(...)

Corvino: What makes a space “safe”?

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:00:43 +0000

A friend writes, “I’m coordinating a safe-space training at [an urban public university]. One participant stated that she felt she was a strong ally, but her religious beliefs dictate that(...)

Sen. Ensign’s admission blurs conservative image

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:06:46 +0000

(Las Vegas) For much of his public career, Sen. John Ensign has appeared a model of the religious right. By this week, he had become just another politician diminished by scandal. Rattled,(...)