An Open Letter to Maggie Gallagher

Why are you, all your financial backers and all your high-priced attorneys across the country hell-bent on destroying so many lives and hurting so many people, just as they are about to experience the happiest day of their lives?

What is so wrong with your life, that you make your living attempting to hurt so many others?

You preside over two extremely well funded organizations that portend to “protect marriage.” You speak all over the county at marriage rallies. You are on TV all the time defending what you call the “sanctity of marriage.” You have written books on marriage, one of which is even titled, The Case for Marriage: Why Married People Are Happier, Healthier, and Better-Off Financially, yet NOM’s Executive Director, Brian Brown and you viciously attack anyone who gets in your way.

Are You Even Married, Maggie?

More by Fred Karger at the: Huffington Post!

DC Court Rejects Proposed Referendum

Today came with a sigh of relief from Human Rights advocates as Judge Judith N. Macaluso, a D.C. Superior Court judge ruled that those who oppose marriage equality do not have a right to hold a public referendum on whether those marriages should be legal in the District.

The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics previously ruled twice that such a referendum or initiative against marriage equality would violate a city law prohibiting a public vote on a matter covered by the Human Rights Act, which make discrimination against LGBT’s and other minority groups illegal. However, the major ring leader in the fight against equality in D.C., Bishop Harry Jackson, who is the pastor of Hope Christian Church located outside of the District in Beltsville, Maryland appealed that ruling in superior court and last week 39 Republican congressmen filed a brief in support of Jackson’s appeal, stating the elections board overstepped its authority by denying a public vote on marriage equality.

In her ruling, Judge Macaluso stated, “[the board] properly rejected the proposed initiative”, because of the Human Rights Act.

It is expected that Jackson, along with others who support discrimination will appeal Macaluso’s ruling, however time is not on their side as the clock as already started ticking on the required 30-legislative-day review by Congress of the same-sex marriage bill which was signed into law by D.C.’s Mayor on December 18th of 2009.

As long as the law clears the 30 day Congressional review period, marriage licenses will be available to same-sex couples on March 5th.

The Continued Efforts Behind the Anti-Gay Right

No shocker here…but still needs to be addressed.

Wouldn’t you love to wipe the smug off his face?

Don’t Bring Guns to Snowball Fights

Not exactly LGBT news, but nonetheless, I find this absolutely amazing!  This is one of the problems in the world today…you simply can’t have good clean fun anymore!  If I didn’t see this, I may not even believe it.

Parsing The Politics Of Gay Marriage

Nancy Pelosi represents the gayest congressional district in the United States. She also happens to be the most powerful person, woman or man, in the House of Representatives. With one simple directive she can force 435 Members of Congress from across the United States to vote on any piece of legislation she wants. Healthcare legislation, immigration reform, tax increases or gay marriage are all issues that Speaker Nancy Pelosi can choose to have voted on by Congress. She could schedule a vote at 3 a.m. and members would be expected to appear. She alone gets to decide what the House of Representatives votes on and when it votes.

But will Pelosi pass the DC gay marriage bill — one of her district’s most important issues — before the end of the year? What is she waiting for? She has the power to do it immediately and DC needs Congressional approval to move forward with equal rights for all citizens.

More at: CBS.com!

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