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Tag Archives: abortion
Reaching industrial-strength level of crazy
As right-wing anti-LGBT rhetoric gets further ‘out there,’ we must step up to counter it Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association Hardy Haberman Flagging Left I guess it wasn’t enough that the right-wing crazies tried to equate homosexuality … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Viewpoints
Tagged abortion, civil rights, core values, Fischer, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, homosexuality, LGBT rights, Mouthpiece, Muslims, north of the border, overwhelming majority, pedophilia, physical assaults, recent poll, registered voters, religious freedom, rhetoric, rising tide, texans
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What’s Brewing: Hearing today in suit over Perry’s day of prayer; parole fought for gay man’s killer
Several elected officials have joined the fight to keep Jon Buice behind bars for the 1991 hate crime murder of gay banker Paul Broussard, pictured. Your weekday morning blend from Instant Tea: 1. A federal judge will hear arguments today … Continue reading
‘Traditional values’ take a hit in the polls
HIGH AND LOW | Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, right, had the highest favorability ratings of possible Republican presidential candidates in a recent CNN poll. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, had the highest ‘unfavorability’ rating. Percentage of … Continue reading
Tweet of the Day
Mr. Cook, who describes himself as “a progressive Texan in a bad mood,” is of course referring to the fact that the House is expected to vote today on a bill that would require doctors to perform a sonogram before … Continue reading
Posted in Instant Tea, news
Tagged abortion, bad mood, doctors, mr cook, sonogram, Tweet
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Random graph: A history of the culture wars
According to this graph based on Google Books, the culture war over gay rights reached its peak in the mid-to-late 1990s, and has been gradually waning ever since. In fact, as Beliefnet notes, all three of these wars peaked sometime … Continue reading
Posted in Instant Tea, news
Tagged 1990s, abortion, culture war, culture wars, feminism, gay rights, Google, random graph, random graphs
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Screw world peace. Miss New York is for the gays
Miss New York Claire Buffie Claire Buffie was crowned Miss New York and will compete in the Miss America pageant. Her platform, “Straight for Equality: Let’s Talk,” makes her the first contestant to compete using an LGBT rights statement. She … Continue reading
Posted in Instant Tea, life+style
Tagged 50s, 60s, abortion, america competition, bess myerson, Buffie, equality, game show panelist, honesty, miss america pageant, miss mississippi, mistake, nude pics, phobes, swimsuit competition, tawny godin, thirty years, vanessa williams, virtue, world peace
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Hate gay people? There’s an app for that
Pink News, Europe’s largest gay news service, reports that Apple has approved an anti-gay iPhone app: The app is based on the Manhattan Declaration, a manifesto released in 2009 by Christian and Catholic leaders which rails against the “erosion” of … Continue reading
Posted in Instant Tea, life+style
Tagged abortion, Apple, catholic leaders, erosion, Europe, gay news, gay relationships, Incest, iPhone, Manhattan, Manifesto, Marriage, news services, objectionable content, Petition, pro choice, pro gay marriage, same sex marriages, same-sex marriage
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Roberto Alonzo files insurance nondiscrimination measure; no anti-gay legislation reported yet
Rep. Roberto Alonzo State Rep. Roberto Alonzo, D-Dallas, has filed one of the earliest pro-equality bills of the 2011 legislative session — and he didn’t even wait outside the clerk’s office for two days to do it. Alonzo’s HB208, filed … Continue reading
Posted in Instant Tea, news
Tagged abortion, chuck smith, deputy director, equality bill, expression, flood, Gender Identity, homophobes, Immigration, leadership level, legislation, legislative session, nondiscrimination provisions, Republicans, sexual orientation, state rep, texas insurance code, two thirds, wednesday morning, wingnut
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Laura Bush: It wasn’t my role to defend the gays
Laura Bush Former first lady Laura Bush, who recently said she supports equality for same-sex couples, tells The Texas Tribune she didn’t speak out publicly about the issue while her husband was in office because she was not the elected … Continue reading
Hutchison to vote against Kagan because she supported the gay ‘social agenda’ at Harvard
Ever since Kay Bailey Hutchison was whalloped in the Republican gubernatorial primary by Rick Perry, some have been holding out hope that our senior U.S. senator might get better on LGBT issues. After all, Hutchison may be eyeing retirement instead … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Appointment, arbiter, Confirmation, Elena Kagan, gays, gubernatorial primary, harvard university, Kay Bailey Hutchison, lgbt issues, military recruiters, moderate views, Nomination, personal views, professional decisions, Retirement, Rick Perry, social agenda, social issues, voting record
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