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African American Community More Accepting of Gays

Word to conservatives: Don’t bother trying to peddle your divisive politics to African-Americans; it won’t work anymore. A post-election poll conducted by The Economist suggests that social issues may no longer be an effective means for Republicans to get Black voters on board. (Further evidence suggests that the same goes for Latinos.) A co-worker handed […]

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Gay Groups to Boehner – Stop Wasting Money Defending DOMA

Eleven LGBT groups on Tuesday called on House Speaker John Boehner to stop wasting money defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court. After the Department of Justice announced it would no longer defend the law in court, Boehner, a Republican from Ohio, directed the so-called Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG) to step in.

Social Networks Helped Win Marriage Votes

It was no secret during past decades of ballot-box pummeling that social connections help determine where people stand on LGBT rights, say the organizers behind November 6′s same-sex marriage wins in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington. They knew the public-opinion polls. Simply having a gay family member, friend, or colleague doubles the likelihood of support.

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KEEP ON DANCING ‘TIL THE WORLD ENDS

It’s been predicted so The Express invites you toKEEP ON DANCING ‘TIL THE WORLD ENDS This End of the World Blackout Partywill feature$5 Adios Muthafuckers andFree Glow GoodiesDJs DIZZI & DJ FRESH Friday, December 21, 2012 9:00pm

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Supreme Court Asks Attorney to Argue DOMA Standing

The Supreme Court chose a Harvard professor of constitutional law, Vicki C. Jackson, to argue that the Court does not have the authority to rule on the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. She will file a brief and appear to argue the two procedural issues that the Court itself had raised in

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86% of Democrats Voted for Marriage Equality in 2012 Votes

Earlier I cited centrist Democratic think tank Third Way’s poll on marriage equality support in Washington, where same-sex marriages just got underway. Well, that report, showing that framing marriage equality as a matter of love, rather than rights wins the fight, is now out. Here’s a telling excerpt about movement among political lines: The victory

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Is the Fight Over Marriage Equality Over?

It doesn’t take a professional pollster to understand what the chart tells us. In 1996, as the country was easily re-electing Democratic President Bill Clinton, two-thirds of the public opposed gay marriage. Sixteen years later, as the country was re-electing Democratic President Barack Obama just 43 percent opposed it while 48 percent favored it. Go

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House GOP Secretly Adds $500K More to DOMA Defense

America is about to head over a fiscal cliff, but apparently the GOP thinks there’s plenty in the bank to spend on protecting traditional marriage from those heathen homosexuals: House Republicans secretly raised the $1.5 million cap on litigating for DOMA to $2 million. Roll Call first reported Thursday that the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group

Anonymous Hacks The Westboro Baptist Church

The hacking collective known as Anonymous renewed their war on the Westboro Baptist Church today. After the haters from the infamous church posted their intentions to picket the funerals of the twenty children killed in the shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, Anonymous responded by re-posting the personal and professional information for members of the church on the

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TOMORROW: Gay Fresno Holiday Party

You won’t want to miss our fourth annual holiday party! Everyone 21+ is invited. This year we are in a new venue, with even more to see and do! Drag Performances by the ladies of Xotica, Free snacks, photos throughout the night, raffle prizes & more! The night is hosted by The Diva X Doors