Tags: gov. chris christie, ex gay therapy, elections 
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie found himself in quite a pickle this week when he didn't exactly come out against "ex-gay" therapy, which is currently facing court time in his state. After facing backlash and a PR nightmare from his Democratic gubernatorial challenger, Christie's office released a statement of clarification late Thursday night.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 11 February 2013
Tags: chris christie, mark zuckerberg, facebook, marriage equality, fundraiser, new jersey, blue jersey, rosi efthim, unfriend christie, social media campaign
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes didn't hesitate to express his concern over Mark Zuckerberg's allegiance with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who famously vetoed marriage equality in the state.
Now marriage equality advocates are getting in on the action.
See what they have to say after the jump.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 28 January 2013
Tags: chris hughes, mark zuckerberg, facebook, chris christie, same-sex marriage, veto, fundraiser
Chris Hughes, a co-founder of Facebook along with Mark Zuckerberg, is voicing his concerns over Zuckerberg's support of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
Zuckerberg is hosting a Feb. 13 fundraiser for Christie at his home in Palo Alto, California.
Christie's widely acknowledged for his capable handling of the Hurricane Sandy crisis in the state, but he's also received a lot of negative attention within the LGBT community based on his veto of same-sex marriage.
See what the openly gay Hughes has to say about Zuckerberg and Christie's growing closeness after the jump!
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Tags: hurricane sandy, superstorm, new jersey, governor, republican, gop, chris christie, praises, president obama, aftermath, clean up, northeast
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is supposed to be staying on Republican talking points exalting Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan but after a storm like Sandy ain't nobody got time for that!
But Christie did have time to praise the Obama Administration for the incredible and immediate response to Sandy in multiple interviews this morning.
So, just how far off script did Christie go?
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 01 June 2012
Tags: chris christie, new jersey governor, new jersey supreme court, bruce harris, nia gill, gay nominee, republicans, democrats
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is less than pleased by the state Senate Judiciary committee's refusal to confirm his state Supreme Court nominee, openly gay, African-American Republican, Bruce Harris.
He had quite a few choice words for the Democrats in power.
See what he had to say after the jump. FULL STORY
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 06 March 2012
Tags: new jersey, dbags, gov chris christie, protest, bigot, video, Massachusetts, sen scott brown, endorse, marriage equality, same sex, gay, lgbt
By vetoing civil rights in New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie has certainly earned the nickname "bigot" that will likely be fired his way for the rest of his life. Christie got a taste of his legacy on Monday night while in Massachusetts to endorse Sen. Scott Brown. (It might be the first taste of something he'd like to send back!) Follow the jump for some video of the catharsis.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 02 March 2012
Tags: gov chris christie, new jersey, veto, deny, gay rights, marriage, lgbt, same sex, equality, vote, popular, video, town hall, students
Maybe Gov. Chris Christie should take more time to read up on the issues he's governing in New Jersey? Just a suggestion.
Speaking with students at a town hall, Christie denied vetoing gay rights last week and instead got himself into a sweaty game of semantics ping pong. Well, he could use the cardio.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 23 February 2012
Tags: gov chris christie, dbags, new jersey, president obama, msnbc, marriage equality, veto, coward, name calling, homophobia, veto, gay, same sex
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was all kinds of a projecting mess during his recent visit to MSNBC. First, he defended his veto of marriage equality and desire to put minority rights up to a majority vote with a simple (and wrong) "Obama wants the same thing." Then, after being corrected by Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post, Christie goes on a tirade.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Tags: daily show, jon stewart, chris christie, governor, marriage equality, veto, gay, same sex, humor, satire, video, fat marriage
Jon Stewart helped squeeze New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's swollen feet into our Prada slip-ons so that he might walk a mile around the gayborhood in a hilarious Daily Show segment criticizing the Governor's veto of marriage equality.
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