Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 09 August 2011
Tags: glsen, family research council, tony perkins, slander, little black book, students, lgbt, gay, documentary, conservative right wing, anti-gay christians
Update Wednesday 1:50 p.m. PST
Holy Bullies reports that after GLSEN sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Family Research Council regarding their false information about the LGBT youth organization, FRC has quietly edited the video. Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters write:
"The new video (seen below) does not say that GLSEN had anything to do with distributing The Little Black Book. However it continues to refer to Brian Camenker regarding GLSEN and repeats the nonsense regarding "Fistgate," a controversy which Camenker played a huge role in."
They add that "FRC didn't even have the good Christian grace to apologize. Instead the organization takes the tone of 'we may have been wrong about that charge, but these new charges prove... FULL STORY
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Tags: it gets better, anti-gay, tony perkins, family research council, president obama, obama administration, joe biden, videos, lgbt youth, anti-bullying
As annoying as these statements might be for us adults, it's actually heartbreaking for the tens of thousands of LGBT kids who live in homes that receive these letters from the Family Research Council. After the jump, read the fundraising letter from FRC calling its followers to stand against the "It Gets Better" project.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 16 August 2011
Tags: rick perry, dbags, bigots, homophobes, christianity, pray the gay away, the cornerstone group, new hampshire, civil unions, steward of the family, republicans, 2012 gop candidates, presidential race
Rick Perry, still riding high on the publicity wave after announcing his entry in the 2012 GOP presidential candidate poll, will give the keynote address at a fundraising dinner hosted by New Hampshire's leading "ex gay" organization, the Cornerstone Policy Group. Follow the jump to see if you can stomach the details...
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Tags: fckh8, minnesota, family council, fundraising, bigots, dbags, homphobia, amendment, marriage equality, same sex, gay, ban
A rare meeting of the minds has occurred in Minnesota where LGBT activists and anti-gay Minnesota Family Council have both panned the latest FCKH8 video. In fact, the Family Council thinks the FCKH8's controversial approach to activism will disgust its supporters enough that it has built a fundraising campaign around it. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 03 August 2011
Tags: glaad, network responsibility index, nri, 2011, fifth annual, abc family, the cw, tv, lgbt, gay, characters, fox, showtime, cbs, usa, tbs, cable
On Wednesday, ABC Family became only the second network in history to earn an "excellent" rating from GLAAD (MTV scored the first in 2010), as detailed in the organization's fifth annual Network Responsibility Index. Details and where the other network's fall, after the jump.
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Tags: linda evangelista, child support, salma hayek, super model, françois-henri pinault, fashion, new york, family court, drag queens
Linda Evangelista is no stranger for setting the bar high. The supermodel who famously said, "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day," first broke a record by being the first drag queen to birth a child. Now she's asking for the largest child support sum in history. Find out how much she wants and how likely she is to get it after the jump.
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Tags: rick perry, texas, 2012 gop candidates, republicans, bigots, dbags, anti-gay, homophobia, marriage equality, new york, same sex, clarify, colorado, fine by me, tony perkins, family research council, interview, position, view, same sex
Sheeple worried about Rick Perry's ambiguous statements in support of a state's right to pass marriage equality last week can unclench their booties; the Texas Governor and possible 2012 GOP presidential candidate wants to remind you that he is still a raging anti-equality homophobe.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Tags: doma hearing, repeal, us senate, marriage equality, gay, same sex, al franken, focus on the family, minnery, dbags, bigots, lies
If you followed our live blogging of the historic DOMA repeal hearing in the U.S. Senate today (read a transcript of our updates here), you noticed our favorite moment occurred when Sen. Al Franken ripped apart the anti-gay and unscientific testimony of Focus on the Family lead bigot Thomas Minnery. Video of the moment that left us cheering, after the jump.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Tags: bob vander plaats, iowa family leader, conservative, pledge, promise, michele bachmann, rick santorum, video, anti-gay, d-bags, homophobes, 2012 gop candidates, joke, faggot
The Family Leader's Bob Vander Plaats, head of the homophobic Iowa group responsible for the conservative pledge Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum signed, is caught on video laughing at and loving a "faggot" joke. See, it's not all business and hard work when fighting against the homosezzual agenda; homophobes also make time to have a sense of humor, too! Follow the jump to watch Bob get a chuckle at our expense in a video courtesy of Think Progress.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 14 July 2011
Tags: helen lafave, nia wronski, michele bachmann, lesbian, step sister, family, comes out, president obama, inauguration, video, 2012 gop candidates, dbags, anti-gay
...who is as fervent a supporter of Obama as Michele is of Bible-based homophobia. Who'dda thunk? (More after the jump.)
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 14 July 2011
Tags: emmy awards, 2011, nominations, lgbt, gay, modern family, glee, jane lynch, list, nominees, hbo, TV
This morning, plenty of gaydored Hollywood folk woke up to news that they might be hugging giant golden globes close to their chests (not a Sofia Vergara joke) come September as this year's Emmy Award nominations were announced. Follow the jump for this year's list, which, as usual, is chock-full of LGBT and LGBT-approved shows and stars (with some noticeable absences...).
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