This from Concerned Women For [Ignoring the considerable polling data that shows majority support for marriage equality in the District]: "CWA not only joins with many citizens of Washington, D.C., and other like-minded organizations in denouncing the legalization of same-sex 'marriage,' but pledges to work closely with them in bringing this issue to the ballot so the people of D.C. have their say. When the issue of same-sex 'marriage' is put to a vote of the people, it loses every time. "Marriage has been upheld in statewide votes in 31 states, including supposedly liberal bastions such as Maine, Oregon, Michigan and twice ...

This is our final offering of THIS WEEK IN RACE. After more than three years and 165 offerings, we say farewell for now and urge our readers to continue to be meaningfully engaged in issues that reside at the intersection of race, politics and language.Others Have Stepped UpPartly because we have never taken advertising in this space and partly because of our interest in collaboration and solidarity with those who share a vision of a more racially just nation and world, we have never been interested in "competing" with any of the other bloggers. To the contrary, we try ...

I don't know how I got on the mailing list of the "Human Rights Campaign," but I suppose somebody sold or traded my address to them. I make a point of having nothing to do with the HRC. So, I wrote the following on the slip asking me for money and returned it in the Business Reply Mail envelope.Take me off your mailing list. You are too corrupt, too homophobic, and too bigoted against atheists.Perhaps an explanation to those of you who don't follow queer issues is in order.Corruption and Homophobia at the HRC:The HRC may pretend to support the ...

Is that a banana in my pants? Yes, yes it is. And it's wearing the fabulous Bacock Obama condom. The Barack Obama stimulus pack of condoms keeps you Barock hard, and "safe through hard times." And they're strong enough to last a second term. Ba dum bum! Take THAT, haters! Thanks to Derek Puleson from Graphic Armor, whom we ran into on the street, for stocking us up. They custom make condoms, and I was seriously thinking of getting me some James St. James skins until I was told you had to buy them in bulk. And even ...

We've told you about Esther Fleece in the past. She's the person who Focus on the Family has hired for the sole purpose of reaching the so-called millennial generation. Because believe it or not, James Dobson does not rival the Black Eyed Peas in terms of holding young person interest. I know you're shocked by that. So anyway, FOF has hired young Esther to talk and talk about talk about the diverse millennials and there desire to do better in the world. But what we find interesting is that she never, ever, EVER talks about the gay-hostile, ...

Image via WikipediaSource: Religion Dispatches By Candace Chellew-Hodge  Christianity Today has put its two cents in on the “Kill the Gays” bill in Uganda, telling gays and lesbians to unwad their knickers over the law and instead exercise “patience as Ugandan leaders sort out among themselves the best way to preserve their culture’s sexual mores.” Instead of strongly condemning this legislation, which President Barack Obama has called “odious,” CT tells us we need to understand the culture and give the Ugandans a fair hearing on their homophobia, reasoned arguments against gays and lesbians: For American Christian leaders, both ...

Jason Mattera of the Young America's Foundation took the podium at CPAC this morning and used a few unwitty, douchebag jokes to mock feminists, Barney Frank, and Obama's drug use. Said Mattera: "Our notion of freedom doesn't consist of snorting cocaine, which distinguishes us from Barack Obama." He also talked about the idea of "diversity" with regard to certain classes at liberal colleges: "And maybe my all time favorite. The class at Occidental college which deconstructs what it means to be a feminist new black man. Now if you're wonder, just what is a feminist new black man? Think ...

A majority of Americans now believe that Barack Obama does not deserve to be re-elected, according to a new national poll by CNN. Fifty-two percent said that President Obama does not deserve to be re-elected, while only 44 percent believe he does. A majority of Americans also have low opinions of Congress. Only 43 percent believed that Democrats deserved re-election and only 39 percent said the same of Republicans. While Americans are historically more supportive of their own Congressional member compared to Congress as a whole, the poll showed that only 51 percent of registered voters support their own ...

Anti-gay demonstration in Jinja, Uganda via Reuters video A large crowd of people responded to calls from clerics and rallied Monday in the small town of Jinja in southwestern Uganda to protest against LGBT people, Xtra reports. Waving homemade signs with slogans including “Remember Sodom” and “It is time to stop homosexuality” the crowd marched through the town. Jinja is about 40 miles from Uganda’s capital, Kampala, Reuters reports. Trevor Snapp, an American freelance photojournalist who witnessed the march and the rally that followed, told Xtra, “If someone had been called out for being gay, they ...

Long-time Congresswoman Diane Watson is expected to announce her retirement from Congress on Thursday. Watson, 76, has represented the 33rd House District of California since 2001, after serving in California State Senate for twenty years and being appointed U.S. Ambassador to Micronesia by President Bill Clinton in 1999.Termed out Speaker of the Assembly Karen Bass is widely expected to seek (and win) the Democratic nomination for the Congressional seat vacated by Watson's retirement, which will be decided on June 8, 2010.The 33rd Congressional District covers the traditionally African-American sections of Los Angeles, including the cities of ...

Daily Kos has published the results of a nationwide poll of 2,003 "self-identified Republicans." Some of the questions are invalid, IMHO, but let's look at the good ones:

• Will you vote in the 2010 elections? 83% Yes, 13% No, 4% Not Sure.
• If the 2012 Presidential Primary were held today, who would you vote for? Palin leads with 16%, then Romney 11%, Cheney 10%. There are five other names. Undecided is 42%. Among those who say they will vote in 2010, the preference for Palin is 33%
• Should Barack Obama be impeached? 39% Yes, 32% No, 29% Not sure.
• Do you believe

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During the first year of his administration, Barack Obama followed Bush regime policies in most major areas, while making a number of small concessions to try to mollify Democratic voters. Here are some examples of major policy continuity:1) Increasing total occupying forces in Iraq (troops plus mercenaries)2) Continuing the policy of kidnapping people and sending them to other countries to be tortured ("extraordinary rendition")3) Keeping the torture center in Guantanamo open4) Expanding the Bush regime's hate based initiatives to take federal grant money from inclusive nonprofits and give it to nonprofits that discriminate on the basis of religion. 5) Continuing ...

In his first State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced that he wants “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” to [...] ...

Listening to conservatives squawk about deficits is a bit like taking parenting and/or relationship advice from Medea, the Gosselins or “Octomom.” At best, they serve as an example of what not to do. As it is with children, so it is with conservatives and deficits. People who are very good at making them aren’t necessarily all that skilled in dealing with them. And we know, during the previous decade, conservatives proved themselves quite adept at creating a deficit from a surplus. But that doesn’t stop them from trying, and it doesn’t stop people — even those who should know ...

When Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. military, said under oath before a Senate committee that they were absolutely in agreement with President Barack Obama's pledge to... ...

Some notes on the eve of the Pentagon's "major announcement" and initiation of hearings to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell': The AP reports that fewer troops were discharged under the failed policy last year: "The Defense Department last year dismissed the fewest number of service members for violating its 'don't ask, don't tell policy' than it had in more than a decade. The 2009 figure, a sharp decline from the previous year, comes from President Barack Obama's first year in office...The lower number continues a trend since 2001 in which fewer troops have been dismissed as the ...

From Herobuilders.com, the company that brought us the Sarah Palin and Barack Obama action figures, comes the Scott Brown doll! Yup, the new Massachusetts Senator available in three versions for your viewing pleasure — the “2012 Executive” and the “Everyman” and, of course, the anatomically correct “Cosmo Man!” But why is Brown a hero? Herobuilders.com explains: “He’s a superhero, this guy,” Herobuilders honcho Emil Vicale told the Track. “He’s a man of action who stepped into the ring, 30 points down, and in just one month does the impossible. This is some amazing guy. He’s not just a Democrat killer ...

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week: Obama in SOTU calls for Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal: QUICK LOOK: Reaching out to a skeptical gay community, President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged Congress... ...

Say what? A new AP article on the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal suggests it won't be complete until at least 2012: "The Defense Department starts the clock next week on what is expected to be a several-year process in lifting its ban on gays from serving openly in the military.A special investigation into how the ban can be repealed without hurting the morale or readiness of the troops was expected to be announced Tuesday by Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. While the review is likely to take the ...

Despite approval from the state Senate in Hawaii last week, Democrats in the House wavered in their support and declined to vote on a civil-unions bill on Friday, effectively killing the measure. President Obama, who is hugely popular in Hawaii and is said to be a supporter of civil-unions, again failed to show any leadership and continued what appears to be his steadfast resolve to remain absolutely silent on the issue of marriage equality for gay citizens. President Obama has refused to advocate on behalf of equality in every state that has seen same-sex marriage as an issue on ...