Maryland, Marriage, Appliance: 'What's to stop a woman from marrying a computer?'

Since Maryland's anti-equality forces are ramping up their efforts to stop basic fairness in that state, I thought it'd be fun to remind folks of what one of that movement's top guys, Protect Marriage Maryland's Robert Broadus, said while speaking at an official New York campaign rally (hosted by NYFRF) this past spring. For the second time this year, Broadus repeated the claim that same-sex marri...

Good As You • Dec 1, 2011

Secretary of State Approves Marriage Statute, Clearing Way for Signature Gathering

Today, same-sex marriage advocates in Maine announced that a citizen initiative campaign for a law allowing same-sex couples to marry cleared its first major hurdle with the Secretary of State's approval of the language of the proposed statute. This allows campaign volunteers and supporters to begin collecting the signatures required to put "An Act to Allow Marriage Licenses for Same-Sex Couples a...

Good As You • Aug 17, 2011

Video: To cure past missteps, MD follows NY's prescription

Two words, Maryland: Duff Goldman. Here in NY, we had Sandra Lee -- there in Baltimore, you have your own Food Network star. Never underestimate the transformative power of celebrity + carbs....

Good As You • Jul 13, 2011

Photo: Chelsea phonebanking for NY equality, likely in neighborhood that bears her name

Chelsea Clinton is no stranger to making a political hone call. Tonight, she did so on behalf of marriage equality: ...

Good As You • May 7, 2011

With adoption campaign, NOM is now officially an anti-gay group

While couched under a desire to protect religious-based adoption agencies from going against their beliefs, NOM's latest action is an undeniably anti-LGBT effort. They have voiced no real concern for the surplus of children in need of homes. No concern for the balance between civil and religious interests. Obviously they've shown no concern for the same-sex couples who deserve respect, ideally, an...

Good As You • Apr 8, 2011

NH preps for House marriage hearing; we want public to hear what, exactly, leading state group wants to repeal (*Hint: It's more than marriage)

Because we think fair-minded New Hampshirites and all concerned neighbors should also email all of those same people and ask why the state's most prominent anti-equality/pro-repeal group, the NOM-aligned Cornerstone Action (sure to be represented at Thursday's hearing), is encouraging scientifically discredited 'ex-gay" therapy on its website:...

Good As You • Feb 17, 2011

Prop 8's petitionary root: Only if it involved a virgin and a manger could birth have been less secular

So 200+ locations where Californians were able to pick up petitions designed for the SOLE PURPOSE of invalidating our court-granted, constitutionally sound *CIVIL* rights. And yet in the current Prop 8 trial, the proponents actually try to deny the assertion that faith animus (for the marital right, not necessarily the people) was the guiding principle?!...

Good As You • Jan 18, 2011

Matt Barber: Prop 8 strategy built on PR. I know, I was there

We all know that "protect marriage" rhetoric is a carefully focused group notion mention to cover up the discriminatory truth attached to all anti-LGBT campaigns. And more and more, we're hearing rogue members of the "pro-family" movement admit as much:...

Good As You • Jan 14, 2011

NOM is not MLK: A 10 point examination

We were up all night, kept awake by the noise from the rolling around going on inside of Martin Luther King Jr's grave. So that gave us time to think about a few more things that are super annoying about the National Organization For Marriage's offensive decision to lift and co-opt MLK's "Give Us The Ballot" speech for their current war against same-sex marriages in Minnesota: 1) Whereas NOM has...

Good As You • Oct 18, 2010

Dear HRC dinner attendees:

The president does not deserve a standing ovation on anything involving our relationship recognition unless and until he comes out for FULL marriage equality. He did not do that. On this issue, let's not rise to our feet (in a supportive way) until he does. A polite applause? Sure. Even a standing O when he vows to repeal DOMA? Okay, fine. But when the official position is still "one man, one wom...

Good As You • Oct 11, 2009

Brush up on your Harvey: A prequel

a roundup of some of the news-making events that led up to Harvey's time in office...

Good As You • Nov 29, 2008

Gosh! Bias is a freakin' idiot!

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Good As You • Nov 11, 2008