My visual pun on “dragging things out” (get it? nyuk nyuk nyuk) has drawn some fire in the belief that I was trying to imply that a) Norm was a cross-dresser and/or gay, and b) that being a cross-dresser and/or gay was somehow the absolute worst thing in the world to be. Before I had a chance to respond, longtime commenter Sara responded herself with her take on Norm’s past — and the possible reason why he couldn’t advance beyond being the mayor of Saint Paul as a Democrat.

Rachel Maddow and Katha Pollitt take Rev. Rick Warren to the woodshed.

 Ouch.  

More backstage banter between the FDL crew, this time about who might be the likely GOP nominee in 2012.

California isn’t the only front where marriage rights are being vehemently fought for.  On November 4, in Arizona Prop 102 amended that state’s Constitution by adding the following article: Marriage – Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state. The Yes on 102 [...]

As a Mormon following his faith, director of the L.A. Film Festival Richard Raddon donated $1,500 to support Proposition 8.  Both the L.A. Film Festival and the Independent Spirit Awards are under the umbrella of Film Independent, a nonprofit arts organization with the explicit mission to promote diversity. Last week, Raddon offered to resign as [...]

The only downside of the presidential election:  Born-again Christian and McCain supporter Stephen Baldwin will not be leaving the country, which he’d promised to do if Obama was elected: The liberal Democrats who didn’t get that I was joking need to lighten up. Obama is obviously talented and intelligent, and I have great respect for [...]

God spoke to me and said equal marriage rights  are part of the Divine Plan, and all the uptight fundies should take a chill pill, quite a different view from this legal document. Believe who you want. The eight page amicus curiae brief from Marriette Do-Nguyen of the Kingdon of Heaven World Mission goes into [...]

Dr. James Dobson’s Focus on the Family, which supported California’s Proposition 8 to the tune of  $539,000 in cash and another $83,000 worth of non-monetary support,  is poised to announce major layoffs to its Colorado Springs-based ministry and media empire today, according to the Colorado Springs Independent.  The group was the seventh largest donor supporting [...]

OMG! Elton John, you’re breaking my heart. And getting used by Yes-on-8 fund raisers in the aftermath of the passage of ballot initiative that eliminated same-sex marriage in California.

El Coyote’s red neon sign flickered above the angry crowd of nearly 100 demonstrators last night as their shouts of "Hate on plate! Hate on plate! What do we want? Civil rights!" filled the night. But privately, many expressed regret at the situation which could force the closure of this beloved landmark: Someone here, who [...]