I’m pretty sure we need a federal civil rights law ensuring equality for gays and lesbians before the one for photographers

I was browsing at Ace of Spades HQ and a story there by Maetenloch about law enforcement officers harassing photographers caught my eye because it mentions a case about a Maryland man — who lives near me — who is on trial for videotaping his own arrest for speeding on his motorcycle. This is an …

Co-author of DOMA admits that marriage has always had a legal definition apart from religion

Dear Ed Morrissey or dear Allahpundit at Hot Air gave me a busy evening by linking in the Hot Air Headlines my post below on Hawaii Gov. Lingle’s veto of a new law that would allow civil unions for same-sex partners. (Psssst! Who can tell me what the number to the right of the headline …

Ace: 'Facts change minds'

Ace has written a couple of excellent posts about what Congressman Joe Barton should have said instead of apologizing the BP CEO Tony Heyward. I particularly like the following observation from Ace, which he added after his list of questions that Congressman Barton should have asked Mr. Heyward (boldfacing mine): Arguments don’t change mind. Theories …

Dennis Prager is wrong about the 'T' in LGBT

Dennis Prager has a rant at the National Review Online on the self-posed question, “Why the ‘T’ in GLBT?” First of all, Dennis, it’s LGBT — lesbians first. We found out at the beginning of the Gay Liberation movement that gay men in the 1970’s confused lesbians with their mothers and thought we lived to …

Charlie Martin at Pajamas Media made history today

I think Charlie Martin made history at Pajamas Media today when he defended the equality of lesbians and gays in the comment section of my piece on why it is a slur to call someone lesbian or gay, which came up due to the possibility that Obama will nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan, who is …

A Conservative Lesbian explains why calling someone gay or lesbian is a slur

My piece on the conniption fit the Left went into a few weeks ago when Ben Domenech opined that it was a plus that Supreme Court nominee short-lister Elena Kagan is a lesbian was published at Pajamas Media today. Pajamas Media publisher Roger Simon was puzzled at the extremes the LEFT went to in order …

Gay Christian singing duo Jason and deMarco: 'We're All Angels'

On Saturday evening I caught the last half hour of a two-hour documentary called “We’re All Angels” on Logo. (It will be repeated at 10 am on May 11.) It’s about the singing duo Jason Warner and deMarco DeCiccio who perform as Jason and deMarco. They are Christian, openly gay and a couple — they …

The Hastings Christian Legal Society vs. Martinez case is about separation of church and state, not free speech

Tomorrow, April 19, 2010, the Supreme Court will hear arguments for Christian Legal Society vs. Martinez, and I happened to catch a discussion of the case on Fox News that I would love to post, but it’s not up on the Fox News site and I don’t know if it’s a segment they will post. …

Huckabee slander of same-sex marriage didn't go as well as in the past

Former governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, in an interview at The College of New Jersey, in Ewing, New Jersey, on Friday slandered same-sex marriage in terms that usually get him congratulations from his supporters and indignation from lesbians and gays, which results in more congratulations from his supporters, all of which Huckabee seems to feed …

It's time for an openly gay or lesbian justice on the Supreme Court — gay rights activists, get on that, please

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced this morning that he will retire from the Supreme Court at the end of its current term in June or June. Justice Stevens began his service on the Supreme Court on Dec. 17, 1975. He will turn 90 on April 20. Gay rights activists have been passive about …