Only 30-something percent of California voters are supporting the proposal to ban gay marriage there, but that doesn't stop the measure's wacky supporters from saying "elites" are denying the will of "the people."
Libertarian Presidential candidate Bob Barr is such a nice, well-rounded individual, he won't let anyone use the words "gay" or "lesbian" on his website. Even in a positive manner.
We used to think Canada was the sane, folksy antidote to our crazy U.S. culture, but not after this guy burst onto the national scene there:
David Popescu is running in the 2008 elections as an independent
candidate as part of Canada's federal election. Popescu is well known
for his radical christian point of view, and his strong opposition to
homosexuality, abortion, and stem cell research.
"A
young man asked me what I think of homosexual marriages and I said I
think homosexuals should be executed," he said. "My whole reason for
running is the Bible and the Bible couldn't be more clear on that
point." (Toronto Sun)
Bigotry reigns in... Texas. A group of high school cheerleaders were suspended for a routine that include Katy Perry's "I Kissed A Girl." Lawsuit, anyone? (The school, of course, declined to define its pep-rally-song standards for anyone, even after this national news story.)
A transgender politician in Georgia, accused of fraud and deception in a lawsuit for running as a woman, won that lawsuit... but lost the re-election match anyway.
The lesbian mommas case heads to the Montana Supreme Court.
And the Mad Men of Madison are finally producing television ads geared for gays and lesbians, although don't expect an episode about it on the AMC series anytime soon.
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