My guess is that it had something to do with North Carolina voting against equality, upsetting big donors of the Democratic Party.

In an interview on ABC news airing tonight, the President said:

“When I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together, when I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married.”

Obama likes to think about same-sex couples. Nice.

Like most men, I'm sure it's not the firs time Obama has thought about same-sex couples. Note to politicians: never pose for a photo op while eating a hot dog.

The president’s position became a hot topic this week, when Vice President Joe Biden said he himself was “absolutely comfortable” with allowing same-sex couples to wed, and that there’s nothing wrong with that.

We all thought it was just another Joe Biden mis-speak, when it turned out to be a calculated move by the administration to test the waters on this hotly debated issue.

This is why it’s important to hound politicians about your wants, because otherwise they don’t act.

Is Maggie Ghalalger happy about the news assuming she get more funding in her hate filled war on Equality or is she fetching a new pair of undergarments to hold the massive crap she just took in her stretchy pants?

Don’t get too excited, Obama also stated that he still believes that this is his personal position, and still supports the concept of states deciding the issue on their own. Will this part of the Democratic plank come convention time? We think so. Soon you can make a honest man or woman out of your fuck buddy.

We think he’d be better off by reminding voters that it would save the government a big headach, time and money if they just treated everyone the same.

Newt Gingrich– I said “Sashay away” not “chante take your damn time leaving the stage”
Newt Gingrich– may I call you Jiggly?
Rick Santorum– you are a strong, Christian queen. But your sweater vests left the judges feeling cold. Now sashay way

At the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Obama jokes, “In my first term, we repealed the policy known as ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ Wait, though. In my second term we will replace it with a policy known as ‘It’s Raining Men.’”

McDonald, who was arrested, interrogated without council, and placed in solitary confinement facing second degree murder charges,  has been described by a friend as “wise, outspoken, cheerful, and with a history of handeling predjudice with amazing grace”.  Recently, the case garnered national media attention when author and activist, Kate Bornstein highlighted it during an appearance on the Melissa Harris-Perry Show.

An online community of support for McDonald and her defense has been growing.  As of this post, an online petition, hosted by Change.org urging the Hennepin County Attorney, Michael Freeman, to drop the charges against McDonald has already received over 16,000 signatures.  Leslie Feinberg has been drawing attention to the online call to #FreeCece through his Twitter feed and Free Cece, and Support Cece McDonald  have been established by McDonald supporters to disseminate information about the case.

McDonald is set to go trial on Monday, April 30th at 9:00AM for an estimate of up to two weeks.

– Marsian is a Los Angeles-based puppet artist, chanteuse, and high art drag personality. MarsianDeLellis.com

GLSEN’s Day of Silence will soon begin in thousands of schools across the country and around the world where LGBT and allied students will stay silent to show support for LGBT Equality in schools. Let them know you care on Facebook and Twitter by using these images for your profile or cover photo.

Gay athletes and straight allies team up for respect as part of the You Can Play Project.

He may be the Prez, but he’s sexy and he knows it.

– Marsian is a Los Angeles-based puppet artist, chanteuse, and high art drag personality. MarsianDeLellis.com

Presidential hopefuls Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are now officially covered under Secret Service protection, making it a federal offense to disrupt a campaign stop. That means whether it’s by way of a glitter bomb protest or causing a disturbance on the same Holiday Inn hotel floor that Santorum is staying in, doing such could cause a bit of a legal battle for the persons involved.

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CLick here to watch the Prop 8 Trial play reading at 7:45 Pacific time with a pre-show at &;30.

The play reading has an all star cast including Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Jane Lynch and George Takei!

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I hope this is a lesson to all parents- the world is watching how you treat your kids!

In what is a personal best for the Queer Avengers so far, the protest was announced on Facebook and occurred about 15 hours later with at least 50 people showing up to show their support. Speeches were made by transgender individuals and allies alike, a letter calling Fairfax Media to account for their aiding and abetting of this act of hate-speech was handed to the editor, and some choice opinions of the protesters’ own were chalked all over the sidewalk. The editor has also invited members of The Queer Avengers to write an editorial in response, to explain exactly why articles like McLeod’s are hurtful and contribute to the systemic oppression of trans people. Because sadly, this kind of thing needs explaining.

The not so sweet Babue gets a parody commercial for his campaign.

In this ridiculous pro Santorum ad, the frothy one is targeted by a Romney look-a-like with what appears to be a gun loaded with santorum.

It’s amazing how much this sounds like the real Adele in this parody of “Someone Like You” that takes on Newt Gingrich’s political career. Best line – “not an ethical shred in hi oversized head.”

A sure fire boner killer but funny nonetheless-

The Romney condom’s pitch:

Despite Mitt’s Inability To Stick To A Position, Romney Condoms Are Great For ANY Position.

Who’s the Romney Condom for? Anyone with an elitist penis.

Features and Benefits:
1- Romney Condoms are tax free so even the poor can afford them.
2- This is one “safety net” that doesn’t have any holes.
3- Keeps unemployment low by preventing additions to the work force.

With the wins in California and Washington, some Springfield legislators say they will now make a serious push for equal marriage legislation this year in Illinois.  As they do so, we can expect that the usual suspects to loudly bray about how “unfair” equal rights legislation is, and demonize LGBT people in the process.

Chief among them will be Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George.  George is already on record comparing lesbians and gays to the KKK, and repeatedly defended that insulting comparison before finally issuing what many considered an inadequate apology.  The “apology” implied that he still thinks that many lesbians and gays are fascists, and he justified his blasts against us as being motivated by his alleged fear for “the liberty of the church.”

George, as head of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, spent tens of thousands backing the anti-gay referendums Proposition 8 in California and Question 1 in Maine.  After the passage of the civil unions bill in Illinois, George pompously predicted, “I expect to die in bed, my successor will die in prison and his successor will die a martyr in the public square.”

As marriage equality moves forward this year in Illinois, look for Cardinal George to once again take his bigotry out from under wraps, trying to lean on Illinois legislators to vote against equality.

As a cover for this bigotry, look for him to try to play the victim role again, falsely stating that equal marriage legislation in Illinois would somehow force the Catholic Church to celebrate marriages it chooses not to.

Look for him to violate the church’s tax-exempt status by using its institutional power to advocate on legislation.

We can sit back and take it – as Californians fatefully did with the Mormon Church before the passage of Proposition 8 – or we can proactively push back against this bigotry now.

Please come to Freedom to Marry Day 2012 at 10:30 AM this Sunday, Feb. 12 in front of Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State Street, and stand with the majority of lay Catholics and others of good will who support equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people.

This protest was initiated by the Gay Liberation Network and is supported by the 8th Day Center for Justice, Dignity-Chicago, Equality Illinois and the Rainbow-Sash Organization.  For more information, email LGBTliberation@aol.com

See you on Sunday!

The Secret Service interrupt a glitterbombing of Romney in Colorado.

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Judge Stephen Reinhardt writes for the court:
“We consider whether that amendment violates the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. We conclude that it does.”

The 14th amendment states: ” No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

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– Marsian is a Los Angeles-based puppet artist, chanteuse, and high art drag personality. MarsianDeLellis.com

This commercial for Mark Oxner, a Republican congressional candidate from Florida, features OBama as the captain of of the “U.S.S. Obamaship” complete with a slave galley. WTF? Insensitive? Pandering? What do you think of this commercial?

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Comedy writers could not have written a more laughable Presidential campaign than the one we have this year.

Watch as Jon Stewart take son the hypocrisy of Newt Gingrich. It just might be the best thing you see today.

Buzzfeed has a collection of the four most homophobic people at the hearing for for marriage equality in Washington state but I love this one the best-

Listen as he, himself, says with what sounds like, HIS dying last breath, “The lifespan of a homosexual lifespan is 1/2 the lifespan of a non-homosexual” What a maroon!