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!

At a recent fundraiser at the Apollo Theater in New York City, President Obama sang a message to his supporters “Let’s Stay Together.” Could have gone on a bit longer. Will the Republicans come out against singing because the President is for it?

Obama then playfully pointed backstage and explained, “those guys didn’t think I would do it. I told you I was gonna do it.” Addressing Green in the audience, Obama said, “Don’t worry Rev, I cannot sing like you, but I just wanted to show my appreciation.”

Judging from the majority of commenters on Joe My God, Dangerous Minds, and my Twitter feed, this will only have the effect of boosting cookie sales this year, as it seems people are no longer willing to put up with (let’s face it) bigots using their children as puppets to bully and ostracize other more vulnerable children. I’m already calling my family back States-side to buy some boxes on my behalf. I’ll pay extra for shipping! Mmmmm, Thin Mints and Tagalongs for great justice!

Although historically, the use of glitter-like substances dates way back to Paleolithic times, and the US Army even considered sending glitter out the back of airplanes to confuse radar during WWII, it wasn’t until recently that that this common crafting item was weaponized at the hands of Glitivists.

Do glitter bombs represent a violent assault deserving of criminal charges as critics like Mike Huckabee would like you to believe? Or are they “non-lethal and non-violent manifestations of immense fabulousness” as Dan Choi affirms.  Whether you can “feel the rainbow”, or have a shimmering mess on your rug to clean up for years to come, what better time than Glitter Day, to reflect on a glitzy new trend that gleamed its way into political protest theatre in 2011.

#1 Target: Newt Gingrich

Date: May 17, 2011 • City: Minneapolis, MN

Glittivsit: Nick Espinosa

We begin in May, where Newt Gingrich was glitter bombed at a book signing hosted by the Minnesota Family council, backers of anti-gay marriage ban in Minneapolis (once thought of as the hippest and gayest city in America).

24-year-old former social worker, community organizer, and alleged glitter mastermind, Nick Espinosa, shouted,  “Feel the rainbow, Newt! Stop the hate! Stop anti-gay politics! Its dividing our country and its not fixing our economy” as he dumped confetti-like flakes of gunmetal glitter onto the former speaker from what appeared to be a cereal or cracker box. Gingrich reacted with “Nice to live in a free country,” while a security guard pushed Espinosa out of the room, scolding him to “Do it like a man” and that “so goes you, goes the rotting of our country.”

Later, Espinosa told the HuffPost, “I think glitter’s a lot of fun”. He added, “it definitely makes an impact. The way that his campaign is going on this week, he was in need of a makeover”.  On a side note: In 2010, Espinosa penny bombed Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer, dumping $20 in pennies on the Emmer’s lap while he was seated for dinner at the O’l Mexico Restaurant.

#2 Target: Tim Pawlenty

Date: June 16^th, 2011 • City: San Francisco, CA 

Glittivists: Nancy Macias and Chelsea Byers

In June, former Minnesota Governor and GOP presidential candidate, Tim Pawlenty was glitter bombed by members of CODE PINK, during a book signing of  Courage to Stand with what looked to be a mixture of pink Easter grass and fine powder-like glitter.

In an emotionally charged display, Nancy Macias and Chelsea Byers shouted, “Where is your courage to stand?”… “Stand for reproductive rights! Stand for gay rights. .Tim Pawlenty, welcome to San Francisco, home of Gay hero, Harvey Milk!” as they were dragged away from the site of the glittering.

#3 Target: Michelle Bachmann

Date: June 18^th, 2011 • City: Minneapolis, MN 

Glittivists: Rachel Lang

Later in June, Michelle Bachmann was welcomed into the Glitter Hall of Fame as she exited the stage of the Rightonline Conference. As the Star Spangled Banner blared on the loud speakers, glitter shrapnel barely missed Ms. Bachman and could have scratched a cornea, or worse yet embedded itself into her scalp.

As Rachel Lang of GETEQUAL flung glitter from her thermos, she charged, “You can run, but you can’t hide”.  Now if this were a top ten list, this would not be the number one glitter bombing, and although I admire her spirit, perhaps Ms. Lang could benefit from a glitter training camp where she could work on her aim and thrust.

Shortly after the glittering, Nick Espinosa took to the podium and proclaimed “Viva La Glitterati: Let the Glitter Games begin”.  In an interview about the incident, he proclaimed “Today. . is the start of a national movement coast to coast. We are part of the Glitterati now and we invite. . all Americans who believe in equality” to “ take the glitter into your own hands and join the glitterati movement!”

#4 Target: Bachmann & Associates

Date: July 21^st, 2011 • City: Minneapolis, MN 

Glittivists: Nick Espinosa & Gay Barbarians

It was only a matter of time after Marcus Bachmann called gays  “Barbarians” who needed to be “disciplined”, that he would be come the target of the Glitterati.

In July, Espinosa assembled a motley crew decked out in faux furs and spandex animal print leggings reminiscent of the Flintstones. This Glitter Flash Mob stormed the lobby of Bachmann & Associates, Bachmann’s own pray away the gay “clinic” where young gay people are sent to become straight as Espinosa tweeted messages like “barbarians at the gates”.

The Gay Barbarians demanded to meet with Marcus Bachmann, himself. Although they were unsuccessful at an actual glitter dump on Bachmann, they did shower the lobby, including an oriental carpet, which I’m sure will be very hard to clean for some time. As the Barbarians exited, they chanted, “You can’t pray the gay away, baby I was born this way” and “Hey Marcus, What’s in your closet?

#5. Target: Minnesota for Marriage

Date: September 4^th, 2011 • City: St. Paul, MN

Glittivists:  Minnesotans United for All Families

In September, it rained glitter at the Minneapolis State Fair when four people on the SkyGlider ride dumped several pounds of glitter over the anti-gay, Minnesota for Marriage booth, shouting “Equality for All”.

Four people from Minnesotans United for All Families were behind the glitter shower after the group was denied a booth at the fair. Donald McFarland from the group said, “They made it very, very clear that there was no room and we weren’t coming to the fair,” Nick Espinosa who was part of the action said that no one was apprehended, and that the glitterati “just got off the sky ride and continued to enjoy the fair.”

#6. Target: Erik Paulson

Date: October 7^th 2011 • City: Minneapolis, MN

Glittivist: Michael Cahill

October saw the glitter bombing of Congressman, Erik Paulsen, while receiving a “Friend of the Family” award for his effort to rewrite the MN state constitution to ban same-sex marriages at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Strategy Session. “You’re no friend to my family!” exclaimed Michael Cahill, a survivor of so-called gay “reparative therapy” as he showered Erik Paulsen with glitter.

#7 TARGET: Karl Rove

Date: October 7^th, 2011 • City: Minneapolis, MN

Glittivist: Ben Egerman

Later in the day at the Faith and Freedom Conference, former deputy chief of staff and Bush’s Brain, Karl Rove was glitter bombed by Ben Egerman, who could be heard shouting, “Feel the Rainbow” and “stop the hate, no bigotry in politics!”

As the sparkles dispersed, a woman can be heard saying, “Get the police here!” Another whispers, “Damn it!” Rove resolves, “keep signing it.”  Police took Egerman away for questioning. Nick Espinoza (who wasn’t present at this glitter bombing) told the Huff Post, “I wasn’t there but I heard that they interrogated him and was told that he was being taken to the Bloomington police department to be charged with assault. However, 20 minutes later I got a call that he was free and no charges would be filed.”

#8 & #9 TARGET: Dan Savage

Date: November 1 & 9, 2011 • Cities: Eugene, OR and Irvine, CA

Glittivists: Dan Savage Welcoming Committee, Unidentified Trans Student

November, was a glitter on glitter month, when sex advice columnist, blogger, and “It gets Better” creator, Dan Savage was glitter bombed by Trans activists first at the University of Oregon as part of the “Dan Savage Welcoming Committee”.

The Huff post reported that during the session, “the operative leapt to the stage and poured glitter over Dan’s head as they shouted, ‘Dan Savage is a transphobe!’ As they turned tail, they added, ‘Glitterbomb courtesy of the Dan Savage Welcoming Committee,’ and just before they got out the door, ‘He’s a racist and misogynist and a rape-apologist, too!’ The operative then fled the scene.  

Just a week later, on November 9^th, Queerty reported a 2^nd on-campus glitter bombing – this time at the University of California Irvine by a trans student, who took offense to Savage’s use of the terms “shemale” and “freaky tranny porn” to label straight men who view trans porn. The student was arrested, while Savage said the being gay, he loves glitter.

#10. TARGET: Randal Terry

Date: December 19, 2011 • City: Manchester, NH

GLITIVIST: Vermin Supreme

The year in Glitter Bombing ended with an unusual theatrical gem at a Democratic Presidential Debate when performance artist, Vermin Supreme glittered Randall Terry, pro-life founder of Operation Rescue to an amused electorate. Watch more on Vermin Supreme’s platform here.

What will 2012 bring in Glitter Bombings? Should we expect glitter-related lawsuits? A glitter fatality? Flesh-eating glitter?  Or worse, arts & craft stores on lock down? Only time can tell.

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

Francis George said in his “apology” that he never meant to smear “all gays and lesbians” with the KKK analogy.  So, by implication, and by earlier statements, we take it that George did intend to liken some gays to the Klan, particularly some gay activists. In fact, his original Klan remark was directed at something he vaguely called the “gay liberation movement.” This sounds like a specific reference to our organization, the Gay Liberation Network, which he has previously singled out for attack when we have had the audacity to picket the Church hierarchy, including himself, in front of Holy Name Cathedral (George’s charges against us for being “anti-Catholic” have always been disingenuous and incendiary because he knows very well: Our disagreement is with him and other church leaders, not with the Catholic laity which, in poll after poll, backs equal rights for gays and lesbians).

In his apology, George claimed further that his KKK analogy was “motivated by fear for the church’s liberty.”  This, too, is completely disingenuous. No one was challenging the church’s “liberty,”  unless by this George means something like the right of the Catholic Church hierarchy to be free from frank and open criticism for its advocacy of discrimination against women and gays.

Finally, and most importantly—and missed by those individuals and groups who are now heaping undeserved praise on the Cardinal—Francis George’s “apology” contained not a word about the church leadership’s long-standing and aggressive opposition to all equal rights legislation for LGBT people, nationally and in the state of Illinois.

George’s anti-gay animus did not begin by his comparison of gay activists to the KKK.  When the Catholic Church leadership, including George, ceases doing everything it can to oppose our equal participation in society, then we can accept an apology from that leadership

While canceling the January 8 protest, we are redoubling our efforts to secure participation in the Freedom to Marry Day demonstration scheduled for Sunday, February 12 at 10:30 AM in front of Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State Street, Chicago.

In comparing LGBT rights activists to the KKK — and then repeatedly refusing to apologize or even distance himself from this outrageous comment — Chicago’s Cardinal George has reached a new low.

A serial opponent of legal equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people, and safe and affirming schools for LGBT youth, George has embraced the worst of the Vatican’s medieval mindset.

Not uncoincidently, his plumbing the depths of anti-gay bigotry comes at a time when many lay Catholics and other people of faith are moving in a positive direction. For example, a majority of lay Catholics in the U.S. SUPPORT marriage equality for same-sex couples — a higher percentage than the population as a whole.

But in a desperate attempt to hold onto his flock, George is scapegoating LGBT’s — pro-equality activists — by comparing us to the worst of America’s opponents of equality.

It is ironic that George chooses the comparison to the KKK, as they are but the most extreme example of a group which has used religion to try to shield themselves from criticism of their backward views. While certainly not of the same caliber of hatefulness as the KKK, George himself also hides behind religion as a shield against those who criticize his discriminatory attitudes against women and LGBTs.

For his lack of judgment in making the irresponsible charge, and immaturity in being too proud to undo his error, it is time for Cardinal George to resign.

It is also time for those who oppose his hatefulness to stand up and be counted. Please join us in a peaceful picket of at George’s premiere cathedral to demand that he end his irresponsible leadership of the archdiocese, and resign.

12 noon, Sunday, January 8
In front of Holy Name Cathedral
735 N. State Street, Chicago

Please help spread the word by tweeting and facebooking this.  Better yet, go to the FB event and share it with your Facebook friends.

For more information, contact the Gay Liberation Network at LGBTliberation@aol.com

Michele says God told her to run for president.  How come God never talks to smart people anymore?

Of course, the person most upset by this is Marcus Bachman who will never get to be First Lady-Man. That queen is so far in the closet, he’s probably doing somebody’s hair in Narnia.

Let’s face it, Michele Bachman is about as useful as Kelly Clarkson’s girdle.  Maybe we should stop telling our kids that anyone can become president.

The ad, entitled “Tampons Drag It”, features two ladies engaged in some femmer-than-thou competition in front of a bathroom mirror, ending abruptly when one (presumably female-assigned-at-birth) lady brandishes a tampon like some sort of holy symbol, and the other (presumably male-assigned-at-birth) lady rolls her eyes and stalks off.

This isn’t the first time a tampon ad has set up drag queens as chumps ‘cuz they don’t menstruate; this one supposedly commissioned (but rejected) by Always went viral last August. Both also seem to confuse and conflate drag queens with trans women, some of whom do in fact wish they had functioning female reproductive parts (although more for the sake of bearing their own kids than having to avoid wearing white trousers one week out of every month), whereas drag queens would probably only want to do what Pandora Boxx would.

This most recent ad by Libra does a double-backhand slap of portraying female-identified women as appearance-obsessed and competitive, only to imply in the end that it’s the girls who can bleed for seven days and not die that are the “real” girls. The Wellington Young Feminist Collective and other Australia/New Zealand-based blogs have been pummelling Libra’s Facebook Wall with threats to boycott and demands for an apology until they retract this ad (which for the record, has run at least thrice on TV while I’ve typed this).

If Libra knows what’s good for them, they’ll do as HELL Pizza did last month and back off this unnecessarily divisive and thoughtlessly demeaning attempt to drum up business. Not just so I can order pizza and use tampons in good conscience, but so my trans girlfriends can stop being blindsided over and over by this sort of crap.

El Nuevo Dia reports that sources close to pop star Ricky Martin say he will marry his longtime partner in la Gran Manzana (NYC) on January 28th.

Ricky likes to use Twitter but he hasn’t confirmed anything yet. We’ll see!

Rick Santorum gets glitter bombed in Iowa as the assailant shouts “Stop the hate! Taste the rainbow!”

“In comparing LGBT rights advocates to the KKK, the Cardinal shows that he is not an honest man of faith trying to better the world, but rather, a mendacious one trying to deflect criticism of church policies that promote discrimination.

“It is ironic that George chooses to mention the KKK, as they are but one of the most extreme examples of organizations which have used religion to shield themselves from criticism of their hateful policies.  While an overwhelming majority of lay Catholics support equality for women and LGBTs, the Catholic leadership has a history and present practice of discrimination which they apparently will go to quite extreme lengths to defend.

See more at tinyurl.com/foolishgeorge

Watch the video here: wlfriends.org

Posted by Marsian, a Los Angeles-based puppet artist, chanteuse, and high art drag personality www.MarsianDeLellis.com

It hasn’t been reported if the alleged staffer is male or female.

These scum are always revealed as hypocrites.  With a husband and a daughter, it seems like Koch needs to “protect” her own marriage and family before concerning herself with others.  I hope Minnesotans see how cynical the blowhard state GOP is and that this will put the nail in the coffin of the anti-equality amendment.

Honey Badger don’t care, he went right for that Rick Perry. If you haven’t listen to our interview with the voice of the man behind Randall, you are missing out!

The ladies in this video want straight men everywhere to know what makes a man a man.

This pic of a young girl from the Westboro Baptist Church wearing a Glee t-shirt at a recent protest has gained a lot of attention on the internet. The person who took the pic says “She told us she didn’t know anything about the shirt, but that her sister gave it to her when they headed out this morning.”

I wrote to Shirley Phelps-Roper of Westboro Baptist Church to see if they watched the TV show Glee and she responded- Yes. And what’s more, the middle name of the little girl in the pic is Gleeful. I’m not really sure if her actual middle name is Gleeful but I like the sentiment.

This is her full response- “Yes. We see so many people looking on Twitter. How sweet is that? It’s just the way to put the discussion before every corner of this nation. We could not write this script. The Lord our God did this!

We are so thankful and happy, how could that sweetheart NOT wear such a shirt. Her middle name is Gleeful.”

Since the holiday is upon us, I also asked her if the celebrate Christmas at WBC-

“As for Christmas, I’m thankful you asked. Christmas is pagan idolatry. We flee from idols, as God hates them. Put a bright line of separation between you and idols! We don’t do any of it. We take no part in it.”

Perry, current Governor of Texas, is running for the Republican Presidential nomination and currently has the most hated video on YouTube – topping the prior most hated video “Friday” by Rebecca Black.

As of this posting, more than 350,000 people officially “dislike” Perry’s video where as a mere 254,000 people hate Rebecca’s video.

Way to go Gov!

How funny that an article of clothing can carry so much significance.

Here’s some funny responses:

It’s not the first time Republicans’ have been compared to the film. That Texas Governor put himself in the White House twice.

Be sure to check out Peter Coffin’s fartastic version, it has a better ending than the original.

Peter Coffin

Power Violence Comedy

Rabbi Jason

Mr7aylor’s Edited and Improved Version

Mienshao’s Trololol Remix

And finally, Wolf Bltizer actually talks to TX Gov. Rick Perry, and totally soft peddles the interview. A journalist of his experience should know better. Why not ask him directly “in what way are Americans stopping anyone from practicing their religious beliefs?” Not wanting to fund discriminatory organizations doesn’t mean we are trying to stop you from doing whatever crazy ritual you want to do.