Thursdays

thedailywhat:

Pro-Marriage Equality Mayors of the Day: The mayors of New York City, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Houston, San Diego, and dozens of other cities across the country have announced the formation of a coalition in support “of the freedom of same-sex couples to marry.”

Mayors for Freedom to Marry brings together 78 mayors and counting under the banner of marriage equality.

In a statement released jointly with the LGBT group Freedom to Marry, the mayors express their unequivocal belief that all people deserve the right “to marry the person with whom they share their life.”

The statement continues: 

We stand for the freedom to marry because it enhances the economic competitiveness of our communities, improves the lives of families that call our cities home, and is simply the right thing to do.  We look forward to working to build an America where all people can share in the love and commitment of marriage with the person with whom they share their life.

The complete statement and a full list of mayors who have joined the initiative can be seen here.

[towleroad.]

nonplussedbyreligion:

And any other sexual identity not listed. 

Always.

(via friendlyatheist)

thedailywhat:

Breaking News of the Day: The New York Senate tonight passed the controversial Marriage Equality Act after the crucial 32nd, and 33rd, votes were secured.

New York thus becomes the 6th state to legalize same-sex marriage, with the other five being Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, and Iowa. (Same-sex marriage is also legal in the District of Columbia.)

Republican holdouts Sens. Steve Saland (R-Poughkeepsie) and Mark Grisanti (R-Buffalo), persuaded by the act’s religious protections, were responsible for contributing the decisive 32nd and 33rd votes; Sen. Greg Ball (R-Putnam), one of the fence-sitting Republicans who solicited opinions from his constituents via Twitter, decided earlier tonight to vote no.

[image: sherffius.]

Congratulations, New York!

thedailywhat:

Delicious Dissent of the Day: While St. Joseph Catholic Secondary School begrudgingly allowed its unofficial gay-straight alliance to move forward with its anti-homophobia event, it banned the display of rainbows, which the Ontario-based institution said are “associated with Pride.”

“There’s so many other things that a rainbow could be,” said the unofficial GSA’s 16-year-old founder, Leanne Iskander. “It’s ridiculous.”

Refusing to let the school’s anti-rainbow policy stop them from being Proud, the students decided to bake multicolored cupcakes and arrange them in a rainbow pattern. The best part? There were rainbows baked inside.

The event wasn’t without its hitches — the school banned most of the group’s literature on gender identity and safe sex and refused to allow the money raised to be donated to an LGBT charity — but Iskander vows to keep fighting the good fight until every Catholic school in Ontario has its own official GSA.

[xtra / jezebel.]

George Takei Calls Out Anti-Gay Arkansas School Board Member (via significantjay)

George Takei, you are so full of win. 

saintgeorgie:

Dan Radcliffe Appreciation Post ‘10

He’s such a cool guy.

(via richardlc)

thedailywhat:

Tweet of the Day: I, for one, would really enjoy seeing this become a thing (you know, until that whole “equal rights for all taxpaying citizens” becomes a thing).

[@photomatt.]

That is so awesome.

thedailywhat:

BAMF of the Day: Alec Baldwin confirms Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s claim that the state of New York is preventing them from getting married.

Alec Baldwin: No one tells him that he can’t marry Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

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[fightbackpac.]

Alec Baldwin is the man.