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Lesbian couple banned from Catholic high school prom

May 14th, 2012 13 comments

From lex18.com:

A Lexington Catholic High School student claims she was barred from prom because she planned to bring a date of the same sex.

Hope Decker, 18, told LEX 18 administrators sat her down Friday and told her she could not attend with her girlfriend, Tiffany Wright, who is also a student at the school.

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Ron Paul supporters boo Romney son in AZ

May 14th, 2012 16 comments

Arizona is rapidly becoming the model for bad behavior, from its governor’s bad grammar to its rude Ron Paul supporters.  have we left out oppressive abortion  and  immigration laws?

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Seth Myers on the tackiest Time cover yet

May 14th, 2012 36 comments

Yuck.  What’s left to say?

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Openly gay judical nominee targeted

May 14th, 2012 19 comments

Openly gay judicial nominee Tracy Thorne-Begland who currently serves as a  well-respected deputy prosecutor,   has been targeted by legislators and conservative groups simply because he is gay.  Tracy Thorne-Begland  is currently a deputy prosecutor in Richmond.

From the Washington Post:

Thorne-Begland, the deputy commonwealth attorney for Richmond, has been nominated to serve as a judge for the city’s 13th General District Court.

On Friday, the Family Foundation of Virginia issued a statement opposing his appointment, arguing that his public work on behalf of gay rights makes him unsuitable for the impartial role of judge.

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