BREAKING: Exodus International shuts its doors

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Wednesday June 19, 2013 · 11:05 PM PDT

2013/06/19 · 23:05

In a stunning announcement, Alan Chambers, the President of Exodus International (EI), the "ex-gay ministry" that has harmed countless people, said this evening that EI has shut down.

This is a great relief to the gay community and to scientific community, both of whom have expressed great condemnation of the idea that you can change someone's sexual orientation.

More below the proudly gay-looking squiggle...

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Monday September 17, 2012 · 9:46 PM PDT

2012/09/17 · 21:46

Dear Mr. Romney,

I want to introduce you to my father.

He is a proud man. He is also one of the hardest working people I know.

He is also a veteran.

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Friday January 06, 2012 · 11:29 PM PST

2012/01/06 · 23:29

Dear Senator Rick Santorum,

May I have a word with you about my marriage?

Just so you know upfront, Senator, I am a gay man. I am also legally married to another man. This past November, we celebrated our third wedding anniversary in New Orleans and also celebrated 10 years - 10 YEARS! - of being a couple.

So, I have to tell you of my disgust at hearing you disparage my marriage during your campaign stops in New Hampshire. If you will, Senator, follow me over the jump so that I can tell you why your words are not only hurtful, but also wrong.

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Tuesday May 26, 2009 · 11:16 AM PDT

2009/05/26 · 11:16

Today's ruling by the California Supreme Court on Prop. 8 is a hollow victory for me and my husband.

Last November 1st, David and I shared our vows to each other in front of friends, family and co-workers. It was a glorious day complete with a refreshing rain shower and good food at the reception dinner. Everyone applauded as we kissed to seal our marriage.

And then, five days later, we woke to a nightmare.

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Sunday April 19, 2009 · 8:09 PM PDT

2009/04/19 · 20:09

Today is the beginning of a new week. I am thankful as last week was just awful all the way around, and God knows I am exhausted from watching all of that teabagging going on around the country. My goodness, I can only watch so much (purely for educational purposes, of course).

But, I decided to end the awful week with a trip to one of my most favorite places in all the world: the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden.

As luck would have it, the Dale Chihuly Exhibit is going on at the garden which made my trip that much better. So, join me after the jump for a bit of a Sunday respite, desert style.

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Tuesday March 24, 2009 · 10:24 PM PDT

2009/03/24 · 22:24

Well, that didn't take long.

As we all know, the Associated Press (AP) has long had a bias against Pres. Obama. Shoddy reporting and clear bias has caused the AP to lose ground in the integrity battle with some newspapers canceling their AP feeds in search of greener (and more honest) pastures.

So, it should not come as a surprise to see that just hours after the President's news conference, AP would call out the troops to "fact check" his words and statements.

Unfortunately, the AP doesn't understand what a "fact" is.

Follow me to the gruesome details after the fold...

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Monday February 02, 2009 · 2:18 PM PST

2009/02/02 · 14:18

Well, it isn't much of a surprise to most of us...

However, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormons)admitted in filings with the California Secretary of State's Office that it had spent a minimum of $190,000 in support of Proposition 8, California's initiate to ban gay marriage.

Does anyone remember that just a short time ago, the Mormon Church denied, vehemently, they had not contributed gobs of money in any form to the Prop. 8 campaign and that they only encouraged their members to donate time and money?

More after the flip...

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Monday November 03, 2008 · 8:40 PM PST

2008/11/03 · 20:40

This past Saturday was a day of celebration, a day of tears, a day of family and friends and co-workers. It was a day of protests and counter protests. A day of drizzly rain and rays of sunshine. It was a day of love and a day of struggle.

Through the stress of the day I ran a myriad of emotions from anger to joy. Everyone was thoroughly exhausted by the time the day had ended, the food had disappeared and the last glass of bubbly had been drunk. It was worth every emotion and every tear and every dollar out of my wallet.

All of this was because of one thing:

On Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 4:00 PM Pacific time, in the County of Orange in the State of California, I married another man.

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Wednesday October 22, 2008 · 11:21 PM PDT

2008/10/22 · 23:21

The LA Times just posted a story that the Public Policy Institute of California released a poll showing that Prop. 8 polls have switched and the polling is now 52% against and 44% in favor. The poll had a 3% margin of error.

The LA Times writes:

While California voters remain closely divided on the question of gay marriage, a majority oppose a measure to ban it, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California.

But the poll also found that support for Proposition 8, which would amend the state Constitution to disallow same-sex marriage, has gained somewhat since a similar survey was taken in late August.

More after the jump.

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Thursday September 04, 2008 · 8:08 PM PDT

2008/09/04 · 20:08

That is what I got from Sen. John McCain's speech tonight.

At a time when this great nation needs to desperately shake off the mantle of the most pathetic American president in the history of the republic, what we got from John McCain was nothing.

So many people have lost everything in the past year due to the crippled economy. So many people are deciding every day if they should choose food or medication. So many people are wondering what happens if they lose their job and their marginal insurance coverage goes from a pittance to nothing. And what we got from John McCain was nothing.

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Monday August 25, 2008 · 9:56 PM PDT

2008/08/25 · 21:56

The local Phoenix media was abuzz with the story that John McCain was going to be at the city's Central High School - Cindy McCain's alma mater - to receive the endorsement of Hip-Hop artist Daddy Yankee.

Swooning students were ushered into the school's library as Yankee and his aviator shades were front and center as he endorsed John McCain for president. The grin of McCain filled the room and there was a burst of applause that a Hip-Hop singer would endorse a candidate at what the Wall Street Journal called "a campaign event."

Yankee then kisses some girls on the cheek and shook many hands and the Central High School choir belted out the "Star Spangled Banner."

And, it was all completely illegal.

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Monday November 19, 2007 · 6:22 AM PST

2007/11/19 · 06:22

There is nothing like a jolt on a Monday morning right before Thanksgiving to get you to sit up and take notice.

However, as some have predicted, it looks like the Senate Democrats are on the verge of capitulating again with regards to Iraq War funding.

More after the flip...

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