Who’s this?

It is Cindy McCain, wife of 2008 Republican Presidential candidate John McCain. And she is featured posing in favour of same-sex marriage – along with her daughter Maghan McCain.
Considering the usual nature of Republicans – fundamental Christianity and a hatred of gays appears to come as standard – this is a brave and important step. Maybe now Republicanism will start to move forwards and embrace rel freedoms and stop trying to define marriage as between one man and one woman – rather than between two people who love each …

Is it really news that the Tories have launched a “gay logo” as part of conference?

No, it’s not.

Liberal Democrats might seem all nice and cuddly. But it seems like the sandal-wearers aren’t quite as tolerant as they would like us to think, as revealed by Tory Bear:

“I’m perfectly liberal, I just think gays should be shot before they spread the disease to us straights.”
Luke Richards
President, Warwick University Liberal Democrats

TB has also found some pictures of this homophobe with his party leader:

However much this might have been a “joke” (as one can hope it was), had this been a member of CF, the story would have been picked …

Pope Benedict XVI has proven that he certainly isn’t Santa Claus but closer to the Anti-Santa, by coming out as a homophobe.
There is simply no way that the Pope’s remarks can be acceptable. He should retract his statements. How exactly can you compare homosexuality with deforesting with any seriousness?
So in the season of goodwill he’s saying that gays are killing humanity. Anti-Santa-isation process is complete!

A school “hip-hop musical” commissioned by Stonewall has been staged across the country, aimed at telling school children that it is “OK to be gay”. As is simple common-sense.
There is nothing wrong with being gay. And this is a message that should be sent out by all and sundry to our children, so that they understand this and don’t grow up to become Daily Mail readers homophobic.
One quote from a parent shows just how out of touch they are:

When I was 11, I didn’t even know what ‘gay’ was.

Yeah, but …

A Church of England clergyman has been ordered to remove comments about gay people from his blog, remarks described by his diocese as “highly offensive”.
The Rev Peter Mullen, who ministers in the City of London, said he had gay friends and the words were “satirical”.
He suggested in his internet blog that homosexuals should have their backsides tattooed with the slogan: “Sodomy can seriously damage your health”. (BBC)

Yes, tattoo the gays. Just like the Nazis*. What a forward-looking, modern church the C of E is!
What is almost as bad is his …

Margot James, a Conservative PPC, believes that “gay people should not just vote Conservative, they have a duty to vote Conservative.” Laurie Penny at Liberal Conspiracy objects, claiming instead that “queer politics are inherently radical”. Which is falling into exactly the same trap, except from the other side.
Let’s start with a little quiz:

What’s the difference between a homosexual and a heterosexual?
Whether they want to sleep with a person of the oposite sex or same sex to them.

There are no other differences. Unless I’m missing something. I really thought that, by …

The Ministry of Defence is finally allowing members of the armed forces to march in the Gay Pride parade in their uniform. Good.
The only difference between homosecual and heterosexual people is the gender of their preferred partner in bed.
That gay soldiers and sailors can all march in their uniform and show that the military is not homophobic is an unqualified Good Thing. Homophobia must be stamped out both in the military and everywhere else.
I look forward to the day when events such as Gay Pride simply aren’t required, because no-one …

To be honest, I doubt it since he appears to be happily married. However, neither would I care if he was.
But it would appear that at least one person did, since someone typed that search term into Google.

is william hague gay?

And ended up at this blog.
When I see referrals in my logs with search questions like that, I just have to wonder what the hell is going through the minds of certain people.
Especially considering a couple of the ones I spotted last year. And the fact that I keep seeing …

Say your job is to officiate over marriages and civil partnerships, but you are so blindly committed to what it says in the Bible that you refuse marry gay couples. What should you do?

a) Find another job, one that you can do, or
b) Sue for the “right” not to do your job.

This person chose option b.
Islington council in London has told Lillian Ladele she could lose her job unless she agrees to preside at the ceremonies. She claims “discrimination or victimisation on grounds of religion or belief”.
As they damn well …