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		<title>Vandals Attempt to Silence Pro-LGBT Messages.</title>
		<link>http://jaysays.com/2009/09/vandals-attempt-to-silence-pro-lgbt-messages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former marine, Tim Smith, is one of the many who have risked their life to defend this country's freedom.  However, in spite of his heroism, he was discharged under the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy.  Having served in the marines, Tim Smith is no stranger to fighting.  Rather than just roll over in the face of his discharge, he chose to become the face for a Memphis area billboard.


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		<title>Thank God for Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church folks are some of the most extreme people in all of religiousdom.  The Westboro Baptist Church website is GodHatesFags.com, a slimy place full of unpleasant commentary including a countdown for the number of days Matthew Shepard has been in hell.  The church and its flock often take their small children with them for protests and carry signs like those in the photograph and with phrases such as "Fags are Beasts" and "God Hates Fags." They are known for protests of U.S. soldiers' funerals, funerals of persons who died as a result of AIDS and funerals of hate crimes victims.


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		<title>Iowa Supreme Court to Rule on Gay Marriage Ban</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Iowa Supreme Court has advised that it will release its ruling on the "gay-marriage" ban this Friday, April 3, 2009.  Oral Arguments were presented to the court in December.  The case, is Varnum v. Brien and will be released on the Iowa Supreme Court website by 8:30 a.m.


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		<title>Stupid Things People Say About Gays: Fundamental Basis of Marriage Excludes Gays</title>
		<link>http://jaysays.com/2009/02/stupid9/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maureen Mullarkey, an artist best known for her "gay inspired" subject matter including cross-dressing, made the following statement after being "outed" for her contribution of $1,000 to the anti-family Yes on Hate (Prop 8)


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		<title>To De-Gay or Not to De-Gay&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow, a man from the local satellite company will be installing a new satellite system a la casa de jaysays - which we loving call the Fairy Ranch, not because we are homosexuals, but because it's in the middle of no-where and the property is decorated with fairies. 


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		<title>Another Hate Crime Surprises Minneapolis Uptown Area</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 32 year old woman, Kristen Boyne, was assaulted on her way to the Rainbow Foods grocery store on Thursday, January 22 by two men using derogatory slurs about Kristen's sexuality.  Kristen survived the attack with a severe concussion and was treated at Hennepin County Medical Center and later released.


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		<title>When Hate Crimes Are Terrorism</title>
		<link>http://jaysays.com/2009/01/when-hate-crimes-are-terrorism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The "right-wing" have often *defended* themselves from LGBT people using ridiculous claims like gays are pedophiles and if you allow gays to get married, gay sex will be taught to elementary students, etc.  It's a topic I've covered a couple of times here because I find their comments so ridiculous that repeating them only illustrates how insane their claims are.  But the claims all have one thing in common, they are meant to belittle, insult and oppress LGBT people.  They are purposeful in illustrating the "evil" of LGBT people.  They intend to make us look like wretches and non-productive members of society, and if they could, they would draw images of us with horns and tails and proclaim us to be direct descendants of the devil (but most haven't gotten that ridiculous yet).


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		<title>Inauguration Declares Equality for All &#8211; Except Gays</title>
		<link>http://jaysays.com/2009/01/inauguration-declares-equality-for-all-except-gays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My hope for enjoying the inauguration as an American and citizen of the world was lost when, openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson's invocation was not aired due to a "misunderstanding" between HBO and the Obama administration.  The Obama inauguration committee apparently "mistakenly" advised HBO (the network with exclusive broadcast rights) that this very politically charged invocation by Robinson which was seen by many as Obama's effort to include the gay community, was part of the pre-show and should not air. 


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		<title>What I&#8217;ve Learned Thus Far &#8211; The Nationwide DOMA Protest (cont.)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After my last  post describing my adventures in downtown San Antonio while attempting to gather signatures to the Open Letter to Obama, I took to the streets again.  It was about 10:30 p.m. when I, along with three others, pulled into the parking lot near a local gay bar.  The crowds were coming at full force and we could have used several more people to try to obtain everyone's signatures.  It was windy and cold, but our reception was warm and tender... for the most part.


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		<title>How I Scare Lesbians &#8211; The Nationwide DOMA Protest</title>
		<link>http://jaysays.com/2009/01/how-i-scare-lesbians-the-nationwide-doma-protest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National DOMA Protest was conducted today.  I made it to the rally point and met up with the handful of people that showed up.  With letters in hand we took to the streets of San Antonio and began asking for signatures. 


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