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Jarrett Barrios
1. GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios has resigned in the wake of a controversy over a letter the organization sent to the FCC in support of Dallas-based AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile. Or at least we think Barrios has resigned. GLAAD’s letter to the FCC led to backlash in the gay blogophere because the telecom merger isn’t an LGBT issue and because the organization receives donations from AT&T.
2. The New York State Senate could vote as early as today on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s marriage equality bill, but at least one more Republican vote is still neeeded to ensure the measure’s passage. Republican aides spent the weekend working on the language of the bill to strengthen religious protections, and they reportedly made some headway. Today is the last day of New York’s regular legislative session, but it’s likely the session will be extended for a few days. Again, this is a huge impending victory for LGBT equality, as New York is the nation’s third-most populous state and the bill would double the number of Americans living in jurisdictions where same-sex marriage is legal. Watch video below of a New York couple who’ve been waiting 61 years to marry.
3. A growing number pastors in the United Methodist Church are marrying same-sex couples in defiance of the church’s ban on the practice, the AP reports. Pastors who violate the ban risk dismissal from the church, and it’s unlikely that will change anytime soon.
Archbishop Dolan of nYc, who presided over the endless hidden molestation of children by his sex starved preists. No wonder his former diocese, Milwaukee is bankrupt.
the only questiion is how many little children were split by Dolans huge wee -= wee.
BTW, the last part of the catholic bishops report on the abuse said hat as more gay spriests entered the priest hood in the 70s and 80s, the molestation went down.
the gay priests had fun with each other. the whold problem came from sex starved st8 priests who a re kept separate from the nums. In some cases btw, the nuns got pregant and were forced by the church to hqave abortions.