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Mr. Equality Goes to Washington: D.C. Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. December 18, 2009.

D.C. is now the sixth state or region in the country where same-sex marriage is legal.

Rightwing Fringe Welcome at Conservative Confab, Gay Republicans Not So Much

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. December 17, 2009.

The bizarre John Birch Society has slowly been welcomed into the fold as conservatives have become more extreme.

News Flash: Christians Still Not Victimized by Hate Crimes Legislation

Steven D., Booman Tribune. November 19, 2009.

Nor, obviously, hate crimes themselves.

Cold-Hearted: Conservative Gov Blocks Same-Sex Partners from Making Funeral Arrangements for Loved Ones in RI

PZ Myers, Pharyngula. November 13, 2009.

This is an excellent example of "compassionate conservatism" at work.

Transgender Asylum-Seeker Caught in Immigration Detention Hell

Staff, RestoreFairness.org. November 12, 2009.

Esmeralda never realized that her experience in detention would match the trauma of discrimination she had faced back home.

Ross Douthat's Gay Marriage Moment of Truth: It's Embarrassing to be a Bigot

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise. October 23, 2009.

The "crunchy conservative" admits he has no good reason for his position.

Equality, Progressive Politics, San Francisco ... and the X-Men?

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet. August 6, 2008.

A popular comic title that focuses on equality moves its heroes to the Bay Area.

Tim Kaine Obama's Veep? Dems Can Do So Much Better

Kathy G, The G-Spot. July 30, 2008.

Obama can do better, and should do better, than Virginia Governor Tim Kaine. Why's he so bad? The list goes on and on.

Far Right GOPers Are Taking their Party Down a Scary Path

Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. July 2, 2007.

Primping to be the choice of the most out-of-the-mainstream Republicans is going to make the sales job for the eventual nominee much tougher in the general election.