Tom DeLay: Justice Department Wants To Legalize Sex With Animals and ‘Little Boys’ – VIDEO

Just when you thought these people couldn’t get any more offensive – or ridiculous, Tom DeLay has announced that there is a “secret memo” from the Justice Department that aims to legalize “12 new perversions” including sex with animals and “having sex with little boys,” reports Right Wing Watch.

For good measure, DeLay added that gays are out for some Christian blood.

Speaking with Newsmax host Steve Malzberg yesterday, the former GOP House leader and Dancing With the Stars contestant said:

“We’ve already found a secret memo coming out of the Justice Department.

“They’re now going to go after 12 new perversions, things like bestiality, polygamy, having sex with little boys and making that legal. Not only that, but they have a whole list of strategies to go after the churches, the pastors, and any businesses that tries to assert their religious liberty. This is coming and it’s coming like a tidal wave.”

Malzberg bizarrely concluded the interview by saying “nothing would surprise me.”

Watch a May discussion with Malzberg in which DeLay compares the fight for LGBT rights with Islamic extremists “forcing someone’s belief down [the throats of] other people”, below:

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Michael Fitzgerald

Tom DeLay: Justice Department Wants To Legalize Sex With Animals and ‘Little Boys’ – VIDEO

Which 'Magic Mike XXL' Star Would Win a Vogue Battle? (Video)

Stars like Jada Pinkett-Smith and choreographers weigh in at the film’s premiere in this episode of Advocate Spotlight.

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Jase Peeples

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Following SCOTUS Ruling, Michigan Continues Debate on Discriminatory Religious Freedom Bill

Following the Supreme Court’s historic marriage equality decision last week, the Michigan Senate will likely bring a discriminatory Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to the floor.
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More Than One In Eight Americans Unaware They Have HIV, Says CDC

The Centers for Disease Control has issued a report that more than 1.2 million Americans are currently living with HIV, including about 156,300 who aren’t aware of it.

That adds up to about 13 percent of people carrying the virus who aren’t adequately prepared to manage their own health and pose a high risk of infecting others.

The L.A. Times reports that the White House has set a goal for 90 percent of people infected to be aware of their status. As of 2012, only four states — Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii and New York — had met that benchmark, the CDC stated last week during a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Colorado came very close, and another seven states — Alaska, Idaho, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota and Vermont — may be meeting the target but didn’t have enough new HIV cases in recent years to provide a reliable estimate.

Louisiana ranked lowest in HIV awareness at 77 percent.

Among men who have sex with men — a group that accounts for about 60 percent or new infections per year — only Hawaii met the 90 percent goal, though New York came close and estimates suggest Alaska, Maine, Montana and Vermont have also hit the mark.

Moral of the story? Go get tested. 

Dan Tracer

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Jon Stewart Congratulates Conservatives On Their ‘WTF’ Wins At SCOTUS: VIDEO

On last night’s The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart took to task the so-called “conservative victories” at the Supreme Court this week. Stewart was referencing decisions that upheld the constitutionality of lethal injection and overturned new EPA regulations aimed at limiting the amount of mercury power plants are allowed to release into the air.

Said Stewart,

“So yes gay people have the right to marry and poor people have the right to insurance but on the bright side Americans can still kill prisoners painfully and everyone else slowly.”

Watch the two part send-up of these ‘WTF’ wins, below:

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WATCH: Every Exciting Moment of the Gay Pride Parade in Chicago in Just 10 Minutes

A time-lapse video compresses 24 hours of Sunday’s festivities, including the after party, from a camera high atop North Halstead Street.

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Dawn Ennis

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Orgullo Gay: Big-Time Celebration at Mexico City LGBT Pride

It was colorful. It was political. It was flamboyant. It was touching. And I wouldn’t have expected anything less when about 100,000 people converged in the center of Mexico City on June 27, for the 37th edition of the Marcha por el Orgullo Gay, the annual Mexico City LGBT pride march and festival that grows in scope every year.

As one of the world’s largest cities and Mexico’s cultural, political and creative hub, Mexico City is good at making bold statements. And this is especially true when it comes to public events — including protests, parades, festivals and celebrations. A couple weeks ago I shared photos on my travel blog, LatinFlyer.com, from the Mexican edition of the World Naked Bike Ride, which attracted a few hundred participants who shed their clothing and cycled to protest vehicular traffic. But the Mexico City LGBT pride parade and festival is even bigger. It’s yet another example of Mexico City’s creative, progressive spirit. And this year, there was even more reason to celebrate: On June 3, the Supreme Court of Justice in Mexico ruled that the norms that used to ban same-sex marriages in Mexico are unconstitutional in all states across Mexico (Mexico City had already allowed same-sex marriages, but most other states in Mexico didn’t).

The Mexico City gay pride parade starts every year at the Angel de la Independencia, an iconic monument, with a show and lots of socializing among the participants. Some marchers wear extravagant costumes that range from drag queen to carnival finery. Others go for the sexy route, with minimal clothing possible. Still others carry signs with important messages — including criticism of the Catholic church’s stance against LGBT rights. Organized groups this year included employees of Banamex (one of Mexico’s largest banks) and Google, as well as Madres Lesbianas en Mexico (Lesbian Mothers in Mexico) and the first-ever participation of a group of LGBT deaf people. Ages ranged from kids with their families to teenagers to senior citizens (one especially energetic drag queen, dressed in traditional Mexican garb, proudly announced that he was 75 years old as we snapped his photograph).

The parade ran down the grand boulevard called Paseo de la Reforma to the Zócalo, one of the world’s largest city squares, located in the heart of Mexico City’s historic heart. Live music and festivities continued there throughout the afternoon, after which many revelers moved on to local bars and restaurants (it was super easy to find gay pride flags at gay-friendly establishments on a day like this).

If you’re thinking of attending and want to plan a Mexico vacation around LGBT pride, keep in mind that the Mexico City LGBT pride march usually takes place on the last Saturday of June.

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Vatican reserves 50 VIP Papal Audience seats for LGBTI travel group

The Vatican reserved 50 VIP Papal Audience tickets for a group of LGBTI Catholic pilgrims earlier this year, it has emerged.

The news has come to light in a report by Yahoo! Travel, which describes the New Ways Ministry‘s special journey from Florence to Rome via Assisi back in February.

The group were reportedly not publicly addressed by Pope Francis during the event.

The Maryland-based New Ways Ministry is led by a nun named Sister Jeannine Gramick, who’s been fighting for gay rights for more than four decades.

She told Yahoo! Travel: ‘Our 50 pilgrims, that included seven same-sex couples, were invited to special seats within 25 yards of Pope Francis at the papal audience on Ash Wednesday.’

‘Just as LGBT people, their families, and friends were welcomed to the Vatican, the SCOTUS decision on June 29 welcomes lesbian and gay couples into the civil family.’

The pilgrimage, which costs around $3,000 (£1,920 or 2,705 Euros) for all-inclusive attendance including flights, was called ‘Rebuild My Church: Pope Francis and St. Francis.’

Visit the official New Ways Ministry website for more information.

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Jamie Tabberer

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