WAITING FOR THE DUST TO SETTLE IN NEW YORK STATE--TOTAL ANARCHY IN THE SENATE KILLS CHANCES FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY!

According to the NEW YORK TIMES, The Republicans seems to be rightfully in control of the Senate, despite the fact that there are 32 Democrats and 30 Republicans. Malcolm Smith, the Senate Leader in Exile is going to use the courts to settle this matter, but it looks as if--at this moment--the chances for the Marriage Equality bill in New York are dead after Republicans supposedly have already adopted new Senate rules this afternoon. Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. is the first Latino President of the New York Senate, Republican Dean Skelos is the Majority Leader and Vice President, and Marriage Equality seems about as dead as a dodo. We'll learn more tomorrow. I plan on contacting openly gay Senator Tom Duane's office to learn more about what he plans to do with the bill. Though Skelos is most definitely against the bill, Pedro Espada was actually expected to vote FOR the Marriage Equality bill. Now that he's Senate President, he may let it see the floor... then again, he may be Senate President as part of a deal that says it will NEVER see the Senate floor. New Yorkers must now hope for a miracle.

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In anti-gay attack, AIM falsely asserts "pedophile" Jennings was "teaching 14-year-old boys" about sexual practices | Media Matters for America

In anti-gay attack, AIM falsely asserts "pedophile" Jennings was "teaching 14-year-old boys" about sexual practices | Media Matters for America : "In attacking the media for allegedly insufficient coverage of Obama administration official Kevin Jennings, a blogger for Accuracy in Media, which purports to 'set the record straight on important issues that have received slanted coverage' -- and which has a record of antagonism toward gays -- smeared Jennings as a 'pedophile' and falsely claimed that '[v]ideos have surfaced of Jennings teaching 14-year-old boys the dangerous sexual practice of 'fisting,' and discussing with them the particulars of oral sex.' In fact, Jennings did not conduct that seminar and, in fact, reportedly criticized it when he became aware of its content." AIM is a crock. They're nothing more than Republican mouthpieces.

Michigan: Announcement of Calvin College board's stand on homosexuality, same-sex marriage expected soon

Big news out of Michigan, surely the Professors (who tend to be very progressive) can't wait to find out - MLive.com : "Calvin College professors will find out Monday whether the college’s governing board will withdraw a controversial memo ordering them to follow Christian Reformed Church teachings against homosexuality and same-sex marriage. President Gaylen Byker will update faculty on board discussions that took place over the weekend by the Board of Trustees, including a decision on the memo, spokesman Phil de Haan said Saturday."

NEW BILERICO GUEST POST: What the GLAAD Network Report Means

MY NEWEST CONTRIBUTION TO BILERICO; PLEASE VISIT BILERICO.COM FOR THE ENTIRE POST! Yesterday, GLAAD released its Network Responsibility Index report for 2009, ranking the top broadcast and cable networks on their LGBT inclusivity in programming. ABC led the broadcast networks this year with depictions like Ugly Betty 's gay Ken-doll Marc, played by Michael Urie, among other depictions on other shows. HBO led the cable networks with shows like gay-created True Blood , No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency , and Big Love ; with over 42% of programming being LGBT inclusive. We're not surprised that there were so many cable networks that ranked high on the index; #2 Showtime's programming consisted of 24% LGBT-inclusive programming, #3 TNT dedicated 19% of its hours to LGBT-inclusive content, #4 MTV 17% (really, only 17?), and #5 Lifetime—the in-denial fourth gay network—had 14%. This was all while the Network's rankings topped out at ABC's 24% and went down from there to C

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