It isn’t every day that one leading anti-gay activist accuses another of misusing cash donations.  Pastor Gary Randall, president of Faith and Freedom Network, appears to be accusing Family Policy Institute of Washington and/or its executive director Joseph Backholm of mishandling funds. It all started with a florist who allegedly broke the law: On April [...]

I have to say that I was not surprised at this news at all. The media maelstrom about this topic rendered the decision by the Boy Scouts of America National Executive Board so hot — the here-come-the-pedophiles/America-values-are-being-destroyed camp versus the camp reflecting the increasing acceptance of LGBTs in contemporary American culture — left the Boy Scouts [...]

I love the new homophobia. In the vein of Chik-Fil-a, bigoted establishments welcome gay dollars, but want to condemn at the same time. In New Bern, NC on December 4, Ariel and Shawnee McPhail walked into The Stingray Café, sat down and had their meal, and had this handed to them by the restaurant’s owner, [...]

The Boy Scouts can count on zero donations from UPS. The corporation’s foundation has publicly underscored that it will not give to the anti-gay youth organization because the shipping giant’s criteria for giving says “No” to homophobia, aligning that criteria with the UPS non-discrimination policy. The UPS Foundation seeks to support organizations that are in [...]

This goon Bryan Fischer, the director of issues analysis for the American Family Association (designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center),  is scrambling to spin that the racist piece of sh*te, Wade Michael Page, who blew away innocent Sikhs in their house of worship, cannot possibly share the same hateful world view as [...]

Over at HuffPo Gay Voices, Michelangelo Signorile does his post-mortem on the Chick-Fil-A battle, which didn’t exactlygo well for the pro-equality side, primarily because the pro-bigotry forces were aided by some self-inflicted wounds on our side that handed over the free-speech victim argument. And these people are hypocrites who cared nothing about the first amendment when [...]

Note to North Carolina elected officials and its tourism industry – this question is for you as well. Hit me up with your best case explaining why my birthday should be celebrated here on Facebook or pam at firedoglake dot com and I’ll be happy to share your perspective with readers. It’s a relevant question that [...]

Emily Schmall at Forbes.com has an interesting piece on the anti-gay fast food giant Chick-Fil-A. The purveyor of waffle fries with a side of bible-based  bigotry has been for ages engaging in perfectly legal and ethically questionable ways of ensuring its franchisees adhere to their “Christian” point of view business model. And this was long [...]

The rights of the disabled are still constantly under attack by employers that should know better, given the existence of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. You’d think every human resources department would be well-versed in the obvious: Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits private employers, state and local [...]

This amazing piece by Marianne Møllmann (@cluelesscamper), senior policy advisor with Amnesty International, first ran at RH Reality Check, and is re-posted with her permission. It fits right in here at the Blend; she embodies the approach I have taken on the blog for years in terms of addressing our collective fear about discussing third-rail topics such as [...]