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What to look for in the U.S. Supreme Court's marriage equality hearing today

The U.S Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in cases that challenge laws in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee barring same-sex couples from marrying and also barring recognition of marriages...

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Flag Days

        I recently got the wild hair to log onto Amazon.com and purchase my very first rainbow flag.  It is one of their cheaper nylon printed flags, not the sewn cotton ones, because I fully expected...

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The President's Moving Words on Marriage Equality

If you didn't hear what the President had to say about the Obergefell decision I would urge you to listen to the whole speech.  It was incredibly moving and inspirational for anyone who questions that...

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Antonin Scalia is right!

Trust me, I'm as surprised as anyone to find myself in agreement with the Supreme Court's resident dick, Antonin Scalia. But in his dissent of the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, he's absolutely...

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Being Untrue to Liberalism

Like a sandcastle facing the tide, the Obergefell decision won't last long if Americans don't fight to keep it. You can enjoy the fruits of freedom, paying nothing. But you can't be a true liberal if...

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My hypocritical friends on Obergefell

I'm particularly happy about the SCOTUS decisions this week and even updated my Facebook profile pic specific to Obergefell.What confuses and actually angers me, though, is the number of staunchly...

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Coming late to the party

Wow. That thing that happened on the 26th of June? I still haven't really completely processed it, and it's been days. Days, folks.I haven't been able to be around here much the last year and a half or...

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Obergefell Verses the Dissenters

Roberts just loves democracy, So long as it works to keep him free. Scalia now thinks gays are lovely Forget his rants on sodomy.Thomas thinks that slavery Did not rob blacks of dignity. And Alito...

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Pride Week: Scott Skinner-Thompson

Often times the T in LGBT often gets ignored. I often feel that I am a bad ally because I don't understand this community too well. Also, until very recently, people weren't discussing it. So my...

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An Equality Ode to Joy

In celebration of the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, I put on my poet hat (it's actually pretty sweet, as poet hats go), and wrote up some lyrics of triumph. Here's hoping someone who has some actual...

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Katie Lang (TX) sued, caves, now issuing same-sex marriage licenses

Katie Lang is the county clerk of Hood County, TX.  She decided that her religious principles would not allow her to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in spite of (and to spite) the Supreme...

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TX engages in jiggery-pokery to deny Marriage Equality

Earlier today I wrote about a bigoted Texas county clerk who, when sued, decided to change her mind and issue marriage licenses to LGBT couples.  http://tinyurl.com/...At about the same time, a clerk...

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Cartoon: Judge Scalia channels the framers

FOLLOW @RubenBolling on Twitter and Facebook.And FURTHER, please join the Tom the Dancing Bug's subscription club, the INNER HIVE for advance access to comics and more stuff.And, you could BUY a JUDGE...

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Gay Texas county clerk issuing SSM licenses; says all staff must do the same

Lamar County, Texas appointed Russ Towers, an openly gay man, as its county clerk.  He had previously served the county as its elections administrator for several years.When the Supreme Court ruled in...

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Santorum promises partial birth abortion-style attack on gay marriage

Rick Santorum was right in his element at the National Right to Life Committee convention Friday, telling the rapturous audience that the Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage was the...

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Top Comments: Hitler ♥ Obergefell Edition

Top Comments recognizes the previous day's Top Mojo and strives to promote each day's outstanding comments through nominations made by Kossacks like you. Please send comments (before 9:30pm ET) by...

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Kim Davis issued a wedding license to a transgender man and his wife.

The couple, Camryn, an Iraqi war vet who is transgender, brought his birth certificate that had has his female birth name.  Alexis, the bride,  brought the rest of the appropriate paperwork, paid and...

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Top Comments: Bigotry Is Expensive Edition

Ah yes, the price of bigotry is rising. Once cheap and plentiful (see: 2004), bigotry can now be quite costly indeed. Ask Kim Davis, who continues to languish in jail in stubborn contempt of federal...

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Unalienable Rights

Whenever I refer to the Declaration of Independence citing our unalienable rights, I go to the official website to confirm that it is actually "unalienable" and not "inalienable." For years, I didn't...

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Top Comments: A Billboard Message for Kim Davis Edition

Sick of hearing about Kim Davis yet? Well, she returns to "work" (is it really work if you're not doing your job?) on Monday and appears poised to continue being a grandstanding asshole with a...

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