missouri republican

Missouri Republicans, borrowing an idea from Tennessee, have proposed a "don't say gay" bill of their own. The Huffington Post reports that dozens of sponsors are signed onto the bill, including House Speaker Steve Tilley and Republican Majority Leader Tim Jones. House Small Business Committee Chairman Dwight Scharnhorst perhaps offered the strangest reasoning for why Missouri needs a "don't say gay" bill.

Another lawmaker suggested clinics adopt an Amazon-style tracking method for fetal tissue shipments.

The GOP's anti-abortion platform hasn't changed—it is identical to that of its 2008 platform, allowing abortions only in cases of rape and incest. The GOP's anti-gay platform also hasn't changed—it is identical to that of its 2008 platform, allowing marriage only between a man and a woman.

Speaking at the Center for Reproductive Rights' inaugural gala, Tina Fey ripped into the GOP's "war on women" and Missouri senate hopeful Todd Akin.

Singing duo — and real-life girlfriends — Bria Kam and Chrissy Chambers have another amazing new song and video out! Now, with the Republican National Convention getting underway, Bria and Chrissy have debuted their spoof song “Republican Convention 2012 (Someone Gets to Be a Dad).” For this number, they sing through the eyes of Mitt and Anne Romney and cover topics such as rape, abortion, Paul Ryan, taxes and getting elected.

Former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson won a hotly contested four-way primary Tuesday to secure the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate against Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat who could become the first openly gay person elected to the upper chamber this November.

Queried by a gay man about marriage rights at a campaign stop in Missouri Friday, the ever-antigay Rick Santorum said marriage is a “privilege” and that gay relationships do not benefit society in the same way as heterosexual ones.

Lesbian Couple thanks Republican for education on "Legitimate Rape."

The bill could allow religious individuals, as well as organizations, to discriminate against married same-sex couples if they claim it violates their faith-based beliefs.

In a new video released by progressive activist and fact-checking site Actually.org, Cher and Kathy Griffin team up to urge voters not to let Mitt Romney and the GOP "Turn Back Time" on women's rights.

LPAC, the first super PAC dedicated to increasing lesbian participation in politics, announced the first round of its 2012 political slate on Thursday, with a mix of pro-LGBT and pro-women candidates and ballot initiative campaigns around the country joining Tammy Baldwin as recipients of support.

Family Research Council president Tony Perkins has blasted a U.S. Navy decision permitting chaplains to perform wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples as “a circumvention of U.S. law.” In an April 13 memo on “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal, Rear Adm. Mark L. Tidd, Chief of Navy Chaplains, clarified that base facilities are “sexual orientation neutral,” and that chaplains may perform marriages for gay couples “if it is conducted in accordance with the laws of a state which permits same-sex marriage[.]”

The legislative session of 2015 is barely under way, but lawmakers in North Carolina are already looking for ways to sidestep marriage equality.

The Equality Act would include protections in public accommodations, public education, employment, housing, federal funding, jury service, legal protections, and credit.

In all, it's been a pretty good year for marriage equality and lesbian representation, especially on TV!