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Tumble This Queer Sh*t!
This horrible idea is happening right now. Yeah #160proof #vodka - #devil #springs brewed in #clifton #nj #mdw (Taken with instagram)
Poll: Do you agree with Gov. Christie's decision to veto the gay marriage bill?
(Source: addtoany.com)
NJ Senate approves the marriage equality bill by 24-16. Two republicans crossed the aisle to support. Two democrats voted against.
Follow @OutInJersey for live tweets on the marriage equality bill in the NJ Senate.
Tomorrow
Monday, Feb. 13th
Hearing starts at 12pm EST.
Take the poll: Do you support consenting couples’ freedom to marry?
NJ Senator Shirley Turner will be voting on marriage equality tomorrow and has asked for NJ residents to give her advice on the issue: http://micropoll.com/t/KE0VJZIdAJ
In 2009, when a student asked Turner why she didn’t support LGBT rights, Turner said, “Black people aren’t equal yet either” (OutInJersey.net). She voted against same-gender marriage that time. Let’s change her mind!
Ex-gay Greg Quinlan (President of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays) with his ex-wife Cheryl. Apparently, keeping the freedom to marry away from queers is great because homosexuality is a sin. Divorce is an okay sin to make?
I don’t know. I’ve compiled some of the worst arguments against marriage equality in NJ in the past few days. Fun times.
Don’t dictate my life, and I won’t dictate your’s.
Small government body rules the strongest anti-bullying law useless.
Important parts of the NJ Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights will be unenforceable by summer if legislators cannot find the funding.
See AFruit4Thought for more info.
In testimony lasting over six hours, the Assembly Judiciary Committee voted “yes” on NJ’s same-sex marriage bill. The Thursday vote allows the Marriage Equality and Religious Exemption Act to be sent to the entire Assembly. As expected, the Democrats in the Committee voted for the bill while Republicans voted against. Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee similarly passed the bill along party lines.
Anti-Equality Advocates Brag About Flipping Polls Against LGBTs
Anti-queer activists in NJ are bragging about their ability to mobilize their base to flip polls that show support for marriage equality.
Show them that we’re just as motivated!
Below quote from an email by the New Jersey Family Policy Council:
The press is still polling! In response to our alerts, you all have helped to turn polls on the subject of same-sex “marriage” from for to against. At the Star-Ledger, marriage supporters flipped an online poll from 52% in favor of same-sex “marriage” to 60% against. At NJ 101.5—which has been hearteningly pro-marriage in its coverage of this legislation—marriage supporters turned the poll from a near tie to stand 71.6% in favor of marriage as one man and one woman. Now the Asbury Park Press is hosting yet another poll, this time giving respondents a chance to pick a reason for their answer. Opponents of marriage currently dominate that poll at 53% compared to our 30%. Vote for marriage now!
Little Known Council Strikes Down NJ Anti-Bullying Law
The Council on Local Mandates struck down parts of the strongest anti-bullying bill in the nation. The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights has widespread, bipartisan support in NJ.
