According to The Chicago Tribune a relative of Academy Award-winning actress and singer, Jennifer Hudson has been found shot to death in a Chicago home owned by Darnell Donnerson, Hudson's mother. Without confirming their identities, a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office told reporters that one of the victims was a woman in her 50s who was shot in the head and the other was a 29-year-old man who was shot in the chest. TMZ.com is now reporting that the man and woman in question were Hudson's mother and brother, Jason.
California’s Proposition 8 faces challenges; Barbra Streisand, Melissa Etheridge and Mary J Blige come out to support a mega-fundraiser to protect gay marriage in the Golden State; New York Governor David Paterson reiterates his support for marriage equality; Gov. Sarah Palin seen to be laying the groundwork for her very own presidential run; Ellen Degeneres puts her money where her heart lies; and a McCain campaign volunteer’s elaborate hoax.
Last week, in the pages of The Chicago Sun Times, renowned film critic Roger Ebert published a scathing review of Tru Loved, an indie film about gay teenagers, in which he described the flick as being 'on about the same level as a not especially good high school play.' In an uncharacteristic move, however, Ebert revisited his review of Tru Loved after receiving over 500 comments on his blog regarding his initial entry about the film.
NOTE FROM CHRIS: Trevor Thomas, our deputy communications and my initimable colleague, has been dispatched to New Hampshire this week to help reelect Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter, a freshman representative that has quickly earned a reputation for being pro-LGBT equality. In...
WOW. The ministerial robes have come off in California. They're getting DESPERATE: Leaders of the campaign to outlaw same-sex marriage in California made an offer to businesses that have given money to the state's largest gay-rights group: Give us money...
Leaders of the campaign to outlaw same-sex marriage in California made an offer to businesses that have given money to the state's largest gay-rights group: Give us money or we'll publicly identify you as opponents of traditional unions. Supporters of same-sex marriage called the tactic "an attempt to extort people" and "a bit Mafioso." ProtectMarriage.com, the umbrella group behind a ballot initiative that would overturn this year's California Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage, targeted about 35 companies in the appeal, spokeswoman Sonya Eddings Brown said. She called the letter "a frustrated response" to the intimidation felt by Proposition 8 supporters, who have had their lawn signs stolen and property vandalized in the closing days of the increasingly heated campaign. Certified letters from the group this week asked companies to withdraw their support of Equality California, a nonprofit organization that is helping lead the campaign against Proposition 8.
Conservatives not the only groups talking about Amendment 2 at churches across South Florida In an effort to draw conservative church members to vote "yes" on Amendment 2, proponents of the so-called marriage protection measure dubbed Oct. 19 as "Marriage Day." On the event this past Sunday, Baptist and Evangelical congregations throughout the state featured guest speakers and special sermons to rally support for the heated measure. But the conservative churches were not the only ones talking about marriage rights. Throughout Florida, liberal church congregations like the Unitarian Universalist Association, United Church of Christ and Metropolitan Community Church used their pulpits to say the "conservative church" is not the authoritative voice on marriage.
Florida4Marriage.org, the political action committee sponsoring Amendment 2, violated state election laws by using funds from a non-profit corporation to pay for political ads, and illegally solicited anonymous donations, according to a complaint filed Tuesday by Florida Red and Blue to the Florida Elections Commission. The complaint calls for the FEC and states attorney in Hillsborough, Penelas, Leon and Orange Counties to investigate the committee's contributions. It will not keep the measure from appearing on the ballot Nov. 4. According to the Red and Blue attorney Alicia Apfel, the sponsors of the so-called "marriage protection amendment" used contributions from its Florida Family Action non-profit to pay for television spots, but did not disclose the name of the non-profit. The practice, Apfel said, violates state law because funds from non-profits cannot be used to influence political campaigns. The complaint alleges that Florida4Marriage's chairman John Stemberger intentionally steered donors to the non-profit in order to shield their identities.
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