MassResistance Named a Hate Group AGAIN! 3rd Time!

3rd time's the charm. MassResistance was once again named a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Brian Camenker is sure to wear his hate tiara proudly.

It's fitting to hear about it today while same sex couples in Washington D.C. are finally being treated equally. There IS no turning back. Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont and now Washington D.C are issuing marriage licences to same sex couples.

Not to get too nostalgic but I started this blog when MassResistance was still calling themselves the Article 8 Alliance. Their sole purpose then was to recall the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court who recognized that same sex couples were entitled to be married under the Massachusetts Constitution. That was almost 7 years ago.

Margaret Marshall is still the head Justice and Brian Camenker is still the head of a hate group but thousands of gay families are protected under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. MassResistance has done nothing to stop the wheels of progress.

It's a great day!

Miss Ladyfingers U.S.A

By now everyone knows that the former Miss California U.S.A Carrie Prejean has not only posed nude for photos but has, at last count, 7 "solo videos" of herself. I went onto the National Organization for Marriage to see what their latest press release would say about this HOT news but I couldn't find one, however, doing a little research on their site I did find these tidbits, enjoy!

THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MARRIAGE RESPONDS TO THE FIRING OF MISS CALIFORNIA USA CARRIE PREJEAN:
(Princeton, NJ) - Today, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) issued the following statement in response to the firing Miss California USA Carrie Prejean: "Hollywood hates Carrie. First they abuse her, then they try to get her to recant, then they threw mud, and now they are doing what they wanted to do from day one: Get rid of Carrie.

This cover story about a contract dispute doesn’t pass the smell test. Americans aren’t fooled that easily. God knows, and we know, the truth about Carrie: She’s a young woman of great beauty who chose truth over the glittering tiara that Hollywood offers," said Brian Brown, Executive Director for NOM. "Of course they will try to punish her, but we know she will be fine in the end, because her values are in the right place."

"Hollywood will dance its tribal war dance over her body--the hatred generated against her has been extraordinary--but Carrie will be free to define her own mission and message from now on. Congratulations," stated Maggie Gallagher, President for NOM.

Yes, Maggie, you're right, she is defining her own mission.

THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MARRIAGE RESPONDS TO THE MISS CALIFORNIA USA PAGEANT’S CRITICISM OF CARRIE PREJEAN: Maggie Gallagher: “Many people are revealing their core character and convictions in a very public way in this incident. Carrie Prejean is one who comes out shining. I'm proud of her. Americans are proud of her. God bless her."

Shining Maggie? Have YOU seen the videos? Hmmm...

Picking and Choosing Which Parts of the Bible to Follow

The anti-gay groups always get their panties in a wad when they're called on the things they say or have stated in the past. Case in point, Porno Pete, of Americans for the Truth about Homosexuality (say that 3 times fast and how did he become such an authority?) is all upset because he and his other anti-gay cohort Brian Camenker held a press conference in Maine that few people attended. It was so sparsely attended that even the groups against marriage equality in Maine didn't attend or want to be linked to these wackos.

Jesse Connelly, the head of the No on 1 campaign was interviewed after the Peter's dismal PR event and stated the following:

“And they [referring to leaders of the pro-traditional-marriage group 'Stand For Marriage'] can’t stand behind Peter LaBarbera, who has attacked Ben & Jerry’s, supported rescinding women’s right to vote and believes we should return to the Old Testament where gay people were stoned…..”

Well, The Peter doesn't want people to think he's for violence, of course not, he is always saying that we are supposed to be following the Bible, however, I guess he's all for picking and choosing which parts of the Bible he wants everyone else to follow.


Now I'm not theologian, but if you're going to quote from the Bible as a reason to deny gay people their civil rights then you can't blame people for assuming that you agree with the other parts of the Bible that YOU don't agree with. It's all or nothing baby.


But now the Peter wants an apology. I think he's just bringing up this petty issue because no one paid attention to their pathetic PR event and he needs to make news somehow. Fundraising is down and when you're competing with Brian Camenker for those dwindling anti-gay dollars it's either this or posting your photo with a failed presidential candidate.

"Take Back America" to the dark ages

The "Take Back America" conference was held this past weekend and MassResistance's own Brian Camenker was one of the leaders of a workshop entitled "How to Counter the Homosexual Extremist Movement" along with Matt Barber. Right Wing Watch has the details:
About 100 activists at the How to Take Back America conference attended the workshop on

“How to Counter the Homosexual Extremist Movement.” Workshop speakers Matt Barber and Brian Camenker urged people to be loud rabble-rousers when opposing the teaching of tolerance or sex ed in public schools. They said not to worry
about being nice or polite or liked, but to push God’s anti-gay agenda forcefully. “Christ wasn’t about being nice,” said Barber. Camenker bragged about having once sent two congregations to scream outside a targeted legislator’s home.

It sounds like the workshop contained all the over the top national anti-gay activists, all 100 of them including Sally Kern. From Right Wing Watch's overview it sounds like a lot of the talk was about how following their Jesus would stop the homosexual mania (over at PHB, there is more discussion of the religous aspects of the workshop), which as Right Wing Watch suggests, probably didn't sit well with Camenker:

Camenker, who heads the anti-gay MASS Resistance, came out as Jewish, which made me wonder what he’d thought about the fire-and-brimstone speech by Rick Scarborough just before his workshop insisting that people turning to Christ was the only thing that would save America.

However, after following MassResistance's antics these past few years, it seems Brian has never met an anti-gay zealot he didn't like or wouldn't quote time and time again. I wonder how many other anti-gay hate groups were respresented at this workshop, Southern Poverty Law Center take note!

MassResistance Makes More Stuff Up

On the MassResistance website they are now proclaiming that Six Flags New England is sponsoring a Gay Day to bail themselves out of debt:

The Six Flags New England amusement park has a new scheme to help bail
themselves out of debt: Have the biggest "Gay Day" ever.

And that's exactly what they're doing. Earlier this year Six Flags of New England filed for bankruptcy protection. Apparently they feel they need to be creative.

Over the last few months Six Flags of New England in Agawam has bought full-page ads in the hard-core homosexual newspaper Bay Windows advertising an "Out in the Park" celebration - a full day of homosexuality in Six Flags.

Brian has a very short memory because it was just a few years ago when Ms. MassResistance ranted about the 9th Annual Gay Day at Six Flags:

Then, on Sunday, Sept. 18 it's the 9th annual "Out in the Park" day at Six Flags New England amusement park. "Be seen, Wear red!" Contact: Six Flags New England, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield, MA 01089; 413-737-2443; corporate HQ: Six Flags America, 301-249-1500.

I guess Brian doesn't even know what's on his own webpages otherwise he would have known that this has gone on for years. The laugh out loud part is at the end:

Why an amusement park?

Think about this: Normally, a group of adults wouldn't be interested in a child's amusement park. Most people might go on a cruise, or to a pro football or baseball game, or to a picnic, hike, sightseeing tour, or museum.

But as we see so much, the homosexual community seems to be obsessed with events connected to children, such as the public schools, parades, "gay youth" events, and children's' sections of libraries. And of course, there's the famous "Gay Days" at Disneyworld. One might speculate on their own delayed development.

Umm...Brian...don't you and your minions show up at public schools, parades, "gay youth" events and libraries with camera in tow to photographic the children? Wasn't it your photographer who was charged with disorderly conduct while taking pictures of middle school children then when caught ran and began stripping off his clothes?


Oh and Brian, that stuff you said about Six Flags hiding the Gay Days on their website...if you click on the events tab at the top of the page, it takes you to a listing of the events at the park and surprise, there it is:
so much for you suggesting that they're hiding it.



I guess Brian has never been to an amusement park where most of the rides are geared to older teens and adults. It figures he's out of touch again.

Summer's Over!

Hi all! No, MassResistance didn't kidnap me and send me to an ex-gay camp.

I haven't posted anything because Brian and Amy have finally become like that fly that gets stuck between the closed window and screen. They fly around a bit then tucker out , crawl around at the bottom of the window sill then get more tuckered out from flying in circles. Frankly, MassResistance is doing my job for me!

Ever since MassResistance was named a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center they have gone unnoticed around here. (that's probably why they complain about it so much) Marriage Equality passed in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine and you didn't see hide nor hair of them in any of those states. That's not to say that the other right wings wackos like Porno Pete and the American Family Association's One News Now haven't stopped listening to them, however, New England has. Oh, but their partner in anti-gay hate, Mad Dad David Parker did make the rounds. I caught him giving "testimony" during the huge public hearing on the marriage equality bill in Maine, he was essentially laughed off the podium however (Mainers do not like outsiders interfering with their business). Additionally, Maggie Gallagher, anti-gay marriage professional from NOM was also in the region giving what I guess would be called a pep talk to the people in RI since that is the only New England state that doesn't have marriage equality...yet.

Apparently, the only big news about MassResistance is that Google has a disclaimer on their MassResistance Blog that warns the viewer of objectionable content. Of course, this being MassResistance, Brian Camenker has another conspiracy theory about that too.

All in all it's been a pretty good summer, well, except for the weather but I, unlike Brian Camenker, wouldn't blame marriage equality for that. Anyhow, I hope to continue with the blog because you know MassResistance is itching to make the Southern Poverty Law Center's hate group list for another year, third time's the charm!

Oh, and if anyone of you happen to be attending Out and Equal's Workplace Summit in Orlando this year stop by and say hello.

Marriage Equality in New York & the Catholic Church

I came across this article in the New York Times about marriage equality in the state. It talked about how the anti-gay forces seemed to be far behind the marriage equality allies. However, the part of the article that stuck out the most for me was this:

In New York, the National Organization for Marriage, whose resources have been stretched thin from other campaigns in the Northeast, began making phone calls to recruit supporters only late last week.

The state’s Roman Catholic bishops have been somewhat distracted, too, having focused their lobbying energies this session on defeating a bill that would extend the statute of limitations for victims of sexual abuse to bring civil claims, and have appeared unprepared for the battle over marriage.

“Frankly, the governor caught us all by surprise when he put this bill out there,” said Dennis Poust, communications director for the New York State Catholic Conference, the bishops’ political arm. “We weren’t expecting it.”

How appalling! The Catholic Church, who tries to use the argument about morality for discriminating against GLBT people is focusing their lobbying energies to deny victims of sexual abuse their day in court. The Church is more concerned about it's finances than the well being of people.