Chick-fil-A? Still sucks.

As a promotion at a new store in New York City, Chick-fil-A offered free chicken for a year to the first 100 people in line. But the winners had to have a valid ID, which pretty much leaves out the homeless. But then this is the same restaurant chain whose president has some throw-back ideas …

The pope met Kim Davis. Big whup.

Though the world at large is just finding out, during his pop-the-balloons and hug-the-babies visit to the U.S. last week, Pope Francis met Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who’s adamant about not doing her job because God appointed her judge and stuff, in private, at the Vatican Embassy. The embassy is also known as the The Apostolic …

For people who want to leave the U.S. over marriage equality:

Here are your options.

We are still celebrating marriage equality but…

…there is still so much work to be done. I wrote this for Mother Courant.

That was the week that was

So last week, we saw the Supreme Court uphold the Affordable Care Act’s subsidies, and, the next day, marriage equality — which prompted some in the media to call it Pres. Obama’s best week ever, though that seems off to me. We saw the sad burials [pictured] of some of the victims from the Emanuel …

They said yes.

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor, 5-4 of marriage equality, and Baby Jesus is smiling. Here’s your takeaway: Same-sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry. If you’re able, here’s a live stream from PBS. And here are some super-cuts from the arguments. (That live stream has been pretty awesome: People have emerged …

Some decisions aren’t economical

Howard Schultz, Starbucks’ CEO, had this to say in regard to faith groups boycotting his company for its pro-marriage equality stance: “Not every decision is an economic decision. Despite the fact that you recite statistics that are narrow in time, we did provide a 38% shareholder return over the last year. I don’t know how …

You probably already saw this but:

Over the weekend, Ireland became the first country to approve marriage equality by popular vote. And what did Jesus say about homosexuality?             Nothing. Good on ye.        

Stolen from Facebook: The Irish vote on marriage equality

‘Tis a made-up conversation, but on the eve of a historic vote in Ireland on marriage equality: -One of me sons came ou’ there earlier. -Fuckin’ hell – . How d’you feel about tha’? -Wha’? -Your son, like. How did he come ou’? -Through the back door. Same as the rest of us. -Hang on …

That guy who yelled about homosexuality, abominations and hell at the Supreme Court yesterday?

Yeah. That’s my people. I’m guessing, but the guy just might belong to that peculiar breed of Bible-thumpers who will go to heaven, see that God is an African American lesbian, and turn right around to spend hell  in eternity, just to prove a point. Bless their hearts. (You can hear him here and if …