MassResistance is Running Scared!

How else can you explain why they have a webpage outlining their banquet this Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 6:30 PM, yet there is no link or advertising on their official website's front page or the blog (which hasn't been updated since Dec.)


Additionally, they posted at the top of their site last year that they would be posting their weekly email updates on their webpage. If you happen to look now it's still listed as December 28 yet we know that they have sent out at least 2 other updates since then. I won't even get into their "We update our webpage every day" promise.


What's going on? If this is supposed to be their chance to "fight back" and their "unveiling of their plans for winning the culture war in the Massachusetts State House" wouldn't you expect a front page headline on their website? (Brian, how'd that citizen's petition work out for ya?)


They ARE a fringe group, my husband reminds me, but still, I wonder who would even attend this loony banquet? I guess we'll have to wait and see...

Mark Your Calendars: MassResistance Banquet This Saturday

MassResistance is having their banquet this Saturday night, January 31, 2009 in Boxborough Massachusetts (gee they haven't posted anything on their website for the public to know about it, why do you think that is?):

2. MassResistance banquet set for January 31. An outstanding evening you won't want to miss! Start 2009 by fighting back!.

On Saturday evening, January 31, 2009, MassResistance is having one of its most powerful banquets ever. We will have (a) three incredible speakers, (b) a great dinner, and (c) we'll unveil our plans for winning the culture war in the Massachusetts State House. Given the critical times we're in right now, you definitely won't want to miss this. Our speakers are:

1. FEATURED SPEAKER: Former Congressman Steve Stockman (R-Texas).

Cong. Stockman was a conservative leader in the legendary "revolutionary freshman class" of the 104th Congress that forced unprecedented reform in the US House of Representatives. (See bio below.) Cong. Stockman will speak on "Why MassResistance is the model for the future of the conservative movement." He believes so strongly in what we're doing that he is waiving his speaking fee to come and address our banquet.

Also:2. Dr. Scott Lively, author of The Pink Swastika, 7 Steps to Recruit-Proof Your Child, The Poisoned Stream, and other books. (He gave an incredible speech at our last banquet.) He will discuss a very timely topic, "Unmasking Gay-Speak".

3. David Parker, a hero around the country for his courageous (and costly) battle for parents' rights against the homosexual tsunami in the schools. David's topic is directly from his heart: "The fight will continue."

MassResistance Banquet - Don't miss it!

DATE: Saturday evening, January 31, 2009

TIME: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

PLACE: Holiday Inn, Boxborough

$35.00 per person (Same GREAT meal for $5 less than last year!)$350 for a table of 10

There are so many wrong things going on here.

First off, who ever heard of 1 term Representative Steve Stockman from Texas? Here's a sentance that stood on on Wikipedia:

In June 1996, Stockman and his campaign alleged that Houston Press reporter Tim Fleck trespassed in Stockman's campaign headquarters, which was also his home, and terrorized his wife. Fleck countered with a lawsuit alleging libel and slander. Both the charges and lawsuit were later dropped.

Wow, you can't make this stuff up! This sounded eerily familiar! Oh wait, but there's more, he also sponsored a bill in the House to eliminate background checks, waiting periods, and registration requirements for firearms. Way to go Brian, you've got a winner there!

I've also written about professional gay hater Scott Lively before, the Southern Poverty Law Center detailed about the anti-gay violence going on in Latvia because of his book the Pink Swastika (which I believe has been panned by any credible researcher). And finally we have perennial lawsuit loser Mad Dad Parker, the goto guy for MassResistance who says he isn't involved with MassResistance. As you recall, Parker tried to sue the Lexington school system with a meritless claim but consistently lost every appeal all the way to the Supreme Court.

I think it's really important for the owners and staff at the Holiday Inn in Boxborough to hear from you all. I wonder how Holiday Inn would feel if they knew they were about to host a hate group in their facilities. I'm just asking.

Contact Information:

Holiday Inn
BOXBOROUGH (I-495 EXIT 28)
242 ADAMS PLACE BOXBOROUGH, MA 01719
Hotel Front Desk: 1-978-2638701
Hotel Fax: 1-978-2630518
Hotel Sales at 1-978-8891712, (for conferences/dinners)fax: 1-978-2669429,

email: ldean@hiboxborough.com

Doing anything on Saturday night? I heard the baked chicken at the Holiday Inn in Boxborough is FABULOUS, although it does come with a huge dollop of Hate.

The White House Web Page

Yes people! The White House has updated it's Civil Rights Web pages:

Support for the LGBT Community
"While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do. Too often, the issue of LGBT rights is exploited by those seeking to divide us. But at its core, this issue is about who we are as Americans. It's about whether this nation is going to live up to its founding promise of equality by treating all its citizens with dignity and respect."
-- Barack Obama, June 1, 2007

The site then goes on to list many of the issues the Administration will deal with:

• Expand Hate Crimes Statutes



• Fight Workplace Discrimination



• Support Full Civil Unions and Federal Rights for LGBT Couples



• Oppose a Constitutional Ban on Same-Sex Marriage



• Repeal Don't Ask-Don't Tell



• Expand Adoption Rights



• Promote AIDS Prevention



• Empower Women to Prevent HIV/AIDS:

And to think that it's only the first full day of this Administration!

MassResistance Perverts History Again

I can't believe it. MassResistance, a recognized hate group, is quoting Martin Luther King Jr. and relaying it to their "struggle":

In our current struggles how many times have you been told that we need to be "reasonable" or "polite" and not offend people? Or that you are being an "extremist" because you confront people (and public officials) with the truth? That you need to go through "proper channels" and not be disagreeable? Or that your church has decided it's best to avoid difficult social issues? Sadly, this isn't new.

To have MassResistance quoting Martin Luther King Jr. is very offensive. Then I thought about MLK's dream. While his quest to wipe out injustice isn't even remotely similar to this hate group's activities, Dr. King would have hoped that by them quoting him, some of his insight into the world of injustice and quest for freedom might somehow trickle into MassResistance's follower's thoughts and deeds.

Dr. King would have never advocated publishing lies on the internet about people or harassing public or private individuals by publishing their home telephone numbers. MassResistance neglects to mention that Bayard Rustin, one of Dr. King's closest advisers and one of the men who organized the 1963 March on Washington was GAY and Dr. King was proud to have him at his side.

Coretta Scott King continued Dr. King's advocacy of non-violent protest and speaking out on injustice everywhere:

I still hear people say that I should not be talking about the rights of lesbian and gay people. ... But I hasten to remind them that Martin Luther King Jr. said, 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.' I appeal to everyone who believes in Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream, to make room at the table of brotherhood and sisterhood for lesbian and gay people."

Anyone can quote Dr. King but that doesn't change the meaning of his words.

Equal Means Equal

We watched the State of the State address tonight by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. All I can say is WOW! What a leader.



Oh, and he ended the speech with a little something like:

"Together we can" like "yes we can" is an assertion of character... and the same character that leads us to affirm, whether gay or straight, that in Massachusetts equal means equal."

I love this state!

No More Cola or Chicken Soup EVER!

Yes folks, AFA is at it again. This time they are boycotting Pepsi and Campbell Soup:

Despite the fact that 30 states have passed constitutional amendments defining marriage as being between a man and a woman, Pepsi continues to support the efforts by same-sex groups pushing for homosexual marriage. AFA wrote Pepsi on
October 14 and again on October 29 asking the company to remain neutral in the culture war.

Pepsi didn't care enough to respond to the AFA letters. Pepsi's lack of response indicates the company plans to continue support for the homosexual agenda.Take Action!• E-mail Chairman Indra K. Nooyi. Tell her that you expect Pepsi to stop supporting the gay agenda.• After sending your e-mail, please call Pepsi (914-253-2000) (800-960-3602) and ask the company to remain neutral in the culture war.•

Forward this e-mail to your friends and family so they will know about Pepsi's support of the gay agenda.

Pepsi's products include Pepsi soft drinks, Frito-Lay chips (800-352-4477), Quaker Oats (800-367-6287), Tropicana (800-237-7799) and Gatorade (800-367-6287).

Yeah AFA, how'd that Disney, Ford and McDonald's work out for ya? Now it's on to Campbell soup and Pepsi. And don't you love how they talk about the "culture war", so "Christian" and yet all they can talk about is wars. I guess their lemmings will have to pull themselves from "The Jerry Springer" show for a minute to call Pepsi and Campbell Soup and tell them how terrible it is that they are advertising in the gay media, Oh horrors!

It's a New Year and MassResistance is still Looking for Money for Brian

Happy New Year everyone. Yes, it's been awhile since I've posted anything. I guess I haven't posted for two reasons: 1) I've been enjoying the holidays, traveling and staying in touch with various people who I just don't get enough time to see and 2) MassResistance has had nothing new to say except send us more money which means Brian Camenker wants more dough for his pockets.

Let's face it, MassResistance is done. Massachusetts has a profamily Governor and legislature and it a little more than a week the United States will have a pro-family President, that's right, a President that really is pro-family because he values ALL families. It's an exciting time to be living through.

Meanwhile, MassResistance is still asking for money to pay Brian's bills, so is the Peter and every other anti-gay organization in the U.S. The economy is in the pits because of the soon to be ex-"pro family" President. Do you think the anti-gay hate groups have figured out yet that because of the bad economy and lack of money people wouldn't be contributing to them or care about their missions?

I'm still keeping watch and documenting the Massachusetts hate group's actions but fortunately there's really nothing to blog on. The Mass legislature won't vote on any of their insane actions and the people of the Commonwealth are sick of their bigotry. January 20th can't come soon enough.

"..all men are created equal..."

Satan Phelps is Coming to Town

It seems that David Parker supporter Fred Phelps of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church is coming to town...again. From Take Mass Action:

Fred Phelps' clan is coming to Boston! The "God Hates Fags" Westboro Baptist Church is coming to picket the Laramie Project at the Boston Center for the Arts. Fred Phelps and his group travel all across the United States spreading their message of hate. When the group comes to Boston, however, they will be helping to drive equality across America.

This hate group, like MassResistance, constantly publish press releases about their antics. However, they have been known to say they are going to be elsewhere and never show up. Communities tend to band together when this extreme group comes around. I think the last time they showed up was to support David Parker.

Anyhow, this time Driving for Equality is planning something. Head over to Chris's website to get more information.

Prop 8 - The Musical!

Check out this video from the makers of Hairspray over at Funny or Die.com:

The Absolutely True Adventures of Evil Tina

Hi Folks. I started a new cartoon which you can see below. Look for updates on Evil Tina's adventures at eviltina.net. If you see Evil Tina and her dog "AMANN" drop me an email so I can keep Evil Tina up to date.

More Evidence for the Southern Poverty Law Center

Take notice Southern Poverty Law Center, MassResistance is continuing it's vilification of GLBT people. (MassResistance was named a hate group by the SPLC in March of 2008 for their activities in 2007 and didn't like it at all.) In two of its latest posts they have gone after the co-founder of KnowThyNeighbor and a transgender individual simply because one is gay and the other is transgender.

In the rant against Tom Lang, co-founder of KnowThyNeighbor, they don't think it's fair that two men can own a beautiful home. According to their logic, just because someone has money they aren't allowed to participate in the democratic process:

The palace has been a base for harassing opponents of "homosexual marriage". One of its owners, Tom Lang, is the infamous cyber-bully behind the "KnowThyNeighbor" web site, which published the names of anyone who signed the pro-marriage referendum petition in Massachusetts a few years back.

Uh, Ms. MassResistance, the law allows anyone to see who signs public petitions. You would think that a person who signs a petition to take away someone's civil rights would be proud of their activism. I mean look at all those people you got to sign the repeal of the 1913 law. Oh, wait a minute, you didn't get enough signatures from the thousands of people who supposedly support you. Nice job!

MassResistance even has the nerve to post a section of the Massachusetts law about intimidation of constitutional rights when all they ever do is try and intimidate people in the Commonwealth about marriage and education. This post clearly exposes the jealousy they have over Lange and his husband's home.

In their second post they go after Lorelei Erisis, someone who was protesting the recent anti-gay Prop 8 in California and they specifically go after her because she is transgender:

Remember that President-elect Obama has promised equal rights for the whole GLBT community -- "T" meaning transgenders or transsexuals. ("Gender identity" is the code language used for trannies.) Clearly, there is no bottom to this pit of confusion, sadness, and perversion into which these people have fallen. Yet our leftist political leaders will encourage even more troubled people to fall in.

That's right haters, equal means equal whether you are Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender. Maybe you should crawl back under that rock for the next eight years. Your divisional politics of "Us against Them" is not going to work in United States of America anymore. The people have spoken.

Engage With Grace

People need to talk with loved ones about their future care. You have a great opportunity tomorrow when you gather with friends and family to talk about those concerns that you may never have discussed before. When my Mom was in the hospital after a major stroke, luckily, we knew how she wanted to be cared for but many families are not so lucky and sometimes the hospitals overrule them. Please take a look at the message below:

We make choices throughout our lives - where we want to live, what types of activities will fill our days, with whom we spend our time. These choices are often a balance between our desires and our means, but at the end of the day, they are decisions made with intent. But when it comes to how we want to be treated at the end our lives, often we don't express our intent or tell our loved ones about it.

This has real consequences. 73% of Americans would prefer to die at home, but up to 50% die in hospital. More than 80% of Californians say their loved ones "know exactly" or have a "good idea" of what their wishes would be if they were in a persistent coma, but only 50% say they've talked to them about their preferences. But our end of life experiences are about a lot more than statistics. They're about all of us.

So the first thing we need to do is start talking. Engage With Grace: The One Slide Project was designed with one simple goal: to help get the conversation about end of life experience started. The idea is simple: Create a tool to help get people talking. One Slide, with just five questions on it. Five questions designed to help get us talking with each other, with our loved ones, about our preferences.

And we're asking people to share this One Slide - wherever and whenever they can.at a presentation, at dinner, at their book club. Just One Slide, just five questions. Lets start a global discussion that, until now, most of us haven't had.

Here is what we are asking you: Download The One Slide and share it at any opportunity - with colleagues, family, friends. Think of the slide as currency and donate just two minutes whenever you can. Commit to being able to answer these five questions about end of life experience for yourself, and for your loved ones. Then commit to helping others do the same. Get this conversation started.

Let's start a viral movement driven by the change we as individuals can effect...and the incredibly positive impact we could have collectively. Help ensure that all of us - and the people we care for - can end our lives in the same purposeful way we live them. Just One Slide, just one goal. Think of the enormous difference we can make together.

(To learn more please go to www.engagewithgrace.org. This post was written by Alexandra Drane and the Engage With Grace team)

Sucking on the MassResistance Donor's Teet

I've been blogging for awhile now about how most of the money collected by MassResistance goes into Brian Camenker's pockets. This was confirmed this week by Ethan Jacobs of BayWindows:

Camenker’s anti-LGBT non-profit group Parents Education Foundation (the public education branch of MassResistance) paid Camenker $49,200 in 2007 for his role as president of the organization. What’s even more surprising is that over that same year the group only took in $56,226 in donations and other sources of revenue. About 88 percent of all the money coming into Parents Education Foundation went right into Camenker’s wallet.

Surprisingly, Ethan notes that MFI's leader, Kris Mineau, who works a 40 hour week only makes about $41,000 for his anti-gay work yet Brian only clocks in 25 hours a week. Who do you think OK's his salary because on the Mass. Secretary of State's website Brian is not only the President but the treasurer too.

5 years Ago Today

It was 5 years ago today when I read the decision at the Court house. Having never read one before I didn't know where to look, but my husband on the phone telling me to flip the page, flip the page and there is was. Tears welled up in my eyes when I read it. Enjoy:

Marriage is a vital social institution. The exclusive commitment of two individuals to each other nurtures love and mutual support; it brings stability to our society. For those who choose to marry, and for their children, marriage provides an abundance of legal, financial, and social benefits. In return it imposes weighty legal, financial, and social obligations. The question before us is whether, consistent with the Massachusetts Constitution, the Commonwealth may deny the protections, benefits, and obligations conferred by civil marriage to two individuals of the same sex who wish to marry. We conclude that it may not. The Massachusetts Constitution affirms the dignity and equality of all individuals. It forbids the creation of second-class citizens.

And the only thing that has changed is that families are stronger and more protected.

MFI's Future of Marriage Forum

Today I attended the “Future of Marriage: Five Years After Goodridge” at the Suffolk University Law School. The forum was put on by the Massachusetts Family Institute and included Maggie Gallagher, Jeff Jacoby, Phil Moran and David Parker. Kris Mineau of MFI was supposed to be the moderator but essentially just played Emcee because all of the panel just gave speeches.

I arrived a few minutes before the start of the event. Have you ever been to a wake? If so you know what the atmosphere was like.

Just to remind you, the topic was the “Future of Marriage”.

First up was Maggie Gallagher who talked for about a half hour immediately asking the crowd to identify whether they were for or against gay marriage. Dividing the crowd is always a good ice breaker. All that stuck out from her talk was that she doesn’t like being called a bigot. That seems to be the biggest concern from her side, they don’t like to be called haters even though they want to take away people’s rights. She doesn’t believe it is bigotry to recognize that there is a special unique relationship between men and women and we should give them special rights. She says she has a dim view of the U.S. if marriage is redefined.

Jeff Jacoby was up next and to be honest, he was a bore. He blames Frank Rich of the NY Times for starting the “haters and zealots” language when Frank equated San Francisco’s marriages in 2004 to the racial discrimination in the south at the lunch counters. He doesn’t believe it’s a civil right even though several civil rights leaders who marched in the south do.

Then some lawyer who is the President of the Pro-Life Legal Defense Fund goes up and just reads from the Goodridge decision. He, like MassResistance, believes that marriage equality is not legal in Massachusetts and blames Mitt Romney for issuing the marriage licenses.

Finally, David “Mad Dad” Parker gets his chance. He blames marriage equality for his arrest, again, he never mentions that he chose to be arrested after being told if he didn’t leave he would get arrested. He believes that homosexuals want to indoctrinate children with their books and lessons. Side note to David: I went to elementary school and read all those lovely heterosexual stories, Cinderella, Snow White, etc… and I’m still gay.

In all, they didn’t talk about the future of marriage at all. They all were just living in the past and didn’t want to be called bigots.

Update: Massmarrier over at Marry in Massachusetts was also there at the forum. Check out his version of the event.

MassResistance: Psychic HQ's?

Well, Brian is at it again, he's reading the minds of gay people. Get this from their latest email update:

3. Commentary: The real reason they're so enraged.

On the surface, it would seem strange that the homosexual movement is so enraged at the passing of Proposition 8. California already had a domestic partnership statute that gave same-sex couples all of the significant rights and obligations traditionally associated with the institution of marriage. Proposition 8 doesn't change that. Prop 8 only deals with the word "marriage". It simply says, "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."

Like the recent weak Massachusetts marriage amendment, it allows any kind of exact copy of marriage. So they already have everything they want.But they don't really have what they want. They're not that interested in technical rights.

They want acceptance. They want acceptance of homosexuality to be forced on a society that would never accept it without coercion. That's why the word "marriage" is much more important to them than the rights and obligations of marriage.

At a very visceral, emotional level they want all of society's institutions -- the schools, government, business, media, etc. -- to recognize homosexual behavior as a natural equivalent to heterosexuality. That's why the word "equal" is a part of so many of their activities and organizations.

But humanity being what it is, over all these thousands of years, the radicals know that what they want won't ever happen on its own. Ultimately, a human court or legislature can't repeal the laws of nature. That's a big problem for them.

Oh Brian, Brian, where DO you get your ideas? We could care less if you accept us. We're here, we're queer and we're not going to go away no matter how many times you change the name of your organizations. We pay taxes, just like you and we should be treated, just like you.

Oh, and the biggest problem with your "argument" against equal rights for gays and lesbians...homosexuality IS natural, check out the animal kingdom Brian. Remember that book about the Penguins? Yeah, it's not fiction.

She's Ba-ck! Again.

Ms. MassResistance, like a vampire resurrected from the dead, is back again after almost 6 months in hiding. She first appeared yesterday with some nonsense about fascists then another post today about "Satanic Trannies". She also hasn't stopped the fear mongering:

Their banner in Wikipedia says, "These faggots kill fascists." The group is gearing up all over the country, no doubt soon joining the fray in Massachusetts.

"They'll be here soon in Massachusetts". Hmm...Ms. MassResistance, if Marriage Equality is the root of all evil, why didn't these "rogue" groups start here? I mean, according to your logic, anything you deem evil should all start in Massachusetts since same sex couples can marry here (and now Connecticut). Brian Camenker even confirmed this in his interview on the Daily Show where he claimed to be able to link gay marriage to everything.

I had never heard of these "Satanic Trannies", so a big thank you goes out to MassResistance for telling us all about them. I find it strange though, MassResistance is equating these people, and I don't know much about them, with GLBT people in Mass, yet when MassResistance is equated with their counter parts, groups like Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church and Neo-Nazi's, groups that target and protest all things gay, they go berserk. Maybe they're afraid these "Satanic Trannies" will be going after them?

Is MassResistance Taking Credit for National Anti-Gay Marriage Amendments Passing?

Read this from the MassResistance Website:

We also know that the MassResistance article "What same-sex 'marriage' has done to Massachusetts," was used extensively in California and Florida (and somewhat in Arizona), emailed, re-posted on websites, and sent as op-eds to newspapers. We were also interviewed on radio shows in Florida and California about that article.

I guess the people who might have read MassResistance's garbage didn't know that it was all BullS**t.

One of their ridiculous bullets in that article was that:

It’s become commonplace in Massachusetts schools for teachers to prominently display photos of their same-sex “spouses” and occasionally bring them to school
functions.

OOH, that's so radical, having pictures of a loved one or this:

All insurance in Massachusetts must now recognize same-sex “married” couples in their coverage. This includes auto insurance, health insurance, life insurance, etc.

Those silly gays, they want to protect their families by providing for them now and if something happens to them, they're immoral!

Brian Camenker is not successful with his gay hating tactics in Massachusetts and is looking for a bigger stage to beg money from since it appears that MassResistance pays his salary. MassResistance has been successful in uniting unlikely parties against their silly repeal of the racist 1913 law, it united both gay and other anti-gay organizations against them, now that's something to talk about.

MassResistance, in every posting on their website and every press release they put out, ensures that they will once again be listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center for years to come. Congratulations Brian!

We ARE the United States of America

Hello, Chicago.

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.

It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states.

We are, and always will be, the United States of America.

I'm Still Waiting for Their Post about Their Stripper Employee too.

Well, I wrote too soon. Yesterday I blogged about MassResistance failure at even getting one half of the signatures needed to repeal the racist anti-gay 1913 law. I even mentioned how they pulled all the information about the drive from their website, then lo and behold they put up a BS story about how they are now stronger than ever:

Referendum petition drive comes up short. Would have forced state-wide vote on
Legislature's repeal of "1913" law.

This was a fight about principle -against overwhelming opposition and suppression from all sides. One result: MassResistance now stronger.

If you read between the lines it means that Brian needs more money to run the HUGE organization that MassResistance has become so you better contribute because his bills won't be paid by wishing.


Of course, the do a lot of blaming and they blame the gays, again:

Homosexual activists terrorized our petition gatherers across the state. They would come up to them and scream horrible things, and then call the police (or store managers) with phony complaints and charges. It happened constantly. Homosexual websites sometimes tracked our signature-gathering activities. And they even tried to intimidate the MassResistance office by sending us a stream of obscene emails.

They make all these claims but have no facts to back them up. I would love to know which homosexual websites tracked them. With the exception of one article in BayWindows about the anti-gays collecting signatures at the Burlington mall, they got no publicity good or bad.



Yes, they point a lot of fingers except to recognize the three fingers that are pointing back at them.

Massachusetts is finally becoming aware of the hate group that dwells within its borders and proudly taking its place in history. Fortunately, Brian Camenker is also taking his place in history. Unfortunately for Brian, history will not be complimentary to him.