Politics Buzz The sad, troubling tale of when a teenage Mitt Romney attacked one of his classmates. The Washington Post found numerous eyewitnesses to verify this incident from 1965. Romney has since apologized.
Girl Scouts is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Girl Scouts.
Culture Buzz Because two dudes showing affection for one another…gross, right? YouTube rejected this 16 second clip to advertise the upcoming album from Perfume Genius because they say it contains “non-family safe material.”
Culture Buzz Archie Comics recently announced that their openly gay character, Kevin Keller, will be getting married. Fox News online readers, true to form, showed tact and compassion in their responses. UPDATE: They did not show either of those things in their responses. There is unfortunately much more over at Bleeding Cool. And what do cleft palates have to do with anything?
Celebrity Buzz In response to lingering questions about his sexual preferences, specifically seeking to elaborate on an interview from 2008 in which he said, “Of course I have [had sexual relations with other men]. I’m an actor for fuck’s sake,” Tom Hardy recently said the following to Marie Claire. He is an man known for his nuance and subtlety.
Culture Buzz The ban on gays serving openly in the military is very close to being finally over as Obama and the Pentagon have certified the repeal of “Don't Ask Don't Tell.” Congress now has to vote on the final repeal which is expected to be successful. (via msnbc.msn.com)
Politics Buzz Glenn Beck gets very happy about something called the Cut Cap Balance Pledge and then threatens to kiss Rick Santorum “in the mouth.” SO HOT. (via mediaite.com)
A map by Mother Jones illustrating which states, in defiance of the Supreme Court's Lawrence v. Texas ruling, still have anti-sodomy laws on the books. Way to go Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas! They form what is known as “Teh Buttsecks Belt.”
Culture Buzz A cute Craigslist ad from Austin attempting to sell Joepha The Gay Sofa. Joepha enjoys sunbathing and Lady Gaga. Won't you please give him a good home?
Culture Buzz Exodus International, a Christian ministry that specializes in helping people “leave homosexuality” to become “former homosexuals,” has an iPhone application available for download in Apple's App Store. Ugh. There's an app for that. No word yet from Apple on why this doesn't violate their ban on apps that “contain hateful/violent/offensive content.”
Lance Mobley filed a complaint with police about this Facebook profile, which he claims was created by his ex-girlfriend's father, portraying him as a male prostitute and pedophile. All of this happened in the great state of South Carolina. On top of it being virulently homophobic and racist, the grammar is hilariously atrocious. Can you be charged with run-on sentences in the third degree? Maybe hit and run-on sentences?
This is definitely one of the more bizarre YouTube work out videos. It is technically safe for work despite the choice phrase: 'did you go deeper this time?' (via QueerSighted)
A re-imagining of Taylor Swift's You Belong With Me made by students from the University of Rochester for a new audience. If this doesn't convince you that same-sex marriage is a good idea, I don't know what will.
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According to Christwire.org, America's favorite sassy senioritas are responsible for turning an entire generation of men homosexual. To which an unshocked secular nation responds: well, duuuuuhhhhhh…..
Politics Buzz The latest from Sarah Palin's hometown newspaper in Wasilla. This little thinkpiece is by one Pastor Ron Hamman of the Independent Baptist Church of Wasilla, and if you enjoy things like logic and thoughtful arguments, I think you'll find it very persuasive.