Quote of the Day

"George Will, Laura Schlessinger, Ann Coulter, Glenn Beck, Kathleen Parker, Mike Gallagher, Michael Barone (talk about poll-driven morality!), Bill O’Reilly, Elisabeth Hasselbeck – each of these conservatives has made some homosexuality-related cave-in, some more serious than others. And, of course, every defection has earned the plaudits of media liberals and LGBT activists alike."

--Peter LaBarbera, grand poobah of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality (a SPLC designated hate group), in an article  whining about Elizabeth Hasselbeck's recent statements in support of marriage equality.  He bitches at length about the sudden rush of right-wing pundits abandoning gay hate like rats on a sinking ship.  Too bad, so sad, Miss Thing. 

LaBarbera is also known as "Porno Pete" for his allegedly epic collection of gay fetish porn and his habit of donning full leather and visiting gay bathhouses in Chicago for "research."

It seems to me that the anti-gay industry has been in free-fall lately.  The Prop 8 decision came out and there was hardly a ripple.  Other than gays, hardly anyone noticed or cared.  In fact, Maggie Gallagher's Hate-a-Palloza was on tour when the decision came out and she still couldn't scare up a decent crowd.  Beck and Hasselbeck have spoken out in favor of marriage equality and O'Reilly supports DA/DT repeal.  "Ex-gay" flim-flam operation Exodus International is laying people off as is hate group Focus on the Family.  Maggie, Pete, and all the rest of that motley crew must be shitting bricks because they have no other skills.  The day is quickly coming when professional gay hate will cease to be profitable and then what will they do?  Run a cash register at Target? 

This doesn't mean the right-wing has stopped using fear and hate as tools to gain power, it's just that hating us isn't as effective as it used to be.  They're going all-in for Muslim hate.  That's where the money is.  Islam is the new gay.  Gay hate is sooo 2004.

UPDATE:  I guess I'm not the only one who's noticed.