Online dating site eHarmony has finally landed a date with a jury. Lesbian Linda Carlson's lawyer filed the suit yesterday with the Los Angeles Superior Court and alleges the virtual breeding pool denied her because she's gay. Though this may be the first lawsuit of it's kind launched against the company, it's hardly the first time they've come under fire for their anti-gay ways.

Rival dating company, Chemistry.com, recently launched an ad campaign deriding eHarmony's discriminatory policies. Among the mud slinging clips, one will find one of a gay man wondering if his dick digging disqualified him from the site. eHarmony has since filed a lawsuit against Chemistry.com's parent company, Match.com.

eHarmony's homophobic stance shouldn't be surprising. Founder Dr. Neil Clark Warren once peddled his relationship building "skills" on Focus on the Family's James Dobson's radio program. The organizations dissolved their official relationship when eHarmony went public, but many claim Warren kept the Christian inclinations. eHarmony's defended its actions in the past, claiming that they're marriage oriented site and since gays can't marry, they can't cater to the queens. They've also asserted that their extensive compatibility questionnaire - the one that helps them set up "soul mates" - has been designed for heterosexual couples and thus they can't guarantee its gay effectiveness. We can (almost) guarantee that's bullshit.

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Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani's past keeps coming back to haunt him. Not only has the drg-gag loving former NYC mayor been accused of being an abortionist, but the conservative party balked at his allegedly - and since reformed - pro-gay ways. The soon-to-be 63-year old politico's unwavering commitment to wavering has garned more of its fair share of criticism and now Focus on The Family's daddy, James Dobson's has joined the mix.

Speaking to WorldNetDaily ("the free paper for free people"), noted - and published! - homophobe Dobson very nearly swore to God that he would not cast a vote for Giuliani:

I cannot, and will not, vote for Rudy Giuliani in 2008. It is an irrevocable decision. If given a Hobson's – Dobson's? – choice between him and Sens. Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, I will either cast my ballot for an also-ran – or if worse comes to worst – not vote for the first time in my adult life.

Sure, Dobson may reduce GOP numbers, but there ain't a chance in Hell he's casting his good, Christian vote for a black man or a woman! That would be blasphemous!!

Colorado Springs has a bad rap. Known more for its history of homo-hating residents - Ted Haggard, Focus on The Family and scores of other Evangelical wackos - than its mountain ranges, the city's on a mission to remake its image. And, appropriately enough, the political face-lift comes in the form of The Diversity Forum…

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This weekend's The World Congress of Families in Poland will be a veritable who's who of homo-haters. The Family Research Council, Concerned Women For America, the American Family Association, Focus on the Family and a slew of other conservatives will gather to discuss Europe's so-called slow decent into "post-modern West" hell.

From the Congress' website:

Europe is almost lost; to a demographic winter and to the secularists. If Europe goes much of the world will go with it. Almost alone, Poland has maintained strong faith and strong families, though even Poland comes under severe pressure to change. Poland has saved Europe before. It is likely she will save Europe again.

When they say "save", of course, they mean: eradicate any and all threats to the Christian, heterosexist agenda. No wonder they chose Poland.

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It's hard finding a date. That's why millions upon millions of people turn to the internet to find their next honey. And we're not talking Manhunt here. Believe it or not, gay men and women actually find longterm lovers via the world wide web. One of the biggest site, eHarmony, refuses to help them.

Founder Dr. Neil Clark Warren claims that since eHarmony's a "marriage" based-site, they can't cater to the homos. Homos, of course, can't legally marry and eHarmony goes by the book. What he doesn't mention, however, is that his law book goes by another name: The Bible. The popular site got its start under the Focus on The Family wing. Warren's great chums with that old homo-hater, James Dobson and Dobson used to promote the site on his radio show. The men severed their business ties back in 2005, when eHarmony became a publicly traded company. Their homophobic legacy lives on, however, thus ensuring no gay will ever find love on their cultish site.

Now another dating site's looking to fill that gaping hole. Chemistry.com - an offshoot of gay loving match.com - has launched an aggressive ad campaign highlighting eHarmony's discriminatory logic. Here's their queer commercial. It's sweet, to the point and, we hope, effective…

In an effort to curb conservative charlatans from usurping science for their dastardly ways, Truth Wins Out has established a new website, Respect My Research. The site comes after Focus on The Family leader James Dobson misrepresented scientific findings in his Time Magazine-published preaching against Mary Cheney's lesbianic pregnancy. Researchers cited by Dobson have since come out against his homophobic manipulations.

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We commend anyone with the balls to take on Focus on The Family's nasty leader, James Dobson, especially when they're ball-less. Hats off to Washington state lesbian couple, Dotti Berry and Robynne Stapp. Under the auspices of Soulforce, the two lady lovers signed up for a tour of the Focus on the Family compound and demanded to see Dobson in order to get the "family-oriented" leader to renounce his erroneous statements on the "scientific inferiority" of gay families.

A stubborn man, Dobson refused to meet with the women, who were promptly arrested and charged with trespassing. But, really, what did they expect, some sort of divine intervention?

Here's some video of Dr. Kyle Pruett insisting that homophobe schmuck bag and Focus on the Family leader James Dobson misused his research for his erroneous Time Magazine article in which admonished Mary Cheney for having a baby with her lesbian love, Heather Poe.

Dobson wrote:

With all due respect to Cheney and her partner, Heather Poe, the majority of more than 30 years of social-science evidence indicates that children do best on every measure of well-being when raised by their married mother and father. That is not to say Cheney and Poe will not love their child. But love alone is not enough to guarantee healthy growth and development. The two most loving women in the world cannot provide a daddy for a little boy–any more than the two most loving men can be complete role models for a little girl… The unique value of fathers has been explained by Dr. Kyle Pruett of Yale Medical School in his book Fatherneed: Why Father Care Is as Essential as Mother Care for Your Child. Pruett says dads are critically important simply because "fathers do not mother."

Pruett's the second of Dobson's "sources" to come out against the essay.

So, what's the mean? Well, Dobson's a liar, but other than that, probably not that much. Still, it's always entertaining watching a bigot liar get what he deserves…

Related: James Dobson Doesn't Want To Offend

A copywriter reader sent us a little love note this weekend telling us about his work with dating website, match.com. He writes:

We did some outdoor boards for the UK Match.com that were posted all over their Underground stations. And being the good little homo that i am and wanting to represent my peeps, i asked that we include a gay couple, so we did, no prob.

Nice, right?

So, we followed his link to see what the matchers had in store for the single fagalas. Above you see the gay friendly version. What's that? "Where are the homos," you ask? Why, they're nestled cosily in the upper right hand corner, next to the rainbow. (Duh.)

Sure, it's kind of funny that they're next to the rainbow, but we can't help but wonder why one of the men's green. Can someone please explain? We know it's a fantasy world - note the cream puff's having a romantic date - but they could have made the second homo a normal color, like brown or black or even white. Although, maybe he's got an upset stomach. We don't know….

At least the homos are represented. Not like those bastards over at eHarmony - they're currently being sued for discriminating against queers.

Why do they discriminate against queers? Because they're Evangelicals: founder Dr. Neil Clark Warren got the company off the ground with the help of James Dobson and Focus on The Family. They may have cut official ties when the company went public, but those damn ideological connections have a way of sticking.

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney may want people to think he's the most conservative candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, but Senator Sam Brownback thinks otherwise.

Speaking to Christian Broadcasting Network, Brownback insisted he's the only staunch pro-life candidate and said of Romney:

I think you have to look at where he stood on the issues and what he said publicly. At times he's said different things on these issues. I think that's all going to come out during a long campaign… [W]hen we get out on the campaign trail and when the campaign really gets fully engaged, there's going to be a lot of discussion about where do people actually stand on the issues and where have they been and where are they now and how reliable are they to stay that way.

Oh, snap!

As you may recall, poor Mitt's past pro-gay statements have come back to haunt him, leading many social conservatives to wonder if he's got the Biblically-proportioned balls to lead our country. Brownback, meanwhile, has the complete support of people like Focus on The Family. Sorry, Romney, but we don't think you're long for the running.

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Well, it's the moment we've all been waiting for (no, not Mark Foley release from rehab): Ted Haggard's embarking on his official, Evangelically-blessed "sexual counseling".

The disgraced pastor's trying to force the homo-demon from the pure, meth-laden playground that is his soul in hopes of regaining proper place in heaven.

Unfortunately for Haggard, there are no guarantees (nor, we imagine, is there money back).

As Focus on the Family VP H.B. London says:
"I see success approximately 50 percent of the time…Guys just wear out and they can no longer subject themselves to the process."
Or, they can't take pain of so-called religious repression any longer. Sheesh.

And, do you think Focus on the Family President, James Dobson's too busy to provide a quote?

Okay, so homophobic Pastor Ted Haggard (pictured) hasn't technically admitted to having slept with wiley hooker, Mike Jones, but the fact that he's stepped down as President of the National Association of Evangelicals and run off for "spiritual guidance" doesn't look good.

For those of you not up to date, this story first broke Tuesday when Jones - who had actually spoken with reporters two months ago - said he had a three-year affair with the politically connected preacher man. Haggard, of course, insisted no such thing ever happened: he's a good Christian, after all, and spouts homo-hatred left and right in his pursuit of heaven on Earth, a heaven in which gays will never get the chance to marry. Maintaining his heterosexuality, Haggard questions whether or not Jones' allegations are mere political chicanery:

I don't know if this is election year politics or if this has to do with the marriage amendment or what it is, but I'm not even the guy who will investigate it or question it. I don't know what the dynamics are, but this independent group will come in and do that.

That "independent group", of course, would consist of members from Haggard's 14,000-strong New Life Church in Colorado Springs.

As the day went on and prominent Evangelicals, such as Focus on the Family's James Dobson, came out in support of Haggard, Jones dropped another bomb shell: he has evidential voice mails and a letter from Haggard. What's more, Jones claims to have seen Haggard use meth.

Cue the getaway car.

Of course, Haggard insists he stepped down for the good of his church-run investigation:

I am voluntarily stepping aside from leadership so that the overseer process can be allowed to proceed with integrity," he said. "I hope to be able to discuss this matter in more detail at a later date. In the interim, I will seek both spiritual advice and guidance.

"Spiritual advice and guidance" means either "harsh defagification" or "pull a Mark Foley and hide until after the election".

Ahh, yes, the election. As we mentioned, Haggard's exceedingly well-connected and has been described as one of the most powerful religious leaders in America. How could he not? As of yesterday he commanded 30 million Evangelicals, an organization known for its virulent homophobia and anti-gay marriage politics. It's also the religious group President Bush calls his own.

As the story developed, CNN's Wolf Blitzer called on everyone's favorite homo-journo-politico, Andrew Sullivan to weigh in on the matter. (Not incidentally, Sulivan's blog comes to us via Time Magazine, which is owned by CNN's parent company, Time Warner.)

Undoubtedly a bright man, Sullivan brought up the fact that Evangelicals - who once toed the Republican party line as if their lives depended on it - have been turning away from politics. MSNBC concurs:

The number of conservative Christians with a favorable view of the party has plummeted from 74 percent to 54 percent between 2004 and this year, according to the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Evangelicals comprise more than one-third of GOP voters.

Rather than aligning whole-heartedly with the GOP, Sullivan says, many Evangelicals will "pray on it" to determine a new political route. No doubt the fact that their leader sucks cock will confuse their decision-making prayers.

While many think the Evangelicals will vote for the GOP, even if only for lack of options, we can't help but think that thousands may turn away entirely. As if the string of corruption scandals weren't enough, they've had to deal with the entire Mark Foley mess, and now their leader - the man to whom they turned for religious, political and social guidance - may be a big, fat liar.

This is more than a test of faith. This is a test of personal will - is someone willing to follow a debunked myth or does a new path come calling? Obviously there's no cut and dry answer to this matter, but it sure as hell's going to cause some major trouble.

In our opinion, Jones's probably telling the truth. Of course, the timing's mighty fishy and we suspect someone paid him to keep the story under wraps until closer to the election. Who that person may be, however, remains a mystery.

Previously: I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Hooker"

We knew it was only a matter of time until the conservativos came out in defense of Ted Haggard, the evangelical homo-hater who may or may not have been sucking off a rent boy, Mike Jones. James Dobson, the equally haterific leader of Focus on the Family, has released a statement admonishing Jones and praising Haggard's role as a religious leader:

It is unconscionable that the legitimate news media would report a rumor like this based on nothing but one man's accusation. Ted Haggard is a friend of mine and it appears someone is trying to damage his reputation as a way of influencing the outcome of Tuesday's election — especially the vote on Colorado's marriage-protection amendment — which Ted strongly supports.

He has shown a great deal of grace under these unfortunate circumstances, quickly turning this matter over to his church for an independent investigation. That is a testament to the character I have seen him exhibit over and over again through the years.

We don't know how Dobson measures one's character, but we assume it involves an uncanny ability to manipulate Biblical passages for evil, set up a shady church-sanctioned investigation and a bottomless hatred of homos. (We say bottomless because, let's face it, all the peeps decrying homosexuality as a sin really just want it up the butt.)

Previously: I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Hooker

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