Can you believe the National Organization for Marriage still even exists? Of course, these days they’re mostly focused on trans bathroom policies and other countries, which makes them neither “National” nor “for Marriage.”
And now it looks like they aren’t even organized, either.
NOM just organized a rally at the Mexican embassy in Washington DC, a show of solidarity with anti-gay protesters in Mexico. Turnout in DC was … let’s say it was light. At one point there were five people, at another point it was eleven. Thirteen if you count babies.
If you’ve been following the latest gay-marriage news, you’ve probably heard that Mexico is deliberating whether or not to legalize marriage equality. There were some huge rallies last week against the freedom to marry; but it seems pretty clear from what just happened in DC that once the laws are changed, citizens lose interest pretty fast.
How about we take this to the next level?
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Brian Brown, who still runs NOM, wasn’t even present. That’s maybe a good thing, considering his track record at rallies — a few years ago, one of his public events took on a sinister tone when a white supremacy group called “The White Wolves” showed up.
But Brown did at least have time to put out a statement. “This truly represents a global pro-family movement that is underway,” he said, “and it is only going to continue growing in size and strength.”
Ha! Well, of course he’d say that it’s growing in size. If it got any smaller, it wouldn’t even exist.
Bob LaBlah
Be patient. Not only do they exist but their groups are going to get a lot larger and start wheeling more power once Trump is in office and starts replacing supreme court judges.
rbernard
The recent marches in Mexico were organized by the Catholic and Moron Churches.
Though the marches were large, they are a vocal minority.
Recent polls show 69% of the public is in support for equal marriage and the public viewed it as an advancement of human rights.
scottjamesmiller
Why wasn’t a gay fashion squad dispatched to protest (and help with) some very bad choices of couture? I’m disappointed.
BigWill
@Bob LaBlah: “wielding” more power
Ukin Blome
Follow the money. If we can find out who is funding these crackpots even at this stage of the game, we can find the true hatemongers with money. These are the people we need to go after. We can bring upon them what they have brought upon us, so they may reap what they sow.
Can anyone find the names of the bigots funding NOM?
Kangol
Who supports National Organization for Marriage? From Wikipedia:
NOM claims it has a wide base of grassroots support, however the majority of its funding comes from a very few anonymous sources making large donations.[19] In NOM’s IRS filing for 2009,[20] three donations of $2.4 million, $1.2 million and $1.1 million made up 68% of NOM’s contributions and grants income of a little over $7.1 million, and just five donations made up 75%.[19]
In 2010, Jesse Zwick, then a reporter for the Washington Independent, said he uncovered a 2009 donation to NOM—$1.43 million from the Knights of Columbus[21]—that reporter Luke Johnson later said was apparently not reported to the IRS by NOM.[19]
In 2010, two donors provided $6 million, two-thirds of the total donations for the year.[22]
On its 2012 tax return, NOM reported a roughly $2 million deficit. Three donors contributed nearly two-thirds of the organization’s $9.3 million in donations.[23]
Also:
Gay rights activist Fred Karger said in 2010 that NOM is connected to LDS Church, with large private donations coming from Mormon sources.[2] Gallagher responded by denying any connection “except that a Mormon serves on NOM’s board.”[16] Former board member Matthew S. Holland is a Mormon as is his replacement Orson Scott Card, and Catholic board member Robert P. George has served since August 2010 as an editorial advisor to the Deseret News, a newspaper owned by the LDS Church.
Ukin Blome
@Kangol: Thanks for the info. Once again we see it is the institutions of child molesters that oppose our equality.
1EqualityUSA
Kangol, your comments are like delicious food. thanks