WATCH: Child Yells at People Outside Church That Vowed to Support Gay Marriage

A church in North Carolina vowed to stop performing marriages until its pastors are allowed to officiate weddings for gay couples. A young boy stood outside the church yelling remarks to the churchgoers and their support of same-sex marriage.

The Church posted the following statement:

“On the matter of same-sex marriage, Green Street UMC sees injustice in the legal position of state government and the theological position of our denomination.  North Carolina prohibits same-sex marriage and all the rights and privileges marriage brings.  The Leadership Council has asked that their ministers join others who refuse to sign any State marriage licenses until this right is granted to same- sex couples.”

(via Reddit)

Alabama Teacher Caught Ranting About ‘Queers’ and ‘Fat Butt Michelle Obama’

From Mashable:

When Alabama high-school teacher and football coach Bob Grisham went on a rant against “fat butt Michelle Obama” and “queers” in a classroom, little did he know that an unidentified student was recording audio of his remarks.

Irish Anti-Gay Ad Explains Why It Isn’t Discrimination if Gays Aren’t Allowed to Get Married

A new anti-gay marriage commercial was published on YouTube, and according to the video’s description, it was created by an Irish religious group and promoted by the (American) National Organization for Marriage.

“New Morning”: A new anti-gay-marriage commercial

The Campaign for American Values PAC just launched this anti-gay-marriage commercial endorsing Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. The ad attacks Obama’s support for gay marriage.

(via Queerty)

Gay gamer convention GaymerCon raises over $12,000 on Kickstarter within first 24 hours

GaymerCon, which is described as “the first gaming and tech convention with a focus on LGBT geek culture,” brought in $12,223 USD from supporters on their Kickstarter project within just 24 hours.

The project was launched at around 11:45pm EST on Wednesday, and by the same time on Thursday, it had reached nearly 50% of its $25,000 goal. GaymerCon is scheduled for the late summer of 2013 and will be held in San Francisco.

Matt Conn, the founder of GaymerCon, is excited by how well the Kickstarter project is going. In a short interview with Equalitopia, Matt said, ”I’m extremely surprised and humbled by the outpouring of support - it’s amazing to see that people want to see this subculture grow and flourish… and that’s awesome.”

The Kickstarter project is currently up to over $16,500 (65% of the goal) and has 29 more days left in its funding period. With 338 backers, contributions are averaging at around $49.

Just like all Kickstarter projects, if GaymerCon doesn’t reach its goal by the funding period, all backers will be returned their full contribution and the project will receive $0. Looking at the amount of support it has already received, it’s unlikely that it will have any trouble reaching its goal.

However, not everyone has been so supportive. Matt told us that some have criticized him: “It’s depressing the comments and the way people who are against the con have expressed their…feelings on it. We want to create a safe, fun space for this community to grow - and it is not about segregating them at all from the larger community.”