Lesbian refused name change after marriage!

Tennessee officials refused to issue a new drivers license to a lesbian woman looking to take on her partner’s last name, WUSA News reported.
The woman, Traci Turpin, and her partner married in Washington DC on Tuesday. Upon returning to Tennessee, Turpin visited the Social Security office where she was able to legally change her last name. However, when the Knoxville native went to the Department of Motor Vehicles to obtain a new driver’s license, she was denied her request.According to WUSA, the west Knoxville DMV initially issued Turpin a new license. It was not until she left the office that an employee approached her car and reportedly asked for the new license back. Turpin refused.“How dare her employee run out to my car, in front of everybody and say, ‘You’ve got to give me the license back, we don’t recognize same sex marriage,’ out loud,” said Turpin.

DMV workers notified highway patrolmen who where able to retrieve the new license. Turpin was issued another identification with her given last name.
The state of Tennessee requires a legal document which demonstrates the reason for such a change on a driver’s license. While gay marriage is legal in DC, Tennessee does not recognize same-sex unions so Turpin’s marriage license was null and void.
“Yes I understand it’s state law. I recognize that. I just want my name to match my social security card,” Turpin said.

Tuesdays Tease

Fight Choreographer Steven Dasz...YES YES YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

NOM is going on the ROAD-BEWARE!!!!!!!!!

The National Organization for Marriage is launching a 23-city bus tour to bring their message of bigotry and civil inequality throughout the country.


Over 33 days, we’ll travel more than 6000 miles, holding rallies in 23 cities from Maine to Minnesota to Atlanta and Tampa before heading back to Washington, DC for the tour finale on August 15th. Many of the states we’ll be visiting are key battlegrounds in this critical debate, as we work to organize grassroots support for marriage as the union of a husband and wife at both the state federal levels, building support for state marriage amendments and opposing the repeal of DOMA. Please visit www.marriagetour2010.com for the latest tour information, including the bus schedule, a chance to register for email alerts from the tour, and video footage of each tour stop. We need your help to make this summer’s tour a success! Please click here to make your online contribution today. $60 would cover a penny per mile! $115 would be $5 toward the costs of each rally. Whatever you can give will go far as we work together to organize support for marriage all across the nation!



The first stop on the tour is July 14th in Maine, where NOM has consistently and without shame flouted the state's campaign finance rules, flipping the citizens of Maine a giant middle finger when it comes to respecting local laws.
 
Some people just won't give up their old fashion, ignorant ways....

Shooting at Neighborhood Vigil

The shooting was reported at about 8 p.m. near the intersection of Third Street and Quesada Avenue during a neighborhood vigil being held for 19-year-old Stephen Powell, who was shot and killed Saturday during Gay Pride in the city's Castro District, Officer Samson Chan said. One victim, a 21-year-old man, was shot through the cheek, Chan said, and the other victim, a 20-year-old man, was shot in the leg. Both victims were taken to the hospital. Their injuries were not expected to be life threatening. Witnesses were not forthcoming with information, Chan said, and police did not release any details regarding possible suspects early this morning.


The young man accused of Saturday's shooting remains in custody on a murder charge.