CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Gene Mills and the Louisiana Family Forum Direct Supporters to Gay Pornographic Websites

    In their most recent newsletter, Gene Mills and the Louisiana Family Forum directed thousands of subscribers and supporters to an apparently bogus story published by a website, Instinct Magazine, that describes itself as “America’s #1 Gay Men’s Magazine.” Quoting from the Louisiana Family Forum’s newsletter: It’s weird enough that the Louisiana Family Forum would direct supporters to visit a website that features videos of gay men posing in their underwear on its front page (and I am not suggesting that this website is any more pornographic than the J.C. Penny catalog, though I imagine it’d make the overwhelming majority of the…

  • Louisiana Family Forum’s Patrick Henry Award

    During the next few days, I will be revisiting the role of the Louisiana Family Forum. But before I get into the nitty-gritty details, I thought I’d have some fun. Last Thursday, the Louisiana Family Forum hosted its annual Legislative Awards Banquet, where it gave 24 State Senators and 56 State Representatives a bronzed bust of Patrick Henry, a Founding Father, of course, the biological father of eighteen children from three different women (eleven from his second wife, who was half his age when they married), and a slave-owning, outspoken opponent of the United States Constitution.  Apparently, for the Louisiana…

  • My Acceptance Speech at Rising Tide

    My prepared remarks (I frequently went off-script): Thank you Mark and thank you to the organizers of Rising Tide. Mark– Oyster, as we know affectionately know you– I realize you have somewhat of a conflict of interest, but for me and I’m sure for everyone else here, you have carried on the legacy of Ashley Morris with more skill, more gusto, and more heart than anyone else. If, one day, you ever decide to give yourself this award, we’ll all understand. This is a huge honor. And it’s made all the more special because the award is named after a…