'Ex-gay movement loses another spokesman and this one dishes info' & other Tuesday midday news briefs

“I won’t be a weapon anymore,” says former symbol of ex-gay movement - Not only does the ex-gay movement lose another spokesperson, but this one provides details regarding the movement's deceptions and hypocritical behavior. 

Cleveland.com's Editorial Board Stokes Fears Over Transgender Non-Discrimination Law - It is spooky to me as a journalist when an editorial board behaves like this one.

 Plano, Texas Passes LGBT Nondiscrimination Protections Despite Vocal Opposition - Even WITH exemptions (transphobic, of course), the opposition wasn't happy. 

 NOM asks for inspiring marriages, equality activists answer! - NOM is dying a slooooooow death.

  Court Orders Florida to Start Letting Gay Couples Marry in One Month - Another state!!

Homophobia thrives when we don't call it out

Now before you begin the jaded phrases of how our friend below, Gordon Klingenschmitt, is a relic of the past and his type is on "the wrong side of history" or we shouldn't give this man any attention, remember one thing.

He is now a fairly elected member of the Colorado state legislature. So someone has paid this man some attention and unfortunately, liked what they saw. What's that old say:

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

And usually this happens when good men (and women) sit on their asses yawning when evil stares them in the face: