Tuesday, February 07, 2012

#Proposition 8 served no purpose, and had no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California.”

Read the full decision here.

Now for the Supreme Court. Any question about why who gets to pick the justices matters?

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Oh anti-gay activists, is there anything you can’t make intensely homoerotic? From Raw Story, which sounds super-gay all of a sudden, comes (ha) this far-out (hee hee) claim from the head (oh ho ho) of conservative Christian organization the Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy the Family Research Council, which takes the official position that the hate better be the only thing swelling in you now:

Tony Perkins: Star Wars ‘surrenders to gay empire’

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

December 15th, 1973: The American Psychiatric Association declassifies homosexuality as a mental disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It was a big deal at the time; there probably should’ve been a celebration or something, but good luck trying to get a buncha gays to go out and party.

Anyway, that’s all well and good, but I wish the APA would get back to me about my proposal of a new classification in the DSM for men who have multiple cats and a Yorkshire Terrier, favor retro-kitsch decor, spend all year looking forward to Halloween, fuss over their facial hair until it’s just so, Rollerblade shirtless, and had major problems with the final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer but somehow aren’t gay, possibly due to atomic radiation or child abuse. I mean c’mon, there’s obviously something wrong with the ol’ noggin, yet here I am not collecting disability like a chump.

*yes, I realize this is not an accurate depiction of the spectrum of human sexuality, shut up

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Monday, December 12, 2011

Inexcusable! The candidate’s new OS, Mitt Vista, has a patch specifically addressing the gaydar issue that plagued previous versions. Not to mention that in Concord, New Hampshire terms, that dude is fuh-LAMing.

Aw, now I’m all nostalgic. Overheard something about this incident earlier, and my first thought was “bet that was in New Hampshire,” though to be fair I always think that when something awesome happens on the campaign trail. I’ve heard about it being “the South of the North,” and that’s just not the case—it really is libertarian in the “leave me alone” sense, plus the people there, while lovely, aren’t what you’d call unfailingly polite.

Born in Keene, grew up in Stoddard, right on Highland Lake. Looked around the ol’ YT—and when you’re talking about New Hampshire, it makes sense to say that rather than “YouTube”—to find a clip that conveys the feel of the place. Slim pickin’s but there is this:

Pretty much sums it up, ayuh.

Oh, if anybody recognizes the title of this post, please tell me what sketch show that was. It’s been driving me nuts and it’s unGooglable. Also, please explain how I have a distinct memory of knowing this guy personally except it turns out he died the year I was born. Scaaaarrry WOOOOOOooo oh right, memories are famously faulty. Eh, whatever puts Sandusky away.

Love ya, New Hampshire! Sorry your face fell off.

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While working a New Hampshire diner with a friendly GOP mayor, Mittens spotted an older guy in a red flannel jacket and Vietnam veteran hat. From WaPo:

“Vietnam veteran!” Romney greeted Bob Garon.

“I have a question for you,” Garon told the former Massachusetts governor. “New Hampshire right now has some legislation kicking around about a repeal for the same-sex marriage. And all I need is a yes or a no. Do you support the repeal?”

“I support the repeal of the New Hampshire law,” Romney said. “I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. That’s my view.”

Well, it turns out the vet was there having breakfast with his husband. The exchange turned into a “heated confrontation” according to the Post. It would have gone better if Romney were still taking the position he took back when he was running against Ted Kennedy and promised to be the LGBT community’s “best friend” in Washington. As Rick Perry might put it, “Oops!”

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Friday, November 04, 2011

In its haste to make sure everyone knows they’re out of their fucking minds, the GOP-controlled Senate in Michigan has unleashed mayhem in its public schools.

Oh, they didn’t mean to do that (maybe). But pro anti-bullying bill SB 137 not only excludes gay and transgender kids from protection, it includes this exception [via The Michigan Messenger, h/t L,G & $]:

“This section does not prohibit a statement of a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction of a school employee, school volunteer, pupil, or a pupil and parent or guardian.”

Now, you know and I know that these asshats thought they were protecting the 1st Am. rights of Christians who think they must shout “Faggot!” at school kids to make the Baby Jesus happy. However, what they have in actuality done is protect the 1st Am. rights of any coward who gets off on picking on someone who is different. (Provided he is absolutely sure there will be no repercussions.)

Kevin Epling, father of an East Lansing student who committed suicide because he was bullied for being gay nails it:

“This will only cause unrest in schools and give schools one more thing to deal with rather than trying to solve a problem. Also it is not a very well thought out ploy, as in some areas of the state the tables might be turned on the ‘anointed ones’ they seek to keep from being punished. This is just very wrong and the way it was done was wrong as well. It was bullying at its best.”

So. Say there is a student, or teacher or parent who has the deeply held moral/religious belief that all Jewish people are going to Hell. He now gets to stand up in the nearest public school and share his opinion in a loud clear voice and there isn’t a damn thing anyone can do about it.

Or say there is a student or teacher or parent who has a deeply held moral/religious belief that women who leave the home unescorted by a male relative are brazen sluts who should be whipped. Or perhaps someone believes that God really objects to mixed race couples. Or that people who eat meat on a Friday (or at all) are sinners. Or any of the other 9,999,999,999 fucked up beliefs that people cling to in order to feel superior to someone else. According to Michigan’s Senate, all of this is perfectly legal.

Of course, as Epling mentions, if a student has a deeply held moral belief that bullying is wrong, he is, by law allowed to tell some God-bothering twerp to get stuffed. Unintended Consequences, anyone?

Plus, I guarantee you thousands of snarky kids are culling through holy books looking for a passage that allows them to declare Geometry/Chemistry/Biology/History/English lessons are an affront to some deity or other. Hell, I know I would.

The bill still has to pass the House, but if you’re a teacher in Michigan (and you aren’t an asshole), you might want to consider a less stressful form of employment. I bet the local bomb squad is hiring.

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Wednesday, November 02, 2011

George Takei [via Twitter]:

Kim Kardashian files for divorce after 72 days. Another example of how same-sex marriage is destroying the sanctity of the very institution.

Takei has been with his husband, Brad Altman, since Ms. Kardashian was 7 years old.

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Monday, October 17, 2011

Wahwahwah, poor little Ricky Santorum is being bullied by mean Saturday Night Live.  This sketch, which parodied the format of the recent GOP presidential debate, which seated candidates according to their standings in the polls, put Santorum all the way out to a {gasp!} gay bar in San Francisco while Bachmann and the Newster shared the relative comfort of a broom closet.  (Closet?  Hmmmm.  What are they gettting at?)

Little Ricky was NOT amused!

“We’ve been hammered by the left for my standing up for the traditional family and I will continue to do so,” Santorum said. “The left, unfortunately, participates in bullying more than the right does. They say that they’re tolerant, and they’re anything but tolerant of people who disagree with them and support traditional values.”

I don’t know, though, Ricky.  At least it’s some attention.  The donors haven’t been giving you much of it lately.  Look for a resignation press conference, complete with sobbing children, any time now.

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Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Revealing himself as more craven than Jon Huntsman, Herman Cain, and even Tim Pawlenty, who have all belatedly condemned the booing of soldier Stephen Hill by some in the last GOP primary debate audience for the transgression of serving while gay, in a Wall Street Journal interview published today, Mitt Romney declares that it’s inappropriate for him to engage with audience members when he takes exception to their reactions:

“Now I have not made it my practice to scold the audience and say, ‘I disagree with this person. I agree with that person.’ Because it goes a lot of different directions.”

You probably know what’s coming. Is this an inviolable rule for Mitt?

Romney Heckled by Angry Iowa Crowd Chanting ‘Wall Street Greed’

In his second visit to Iowa, Mitt Romney was heckled at the Iowa State Fair by crowd members he dismissed as non-supporters.

As members of the audience began chanting “Wall Street greed” today, Romney vowed not to raise taxes on anyone—including businesses.

“Corporations are people, my friend,” he said. “Everything corporations earn ultimately goes to people.”

After a shouting match with another questioner who asked what he would do to strengthen Social Security, Romney pointed angrily at the audience and asked them to let him answer.

“My guess is they won’t be voting for me. That’s fine,” he said, before stepping off a small speaking podium. “We have a lot of people running for office.”

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

This is 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer:

He killed himself earlier this month after being relentlessly bullied and hounded by schoolmates for being gay.

But never mind Jamey and the many other LGBT teens worldwide who suffer ceaseless harassment and sometimes kill themselves. You know who really needs a new organization to protect them from discrimination? The adults who proclaim that our LGBT friends and neighbors are second-class citizens and freaks who are destroying society and then suffer professional and personal blowback when people discover their very public pronouncements on the topic.

Luckily, Maggie Gallagher resigned her position at NOM to create just such an organization.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

How the United States Marine Corps is handling the death of DADT. A wee timeline.

December 22, 2010 - President Barack Obama signs the DADT Repeal Act of 2010 into law.

January 31, 2011 [via ABC News]:

The top two leaders of the U.S. Marine Corps say Marines will “step out smartly” to implement a repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy towards gays in the military, now that the law has been changed, despite previous publicly expressed opposition to ending the military’s ban on openly gay troops.

September 20, 2011[via NYT]:

[Master Sgt. Anthony Henry], who had been invited to set up a recruiting booth on the first day of the end of “don’t ask, don’t tell” at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center in downtown Tulsa, instead spent it in quiet conversation with a trickle of gay women who came in to ask about joining the Marines.

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The Marines were the service most opposed to ending the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, but they were the only one of five invited branches of the military to turn up with their recruiting table and chin-up bar at the center Tuesday morning. Although Marines pride themselves on being the most testosterone-fueled of the services, they also ferociously promote their view of themselves as the best. With the law now changed, the Marines appear determined to prove that they will be better than the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard in recruiting gay, lesbian and bisexual service members.

File under: Fairly fucking awesome.

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Yeah it’s a campaign ad. But when a president I never thought I’d live to see pulls off something I thought I wouldn’t be around to witness, I cut him some slack.

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Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Via ThinkProgress, marriage equality proponents unilaterally escalated the war on homophobic bigots this week, deploying a glitter bomb from the sky:

Their aim was only so-so—maybe they should have consulted Lieutenant Colonel Victor Fehrenbach. But I applaud their style and spirit.

Civility? Oh, fuck that. That goes for the phony wingnut screeching over Teamsters President James Hoffa’s “take them out” comment too, which in context was clearly about turning Koch-funded tea party drones out of Congress to stop their assault on the working class.

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Friday, August 26, 2011

If I haven’t mentioned it before, I’ll say it now, bigots are fucking morons. Exhibit #9826(W) comes to us by way of (surprise) Texas [via TWO]:

In a case causing rising controversy in the US, a judge has told a Texan man he cannot leave his children in the care of the man he married.

Inter-state tension continues as the marriage between William Flowers and Jim Evans fails to be properly recognised in the second-largest US state.

Flowers had been married to a woman previously and fathered three children with her before they divorced in 2004. At the time, it was agreed she would keep custody of the children.

Over six years on, in early 2011, Flowers married Jim Evans in Connecticut, and began proceedings to claim custody.

Evans didn’t get custody, but that’s not the problem [I disagree, but no matter. - ed]. The judge in the case has ruled that Evans can’t leave the children with anyone “not related by blood or adoption,” which specifically excludes his husband.

TPM provides more details:

Judge Charley E. Prine, Jr. “issued a ruling which included an injunction applicable only to William. It prohibits him from leaving his children alone with any male to whom the kids are not related by ‘blood* or adoption,’”

But because bigots are fucking idiots, Prine forgot he was also creating a little thing called precedent. At a minimum it creates an opportunity to make divorce and custody proceedings 100% uglier. A former husband can argue that based on this ruling, mom can’t leave the children alone with a new boyfriend. Ditto a new husband until he formally adopts the kids. A former wife can argue that it is discrimination to only apply the ruling to men, and by the way, tell my ex-husband he can’t leave my kids alone with his girlfriend.

And why stop there? Once you argue that children shouldn’t be left alone with non-relatives it’s just a short step to arguing the kids should only be alone with relatives. My advice to parents in Texas: Hire a reputable genealogist and hope like hell you’re at least the 10th cousin twice removed of your babysitter, day care provider, kid’s teachers, football coaches ...

Or you could move to a state where fuckheads don’t run the show.

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Friday, August 12, 2011

There once was a cretin named Phil,
Who voted Yes for an anti-gay bill ...

Ah, you know how the rest goes [via TWO]:

Indiana state Rep. Phillip Hinkle (R) is embroiled in controversy after The Indianapolis Star discovered emails appearing to solicit the paid company of a young man, sent from Hinkle’s publicly listed email address.

Doesn’t understand how the Internets work. Check.

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