Jun 13th, 2012
Meet Pastor Frederick Haynes III. His moving response to President Obama's support for marriage equality is making the rounds and for good reason.
Showing posts with label LGBT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LGBT. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
GOP: It's Completely Different When We Do It, cont...
May 23rd, 2012
The recent decision by the Obama administration to grant a visa to Mariela Castro Espín, the daughter of current Cuban strongman Raul Castro, allowing her to attend the Latin American Studies Association in San Francisco later this week where she is set to chair a panel on LGBT issues has set off a firestorm of indignation in GOP circles. It's quite the conniption.
GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is "greatly distrubed."
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) called it "outrageous and an enormous mistake." (Video HERE)
The ever-temperate Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) participated in an angry joint statement with fellow congressional Republicans and some Florida Democrats writing that "The State Department needs to wake up from its delusional love fest with the dictators in Havana. I urge them to immediately revoke these visas."
The recent decision by the Obama administration to grant a visa to Mariela Castro Espín, the daughter of current Cuban strongman Raul Castro, allowing her to attend the Latin American Studies Association in San Francisco later this week where she is set to chair a panel on LGBT issues has set off a firestorm of indignation in GOP circles. It's quite the conniption.
GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is "greatly distrubed."
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) called it "outrageous and an enormous mistake." (Video HERE)
The ever-temperate Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) participated in an angry joint statement with fellow congressional Republicans and some Florida Democrats writing that "The State Department needs to wake up from its delusional love fest with the dictators in Havana. I urge them to immediately revoke these visas."
Ed Morrisey sees it as a possible tipping point that will send Florida to Romney in the general election:
Where was the outrage then? There was none. Where were the screaming headlines on right wing blogs and breathless pronouncements of near-treason on Fox and talk radio? There weren't any.
It's always just "different" when they are in charge.
"The Cuban-American community in Florida leans Republican, but they’re strongly anti-Castro. They won’t appreciate the decision by the Obama administration to give the dictator’s daughter a pass to the US, especially not for the purpose of politicking. Listening to lectures from the Castro family on the nature of political and cultural freedom is somewhat akin to having to sit through a seminar on graciousness by Morton Downey."What's that you say? You've never heard of Mariela Castro Espín? That's funny because she came to the United States repeatedly under the last administration.
Where was the outrage then? There was none. Where were the screaming headlines on right wing blogs and breathless pronouncements of near-treason on Fox and talk radio? There weren't any.
It's always just "different" when they are in charge.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
It Really Is Getting Better
April 5th, 2012
I'd like to ask the prevaricating (and blatantly racist) leadership at NOM if they'd like to argue the issue of LGBT equality with these guys... meet the You Can Play Project.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Santorum Watch - No Pink Balls Edition
March 29th, 2012
This kind of thing that makes me wonder how many casual, throwaway exercises in fearful hatred are being missed when the press is not around.
Via the HRC website:
"At a campaign event at a bowling alley in Wisconsin today, GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum told a boy who reached for a pink bowling ball: "You're not gonna use the pink ball. We're not gonna let you do that. Not on camera." Santorum went on to say "Friends don’t let friends use pink balls." The comments were tweeted by Reuters reporter Sam Youngman." (EMPHASIS MINE)
It has come to this. The GOP base is flirting with nominating a man so virulently homophobic that he would order someone else's child not to use a pink bowling ball.
So much for small government.
This kind of thing that makes me wonder how many casual, throwaway exercises in fearful hatred are being missed when the press is not around.
Via the HRC website:
"At a campaign event at a bowling alley in Wisconsin today, GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum told a boy who reached for a pink bowling ball: "You're not gonna use the pink ball. We're not gonna let you do that. Not on camera." Santorum went on to say "Friends don’t let friends use pink balls." The comments were tweeted by Reuters reporter Sam Youngman." (EMPHASIS MINE)
So much for small government.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Iowa For Marriage Equality
Feb 28th, 2012
In Iowa, where the opponents of marriage equality managed to recall three of the state's Supreme Court justices for affirming the right of gays and lesbians to marry in 2010, comes this news:
"A majority of Iowans oppose passage of a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, a new Des Moines Register Iowa Poll shows.
The poll found that 38 percent favor a legislative initiative to pass a constitutional amendment, while 56 percent are against. Six percent aren’t sure."
The numbers show a slight rise in support from a similar poll conducted not long after the successful conservative attack on the judiciary. Again, the importance of center-left voter turnout is demonstrated.
In Iowa, where the opponents of marriage equality managed to recall three of the state's Supreme Court justices for affirming the right of gays and lesbians to marry in 2010, comes this news:
"A majority of Iowans oppose passage of a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, a new Des Moines Register Iowa Poll shows.
The poll found that 38 percent favor a legislative initiative to pass a constitutional amendment, while 56 percent are against. Six percent aren’t sure."
The numbers show a slight rise in support from a similar poll conducted not long after the successful conservative attack on the judiciary. Again, the importance of center-left voter turnout is demonstrated.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
It's Gets Better... And Worse...
Feb 9th, 2012
The better...
In response to the vile campaign urging JC Penney to drop Ellen DeGeneres as a spokesperson simply because she is gay, an effort which even Bill O'Reilly likened to McCarthyism, CEO Ron Johnson has made a statement affirming the company's loyalty to her:
"We stand squarely behind Ellen as our spokesperson and that’s a great thing, because she shares the same values that we do in our company. Our company was founded 110 years ago on The Golden Rule, which is about treating people fair and square, just like if you treated yourself. And we think Ellen represents the values of our company and the values that we share."
The worse...
Rick Santorum reacted to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals striking down the odious Prop 8 by comparing them to "the Soviet Union." Seriously.
The better...
In response to the vile campaign urging JC Penney to drop Ellen DeGeneres as a spokesperson simply because she is gay, an effort which even Bill O'Reilly likened to McCarthyism, CEO Ron Johnson has made a statement affirming the company's loyalty to her:
"We stand squarely behind Ellen as our spokesperson and that’s a great thing, because she shares the same values that we do in our company. Our company was founded 110 years ago on The Golden Rule, which is about treating people fair and square, just like if you treated yourself. And we think Ellen represents the values of our company and the values that we share."
The worse...
Rick Santorum reacted to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals striking down the odious Prop 8 by comparing them to "the Soviet Union." Seriously.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Perry Watch - About That Anti-LGBT Ad - "like" Button Edition
Dec 9th, 2011
Yeah, once again, Sullivan noticed this first:
"The Perry campaign forgot to turn off YouTube "likes" and "dislikes" on its new ad condoning the persecution of gays abroad."
The numbers, as of 5:00pm CST 12/09/2011 are as follows:
Now, I know it's not very Christian of me, but, Mr. Perry? Go fuck yourself.
Yeah, once again, Sullivan noticed this first:
"The Perry campaign forgot to turn off YouTube "likes" and "dislikes" on its new ad condoning the persecution of gays abroad."
The numbers, as of 5:00pm CST 12/09/2011 are as follows:
Perry Watch - About That Anti-LGBT Ad... Pushback Edition
Dec 9th, 2011
Yes. We were more than a little disturbed by GOP Presidential wannabe Rick Perry's assault on basic Christian decency. We weren't alone. From Funny or Die.
Yes. We were more than a little disturbed by GOP Presidential wannabe Rick Perry's assault on basic Christian decency. We weren't alone. From Funny or Die.
Perry Watch - About That Anti-LGBT Ad
Dec 9th, 2011
Everyone is talking about the drippingly hateful and openly Dominionist shocker that is Rick Perry's latest campaign ad. Feel free to click the link, I refuse to post it on our page. The first thing Perry wants us all to know is that he's "not ashamed to call himself a Christian." Gee, Rick, neither am I. I'm glad we cleared that up.
Sullivan is furious:
"Can someone tell me, outside a few hostile enclaves on the intolerant left, where in America people feel pressured not to call themselves Christians? What you have here is classic - and imagined - victimology."
In the ad, Perry accuses President Obama of waging a "war on religion." Questioned by Wolf Blitzer about the arch salvo, Perry demonstrates a view of faith in the public square that would send the Founders into a full-on freak out. Not only does he double down on every bit of his venom, he seems to argue that that it's un-Constitutional not to fund activist religious organizations from the public purse.
Everyone is talking about the drippingly hateful and openly Dominionist shocker that is Rick Perry's latest campaign ad. Feel free to click the link, I refuse to post it on our page. The first thing Perry wants us all to know is that he's "not ashamed to call himself a Christian." Gee, Rick, neither am I. I'm glad we cleared that up.
Sullivan is furious:
"Can someone tell me, outside a few hostile enclaves on the intolerant left, where in America people feel pressured not to call themselves Christians? What you have here is classic - and imagined - victimology."
In the ad, Perry accuses President Obama of waging a "war on religion." Questioned by Wolf Blitzer about the arch salvo, Perry demonstrates a view of faith in the public square that would send the Founders into a full-on freak out. Not only does he double down on every bit of his venom, he seems to argue that that it's un-Constitutional not to fund activist religious organizations from the public purse.
Monday, December 5, 2011
From The Mouths Of Babes
Dec 5th, 2011
"My mommy is gay but she doesn't need any fixing."
So said a little eight year old boy named Elijah to Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn) yesterday.
It is likely that many anti-LGBT "conservatives" will fret about a "child being used for politics." To all such detractors, here's what the observer who shot the video reported:
"I was standing in line with Elijah and his mom. His mom was going to say something to her, but she got nervous and told me she wanted to leave. We were about to step out of the line but Elijah cried out, "Nooo!" He grabbed onto her coat and pulled her back in the line, saying he wanted to talk to her.
When we got up to Michele, he got a little stage fright. His mom just didn't want him to not say it because he was afraid, because she knew he would regret it if he didn't. I used to do ballet as a child, and before performances, I'd want to no do it-- my mom pushed me to perform. Afterwards, I'd run to her and tell her how happy I was. How is this any different? If we were shown a video of a child before a school play, or a recital, being pushed to perform and not give into stage fright, would we get the same reaction? My gut says no."
Perhaps a young child should not have to be a part of the conversation, but he is. To those "conservatives" who have a problem with this; I recommend you go look in a mirror and stare at the person who made Elijah's participation necessary.
"My mommy is gay but she doesn't need any fixing."
So said a little eight year old boy named Elijah to Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn) yesterday.
It is likely that many anti-LGBT "conservatives" will fret about a "child being used for politics." To all such detractors, here's what the observer who shot the video reported:
"I was standing in line with Elijah and his mom. His mom was going to say something to her, but she got nervous and told me she wanted to leave. We were about to step out of the line but Elijah cried out, "Nooo!" He grabbed onto her coat and pulled her back in the line, saying he wanted to talk to her.
When we got up to Michele, he got a little stage fright. His mom just didn't want him to not say it because he was afraid, because she knew he would regret it if he didn't. I used to do ballet as a child, and before performances, I'd want to no do it-- my mom pushed me to perform. Afterwards, I'd run to her and tell her how happy I was. How is this any different? If we were shown a video of a child before a school play, or a recital, being pushed to perform and not give into stage fright, would we get the same reaction? My gut says no."
Perhaps a young child should not have to be a part of the conversation, but he is. To those "conservatives" who have a problem with this; I recommend you go look in a mirror and stare at the person who made Elijah's participation necessary.
No More "Gay Apparel"?
Dec 5th, 2011
One Michigan school recently substituted the word "bright" in place of "gay" in the 500 year old traditional, "Deck The Halls." No, we are not making this up. Apparently, parents convinced the school to reconsider. Still, with all the swirling propaganda (bullshit) about a "War on Christmas" coming from "conservative" circles, we thought it was worth mentioning.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Quote Of The Day - Bats**t Crazy Edition
Oct 5th, 2011
And we all thought his "terrorist" "anchor babies" pronouncements were nuts...
"This may be something nice he’s throwing out for gay folks that are living together so he can tell them actually you’re better off not getting married, because there’s a marriage penalty here…
If you’re the head of a single household, you have an exemptions at $225,000. All other cases $200,000. So it really penalizes married individuals…But if you want to get divorced it is good news for you…the good news if you’re thinking about divorce is you can actually get divorced and have $75,000 to $100,000 higher exception. And you can even live together! This is the president’s proposal — live together and you get a higher exception than if you’re married. Now of course the founders — they all understood marriage to be between a man and a woman."
-- Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) warning us all that the proposed American Jobs Act is actually a conspiracy to degrade and despoil traditional moral values.
ThinkProgress has video HERE if you don't believe me.
And we all thought his "terrorist" "anchor babies" pronouncements were nuts...
If you’re the head of a single household, you have an exemptions at $225,000. All other cases $200,000. So it really penalizes married individuals…But if you want to get divorced it is good news for you…the good news if you’re thinking about divorce is you can actually get divorced and have $75,000 to $100,000 higher exception. And you can even live together! This is the president’s proposal — live together and you get a higher exception than if you’re married. Now of course the founders — they all understood marriage to be between a man and a woman."
-- Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) warning us all that the proposed American Jobs Act is actually a conspiracy to degrade and despoil traditional moral values.
ThinkProgress has video HERE if you don't believe me.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Voting To Ban Rights
Sept 30th, 2011
The report below by Rachel Maddow is chilling. One more time, I'd like to harp on the "disappointed" 2008 Obama voters who stayed away from the polls in droves last year. If they still think there is no difference between the parties, they are simply, flat-out insane. The assault on marriage equality is but a part of the result of liberal non-participation. Face it. If we had solid Democratic majorities in most of the states where basic rights, which we have taken for granted for decades, are under siege, this would not be happening.
The report below by Rachel Maddow is chilling. One more time, I'd like to harp on the "disappointed" 2008 Obama voters who stayed away from the polls in droves last year. If they still think there is no difference between the parties, they are simply, flat-out insane. The assault on marriage equality is but a part of the result of liberal non-participation. Face it. If we had solid Democratic majorities in most of the states where basic rights, which we have taken for granted for decades, are under siege, this would not be happening.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Booing An Active Duty Soldier
Sept 23rd, 2011
One of the reasons I made a point not to subject myself to last night's GOP "debate" after liveblogging the previous gatherings was that I didn't want to sit through two solid hours of this. A question posed by a gay active duty soldier in Iraq was booed by the audience. What's more, not one person on the stage pushed back. Listen to the shrieking applause over Rick Santorum's commitment to reinstate the just repealed DADT policy.
One of the reasons I made a point not to subject myself to last night's GOP "debate" after liveblogging the previous gatherings was that I didn't want to sit through two solid hours of this. A question posed by a gay active duty soldier in Iraq was booed by the audience. What's more, not one person on the stage pushed back. Listen to the shrieking applause over Rick Santorum's commitment to reinstate the just repealed DADT policy.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
It REALLY Gets Better
Sept 22nd, 2011
If you have not yet seen this, it is beautiful. Shortly after the official end of DADT, one young serviceman calls his dad... and tells him he is gay.
If you have not yet seen this, it is beautiful. Shortly after the official end of DADT, one young serviceman calls his dad... and tells him he is gay.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Totally Random Let's All Stay Sane Moment
Sept 18th, 2011
For the record, I have always been a fan of the Foo Fighters.
The Westboro Church and their band of brainwashed, hateful psychopaths? Not so much.
It never occured to me that I would ever be compelled to mention the two in a single post.
via Justice Through Music:
"When the Foo Fighters were in town to play a show in Kansas City, Missouri, they decided to pay a visit to a Westboro Baptist Church protest and let their feelings known as to how they feel about them and their stances on homosexuality. They rented a flat-bed truck, set up amps, got into costume, and drove right up to the protest and played loud music and put on their little show. The protesters were obviously drowned out and flustered, some taking the time to check their text messages."
The Westboro Church and their band of brainwashed, hateful psychopaths? Not so much.
It never occured to me that I would ever be compelled to mention the two in a single post.
via Justice Through Music:
"When the Foo Fighters were in town to play a show in Kansas City, Missouri, they decided to pay a visit to a Westboro Baptist Church protest and let their feelings known as to how they feel about them and their stances on homosexuality. They rented a flat-bed truck, set up amps, got into costume, and drove right up to the protest and played loud music and put on their little show. The protesters were obviously drowned out and flustered, some taking the time to check their text messages."
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