An Open Letter to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013Tweet Justice Thomas, I know that you are not a man that finds himself on the liberal or progressive side of arguments. And I know that you sit on the one of the most important courts in America. But I’m asking you to stand up for your fellow citizens just this once; your LGBT brethren. [...]
One of these men is going to be very, very wrong
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013Tweet There’s a tale of competing headlines this morning. Here’s they are: The first one is from JoeMyGod.com (article here), and the second is from Towleroad.com (article here). Basically, these two men, who are staples of the Republican party, are telling two very different stories about the future of their party. Bush, [...]
In which I disagree about the fundamental differences of boycotting
Monday, July 23rd, 2012Tweet So one of the regular blogs that I read is JoeMyGod, which is a really good source for pretty much all things GLBT and equality related. This morning, Joe posted an excerpt from an opinion piece in The Atlantic by Jonathan Merritt, where Mr. Merritt discussed how we really should become level-headed in our [...]
Go read this now!
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012Tweet The awesome blog Towleroad put together a great post about the American Psychological Association, the American Medical Association, as well as other organizations, and the amicus brief that was filed in the case against DoMA, the egregious “Defense of Marriage Act” passed by the Congress and signed into law by Bill Clinton on the [...]
Some good news about marriage equality
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012Tweet Here’s a good roundup of the three good pieces of news for marriage equality. First of all, Washington United for Marriage, the group that’s fighting to keep marriage equality on the books, raised more than seven times as much as the anti-gay pro-discrimination group Preserve Marriage Washington. In June 2012, they raised $952,000 while [...]
Minnesota anti-equality group to gays: You should be put to death
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012Tweet Something really interesting happened over at the Minnesota for Marriage Facebook page yesterday. Someone posted a verse from the Christian bible chapter “Leviticus” that calls on gays to be put to death. And the outcome? Their supporters loved it. There were 30 likes by the time a screenshot was captured, and over 50 as I write [...]
Marriage equality: Good for public health!
Tuesday, June 26th, 2012Tweet You know all those people who yell and scream at gay people for wanting the same rights and responsibilities as their straight counterparts? You know – the haters at NOM and FRC and such. They keep warning that, besides the sky falling, that gay people achieving equality will be a detriment to society. Actually [...]
This Is What Religious Law Looks Like
Thursday, May 17th, 2012Tweet This picture is savagely disgusting, but it proves a point. The point? This is what happens when you pass laws codifying religion – one specific group of people pushing to have laws passed based on their religion. In the above case, it’s Islamic law. But how is this different than groups like National Organization [...]
Words cannot describe
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012Tweet I’m so angry right now, words cannot describe the complete and unequaled hate that I feel. I don’t use that word lightly, either. But it’s the only way that I can describe the group that put this image up: How infuriating is it that these people – and I use that term lightly [...]
Hannity to Huntsman: Are you SURE you’re anti-gay enough?
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011Tweet I just love this… So yesterday John Huntsman go into the GOP 2012 Presidential race. Sure, his message of “Let’s get out of Afghanistan” is going to be overshadowed by the impending announcement by the President tonight. But you know what couldn’t stand? Huntsman’s statement that he respected President Obama. Republicans didn’t like that [...]
