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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Trixie and the Gents
Trixie was rather surprised when the gentlemen of the Greenwich Village Gentlemen Bachelors’ Club informed her that she didn’t actually have to take off her clothes.
Mike Huckabee and Conservative Activists Attack Democratic Party's Marriage Equality Stance
Mike Huckabee and Conservative Activists Attack Democratic Party's Marriage Equality Stance
Joining televangelist Pat Robertson who earlier today said that same-sex marriage will be the “death knell” of the Democratic Party, Mike Huckabee and other leading conservatives have denounced the party’s decision to include marriage equality in its platform. Huckabee told Tim Wildmon of the American Family Association that the move is the “best thing that’s ever happened to the Republican Party” and “may end up sinking the ship.” He said that while people tolerate people who “choose to live in lifestyles that they don’t necessarily agree with or approve of,” they are “no longer going to support” President Obama or the Democrats for having “openly declared war on biblical marriage.” “It’s to me a very tragic day,” Huckabee maintained, “when we’re so interested in getting votes form a certain community and the contributions that they’re willing to forego their own principles and just throw them overboard.”
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Joining televangelist Pat Robertson who earlier today said that same-sex marriage will be the “death knell” of the Democratic Party, Mike Huckabee and other leading conservatives have denounced the party’s decision to include marriage equality in its platform. Huckabee told Tim Wildmon of the American Family Association that the move is the “best thing that’s ever happened to the Republican Party” and “may end up sinking the ship.” He said that while people tolerate people who “choose to live in lifestyles that they don’t necessarily agree with or approve of,” they are “no longer going to support” President Obama or the Democrats for having “openly declared war on biblical marriage.” “It’s to me a very tragic day,” Huckabee maintained, “when we’re so interested in getting votes form a certain community and the contributions that they’re willing to forego their own principles and just throw them overboard.”
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VIDEO: Lana Wachowski’s First Public Appearance Since Transitioning
VIDEO: Lana Wachowski’s First Public Appearance Since Transitioning: It isn’t a secret that Lana Wachowski of the sibling filmmaking team responsible for The Matrix and V for Vendetta is transgender, but she has now made her first public appearance since transitioning. Joining her brother Andy and director Tom Tykwer in a YouTube clip, the three discuss their exciting new film Cloud Atlas, due...
Bush Appointee Strikes Down DOMA, Citing Historic Discrimination Against Gays And Lesbians
Bush Appointee Strikes Down DOMA, Citing Historic Discrimination Against Gays And Lesbians: Another court has overturned the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act, ruling that “no conceivable rational basis exists for the provision.” Judge Vanessa L. Bryant, a Second Circuit judge appointed by President George W. Bush, therefore ruled that DOMA “violates the equal protection principles incorporated in the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.” The suit...
Tom Daley Gets Unnecessarily Censored
Tom Daley Gets Unnecessarily Censored
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The Chick-fil-A Controversy Is About Religious Bullying, Not Chicken Sandwiches
The Chick-fil-A Controversy Is About Religious Bullying, Not Chicken Sandwiches: Perhaps Mike Huckabee’s scheduling of his “appreciation day” is to blame, but there is a valid reason why Chick-fil-A has continued to occupy a prominent space in the news cycle. But despite what many detractors are now trying to claim, it has nothing to do with chicken. The Washington Post’s Alexandra Petri’s mantra, “Judge the sandwich by...
Monday, July 30, 2012
Homophobes are the ones who demand an explanation for homosexuality.
There are so many things in life that we accept without demanding an explanation. People generally don’t spend a lot of time inventing theories as to why they like going to the beach. They just do. And they enjoy it. It’s important to them. They look forward to it. They plan for it. They don’t pay quacks to tell them why or help them get over “unwanted”, “broken” vacation desires. But some people demand an explanation for homosexuality.
A former straight homophobic friend of mine told me about her son’s friend whom she thought might be gay. It made her terribly nervous that her son was friends with this boy. This kid spent the night at her house when he was 14, and she went into detail about a conversation she had with him late that evening when everyone else was in bed. And she apparently asked a bunch of nosy questions that were none of her business. He ended up telling her that when he was younger he and one of his cousins used to engage in sex play, and suddenly the 12-year-old cousin was turned into an evil child molester and the “abuse” this kid supposedly suffered was the “reason” he was attracted to boys.
That’s exactly how the nonsense starts. My former friend demanded a reason why this kid felt the way he did, and she got it. And she made it clear to him that the only why she was going to let him off the hook was if he played the victim. He figured that out fast.
When I read about all of this--she explained the encounter in a letter--I was horrified. She had earlier accused gay men of molesting boys in order to turn them gay, but she had revealed herself to be the molester. She wasn’t worried about that kid. She took that late night opportunity to quiz that 14-year-old boy about his most private and intimate feelings, and to plant the idea in his head that those feelings were the result of abuse of some kind, because that’s what SHE wanted. That wasn’t for him. It was for her. And who knows what kind of lasting damage she did to him that night.
A former straight homophobic friend of mine told me about her son’s friend whom she thought might be gay. It made her terribly nervous that her son was friends with this boy. This kid spent the night at her house when he was 14, and she went into detail about a conversation she had with him late that evening when everyone else was in bed. And she apparently asked a bunch of nosy questions that were none of her business. He ended up telling her that when he was younger he and one of his cousins used to engage in sex play, and suddenly the 12-year-old cousin was turned into an evil child molester and the “abuse” this kid supposedly suffered was the “reason” he was attracted to boys.
That’s exactly how the nonsense starts. My former friend demanded a reason why this kid felt the way he did, and she got it. And she made it clear to him that the only why she was going to let him off the hook was if he played the victim. He figured that out fast.
When I read about all of this--she explained the encounter in a letter--I was horrified. She had earlier accused gay men of molesting boys in order to turn them gay, but she had revealed herself to be the molester. She wasn’t worried about that kid. She took that late night opportunity to quiz that 14-year-old boy about his most private and intimate feelings, and to plant the idea in his head that those feelings were the result of abuse of some kind, because that’s what SHE wanted. That wasn’t for him. It was for her. And who knows what kind of lasting damage she did to him that night.
"Karl Morrall is the 'Pigiama Dandy' in the Spring/Summer 2012 issue of GQ Style Italia, photographed by Daniel Riera and styled by Elisa Anastasino."
Log Cabin Republicans Leader Defends Chick-fil-A From LGBT ‘Thought Police’
Log Cabin Republicans Leader Defends Chick-fil-A From LGBT ‘Thought Police’: The Log Cabin Republicans’ R. Clarke Cooper today penned a scathing rebuke of LGBT activists and allies who have been speaking out against Chick-fil-A for its anti-gay policies. Confirming for his conservative brethren that “gay people really are the thought police,” Cooper lashes out at “Chick-fil-A haters” for being “superficial, vindictive, and juvenile”: Turning a chicken sandwich...
Huckabee Demonstrates Anti-Gay Hypocrisy Over What Warrants A Boycott
Huckabee Demonstrates Anti-Gay Hypocrisy Over What Warrants A Boycott: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is leading the charge in defending Chick-fil-A with “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day” this Wednesday, but with the new media attention, he has proven his hypocrisy over what warrants a boycott. Breaking from his anti-gay partners at the National Organization for Marriage, Huckabee actually disavowed the group’s failed boycotts of Starbucks and...
Another Survey Shows Counter-Intuitive Impact Of HIV Criminalization
Another Survey Shows Counter-Intuitive Impact Of HIV Criminalization: A new survey by the Sero Project found that among people with HIV, 25 percent say they know someone who won’t get tested for HIV because they’re afraid they will be prosecuted if they test positive. The survey demonstrates that laws that criminalize the nondisclosure of HIV actually adds to the virus’ stigma, with 50...
Democratic Party Approves Marriage Equality Platform Plank
Democratic Party Approves Marriage Equality Platform Plank: Yesterday, the Democratic Party platform drafting committee unanimously approved language endorsing same-sex marriage as a plank in the platform. According to a DNC staffer, the plank supports marriage equality as well as the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. It also includes support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. The decision reflects not only the...
Cheney Supported Marriage Equality In 2000, Kept Silent To Help Bush
Cheney Supported Marriage Equality In 2000, Kept Silent To Help Bush: When he was Vice President, Dick Cheney never expressly advocated for marriage equality — despite his personal support for equality, and his lesbian daughter’s relationship and eventual marriage. There were political calculations that led Cheney to keep his own support in check while VP, Cheney will explain in an interview with ABC News tonight. Because...
The Unicorn Boys
Eventually it dawned on me that I was interested in many things. I just didn’t know to call them interests or that a person could enrich his life by pursuing those interests. I liked movies, theater and stories. I also liked photography, art, architecture, interior design, antiques and fashion.
So I love this picture. Sure, the boys are cute and easy on the eyes, but what I like best about it is they are presented as unusual boys, as unicorn boys, boys who would be dazzled and delighted by a chandelier. I look at them and know that I was never really alone.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
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