Obama, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and Lame Excuses

Oh, Obama, you’re breakin’ my heart!
To say the least, I am extremely disappointed in Obama’s recent flip-flop on gay rights- most specifically, the military’s discriminatory Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy.
If he keeps this up, he’s gonna become nothing more than just a regular ol’ politician in my eyes.
That’s a heartbreaking thought.
Back in January Obama’s Communications [...]

The Supreme Court, Barack Obama and the GOP

Obama has made his decision, nominating Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the new Supreme Court Justice.
From a purely political standpoint, I think this is a genius move on the president’s part.
The GOP, already somewhat hampered due to the stink they made over filibusters during Justices Roberts and Alito’s confirmation hearings, can only complain so much- [...]

Trolley Drivers, Transgender Employees and Trash

The headline screams, “Report: Boston Trolley Driver Was Hired With Transgender Minority Status”.
Huh.
I think Fox News has just taken the prize for the most inconsequential headline of the century.
It’s amazing to me how “mainstream” media will take an actual story- in this case, a real-life tragedy- and spin it into the most irrelevant drivel imaginable.
In [...]

Carrie Prejean, Crowns and Closed Minds

Let’s talk about Ms. Carrie Prejean, shall we?
For those who’ve been living under a rock, she was this year’s Miss USA pageant’s runner up- the current Miss California USA- who has recently found herself embroiled in a whole lot o’ controversy.
During the pageant, celebrity (and openly gay) judge Perez Hilton asked Prejean to explain her views on same-sex marriage.
The [...]

Dick Cheney, Irony and The Mortally Wounded GOP

Dick Cheney thinks it would be a mistake for the Republican Party to ‘moderate’ itself in an attempt to save itself from slowly dying.
This is about fundamental beliefs and values and ideas … what the role of government should be in our society, and our commitment to the Constitution and constitutional principles,” Cheney said in [...]

Joe The Plumber, Queers and Honkies

Joe the Plumber, while not my most favorite person in the world, certainly provides me endless entertainment.
For that reason, he can’t be all bad.
Well, that’s not completely true.
He certainly is fun though!
Most recently, Joe was hatin’ on gay people… enjoying his favorite past-time of judging others in the name of God.
My, my, my.
What a Christian [...]

Haggard, Hatred and Homos

Ted Haggard, unfortunately is doing no favors for the gay community.
The embattled (and quite conflicted) man has lost his post as the president of National Association of Evangelicals, as well as his position as head pastor of the New Life Church.
His story made headlines and plunged him head-first into a nation-wide scandal when it was revealed that [...]

Gay? It’s Just Easier That Way…

I just read a blog entitled, “Gay Or Straight… And How To Tell“.
First, I’ve never quite bought that nonsense about how being gay is a choice- mostly because I didn’t choose to be straight.
I just am and always have been.
I figure it’s pretty much the same for everyone else, and given the bigotry, hatred, and mortal danger openly [...]

The Enquirer, Fox News and John Edwards

Boy am I cranky!
Not sure if I’m suffering from system overload or what… but I’m damn grumpy today.
What’s this about John Edwards’ secret rendezvous in a Beverly Hills hotel with his mistress and love child? More importantly, who cares? Is meeting your secret lover and child any more a crime these days than any of [...]

What’s So Wrong With Adam and Steve?

What in the world is a “traditional couple” anyway?
I found myself wondering about this today as I read an article in which John McCain was asked if children should only be adopted by “traditional couples”.
He, of course, answered in the affirmative.
Not surprisingly, he thinks it’s wrong that gay people are allowed to adopt.
That got me thinking…
Perhaps he’d rather see [...]