Miscellaneous

Child Victims of Gay Agenda "Torn From" Grandparents: People Lose All Sense of Healthy Skepticism

Posted on April 22, 2009
For the past couple months, a story has been quietly raging through the web about an infamous adoption case in Scotland. In this case, as reported by the UK's Daily Mail, two children ages 4 and 5 were being raised by their grandparents, because their mother was addicted to heroin...

In What Alternate Reality is the National Organization for Marriage Living?

Posted on April 21, 2009
The anti-equality National Organization for [Heterosexual] Marriage (NOM) recently put out a ridiculous "Storm is Gathering" ad portending a frightening homofantastic future of marriage equality. Unfortunately for NOM, their over-the-top ad has not exactly had the desired effect and instead, as Frank Rich from the The New York Times writes, it "has become, unsurprisingly, an Internet camp classic...

Worst Supreme Court Cases For Women You've Never Heard About #1: Bradwell v. Illinois

Posted on April 20, 2009
I got the idea to make a top ten list from KipEsquire. At first, I was tempted to compose my very own list of some of the worst US Supreme Court cases ever. Among these would be notorious cases like Plessy v. Ferguson which upheld the constitutionality of the "separate but equal" doctrine, Bush v...

A Day of Silence, Headlines, and "Truth"

Posted on April 17, 2009
Today, April 17, is the National Day of Silence. Its purpose is to bring "attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools."April 14, 2009:"Angie Zapata was a tall woman with striking black hair and eyes who would attract the attention of men, even those who knew she was biologically male...

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Maggie Gallagher and the Incredible Power of the Gay, Again

Posted on April 16, 2009
We've seen professional "marriage defender" Maggie Gallagher opine upon the Incredible Power of the Gay here, when she blamed the rise in illegitimate child-births on the mere advocacy for same-sex marriage. In one of her more recent articles, she "explains" Rick Warren's recent distancing of himself from the anti-gay movement...

Taxy Teabaggers

Posted on April 15, 2009
Happy Tax Day everyone. In case you haven't heard, a "revolution is brewing." Today, a bunch of so-called "fiscal conservatives" are engaging in "grassroots" Tea Parties protesting what they call "out of control government spending," the "bankrupt liberal agenda of the White House Administration and Congress," and the "Stimulus Bill and pork filled budget...

Stuff "Radicals" Do : Use Misogynist Weapons to Make Their Deep and Very Important Points

Posted on April 14, 2009
Exhibit A) Via Professor What If, we see a blogger named Visible referring to the corporate media in the following way:"The Hydra-Headed, Blood-Sucking Bitch Media" Exhibit B) Via Fetch Me My Axe, we see a radical queer group calling itself "Bash Back" writing:"With a Fist Raised high in the cunt of oppression we second the motion for an anti war blac blok...

All My Anti-Gays

Posted on April 13, 2009
Who says men don't like drama?An entertaining tiff has been going on between Peter LaBarbera (of Americans for Truth [sic] About Homosexuality) and popular men's rights blogger Glenn Sacks. I sometimes read Sacks and, occasionally, I even agree with him...

Today's "Deep" Thoughts

Posted on April 10, 2009
There are three things I'd like to waste your time on share with you today.First, the thing about having dogs is that sometimes you walk into what can best be described as a crime scene:It's been any years since I've lived with cats, but I'm pretty sure I've never had one demolish a toy like that...

Recognizing Privilege

Posted on April 09, 2009
I write a lot about the idea of privilege here. Because I do so, often in the context of criticizing male and heterosexual privilege, I think it's important for me to recognize my own privileges. Most people are privileged in some way. One of the ways that I am privileged is that I am a cisgender female...

Odds 'N Ends

Posted on April 08, 2009
1. Vandals Descecrate Gay MemorialI wonder if all those who have been diligently documenting each and every instance of alleged misbehavior of gay people, will report on this? In West Hollywood, vandals destroyed two trees at the Matthew Shepard Human Rights Triangle...

Exciting "Marriage Defense" Graphics Contest!

Posted on April 07, 2009
An internet "marriage defense" blogging group is holding an "'I Support Marriage!' graphics contest. I'm not sure if voting is open to the general public, but I urge you to check out some of the "best" graphics thus far. It's always a good idea to stay abreast of the opposition's messaging strategies...

Summary of Iowa Marriage Decision

Posted on April 06, 2009
I've had a chance to read through the Iowa Supreme Court's decision declaring the state's law limiting marriage to male-female couples unconstitutional. The full text of the decision can be found here (PDF). My items of note are as follows. (All quotations from the decision)...

Odds 'N Ends

Posted on April 03, 2009
1. Marriage Equality UpdateSweden has become the 7th country in the world to grant gay and lesbian couples full marriage equality. The Swedish parliament overwhelming supported the measure in a vote of 261-22. Furthermore, according to the Washington Blade:Pink News, which bills itself as Europe?s largest gay news service, reported that six of the seven parties in the Swedish parliament backed the proposal...

On "Real Men," Part II

Posted on April 02, 2009
Yesterday, I wrote about a key similarity between masculism and feminism. Namely, both models seek to eradicate gender stereotypes. Yet, the difference between feminist masculists and non-feminist ones is that, non-feminist men's rights activists deny and seek to preserve male privilege by maintaining the gender stereotypes that are beneficial to men...

On "Real Men," Part I

Posted on April 01, 2009
Believe it or not, I think that feminism and the men's rights movement share an important similarity. Neither of these movements is monolithic, so I'm going to try not to be too general here. Yet, I think that many adherents of both feminism and masculism would agree that gender stereotypes are often harmful, unfair, and de-humanizing...

Catholic Church Envisions "New Feminism"

Posted on March 31, 2009
That paragon of feminism that is the Catholic Church has recently called for a "new feminism" which seeks to promote human rights. Such an aim, of course, is nothing new for what could be thought of as "old feminism" (whatever that is), but I applaud the Catholic Church's sentiment...

Why Women Are Religious: An Evolutionary Argument

Posted on March 30, 2009
I have written several previous posts critiquing male-centric religions that dominate today. One of the reasons that I am not Christian, Jewish, or Muslim is that I don't think it is appropriate or accurate to personify the supreme deity as some sort of male being...

A Public Service Announcement and Some Good News

Posted on March 25, 2009
Via Jimmy Kimmel Live, Portia de Rossi:I thought it was funny. And, I do have to say that, perhaps due to the gay tendency to be creative, our side is at least more funny than the "marriage defense" side in all of its Doom And Gloom The World Is Ending Glory...

Marriage Equality Resources

Posted on March 24, 2009
What follows is a post I wrote many months ago but never posted. Its purpose was to counter a common misperception that particular "marriage defender"holds about LGBT bloggers and those of us who advocate for marriage equality. I want to post this resource list today because I see that many "marriage defenders" hold this misconception about the marriage equality side...

On "Anti-Christian Bigotry"

Posted on March 23, 2009
What does the phrase "anti-Christian bigotry" mean? In general, I think the word bigot is overused. For instance, even though I do think that some people who oppose marriage equality are anti-gay bigots who really do not like gay people, I do not think that all people who oppose marriage equality and other LGBT rights are...

Odds 'N Ends

Posted on March 20, 2009
1. End the LiesThe Human Rights Campaign has launched a web-based project called End the Lies, the purpose of which is "to expose the lies and fear-tactics of anti-LGBT voices and counteract them with respectful dialogue and grassroots action." Some of those included within the wall of those who "use deception and fear to defeat LGBT equality" are the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty (for its "No Mob Veto" ad), Sally Kern (of "homosexuality is the biggest threat our nation has" notoriety), and Maggie Gallagher (for claiming that marriage equality will lead to the "repression" of those who disagree with same-sex marriage)...

Rush and Anti-Intellectualism

Posted on March 19, 2009
I know that Rush Limbaugh is an extremist and part of the Asinine for Attention Hate Club. I know that every response to his Look At Me! Look At ME! statements only gives him more relevancy. But the guy does have a following of millions and uses his large platform to fan the flames of American anger...

"Deep" Thought: #25: A "Marriage Defense" Two-For-One

Posted on March 18, 2009
Some "marriage defenders" have this bizarre idea that marriage equality is a high-profile issue only because marriage equality advocates have made it one. I think some of them genuinely see themselves as neutral policy wonks just trying to make it all silently go away as opposed to people who are busy fanning the flames themselves...

No Longer Quivering

Posted on March 17, 2009
Last week, I wrote about the Christian Patriarchy ("Quiverfull") Movement that opposes any method of birth control and advocates for the submission of women to men. I specifically wondered what it was that would make such a movement appealing to women...

On Re-Victimization

Posted on March 16, 2009
In my real life, I have been working on a piece of writing regarding the complicated issue of domestic violence (DV) among same-sex couples. Not much data exists regarding the prevalence of domestic violence within the LGBT community. There's that whole not-being-counted-in-the-Census bit that causes statistical problems for all sorts of measures...

Odds 'N Ends

Posted on March 13, 2009
1. Christian Patriarchy MovementWell, with respect to adherents of the Quiverfull Movement, I suppose it's nice that at least some people are completely up-front about their patriarchal motives. This conservative Christian movement, which is thought to be a backlash from feminism and its attendant era of relative sexual and reproductive freedom, advocates against using birth control and for restricting women to the roles of mother and wife...

Fannie's 10 Feminist Must-Reads

Posted on March 12, 2009
Professor What If recently wrote about formulating a list of 10 must-read feminist novels. These days the majority of reading I do is of the non-fiction variety, but I do believe I've read 10 good feminist novels in my day. I think it's a fun exercise so here we go...

Life Above All Else?

Posted on March 11, 2009
Abortion is one of those loaded issues that I generally don't write about all that much. I support a woman's right to choose whether to allow another living being to borrow her uterus and body for 9 months, but I'm not entirely comfortable with the idea of ending life...

On Oppression and the Monopoly Of It

Posted on March 10, 2009
Those opposed to gay rights sometimes insist that LGBT rights are not civil rights. Black conservatives, especially, rebuke any comparison to racism or to the black civil rights movement of the 1960s. Shelby Steele, writing for the Wall Street Journal, for instance writes:"It is always both a little flattering and more than a little annoying to blacks when other groups glibly invoke the civil rights movement and all its iconic imagery to justify their agendas for social change...

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