Miscellaneous

But At Least He's Anti-Choice and Doesn't Want Gay People to Marry...

Posted on January 24, 2008
"A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks.The study concluded that the statements 'were part of an orchestrated campaign that effectively galvanized public opinion and, in the process, led the nation to war under decidedly false pretenses...

Question: Who are bigots whose actions discredit the anti-gay industry?

Posted on January 24, 2008
Answer: "Marriage defenders" who picket funerals of slain soldiers and movie stars because "God hates fags."I can't decide if Phelps and Co. are mentally unwell or if they picket funerals just to get attention for themselves. Perhaps both. Whatever the case, the only positive to come from this disgusting display of hatred and disrespect is that it helps turn the masses off from the anti-gay movement...

Leftist Gender Warrior! Dun-dun-dun!

Posted on January 23, 2008
As if on cue, and fitting nicely into today's book review of Shut Up & Sing, previous Red Scare Award winner and anti-feminist blogger "Fitz" today provided another case study in conservative/anti-gay/anti-feminist propaganda.Bemoaning "leftist gender warriors especially in our universities," Fitz elaborated on his recent article where he declared that advocates of marriage equality are "America's enemies...

Book Review: Shut & Sing

Posted on January 23, 2008
Right off the bat I should tell you, I did not have high hopes for Laura Ingraham's anti-liberal book Shut Up & Sing (not to be confused with the Dixie Chicks documentary of the same name). The premise of the book is that so-called "elites" are stupid, evil, and ruining America...

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Denialism, the Masses, and an Independent Judiciary

Posted on January 22, 2008
I recently came across the denialism blog, a ScienceBlog dedicated to discussing the problem of denialists.What's a denialist, you might ask?Well, Denialism is:"the employment of rhetorical tactics to give the appearance of argument or legitimate debate, when in actuality there is none...

Wait, Who's Destroying Families? Another Case of Political Hypocrisy

Posted on January 21, 2008
The anti-gay prosecutor, Chuck Rosenthal (R), who argued before the US Supreme Court that sodomy laws should be upheld may be fired after the "discovery of e-mails containing sexually explicit videos, racist jokes and what is described as torrid love notes to his executive secretary...

Yes, CLEARLY, This Conclusion is INESCAPABLE!

Posted on January 18, 2008
More HIV/AIDS (mis)information linked to from Lifesite:"South Africa and the neighboring countries of Botswana and Swaziland have the highest rate of HIV/AIDS infection in the world and also the highest rate of condom distribution.The conclusion is inescapable that more condoms mean more cases of AIDS and more deaths...

The Schizophrenia of Civil Unions

Posted on January 18, 2008
As you may know, New Hampshire's legislature passed a law legalizing same-sex civil unions. This law went into effect January 1, 2008. Lest any marriage defenders worry, though, civil unions are totally not marriage. For, marriage and civil unions, we all know, are separate [but equal?] institutions...

ENDA: Divide and Conquer?

Posted on January 17, 2008
I have put off writing about the ENDA debate for several reasons, the primary one being that I am frustrated by much of the debate and commentary surrounding the legislation that is occurring within the LGBT community. Rather than uniting all non-heterosexuals and allies, we have let the existing transphobia outside of our community divide us...

Thank You Captain Obvious

Posted on January 17, 2008
British researchers have found "that clowns are universally disliked by children. Some found them quite frightening and unknowable." Eeep!Now, if we can just get rid of creepy Santas in shopping malls...

Congratulations to Congress!

Posted on January 16, 2008
I'd like to take a minute to congratulate Congress on the recent pay raise they gave themselves. Woop woop!In 2008, they will receive $4,100 more than they made in 2007, bringing their salaries to a total of $169,300.Since Congress recently raised the federal minimum wage for hardworking low-income persons to $5...

Book Review: The Future of Marriage, Part II

Posted on January 16, 2008
This is a continuation of my book report on David Blankenhorn's anti-gay marriage book, The Future of Marriage.In Part I of my review, I ended with this thought: What the definition of marriage is, to me, seems less relevant than the policy reasons for and against allowing gay people to get married...

Save the (Girl) Cheerleaders...

Posted on January 15, 2008
Now, I was never the biggest fan of cheerleading when I was a youngster. Mainly, I didn't understand why girls were expected to remain on the sidelines cheering for boys who were seen as the "real" athletes. Okay, I still sort of feel that way. I admit...

Book Review: The Future of Marriage, Part I

Posted on January 15, 2008
To begin, I must admit that I approached David Blankenhorn's book The Future of Marriage with some trepidation, as I know that he is against extending marriage to same-sex couples. After reading the book, however, I have to give him credit for approaching the issue with more respect than most on his "side...

Can We Just Stop with the Knee-Jerks? On Clinton's MLK Comments.

Posted on January 14, 2008
[Disclaimer: I am an undecided voter]Let's all stop, take a deep breath, and actually read a presidential candidate's full transcript before we start calling her racist. Okay?There is a new presidential/blogosphere/media uproar regarding comments that Hillary Clinton made regarding the civil rights movement...

My Favorite Recent Spam Emails Received

Posted on January 14, 2008
The other day, I took a walk through my email spam folder. I must say, much of the headline content was surprising. Admittedly, I didn't open any of the messages so I don't know what was actually contained (okay, I opened a couple out of curiosity)...

Coming Out Fridays! From the Baby Jesus to Baby Dykes

Posted on January 11, 2008
The following guest blog is part of Fannie's Room's "Coming Out Stories" series. In the following post, regular reader and sometimes commenter, "Hammerpants" recounts her coming out process. Knowing "Hammerpants" in real life (one could say that she's my "committed friend"), I thought that many would find her perspective and self-realization interesting...

What?! You Mean There's No Single Black Spokesperson?

Posted on January 10, 2008
I'm confused.African-American civil rights leader, and head of the NAACP, Julian Bond supports marriage equality, calling it a "civil rights issue."But..."Rev" Ken Hutcherson, a Black ex-NFL player, opposes marriage equality, saying that it's not a civil rights issue...

Chuck Norris Doesn't Just Promote a Candidate...

Posted on January 09, 2008
He roundhouse kicks him into the presidency![bad Chuck Norris joke?]But seriously? A serious presidential candidate is using Chuck Norris, who writes "political commnentary" such as this, as an endorser and spokesman? One particularly, ahem, deep thought within Chuck Norris' article is this:"So did Romney's Internet-transmitted roundhouse connect with Mike or me? While he tried to kick both of us, he ended up only creating a whiff of air by his bypassing foot, which propelled him spinning around like an inexperienced martial arts fighter and getting clocked by Huckabee's left hook in Iowa!" Hee hee hee...

Real Presidents Don't Cry

Posted on January 09, 2008
Apparently, Hillary Clinton "teared up" at a New Hampshire stop. The burning questions are these, did actual tears roll from her eyes, or did they just sit there all welled up? And, are Clinton's detractors now going to call her a hysterical woman rather than an unemotional bitch?Oh wait...

Fun Political Quiz for You!

Posted on January 08, 2008
Shoutout to Dr. Joan Bushwell's Chimp Refuge for showcasing this quiz that let's you rank issues that are important to you and compare your score with the stances that all of the presidential candidates have taken.I found this quiz more satisfying than similar quizzes as you get to assign a weight of each issue's importance to you...

Because Who Wants to be Turned Into a Toad?

Posted on January 08, 2008
Did you know that there is a "stunning phenomenon" of Americans who identify as "witches"? Yeah, I already knew that too. But WorldNutDaily is presenting such info as breaking news in its self-described "elite" monthly newsletter, Whistleblower.What I find entertaining about the article, is that it raises several questions, (which seem more fitting for an audience of 10-year-olds, rather than adults, but I digress):"What is witchcraft? Is it the same as Wicca? Is it a form of Satan worship, as critics allege? Or can witches be good? Can they really cast spells that somehow call forth the spirits beyond the world of nature to help them accomplish their will ? whether good or evil? Is magic real? Why do witches often perform their ceremonies naked? And most of all, why do so many people today aspire to be witches?" And proving the maxim that when some people tout "freedom of religion" they really only mean freedom to practice Christianity, WorldNut continues,"Wicca is an official, legal religion in the U...

Troubling Facts About Abstinence-Only Education

Posted on January 07, 2008
Abstinence-only education, while it can be appealing in the abstract, doesn't work out there in the real world. A real world that, you know, promotes and sells sex to all of us. President Bush has promoted abstinence-only sex education and the federal government has attached abstinence-only provisions to the receipt of federal grants...

My Opinion of Iowa Just Hit the Shitter

Posted on January 04, 2008
Mike Huckabee? Seriously?Republicans outside of Iowa will not be this stupid in '08.Right?[ADDENDUM: Iowa Democrats deserve our applause, however, as they had record turnout of 220,588 compared to 114,000 Republicans!]

Repeal and Replace: A Guest Blog About Gays in the Military

Posted on January 04, 2008
Many of the women I know who are or were in the military are gay. In fact, I sort of wonder how the military thinks it would have substantial numbers of women serving if lesbians truly did not serve their country. Anyway, I even know some gay men and transgender persons who have served...

Donor Daddies are Baby Daddies Too!

Posted on January 03, 2008
Yesterday I happened upon an article exposing the debate over alternative reproducive technology (ie- sperm and egg donation, but mostly sperm donation). Some, it seems, are framing this latest war as an issue of the "the rights of children to be raised by biological parents versus the rights of 'selfish' adults who want to have children...

To Clear the Air: Is Opine a Modern-Day Scooby-Doo Gang?

Posted on January 02, 2008
It's been brought to my attention that the idiots at anti-gay group blog Opine Idiotorials are accusing me of posting under multiple names at Opine.Long story short:I'm not. I haven't posted there since I wrote this articleThe Opiners, of course, have no way of proving that I am posting under multiple names...

The Global Warming "Hoax"

Posted on January 02, 2008
At the risk of making a huge generalization, I must ask this:Why do so many religious conservatives doubt that humans are causing global warming?Seriously, I peruse many conservative websites, many of them religious in nature, and I notice an odd trend...

Happy New Year('s Eve)!

Posted on December 31, 2007
Hello? *tap* *tap* Is anyone reading this? I have a hunch that many readers are off of work today (and therefore, not bored and reading my blog), on vacation, away from their computers, or preparing for tonight's New Year's festivities.So, to those of you reading this, "Hi...

Friday Bonus Blog: Portly Dyke's Funny Feminist Prank

Posted on December 28, 2007
This might be the funniest feminist prank I've read about, ever.And, can I just say that Teh Portly Dyke ("That's me -- 5 Feet, 51 years old, 155 Lbs. Get over it.") is one of my favorite bloggers to read. And not just because she once pulled shennanigans such as above...

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