January 2010
8 posts
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Cindy McCain, Wife of Sen. John McCain, Poses for... →
Update on John McCain’s Reaction, after the jump.
Cindy McCain, wife of former GOP Presidential Candidate John McCain, has posed for the NOH8 Campaign, the project from photographer Adam Bouska that was started as a response to California passing Prop 8. Subjects, ranging from activists to celebrities to everyday folks, are photographed with duct tape over their mouths to as a sign that...
Unholy Crusade: More on those Bible Verses on our... →
There’s more coming in surrounding the shocking story I blogged about yesterday in which ABC News revealed that our Military is being armed with rifle scopes that have Christian Bible Scripture imprinted on them. These guns are not only being used by our military in countries like Afghanistan and Iraq, but also being used to train the Iraqi and Afghan soldiers that are supposed to be our...
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition...... →
According to ABC News, our Military is operating in Muslim countries like Afghanistan and Iraq (and elsewhere in the world) with Bible Scripture imprinted on their guns. Not written on the guns, mind you. Actually embedded as part of the design.
Way to convince other countries we’re not on a “Onward Christian Soldiers” Crusade:
The sights are used by U.S. troops in Iraq and...
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Notre Dame Newspaper Issues Weak "Apology" Over... →
In what has to be one of the most weak, pseudo apologies I’ve seen in a long time, the Notre Dame student Newspaper, The Observer, issued an “apology” from the Editorial Staff on Friday for the sickening cartoon it ran that advocated bashing “fruity” gays with a baseball bat.
The piece, called “Responsibility for offensive comic”, starts off okay:
The...
Wow. Apparently Gay Bashing is Funny at Notre Dame →
What a load of anti-LGBT crap.
This gem of a comic strip got the full print treatment in the Notre Dame Student Paper, The Observer:
Character 1: “What’s the easiest way to turn a fruit into a vegetable?”
Character 2: “No idea.”
Character 1: “A baseball bat.”
Get it? Hate crimes bashing fruity LGBT people with a baseball bat are hilarious!
Excuse me...
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Conflicting Signs on DADT Repeal →
There are conflicting opinions coming out of the Military and the Administration on when to move forward on a repeal of the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy barring gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military.
Pentagon legal counsel for Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are saying to wait on the repeal at least another year...
Denise King, Mother of Simmie Williams Jr & LGBT... →
There is sad news from South Florida. Denise King, the mother of slain 17 year old Simmie Williams Jr and LGBT advocate, died unexpectedly at 10pm New Years Eve.
Since Simmie’s death in 2008, Denise King has balanced her grief with the unsolved murder of her openly LGBT child with her desire to make a difference in equal rights for our community, especially LGBT youth.
My husband and I...
November 2009
5 posts
A "Str8" Cologne? Smells like homophobia to me... →
From our friends across the pond at Queeried Magazine, we get “Str8” Cologne, or what they are calling “The Most Homophobic Piece Of Advertising Ever”:
Get it? There’s only one way and it’s to be straight. Brilliant advertising, morons…
I wonder what “str8” smells like? Have at it, Projectors!
The WWJD Hate Crime Inciters are Getting Some... →
I posted the rather unbelievable story last week that got a lot of you talking about Pastor Gary Cass of the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission losing his mind over the passage of the Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Cass and his group of hate-mongers had decided to head to DC on November 16th to protest the Hate Crimes Act in front of the Department of Justice in...
Sunday Funnies: Maine, Mormons, Guy Fawkers, &... →
It was a week of big losses and big victories for the LGBT movement.
But one big winner? Biting satire calling out the ridiculousness of the anti-equality forces.
First up is the Daily Show’s take on the Maine Marriage Vote:
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WWJD? Incite Hate Crimes Against LGBT People,... →
The furious explosion of nutjobs over the passage of the Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act continues…
Our old fundie friend, Pastor Gary Cass of the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission (yeah, that’s clue number one about his point of view), is back at his gay hating ways. But this time he’s taking it to a whole new level. Cass and crew are headed...
LGBT Election Night Results Open Thread: Maine, WA... →
Last night was a big night for LGBT rights and issues- Marriage Equality in Maine, Relationship Recognition in Washington State, and a Human Rights Ordinance in Kalamazoo. Add that to the openly gay candidates (Annise Parker in Houston) and races that effect our movement (the New Jersey Governor’s Race), and you have a busy night for all things LGBT.
We’re going to use this open...
October 2009
15 posts
Obama Signs Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment... →
President Obama announced an end to the HIV Travel and Immigration Ban during the signing ceremony for the vital Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act this afternoon.
The travel ban, a legacy of Jesse Helms, has been in place since 1987. It prevented HIV+ non-U.S. citizens from traveling or immigrating to the United States unless granted a special waiver from the the Department of...
Obama Signs Matthew Shepard/James Byrd Hate Crimes... →
President Obama has just signed the first ever piece of pro-LGBT federal legislation into law.
The Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act was attached to the Defense Authorization Bill and added gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability to existing hate crimes laws.
We have a long way to go, but today is historic. By signing, the President sends a...
Stephen Colbert Wants You to Approve Referendum 71 →
The Colbert Report took aim at Washington State’s Referendum 71 on last night’s episode.
Colbert used his popular “The Word” segment to decimate the opposition to LGBT partnerships. The word was “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and looked at how the anti-LGBT forces were trying to keep the names of petition signers secret. Colbert fires away, telling them,...
The New 'Hate Crimes in Florida' Report →
From the Sun-Sentinel
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The number of reported hate crimes in 2008 decreased statewide but surged in South Florida, with the region’s three counties accounting for the highest numbers in an annual report released Thursday by the Florida Attorney General’s Office.
For a third straight year, Broward County led the state in hate crimes, with 25 reported incidents, a 47 percent jump from...
Criticize Homophobic "No Homo" in Hip Hop and get... →
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, a political analyst and associate professor of education at Teachers College in New York, is learning what we all have known for awhile: Fox News doesn’t like any support of “the gays” or any criticism of the network.
Hill was a talking head on Fox News. Key word being “was.”
HIll had been an outspoken critic of the term “no homo”...
FL Republican Ros-Lehtinen sends out Pro-LGBT... →
South Florida Republican Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who has long been an ally to the LGBT community, sent out a mailer to constituents letting them know exactly where she stand on equality:
Everyone deserves equal treatment and protection under our laws and our Constitution, regardless of their sexual orientation.
(click to enlarge)
Continue reading “FL Republican Ros-Lehtinen...
High School Hand Holding as Punishment... with a... →
The Advocate has a brief story up on a Colorado high school football coach who made two players hold hands and run together as punishment during a recent practice:
Officials from the Aurora Public Schools say they are investigating the claims that Coach Grant Pippert told freshmen Rafael Merced and another student to hold hands and run together after a brief altercation. The two were taunted by...
Need Insane Fundie GOP Congressmembers? There's an... →
This makes me me smile. And it also scares the crap out of me because it is all true. This brilliant video parody of an iPhone App commercial takes aim at the bigoted, homophobic, fear-mongering, racist, misogynistic nut-baggery coming out of the Republicans in Congress:
From the creator of the video at the Waking Up Now Blog
:
Republicans sound like they’re conducting a giant...
Sunday Funnies: InfoMania's 'No Homo' →
The brilliant and irreverent satirist Brian Safi, from my favorite nerdy show on my favorite nerdy channel - InfoMania, is back exploring more LGBT issues and stereotypes as they are portrayed by the clueless media and pop culture. This clip from last week’s show deals with the new hip hop term for not being gay: “No Homo”:
Are you terrified that people may think...
FL LGBT News Rond-Up: Hate Crimes, The Gay Market,... →
Here’s a little round-up of this and that from around the state that I thought you should know! As always, leave more stories and links that we might have missed in the comments!
* Jacksonville’s LGBT youth in crisis have people who help - Agency helps teenagers find foster care, and deal with sexual orientation.
Hate Crimes
* Sheriff: Beatings in South Florida Possibly Hate Crimes...
First Ad Hits the Air for One Kalamazoo's... →
In November, Kalamazoo, Michigan’s ballot initiative over the LGBT-inclusive human rights ordinance will be voted on. The campaign to approve the ordinance, One Kalamazoo, has released it’s new ad: “Neighbors.”
From the campaign:
The ad, starring volunteers and community leaders, was shot in downtown Kalamazoo and explains why a YES vote stands for fairness and...
LGBT Strategy: "My Way or the Highway"? →
LGBT Rights. The Gay Movement. Queer Liberation. Full Equality. The Homosexual Agenda.
All are names that get thrown around in the fight for equal right for LGBTQ people. And all have different connotations and baggage that go along with them. Ask any person what they think the “strategy” for getting rights should be and you’ll get a different answer each time. As GW Bush...
WatchThe Daily Show: Queer and Loathing in D.C.- Tens of thousands of gay rights activists march on D.C., but Fox doesn’t find it worthy of coverage.
Personal Reflections from the National Equality... →
Only time will tell exactly what effect the National Equality March in DC will have. Will the crowds move from the streets of the Capitol back to their home states and districts? I hope so. Will it further the divide between the beltway gays and the grassroots or build much-needed bridges? I’m not holding my breath on that one.
One thing that I don’t have to “wait and see”...
September 2009
7 posts
FL Fundraiser to Prevent LGBT Teen Suicide Gets a... →
The Trevor Project, a national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth, is hosting the Lifeline Event Series, which will take place on September 20, 2009 from 7:00pm-10:00pm, at Halo Lounge, 1625 Michigan Avenue in Miami Beach. The Trevor Project operates the only accredited, nationwide, around-the-clock...
Tampa, FL Gets First Woman, First Openly Lesbian... →
Mayor Pam Iorio appointed the city of Tampa’s first woman and first openly Lesbian Police Chief, Jane Castor.
She will be sworn in on Oct. 1, marking a huge milestone for the city and for the LGBT community. Castor is a mother of two and has served as the department’s liaison to Tampa’s LGBT community.
Castor thanked the people who came before her, making her appointment...
9/11 Remembered: A Flight Attendant's Story →
Many of you may know that I am a former flight attendant. What you may not know is that I was in the air on September 11th, working a flight leaving New York City going to Florida. I worked for an airline that has live TV’s in every seat, so we were some of the few people in the air that actually watched the horrors of that day unfold live. It all started normally enough. The crew of 6...
Maine's Marriage Equality Repeal Makes Ballot: An... →
As expected, equality opponents Stand for Marriage Maine managed to get enough signatures to place Question 1, a repeal of Maine’s newly passed Marriage Equality bill, on the November ballot.
The drive to put the “People’s Veto” on the ballot surpassed the needed 55,087 signatures. The question will appear as:
‘Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex...
Money Well Spent? NOM-Backed Candidate Defeated in... →
Republican Stephen Burgmeier was defeated by Democrat Curt Hanson in a special election to fill Representative John Whitaker’s seat in Iowa. Why was so much attention focused on this small race? And why is it likely to be one of the most expensive House races in Iowa history?
Because it was the first election held since the Iowa Supreme Court legalized gay marriage and the right-wing groups...
I Couldn't Say It Better: Florida Says Yes to... →
This is one of the best juxtapositions of backwards Florida laws I have seen.
Glenna Milberg’s blog, Milberg’s Musings, recently had a great entry called “Who’s Your Daddy”, which looked at two different court cases happening at the same time in South Florida. One was a child abuse case against a man named Loscar Rodriguez, a father who “disciplined” his...
Growing Support for the National Equality March:... →
The momentum for the National Equality March, organized by Equality Across America seems to be reaching a fevered pitch. The March, scheduled for October 10th and 11th in Washington DC, has given blogger Andy Towle of Towleroad a list of over 140 new LGBT leaders and allies who are endorsing the event, whose goal is “equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50...
August 2009
16 posts
Know the Enemy: Christian Family Coalition thinks... →
Not surprisingly, the case fought by the ACLU moving through the appeals court that would strike down Florida’s onerous ban on gays and lesbians adopting has brought out the very worst, and very false, so-called “Christian” groups in force. These groups that raise money through fomenting hate and fear towards the LGBT community continue to lash out as they see themselves called...
Vermont Marriages to Begin at Midnight →
The first same-sex marriages for Vermont are set to begin tomorrow (just after midnight tonight), Tuesday September 1st. Congratulations Vermonters!!
There isn’t expected to be a large rush of marriages in the first days, like there were when Vermont became the first state to offer civil unions in 2000. The 5 month waiting period between the law passing and licenses being offered, as well...
Kentucky Judge says Homeland Security isn't... →
In a story that is sure to get Dick Cheney out of his undisclosed location, a Judge in Kentucky struck down a 2006 state law that required the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to stress:
dependence on Almighty God as being vital to the security of the commonwealth.
That’s right. State Law required the state’s Homeland Security office to give God the credit for keeping...
Awesome Website of the Week: 'God Hates Shrimp' →
Sometimes you just have to smile at the snarky, fun skewering of the anti-LGBT right.
Activists Joe Decker and Ryland Sanders have created my new favorite parody site called “God Hates Shrimp”, a smart poke at people like Fred Phelps, NOM, and other fundie hate groups who use the Bible to beat the community over the head. It’s an old argument given new flair by these creative...
Prop 8 Court Challenge: Judge says San Fran In,... →
Judge Vaughn Walker has denied the request of several LGBT legal groups, including the ACLU, Lambda Legal and NCLR, to join Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8. He also approved the City of San Francisco’s request to join the case. Ted Olson and David Boies will now be joined by San Francisco City Attorney David Herrera as the lawyers in...
No Wonder Letterman is Beating Conan in the... →
Self-promoting king, Donald Trump, appeared on Letterman last night to talk about the Miss Universe contest. Not surprisingly, Carrie Prejean came up, with Trump touting her “great beauty” as reason for caring about her opinions…
Gotta love some late night misogyny from the Donald. Sigh.
Letterman took the opportunity to take a stand for marriage equality:
Anybody who wants...
Justice Department Hires New LGBT Liaison →
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has hired Matt Nosanchuk, a former staffer for Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), to serve as a a senior counselor and a representative to the LGBT community.
Nosanchuk, who is openly gay, has worked for the DOJ’s Office of Policy Development and handled judiciary and civil rights issues. He also advised the Obama campaign on LGBT issues during the...
Anchorage Mayor Vetoes LGBT Rights Ordinance: The... →
It looks like we won the battle against discrimination and no one bothered to tell us! At least that seems to be the opinion of Mayor Dan Sullivan of Anchorage, Alaska.
Sullivan has vetoed an ordinance that would ban discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in Anchorage. The ordinance passed last week by a 7-4 vote.
In a statement, Sullivan said he sees no need for...
FL Rep. Alcee Hastings Speaks Out for Gay Iraqis →
Rep. Alcee Hastings of Miramar, Florida has issued a scathing statement against the extreme violence against gays and lesbians in Iraq. The Human Rights Watch has released a 67 page report detailing a wide-reaching campaign of extrajudicial executions, kidnappings, and torture of gay men that began in early 2009.
Hastings, who has been an outspoken advocate for LGBT rights (including opposing...
Gay Geek iPhone App Review: My Gay Agenda →
I just love cheeky gay humor.
I recently got a request on twitter from a new iPhone Application called “My Gay Agenda.” My curiosity was piqued by the humor of their tweets so I checked into the App and ended up downloading it.
The calendar/scheduling app describes itself as “witty, discreet and virtually leather bound- sort of like that married advertising exec you met through...
Weird Science: A Laughable New "Scientific" Study... →
Sometime you just have to shake your head when right-wing fundamentalists claim to use science…
A new “study” has been released, conveniently on the heels of the American Psychological Association adopting a resolution calling on mental health professionals to stop telling clients that they can change their sexual orientation through therapy or other treatments, claiming a 53%...
Florida Governor Charlie Crist Asked to Issue... →
The Palm Beach Human Rights Council, a nonprofit organization founded in 1988 that is dedicated to dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, has asked Governor Charlie Crist to sign an executive order to prevent discrimination in state employment, including LGBT Floridians.
The Council’s move comes after a similar comprehensive...
Cry Me a River: 'Focus on the Family' Running Out... →
I’m not smiling at the misfortune of the fundies. Really, I’m not.
The good folks over at Amplify got a pleading letter from Focus on the Fundraising… er… “Focus on the Family” whining about the hard economic times and what looks to be a 6 Million Dollar budget shortfall:
Right now we’re facing a serious budget shortfall that threatens our ability to...
ACLU Wins Yulee Florida High School GSA Suit →
Great news from the ACLU of Florida in the lawsuit they filed against the Nassau County, Florida School Board for denying a Gay-Straight Alliance to form. Readers may remember that the Administrators from the School Board of Nassau County, Florida unlawfully denied students’ requests for permission to form a GSA at Yulee High School and Yulee Middle School, stating:
that groups with names...
Daniel Radcliffe Teams Up with the Trevor Project... →
What a magical match up!
Daniel Radcliffe, the star of Harry Potter, has made a major donation to our friends at The Trevor Project, the non-profit organization that operates the only nationwide suicide-prevention helpline for LGBTQ youth.
The 20-year-old actor joined The Trevor Project’s Circle of Hope, a community of major donors which plays an essential role in providing the financial...