This is fairly close to my hometown. I am shocked. But in a happy way.
This thread makes me smile seeing the little victories and battles occurring regarding our rights in the greater US and world. Thanks to everyone for posting them so I can see our rights marching on.
Living in Kansas it feels like a world so far removed from daily life. Sadly; I don't foresee things changing here any time soon and federal rights like Social Security, Visa rights, or taxes are based on the state you live. So, on the day of the ruling in the Supreme Court nothing changed for me and all the others living in the other 37 states that outlaw same-sex marriage.
Someday we'll all have equal rights in this nation. I'd feel lucky if it changed in the next decade or two in the truly entrenched conservative areas of our nation like my home state. I refuse to move from here because I love Kansas and the people that live here. I have faith that they do respect me as a person and it's a vocal minority that stands against our rights. I just hope things change sooner than I expect because it's painful to see what my partner and I could have if we lived somewhere else.
Actually I do believe that federal rights, such as Social Security apply, regardless of the state laws. It is my belief that getting married in another state that has gay marriage, makes it official on a federal level, regardless of whether or not your home state recognizes the marriage. Of course I'd also suggest talking to a lawyer to get an "official" answer,
Stephen Fry posted a really good open letter about the whole Russian Olympics situation.
Isn't Orson Scott Card on the NOM board? I'm surprised that he'd support a "No Wiggins" campaign.
Isn't Orson Scott Card on the NOM board? I'm surprised that he'd support a "No Wiggins" campaign.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who had that thought.
Anti-Gay group Straight Pride UK is abusing the DMCA takedown process to censor work by a journalist. No surprise there—the DMCA is twisted for all kinds of dumb purposes. The inexplicable part? The hate group filed a takedown on... its own press release. How dare you say that we said the words that we wrote in a press release.
A little bit of positive news:
http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/t...
Turkey to become second majority Muslim nation to protect sexual minorities from discriminationTurkey’s Constitutional Consensus Committee agreed Monday that sexual orientation be added to a section of a draft new constitution – which if passed would make it only the second majority Muslim country to protect sexual minorities
Prop. 8 is dead.
Good riddance.
So... /thread?
Phoenix Rev wrote:Prop. 8 is dead.
Good riddance.
So... /thread?
A. Not while a lot of other states have the same thing going.
B. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I love this thread, it's my favorite thread since the Presidential Election thread shut down.
ClockworkHouse wrote:Phoenix Rev wrote:Prop. 8 is dead.
Good riddance.
So... /thread?
A. Not while a lot of other states have the same thing going.
B. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I love this thread, it's my favorite thread since the Presidential Election thread shut down. :(
Pretty sure Clock was kidding, as she's well aware of the (justified and worthwhile) scope creep that's turned this into the unofficial same sex rights catch-all thread
Phoenix Rev wrote:Prop. 8 is dead.
Good riddance.
So... /thread?
Clockers gonna clock.
Not sure if this is the right place, but one of the WWE's current superstars just came out.
Does it have to be missionary every time? Sometimes I had a hard work out and my arms are kind of rubbery.
And does oral sex count as "facing eachother"? I like to think of that as the maximum level of facing someone. You cannot possible get more face than that.
I am just plumbing the depths of the Mexican standard as I am hoping to vacation there with my wife in the next few years, and I am concerned that I might be stoned or burned as a homosexual should it come out that there may have been some downward facing dog or reverse cowgirl going on. Because unfortunately, they will likely suspect my wife as a man due to her knowledge of mathematics and science, and lack of ability to crochet.
plumbing the depths
An aide suggests that homosexuality could be linked to biology: “Americans can, with almost a 90 percent success rate, identify gay people by their face alone,” he says.“No, that's because they shave,” Chan said. “And I also think they could take hormone shots.”
I am really struggling to understand how anyone can be this much of an ignorant human being. It really must take a lot of work.
The inherent and staggering idiocy in the councilwoman aside, is there a citation anywhere for the factoid the aid threw out? My google-fu is weak, but I wasn't able to find anything anywhere. (It lines up with personal experience and anecdotal evidence, but I was curious if this was in a paper anywhere. It'd be fun to smack idiots with.)
I idemtify most gay people because they are laughing or smiling. Oh wait, do we mean homosexual? Never mind... that is how I identify happy people.
Phoenix Rev wrote:An aide suggests that homosexuality could be linked to biology: “Americans can, with almost a 90 percent success rate, identify gay people by their face alone,” he says.“No, that's because they shave,” Chan said. “And I also think they could take hormone shots.”
I am really struggling to understand how anyone can be this much of an ignorant human being. It really must take a lot of work.
The inherent and staggering idiocy in the councilwoman aside, is there a citation anywhere for the factoid the aid threw out? My google-fu is weak, but I wasn't able to find anything anywhere. (It lines up with personal experience and anecdotal evidence, but I was curious if this was in a paper anywhere. It'd be fun to smack idiots with.)
I can't find anything under "gaydar" in any medical journal. I think he pulled it out of his ass.
I can't find anything under "gaydar" in any medical journal. I think he pulled it out of his ass.
Disgusting!
Gov. Christie to sign ban on Conversion therapy
I'm confused... is Christie trying to make himself unable to get through the primaries... or hoping to position himself for a good 3rd party/independent run?
Either way, good on him for working to get this crap banned in his area.
EDIT: And for the love of all that is holy with your sanity, don't read the comments... though I love that the guy arguing that conversion therapy is totally good and wonderful has picked the name Village Idiot.
Gov. Christie to sign ban on Conversion therapy
I'm confused... is Christie trying to make himself unable to get through the primaries... or hoping to position himself for a good 3rd party/independent run?
To be fair, he might be looking to his more immediate future at this point, since he's already filed his papers to run for re-election in 2013 for the Governorship of one of the most liberal states in the country. His presidential campaign might get some of the air sucked out of it if he gets beat in this one.
Now if only he'd sign the marriage equality bill for his state...
At least his current public stance on that one was "I want the voters to decide this instead of the legislature" and not "gays are icky", which is a step up from a lot of his peers (although privately it's probably still the latter).
Sweet, can't wait for them to be picked up by a publisher who isn't a bigoted ass, and make a boatload of money!
Publisher drops book days before publication rather than refer to author's partner in his bio
Note to self: never buy anything published by Sweetwater Books/Cedar Fort Publishing.
If god is so concerned about how the penis is used why is putting it in any other hole even physically possible? It doesn't seem like it would take a great feat of design/engineering to have made it fit solely into a human vagina and nothing else.
I do not think one is supposed to think about it enough to ask these sorts of questions.
If god is so concerned about how the penis is used why is putting it in any other hole even physically possible? It doesn't seem like it would take a great feat of design/engineering to have made it fit solely into a human vagina and nothing else.
Spoiler:I do not think one is supposed to think about it enough to ask these sorts of questions.
Right? Omniscient, my conveniently-shaped-arse.
EDIT - dammit - I missed a gag there. Because He gave us free willy.
"willy" is a colloquialism for penis in Englandland
In America, too.
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