Comments on: HEADLINES: NH Marriage & Trans Rights, Michelle Obama, Naked Japanese Boy Bander

By: Alec

Alec — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:25:41 +0000

@Kevin@BGFH: Yes I hope so as well. We’re far too Puritan about these matters. I think my generation will be a bit more understanding (I’m so-called Gen Y), but hey, we assumed as much with the Boomers and look where that got us.

If the recent sexting phenomenon is any indication, they’re in for a brutal run. At least Mr. Lam didn’t have to defend himself against the charge of being a teenage sex offender.

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:12:45 +0000

@Ali: I’ll further clarify that the election Mr. Lam is running for is a provincial one (in British Columbia), not federal. In BC. the NDP is in fact, the opposition party (no third party currently holds seats in the legislature).

By: Bruno

Bruno — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:45:38 +0000

The NH committee can only recommend to kill these bills, they are still going to be voted on in the full senate:

http://www.theunionleader.com/.....67d07ae1cf

Deborah Reynolds is the culprit on the marriage bill, joining the 2 Republicans on the committee and breaking with the 2 other Democrats. All 5 gave the transgender community the shaft today.

By: Bruno

Bruno — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:39:11 +0000

I think it’s time those in the state of New York focus on these Senate Republicans who are setting back gay rights in a crucial state at every juncture. We may hate what Diaz does, but he wouldn’t be able to wield any power in the situation at all without these stubborn, hateful legislators to back him up.

As for New Hampshire, I’m not surprised. The fact that Vermont passed SSM makes me think they’re even more averse to it next door, and I always expected NH to be the last New England state to adopt SSM. Although Rhode Island is giving it a good run.

By: ousslander

ousslander — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:23:22 +0000

Now isn’t John Berry an UNcle Mary for working for people who don’t believe he should have equal rights?

By: Kevin@BGFH

Kevin@BGFH — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:14:29 +0000

@Alec: Hmmmm, possibly. But I’d like to think that over time, such “youthful indiscretions” will be overlooked much like we now seem to be able to get past politicians’ collegiate experimentations with drugs.

By: Ali

Ali — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:12:03 +0000

The name is “New Democratic Party”. They’re most commonly known as the NDP. They are in opposition but that’s not part of their party name.

Also: the former candidate is gay and young, the Facebook photos were friends-only causing a number of questions about privacy, and yep, he’s been replaced by another young candidate who is married and “uncontroversial”. And the gay community knows exactly what that’s about. You wouldn’t think we’d be thrown under the bus up here in Canada, but here we are.

By: Alec

Alec — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:51:54 +0000

If those photos are too compromising, the Facebook/MySpace generation is going to have a tough time of it when it comes time to select future political candidates. We’ll be stuck with sexually repressed, asocial teetotalers.

By: RM

RM — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:43:46 +0000

“Not ready for gay marriage”

I doubt South Carolina wasn’t ready for the end of slavery, but we didn’t wait around for them to get over their insecurities.

Fuck Reynolds and anyones else who thinks that’s a legimitate reason to continue injustice.