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» Blame (God) Game…
Should God be blamed for Proposition 8's passage? [San Francisco Chronicle] |
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But no. Our 43rd commander-in-chief wants to publish his memoirs as soon as he gets out of office, despite the fact that no one is buying books in this bad economy, and no one wants to buy a book written by the guy who gave us this bad economy. So that's a double neg. |
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» Silver Lining…
"Leonor and Armando Garzon, who came to Queens from Bogota in 2001 to be at the bedside of their son Edgar in the days before he died from a gay-bashing in Jackson Heights, have passed their citizenship exam and become naturalized citizens. They worked for seven years to see to it that the perpetrators of the murder of their son were brought to justice and, on October 17, John McGhee was sentenced to 22 years for that crime." [GCN] |
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» "Baffling."
"In spite of what seems to be sweeping approval for a progressive agenda, Latino support of Prop. 8 has exposed an entrenched bias against homosexuality at once profound and confounding… Yet even as civil rights in America have come so far, Latinos still suffer keenly under the heel of oppression… The irony of Latino support for Prop. 8 is sad. That a community that continues to struggle for basic rights would deny them to another is particularly baffling. A marginalized minority — Latinos — voting to take away the rights of another marginalized group — gays and lesbians — is like the kid who's picked on in the third grade and only makes some headway when a punier kid comes along to take the punches instead." [CNN] |
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» Obviously…
"Rural and evangelical voters propelled Arkansas to adopt one of the nation's few bans against unmarried couples becoming foster or adoptive parents." [POQ] |
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» Building Up…
"President-elect Barack Obama could be looking back to find the future leader of the American financial system. Larry Summers, President Clinton's last treasury secretary, is reportedly at the top of the list of candidates being considered to fill the role of chief financial officer of the government." [ABC News] |
» O's Pink Push…
Gay media mogul David Geffen called Barack Obama after his 2004 Democratic National Convention speech and said, "You're going to run for president and I'm going to support you." Obama balked at the time, but finally agreed two years later. The gays can be very persuasive. [LA Times] |
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While health officials hope to lift the nation's colonial-era ban on "buggery," more conservative politicians are pulling out all the stops to keep the prohibition in place. One civil servant went to so far as to argue that lifting a ban on anal sex would lead to personal injury for participants. The High Court, however, wasn't buying it: "In several countries where ban has been lifted (from gay sex), no one has claimed that the act is injurious. Even WHO does not say that it causes injuries to people involved in such acts," a bench comprising Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice S Muralidhar remarked while hearing arguments being made on behalf of senior VHP leader B P Singhal that such acts cause injuries to private parts of the people who indulge in gay sex and that it should not be allowed even between consenting adults. No evidence was submitted, and the court later remarked "human beings are the same everywhere." That simple, yet powerful statement comes after the court denounced claims that homosexuality's a disease. |
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» No Mormon…
Huffington Post's Mario Ruiz is not pleased with the Mormon Church's leading role in passing Proposition 8. So, like others, he's urging you - yes, you! - to sign a petition revoking the church's tax-exempt status. [HuffPo] |
» "Why Some Americans Don't Have Reason to Celebrate:"
"Sorry to be the buzz-kill at the liberal victory-party, but this election has been a historic nightmare for millions of gay Americans. In Florida, Arizona, and California propositions have been passed to amend state constitutions, permanently enshrining second-class citizenship into law. America has taken a tremendous step backward — actively revoking rights granted to citizens by state constitutions — though you'd never know it from most of the punditry and pontificating. Drunk on Obama victory, commentators are busy idealizing the American electorate, waxing rhapsodic about the inherent goodness of the American spirit, the progress it has made, and its tolerant essence." [HuffPo] |
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• He swears, saying "fuck" a lot. Read: He's an angry, angry man! This is especially important because the GOP will be called racist if they try to make Obama out to be an angry black man. • Emanuel is a ballet dancer. Read: He's a fairy and won't be able to stand up to terrorists! |
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Okay. So Prop 8 passed. Alright, I get it. 51% of you think that I am a second class citizen. Alright then. So my wife, uh I mean, roommate? Girlfriend? Special lady friend? You are gonna have to help me here because I am not sure what to call her now. Oooo, California, Etheridge sure told you! |
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» Concession.
The "No on 8" campaign conceded defeat today and accepts the fact that Proposition 8 has passed. They vow, however, to keep fighting for equality. |
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You know, the one where a black man was elected president, but gay marriage got trounced in three states? Yeah, it was emotional and Eleveld, seen here interviewing Barack Obama, had to get some things off her chest: Wednesday morning, I awoke red with anger and blue with sadness even as tears of joy had graced my face for progress the night before. Eleveld goes on to discuss how Obama told her he approaches gay rights from a strategic perspective, and concludes by suggesting that gay activists should be sure not to forget other struggles - i.e. hate crimes, employment non-discrimination - in the quest for marriage: "…Let us not deify marriage to the exclusion of pursuits like employment nondiscrimination, hate-crime protections, and basic partnership recognition. Perhaps we can embrace the lessons of history — and even smile in the knowledge that the path to freedom is not always straight." |