Bishop Harry Jackson of Hope Christian Church in Ohio promised 100 pastors and 1,000 churchgoers at yesterday’s protest rally in Washington D.C., where he demanded the City Council reject its own unanimous approval of recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriage. But Jackson might have got ahead of himself. Predicting the rally would begin an Armageddon, only 100 people showed up. To be fair, Jackson did bring the star power: CRAZY PERSON AND FORMER MAYOR MARION BARRY!
Just how crazy is Marion Barry?
So crazy that he showed up to Jackson’s rally to protest the pro-gay marriage amendment — which he co-sponsored!
CRAZY PERSON!
How about we take this to the next level?
Our newsletter is like a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.
Sure, he missed the City Council’s vote (the 13-member panel voted 12-0 in favor), but that’s because he was having a kidney transplant, he says. All is better now, but maybe he’s still on the meds, because yesterday he insisted he never co-sponsored the bill — “I didn’t sign anything” — even though his signature can be seen on the document!
CRAZY PERSON!
The Council’s co-president Jason Shedlock also confirms Barry, along with all of the other 12 Councilmembers, co-sponsored the measure.
CRAZY PERSON!
This, from a guy whose mayoral tenure is noted for its gay support.
CRAZY PERSON!
Yesterday he joined Bishop Jackson — who says he would “rather be Biblically courageous than politically correct — chanting “No to same-sex marriage, no to same-sex marriage.”
CRAZY PERSON!
But all craziness aside, how does this affect D.C.’s move to recognize other states’ same-sex marriages? Washington Blade:
Barry’s opposition to the amendment changes what gay rights advocates had hoped would be a routine vote of approval for the amendment at the May 5 Council meeting. After the Council voted unanimously for the measure during the “first reading” April 7, most Council observers expected the marriage amendment would be approved as part of a consent resolution, where the Council passes a number of non-controversial bills at the same time by voice vote without debate.
Now, Barry is likely to exercise his right as a Council member to remove the measure from the consent calendar and demand a full discussion and roll call vote, Council observers said. Gay activists believed the overwhelming majority of other Council members would remain firm in their support for the marriage recognition measure.
During Tuesday’s rally, Bishop Jackson called on the crowd to speak out against same-sex marriage on moral and religious grounds. He also described as sound public policy that marriage be kept as a union only between a man and a woman.
Wayne
The crack long ago racked his brains. In any event, he is exactly the kind of kook that NOM recruites.
Helga Von Ornstein
Doesn’t the crowd size alone speak volumes of the “importance” of what these old farts have to say? I would have no doubt well over half of the Sunday congregations of these “men of god” wish they had somewhere else to go.
Michael vdB
Well, at least we see one good reason to say no to drugs. But politicians don’t seem to need drugs to be able to put their foot in their mouths.
hephaestion
The combined IQ of everyone at that rallt was about 43, and worst of all was that moron “Bishop Harry Jackson” who was idiot enough to suggest that the government get out of the issuing of marriage licences and leave it to churches! Ha! So has it ocurred to him that the United Church of Christ and the Unitarians would then be able to legally confirm gay marriages? Ha! My 2-year-old nephew has more brains than that so-called Bishop.
jackpacer
it’s funny how religious black pastors become when talking about gay marriage. They seem to forget that going out to the club, have sex with different women every night, Fathering 8 children by 8 different mothers, Drugging and drinking and being materialistic whore isn’t a sin too
ben
wow that video is terrifying, even if there aren’t that many people there.
Alec
@jackpacer: Not very different from the Catholics who seem to forget that remarriage is a grave sin. Why isn’t Archbishop Dolan protesting that?
Oaklander
The best thing that prop 8 did for us: unveiled who our enemy is. I wont give a rat’s ass about Black Civil Liberties until the Black Community cares about mine.
jrd
@ Hephaestion: Or we just organize a “Church of Christ of the Homosexuals” and really piss in their Cheerios.
I find the attendance hilarious because people in Los Angeles over the weekend waited HOURS in line by the THOUSAND for the Grilled Cheese Invitational this year, and all he could muster was 100 people, 60 of which probably were in the group that asked him to speak. This is a show of how insignificant and pathetic the far right has gotten.
(No, I am not joking about the Grilled Cheese Invitational, btw)
Chitown Kev
OK, stop it with the race baiting people! Especially you Oaklander
This crackhead Marion Barry has the stunningly unmitigated GALL to call gay marriage immoral. Methinks Barry may still have a case of “the vapors.” If you know what I mean.
You betcha.
Sandushinka
It’s amazing to see Marion Barry saying he’s a moral politician and we have to pit “morality against immorality”. Here’s his marital history:
Blantie Evans (married 1962, divorced 1964)
Mary M. Treadwell (married 1972, divorced 1977)
Effi Slaughter (married 1978, divorced 1993)
Cora Masters (married 1994, divorced 2003)
tarxien
And in 1990, while still married, he was caught in a hotel room with yet another woman, and crack cocaine. Marriage = ONE man and ONE woman? Pathetic hypocrite. It’s a long time since I read a bible. But I do remember that Jesus seemed to despise hypocrites more than just about every other type of sinner.
Thom
Economic issues matter and marriage is an economic issue. Studies show that married people are slightly healthier (less costs) and wealthier (pay more taxes) than their single counterparts and this is true for gay people as well. Therefore, it is in the state’s best economic interest to grant marriage equality. This is because there are thousands of rights and responsibilities associated with the legal contract of marriage (yes, it is a legal contract).
Chitown Kev
@tarxien:
and in 1987 with Karen Johnson. Oh, they covered that one up, though!
strumpetwindsock
@jackpacer:
Yeah, I know. I’ve never seen white people behave like that.
(For the benefit of the boneheaded literalists, I will point out that I am being facetious)
ksu499
The bitch set him up!
strumpetwindsock
@jrd:
You already did:
http://www.ucc.org/lgbt/
Nickadoo
@Oaklander: So for all of you keeping score at home, two wrongs now do equal a right.
Alec
@Nickadoo: No kidding. I love the idea that everything is tit for tat. Like Jasmyne Cannick’s refusal to support immigration reform until gays had all of their rights (VERY ironic coming from that one).
Oaklander: Remember how um, you’ll be hurting black gay men and lesbians as well. Or do they not register?
Captain Freedom
If Marion Barry is the BEST person they could find to represent “morality” than we have already won!
Chitown Kev
@Alec:
Oh, don’t even get me started on She Who Shall Not be Named
Alec
@Chitown Kev: I can’t resist. She embodies virtually all of the stereotypes associated with political correctness run amok. Reading that blog reminded me of why I stopped going to gay support group meetings in undergrad.
Chitown Kev
@Alec:
Well, I would really appreciate it if Miss Thang wouldn’t presume to speak for all black gay people.
RichardR
Unable to watch those clips all the way through. Unbearable. On so many levels.
Usually Tony Perkins projects some credibility. Even he seems to be losing it.
Hooray.
atdleft
@Wayne: Can we now call them NOMbies? Oh, and make sure you keep your fresh brain away from the NOMbies. They must have eaten Marion Berry’s. 😉
atdleft
@Oaklander: Please stop it. Let me give you 5 letters: NAACP.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid73682.asp
Need I say more?
Dabq
He must be back on that stuff, or planning on running for mayor again, just a two bit disgusting hypocrite.
And, Oaklander, while I’m not a black poster, I for one would deny you ‘rights’ to anything decent just because you are no better than the average race baiter, but, sadly there are more than a few in the glbt community who have major issues with blacks, and, then they wonder why even black gays won’t get involved in the gay rights movement?
Cam
Ok, I live in DC…and in DC you can throw a rally for dog turd appriciation and get more people to show up than that guy got at the rally. This is what happened with Marion.
This pastor went to him and said “You are supposed to be representing us…I’m going to go around your district and get people rilled up against you. And then Marion most likely said “Oh shit, what do I need to do for you? How about if I go to the rally..and hey, I didn’t even sign the thing anyway! (Marion is used to lying).
So there you have it. You just watch, next week Barry will be Groveling quietly to gay groups as well. The guy is the definition of political whore.
Cam
@jrd:
Um…excuse me JRD…that is becaue the Grilled Cheese Invitational sounds……..AWESOME! 😉
Chitown Kev
@Cam:
Barry is a crackhead and a hypocrite. So what else is new?
Alec
@Chitown Kev: See, someone like you has standing with people like her because you’re black, but I guarantee you the instant you step too far for her it would become a gender issue. So instead of “white gays” you’d start hearing about “black gay males.” If she hasn’t done it already.
But, trust me, I don’t think anyone who can read would credit her as speaking for black gays.
getreal
@Oaklander: As a black person who worked on the No on Prop 8 campaign and now works on the repeal Prop 8 campaign I think it is really irresponsible you are passing on out and out lies. Maybe you never actually didn’t do any research I don’t know but I will give you the facts. White men in general, republicans,white people in rural and suburban areas, and elderly people all voted in favor of Prop 8 at a higher rate than blacks 18-55. Elderly blacks make the lions share of black voters in california and they voted in favor of Prop 8 at the exact same rate as their white and hispanic elderly counterparts. Since there are many more elderly people in the black voting block than any other voting block they tipped the number slightly more in favor of Prop 8. The voting differential of 70% has been proven wrong repeatedly it was based on a few exit poll not actual polling data. Black people 18-55 in rural areas and suburbs actually voted no on Prop 8 in greater numbers than whites in the same areas and in city they voted no at virtually the same rate. There was zero outreach to them by the no on Prop 8 people but much outreach from the yes on Prop 8 people who told people in churches that to vote yes was to vote in favor of civil union but to vote no would make it possible for their pastor to be arrested if he would not perform gay weddings. It seems like you are just looking for a reason to rationalize your racism (just like fundamentalists use religion to rationalize their homophobia) so go ahead be racist don’t support anything legislation which helps blacks WHO CARES. If you don’t know what you are talking about maybe you should shut and learn instead of continuing to pass on bad information. If you want to help the movement there is an activist training in Oakland this weekend (I will be there) called Camp Courage at the downtown ballroom if you are a good person not just a race baiting do nothing why don’t you come down and learn a way to be part of the solution not just continuing being part of the problem.
getreal
Isn’t it better not to have Marion Barry’s endorsement? I think it helps not hurts LOL. He does not exactly reek of integrity or smarts for that matter.
OhYeah
I think their communities in DC have a lot more pressing problems than gay marriage would cause.
Chitown Kev
By the way, I completely agree with David’s take on this particular subject.
In fact, I think David was a little to nice here. Instead of saying that Barry was “still on the meds” he could have come out and said that he seemed to be still smoking crack. I think that’s what he really wanted to say. Lord knows I was thinking it. And…oops, I just said it.
Alec
@getreal: Thanks for the sanity.
A coworker of mine was working the polls in 2004 in MI, when our bigot amendment, Proposal 2, was on the ballot. Two black voters, one an elderly female and one a young man were waiting in line. The older woman was voting against the proposal, the younger guy in favor of it. He said he didn’t like the comparisons made to the civil rights era and that was why he was voting in favor of it. She turned around and looked at him and said, “I grew up in Alabama. You don’t even know what racism looks like. If two people love each other I’m all for it.”
Proposal 2 passed, but it passed by much larger margins in the west side of the state, which is uber white. And if I remember correctly, the difference in percentage terms was minimal between black and white voters.
Obviously, the homophobia of the black church needs to be confronted, but I’m amazed that the people who criticize it don’t see the problem with white evangelicals, Mormons and Catholics.
Keep up the good work. It paid off in Alameda County.
Kid A
Wow. Watching that second video made me nauseous.
andy_d
My observations, while living in Washington, DC, were that Marion Barry is only interested in one thing – Marion Barry. He showboats and pontificates every chance he gets to put forward the one thing that is most important to him – namely Marion Barry. That is why he displaced one of the few city council members to have supported him so he could occupy the District 8 seat.
Rob Moore
@atdleft: I think Marion Barry’s brain like my druggie sister’s is totally unappetising even to brain eating NOMbies. It already turned into necrotic liquid goo.
Cam
ACtually Marion Barry just got tagged for not paying his taxes AGAIN…while on probation for not paying his taxes, shouldn’t he be in jail?
sal
@Sandushinka: lmao,i say ban divorce lol
Gurlene
@Chitown Kev: Whad up Kev? Girl (who shall go unnamed) does seem to have her problems. doesn’t she? Her biggest problem is her mouth. I went to her site ONCE too many times.
TANK
It’s sad what addiction to crack can get a person to do for it…just pathetic.
Chitown Kev
@Gurlene:
What’s up gurlene, yes she does.
I think Alec is right, miss thang probably would pull out the uncle tom card or the misogynist gay black man card on me. she’s just too many thangs.
@TANK:
I agree 100%.
getreal
@Alec: Thanks Alec
@Chitown Kev: Who is this mysterious girl and what is her website?
getreal
@sal: Hell yeah ban divorce and see how many hypocrites lose interest in banning marriage equality lol!
Chitown Kev
@getreal:
it’s in post #19
getreal
@Chitown Kev: Oh thanks. Oh her YUCK!
timncguy
@getreal:
To me the issue of who did and didn’t vote for Prop 8 isn’t about the general population of CA as a whole. The REAL issue is what is the breakdown of those who voted FOR Obama and also voted FOR Prop 8.
The white males you talk about voting in majority for prop 8 were republicans who we never expected to support gay rights in the first place. That is a far different story than DEMS who voted for Obama and at the same time placed an anti-gay for FOR prop 8.
If everyone who voted FOR Obama had voted AGAINST Prop 8, it would have failed. And, Obama NEVER lifted a finger to get his supporters to vate against Prop 8.
getreal
@timncguy: But the Obama campaign sent people into every community. The no on Prop 8 campaign by design chose not to send people into communities they did not feel they “needed” to win. That was their strategy that is why at the Equality Summit last November in West Hollywood people were going mental at how the campaign was handled. If we had used the method that Obama’s campaign used we would have won by a wide margin.
Gabriel
Maybe Marion was just in the neighborhood to score some rock?
timncguy
@getreal: Or, if Obama had made a TV commercial to counter the Prop 8 camp’s use of Obama’s statments of not supporting marriage equality, the prop would have failed.
getreal
@timncguy: I disagree although I wish he had although if he had he would have lost the election. There was so much targeted misinformation the only thing that would have worked would have been outreach and education in every community. They went into spanish speaking communities and told one lie, they went into the black community and told another lie etc. etc. etc. They told people to vote yes was to support civil unions but no one ever explains to people why the concept of civil unions is 2nd class citizenship. I know framing civil unions to people in the black community as separate but equal causes an immediate negative reaction and underscores why marriage is necessary for all Americans. That work was not done. But there is tremendous work being done now.
PatrickD
Not surprising. I was over at ‘The DC Eagle’ back during his last election and his thugs were shaking down the owner for more money for the campaign. He said “No” and not long after the Eagle was forced to close everything but the bar….
Then I moved to Brown’s San FRancisco. The God/desses appearantly wanted to clear me of Liberal Beleif that the Darker the Skin the more Good/Holy/Spiritual/etc. Now I See the Light……Politicians ARE Politicians no matter where their Ancestors came from!
Licky
Yes
alicia banks
as a black lesbian who has been out and activist in ruby red states for decades, i know that black gaybashers are the most rabid homohaters globally!…
this is why they have chosen a sinful, evil, rabid dog like marion barry to preach to gays about morality
A sinfully blasphemous throng of buybull toting black hypochristians has actually allowed Marion Barry to publicly announce that he is a “moral leader” superior to every homosexual person on earth. These biblical liars and scientific morons actually believe that the infamously amoral, vulgar, and crack addicted Marion Barry is a “moral leader” simply because he is allegedly heterosexual.
see more:
OUTLOOK
http://aliciabanks.blogspot.com
Tony
Three words that apply to this douchebag: CRACK IS WACK!
alicia banks
ditto
what proof of the blackout of prop 8!
see more:
THE AUDACITY OF DOPES!
OUTLOOK
http://aliciabanks.blogspot.com
peace
ab
uh mh
he talk like a crack head.