I will be the first to admit that I have nothing but contempt for Sarah "Bible Spice" Palin and I am of the view that most of her supporters are in need of serious mental health intervention - not to mention some serious reeducation on American history. Thus, it's more than just a wee bit fun to see some of her demented fans get their panties in a wad when Bible Spice refused to stick around and sign their books. Here's a video:The video captures the scene as an angry crowd shouts at Sarah Pa... Read Full Story
In a demonstration of their contempt for the courts and the civil laws, the proponents of Proposition 8 have ignored the third federal court order compelling them to turn over internal campaign materials and memos in the federal court case wherein the Constitutionality of Proposition 8 under the U.S. Constitution is at issue. One can only hope that Judge Walker will begin sending some of the recalcitrant defendants in the case to jail so that they will turn over the ordered materials. Obvious... Read Full Story
It's a phenomenon that I wish more Catholics in the USA would join into since, in my view, it is the ONLY way that any change might be forced on the fossilized bitter old queens that run the Vatican. Namely, stop attending and supporting the Church and allow membership to plummet and hit the Church hierarchy where it hurts the most - in the checkbook. True, the bitter old men in dresses view the third world and Africa in particular as their new "promised land," but without money flowing from ... Read Full Story
Yahoo News is reporting that Barack Obama's approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll. The main causes: the continuing bad economy and the health care reform fiasco where the rump GOP has mostly called the shots and been allowed to get away with blatant efforts of obstruction. And where has Obama been during this mess - basically silent and giving the appearance of spinelessness. It has been demoralizing and aggravating to see Obama and the Congressional Democrats ... Read Full Story
As the Hampton Roads area recovers from one of the worst flooding and wave damage episodes in decades, the boyfriend and I are among the many now faced with repairs to our home. Since the cost of raising the boyfriend's house is prohibitive, we will have the repairs done in a manner that will make the house as waterproof as possible: ceramic title throughout the entire first floor; water resistant sheet rock extending 4 feet up from the floor, sealant under the paint and possibly wider base b... Read Full Story
There are some who say I write about religion too often, but it's hard not to do so when the far right religious bigots never cease in their efforts to degrade and denigrate LGBT citizens and keep us a persecuted minority. Just yesterday a new anti-gay and anti-freedom of religion offense was launched by far right forces of hate and reactionarism in the form of the so-called "Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience.” The irony, of course, is that most of the signers of the "decl... Read Full Story
Yesterday I wrote here about a new report, Globalizing the Culture Wars: U.S. Conservatives, African Churches and Homophobia, that looks at the toxic efforts of U.S. Christianists to export their hate based perversion of Christianity and homophobia to the third world and Africa in particular. The issue is important to American LGBT efforts for two reasons: (1) it shows Christianist like Rick Warren to be liars - something we in the LGBT community already knew, but which is lost on most voters... Read Full Story
