Friday, May 29, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Miss California
Accept my deep apologies for the lack of posts. I have been so busy for the past week or so, and I have just not had a second to spare. Anyway, moving on...
If you have not read about the Miss USA/Miss California controversy, you either have purposely stayed out of it our you live in a cave somewhere in Africa. While I do not agree with her belief in any way at all, (obviously, lol. If this is a surprise to you, then you have not read my blog) I do believe that all Americans are entitled to their own opinions and beliefs, as long as they remain their own. What I do not agree with is when they try to force them onto other unwilling people. I agree whole-heatedly with what Perez Hilton proposed as an alternative answer:
If you have not read about the Miss USA/Miss California controversy, you either have purposely stayed out of it our you live in a cave somewhere in Africa. While I do not agree with her belief in any way at all, (obviously, lol. If this is a surprise to you, then you have not read my blog) I do believe that all Americans are entitled to their own opinions and beliefs, as long as they remain their own. What I do not agree with is when they try to force them onto other unwilling people. I agree whole-heatedly with what Perez Hilton proposed as an alternative answer:
"I would have said, 'Hmm, Perez, that's a great question, that's a very hot topic in our country right now. And I think that's a question that each state should decide for themselves."
She says that she is proud of herself for standing up for what she believes in, which I understand in a round-about way. If you want to stand up for what you believe in, thats fine. Don't expect to be Miss USA, who represents ALL of the USA, not just the anti-gay christian community, if you are going to be openly prejudice and homophobic, especially with the most current goings on in same sex marriage news. I mean, seriously, did she consider her answer at all before she spoke. Has she read the news lately? Come one...Vermont, Iowa, Connecticut, New Hampshire...Read a newspaper honey. Not to mention that the judge asking her this question is a gay man. LoL.
Friday, April 24, 2009
A Gaythering Storm
This is a parody vidio that is hilarous!!!
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/6eddb255b2/a-gaythering-storm
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/6eddb255b2/a-gaythering-storm
Friday, April 17, 2009
Rhode Island Gov. Denounces Same-Sex Marriage
The fact that the word marriage is in quotation marks in this article is highly offensive. I am sitting here shaking my head as I type this. Fucking religious people. I'm sorry, but I'm so mad. Why is it that because one group has their beliefs they feel that the rest of us should feel and believe that same way? If you feel that I'm wrong, thats fine, but my marrying my girlfriend effects your belief system in no way; and if it does, it, you, and your "faith"-- see it rubs you the wrong way, doesn't it?--are weak. Period end of story
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Box Turtle Bulletin
I know I have posted information that I have found on this site previously, and I have it as a link that I follow there on the right, but I can't tell you how much useful and important information is on that page. If you are GLBT, and you do not read/follow that site, you are doing yourself a huge injustice. If you are on the fence and undecided and are having a difficult time sorting through all of the information, you would do yourself justice to check out this site.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
And Then Came New York
Next in line is New York state, which all ready recognizes same sex marriages proformed out of state, such as Mass. or Connecticut. Read more here.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
The Dutch Study Facts
This article is very well written and thought out. It goes through a study, The Dutch Study, that anti-gay marriage activists use, quote, and reference a lot, and points out the flaws in using it as "scientific research" for anti-gay marriage activism, and gives the real facts about the article. It is definitely a must read in my opinion.
Also Maine...
Maine is to here the case on legalizing gay marriage on April 22nd. Wow, this month could really be OUR month!
Read it Here...
Read it Here...
Ten Reasons Gay Marriage is Wrong
Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.
Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.
Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.
Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.
Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed; the sanctity of Britany Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.
Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children.
Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.
Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in the world.
Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.
Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans
Gay Marriage in New hampshire
CONCORD, N.H.—The Senate will hold a hearing Wednesday on whether to make New Hampshire the fourth state to allow gay couples to marry.
The House narrowly passed the measure last month. Democratic Gov. John Lynch opposes gay marriage but has not said specifically that he would veto it.
Two years ago, the Legislature approved, and Lynch signed, civil unions for gays, which provide all the rights of marriage, except in name.
Currently, Connecticut, Vermont and Massachusetts allow gay couples to marry.
Artice Found Here
The House narrowly passed the measure last month. Democratic Gov. John Lynch opposes gay marriage but has not said specifically that he would veto it.
Two years ago, the Legislature approved, and Lynch signed, civil unions for gays, which provide all the rights of marriage, except in name.
Currently, Connecticut, Vermont and Massachusetts allow gay couples to marry.
Artice Found Here
Ocean City
Sarah and I were in Ocean City this past weekend. Here is a pic of us. I will post more about the trips, as well as more pictures later. Right now, I will say that we had a fantastic time. We really needed a weekend to just relax, and that it exactly what we got. We are looking forward to going back next weekend, we can't wait! I have lots more pics to post, will do so soon.
Memo to teh GOP: - Go Gay
Taken from this article:
"I am a woman who despises labels and boxes and stereotypes. Recently, I seemed to have rocked a few individuals within my party by saying that I am a pro-life, pro-gay-marriage Republican. So if anyone is still confused, let me spell it out for you. I believe life begins at conception and I believe that people who fall in love should have the option to get married. Lest we forget, our founding document, the Declaration of Independence, grants the same rights to everyone in this country—“All men are created equal.” If you think certain rights should not apply to certain people, then you are saying those people are not equal. People may always have a difference of opinion on certain lifestyles, but championing a position that wants to treat people unequally isn't just un-Republican. At its fundamental core, it's un-American."
-Megan McCain
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
My Wife
My wife is so beautiful. She is so smart and funny. This week she started a new job at a very big bank here in Pittsburgh. This week I have seen her transform. I have seen her smile and laugh more. Everyday when I pick her up from work, she is just glowing! She has a renewed sense of self it almost seems. She carries herself with more pride. She is so proud of herself for getting this job. This bank is extremely picky on whom then hire, she has a very good reason to feel so.
All of this time I have seen her seem so unhappy and unsatisfied. Who would have known this job would transform her? She worked so hard and waited so long to be offered a job that was worth something. I can't begin to put into words how much I love and adore her, and how incredibly proud of her I am.
I can't wait to really marry her.
All of this time I have seen her seem so unhappy and unsatisfied. Who would have known this job would transform her? She worked so hard and waited so long to be offered a job that was worth something. I can't begin to put into words how much I love and adore her, and how incredibly proud of her I am.
I can't wait to really marry her.
Generation Next
"A reader writes:
My generation (I am 23) sees conservatives railing against homosexuality and we see stupid, shallow arguments like NR's thrown around with utter disregard for their cost in human lives and human deaths, and we want to distance ourselves with all deliberate speed from the people who make those sloppy arguments and the movements who smile upon them.
My generation does not view homosexuality as a condition to be confronted or thwarted or weakened--we view it as just a thing that people are. Like many other things people are, like being blonde or tall or selfish or fat or brilliant, homosexuality carries baggage and preconceived notions that people believe or reject, but at this point it probably wouldn't even matter to my generation if homosexuality were a choice. As a whole, we know that it is a waste of our collective breath to hold homosexuals in disdain in much the same way it is a waste to hold in disdain any demographic we live with. But we know that it is not a waste of our breath to confront those who, in the midst of their second or third marriages, speak with smug self-satisfaction about the meaninglessness of the committed relationships of our siblings and cousins and friends.
As someone who is young, and whose family is very religious, same-sex marriage is as much an issue of public respect for those I love as it is a moral or religious matter. The fact that it is good public policy is secondary to the reality that it is the right thing to embrace."
Also from the Daily Dish
My generation (I am 23) sees conservatives railing against homosexuality and we see stupid, shallow arguments like NR's thrown around with utter disregard for their cost in human lives and human deaths, and we want to distance ourselves with all deliberate speed from the people who make those sloppy arguments and the movements who smile upon them.
My generation does not view homosexuality as a condition to be confronted or thwarted or weakened--we view it as just a thing that people are. Like many other things people are, like being blonde or tall or selfish or fat or brilliant, homosexuality carries baggage and preconceived notions that people believe or reject, but at this point it probably wouldn't even matter to my generation if homosexuality were a choice. As a whole, we know that it is a waste of our collective breath to hold homosexuals in disdain in much the same way it is a waste to hold in disdain any demographic we live with. But we know that it is not a waste of our breath to confront those who, in the midst of their second or third marriages, speak with smug self-satisfaction about the meaninglessness of the committed relationships of our siblings and cousins and friends.
As someone who is young, and whose family is very religious, same-sex marriage is as much an issue of public respect for those I love as it is a moral or religious matter. The fact that it is good public policy is secondary to the reality that it is the right thing to embrace."
Also from the Daily Dish
The Coming Storm
This email I found on The Daily Dish by Andrew Sullivan. It is in response to the video released by the National Organization For Marriage that I posted about the other day. I wanted to stand on top of my desk in my office and start clapping!
"Email Of The Day
A reader writes:
So Gallagher and her followers are afraid of a 'coming storm.' Well, I would love to tell her about the many storms which my partner of 25 years and I have already weathered. There was the time 11 years ago when she was doubled over in pain and unable to speak. I had to carry her to the ER, but was denied entrance into her room and not consulted on medical decisions because I was not her 'legal next of kin.' Then there was the time a year ago when I changed jobs and could no longer cover Mary or our 10 year old child Emily under my health insurance because I am not 'related' to either of them by biology, adoption, or marriage. Or how about the time when I feared losing my job because a man, accused and found guilty of sexual harassment of women, accused me of favoritism to the women on my staff.
Oh, yeah, what about all the questions we have to answer to verify that we are eligible for a joint or family membership every time we fill out a health form for camp for our daughter, or join a gym, pool, or other community services center. Finally, what about the rudeness that our daughter endures from the kids of her followers asking about her "GAY" parents. Should we really have to live through those storms?
The reality is that those who stand against gay marriage have no logical, legal, or societal arguments against the simple acknowledgment of fairness, equality, and liberty so they have to resort to lies. It is the beginning of the end for them. If only we didn't have to wait so long to taste the fairness we deserve."
"Email Of The Day
A reader writes:
So Gallagher and her followers are afraid of a 'coming storm.' Well, I would love to tell her about the many storms which my partner of 25 years and I have already weathered. There was the time 11 years ago when she was doubled over in pain and unable to speak. I had to carry her to the ER, but was denied entrance into her room and not consulted on medical decisions because I was not her 'legal next of kin.' Then there was the time a year ago when I changed jobs and could no longer cover Mary or our 10 year old child Emily under my health insurance because I am not 'related' to either of them by biology, adoption, or marriage. Or how about the time when I feared losing my job because a man, accused and found guilty of sexual harassment of women, accused me of favoritism to the women on my staff.
Oh, yeah, what about all the questions we have to answer to verify that we are eligible for a joint or family membership every time we fill out a health form for camp for our daughter, or join a gym, pool, or other community services center. Finally, what about the rudeness that our daughter endures from the kids of her followers asking about her "GAY" parents. Should we really have to live through those storms?
The reality is that those who stand against gay marriage have no logical, legal, or societal arguments against the simple acknowledgment of fairness, equality, and liberty so they have to resort to lies. It is the beginning of the end for them. If only we didn't have to wait so long to taste the fairness we deserve."
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