Tag: gay
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DAHOF: South Dakota Rep. Michael Clark
Not every selection for the Dumb Ass Hall Of Fame is an idiot, dotard, or buffoon. Some, like this week’s honoree, are just brain-numbed by hate and ignorance. The morality of the nation crumbles around us, hurtling toward a precipice of as-yet-unimaginable depth, spurred by the pubescent leadership of our President, the jibbering sycophants who…
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Indiana State Codifies Hate
In a shocking (to civilized human beings) development, Indiana Governor Mike Pence flourished his burning cross ballpoint pen and signed Senate Bill 101, the ” Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” a so-called “religious freedom” law which forbids state or local governments from “substantially burdening a person’s ability to exercise their religion–unless the government can show it…
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“Don’t Sneak”–a great story from NPR
The entire StoryCorps program is pretty damned awesome. http://www.npr.org/2014/06/27/325917505/dont-sneak-dads-unexpected-advice-to-his-gay-son-in-the-50s
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Quotes From The Dark Side: “Reverend” Pat Robertson
One of my all-time favorites: ”The feminist agenda is not about equal rights for women. It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.” —Pat Robertson
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Best Damn Quotes #8 Armistead Maupin
“I know I can’t tell you what it’s like to be gay. But I can tell you what it’s not. It’s not hiding behind words, Mama. Like family and decency and Christianity.” ― Armistead Maupin
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Best Damn Quotes #7 Hannah Harrington
“I hate organized religion. I hate that people use it to justify their crappy, bigoted beliefs.” ― Hannah Harrington, Saving June
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No Homosexuals Allowed!
Just when you think people can’t get any worse, a deeper and more sinister evil oozes out of the black hearts of men. They’re at it again. Last week I ripped the state of Kansas after it’s House of Representatives passed a bill that, if it becomes law, will bring institutionalized bigotry to The Sunflower…
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Jim Crow, Thy Middle Name Is Kansas
I’ve been through Kansas a few times–it doesn’t seem like a bad place: lots of sunflowers to go with the wheat, though it’s awfully flat, which puts that whole tornado alley/Wizard of Oz thing is perspective. One of my very favorite people loved Kansas, and while he lived there only briefly I’ll forever attach his…
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Belated Congratulations: Hawaii, Illinois and….
Hawaii and Illinois recently moved on legislation that will make them the 15th and 16th states to end discrimination against same-sex couples who wish to marry. To them I say, “congratulations–it’s about damn time.” I’ve mentioned before that I didn’t wish politics to intrude too heavily on this blog–not that I’m shy about my views,…
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