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No contest:Gays aren't READY for 'Marriage Equality'

 
We gay people are simply not capable of what's required to
commit to the same level of prestige and honor that heterosexual*
couples have devoted 5,000 years to getting correct....(with
God's and little baby Jesus' assistance of course.)

    * (as well as purportedly heterosexual people, bisexual people,
    closeted gay people, gay people seeking green cards, people
    who lied about loving the other person, people scamming for
    tax breaks, people simply seeking parents for their kids, and
    others.)

Gays and lesbians (and other Queer folks) don't yet have the
wherewithal to promote the necessary brutality of arranged marriages,
marriages of convenience, being trapped into marriage by demands
of  a religious family, purchasing a wife from her family, breeding
to produce workers for the farm, being shamed into marriage to
cover an early pregnancy, getting trapped to provide a 'family' for
an unexpected pregnancy,

Gays are not subtle enough or quiet enough to master the fine points
of perfecting extra-marital affairs.

We homos have never been into the kids; that was a myth spread by all
those heterosexual child rapists to distract from the truth. Used to be, the
straight pedophiles could legally marry underage girls, with the consent of
their loving breeder parents. And of course the highest numbers of child
abuse and child rape occur within the household at the hands of a hetero
parent of either sex. We gays can't hold a candle to that with our crazy
Pride parades.Go, Straight America! Maintain those values.
 
   (And if things get stale, pick a bride or groom on go-around 2 or 3 who
   has some kids of their own; get a taste of something new since the only
   requirement for hets getting married is blood work and license. It's like
   shooting fish in a barrel.)

We are too focused and committed to be willing to start and stop
multiple marriages (3, 4, 5 times or more), and we aren't hypocritical
enough to approach the same church we would use to deny others
favor to have them provide the ceremony for the additional multiple
marriages.

We aren't savvy enough to be able to pick and choose what items
from 'sacred tomes' are legitimately 'of God' and pertinent to our
lives, and which can be dropped and ignored. Wow! Straight
people are so smart!

Queers are too sensitive to the needs of others to be as physically
abusive, emotionally abusive, exploitative, verbally abusive, or otherwise
dismissive of offspring as straight America is. And of course, pumping
out babies is a key aspect of getting married. Cuz everybody's doing it!
We couldn't deny our child medical care due to some numb-nutted religion.
(We'd probably screw up and take them to the doctor.)

So, please help us out and continue denying that it's 2011; you're really
helping us out, America. If we aren't granted equal representation under
the law, maybe people will stop holding us accountable for all the crazy
shit going down in this country!

My 'Veteran's Day' Inspiration Van entry

More--and hopefully better quality--pics as possible...Thanks!

"Don't Ask Don't Tell" Photography Exhibit by Jeff Sheng

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2010/11/12/natpkg.dont.ask.cnn

Most Excellent Outreach!

Okay, well, this week's episode of GLEE was just beyond spectacular;
one of the best t.v. shows EVAH! (And yes, parts were very unrealistic
and stretched thin; Get over It!)

You can watch the episode from this week, "Never Been Kissed", here on
www.hulu.com;

http://www.hulu.com/watch/188956/glee-never-been-kissed

This was the bomb! It had everything!

-It was the oh-so-topical 'gay bullying' episode. (I could FEEL myself
drifting through time as the jock pushed Kurt into the lockers. More
importantly, I could feel the impact of no one saying or doing anything
hitting even harder.)
  By the by; this episode is not a stand-alone 'hot topic' story; it's been
building and this character has been going through changes and discomfort
leading up to this.

-It introduced a smoking hot new character (Kurt's potential boyfriend,
who, if nothing else, is a great source of hope and inspiration for Kurt on this
current dark and lonely path--and what's hotter than that?!)
  Now, one point that didn't ring true for me (but which was storyline dictated,
so, no big; an all boys school was the Source of my heartache in the 1980s...
it was hardly heaven from where homophobia did retreat! Of course, this is
20+ years later and I didn't catch whether or not there was a religious affiliation
with the school; I'll assume not.

-The nerd sees a need and fills it, not caving in to the peer pressure of the
(reportedly) cool guy; Artie gets a backbone and some face time!

-A very sad/scary/striking revelation plays out with Kurt's locker room
confrontation.

-'The Beast' gets some more story play, and shows off Dot's acting chops.
I really LOVE her character! The scene with Shuster's 'solution' was a bit
much, but touching nonetheless.

-And of course. great music!

The great part of the story was how wonderfully we were shown how
EVERYONE was feeling the effects of being an outsider in one way or another.
It's so easy to forget that we have more in common than we do differences...
and what a difference that makes.

The impetus of the episode was doing what isn't expected....mixing things up and
looking through a new lens...and it was quite a ride. A+++

(We do need to get some 'Mercedes' and 'Santana' stories rolling, but otherwise,
everyone is getting a nice slice every week--in my book at least!)

Courage Campaign; Joel Burns' "It Gets Better" public plea

I've found myself crying in public more often than I could have imagined over the past week.

What made me cry? The suicides of gay kids (or kids perceived to be gay) and their struggles -- and the heartbreaking stories inspired by the "It Gets Better" campaign launched by Dan Savage to stop those suicides.

You might have already seen the powerful "It Gets Better" story told by Joel Burns, a member of the Ft. Worth City Council in Texas. Since a video of Joel's poignant city council testimony was posted on Wednesday, more than 1.6 million Americans have watched it and shared it with their friends. And now, many more will see it today after messages like this one from Courage, the Trevor Project, MoveOn and the Victory Fund.  

Please take a moment to watch Joel's story now -- and join us in thanking him for his courage in expressing his personal story to the world. Along with thousands of other people, your signature will be presented to Joel Burns on behalf of the Courage community:

WATCH HIS MOVING SPEECH NOW......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax96cghOnY4

http://www.couragecampaign.org/ThankYouJoel

Tears burst forth when we're angry or sorry or compassionate or mourning or simply incapable of expressing what's in our soul.

Friday night, I spoke in Stockton, California. I choked up as I tried to relate some of the testimony from the Prop 8 trial -- testimony from an old and famous book that informed millions of Americans that gay people were inferior. The passage I cited sounded funny at first, but then I cried. That passage has been with me my whole life, never out in the open until it was in open court.

That's what Joel Burns did. He said what was in his heart and locked in his soul, never released until he publicly testified, connecting his story with the teens who killed themselves because they were made to feel like they were less than human beings.

Joel said he may face repercussions for being honest about his story. Will you join us in showing Joel that he faces not repercussions but support for his courage? Just click here to watch Joel's amazing testimony and  then sign our community card thanking him:


Thank you for showing your support for Joel. If we all raise our voices together, lives will be saved.

Rick Jacobs
Chair, Courage Campaign Institute

P.S. Joel's story is just one of many ways you can help spread the word about bullying and teen suicide. If you're looking for a helpful list of resources and organizations working to help solve the problem, click here:

http://www.couragecampaign.org/Support
Courage Campaign Institute is a part of the Courage Campaign's multi-issue online organizing network that empowers more than 700,000 grassroots and netroots supporters to push for progressive change and full equality in California and across the country. To get involved in the Courage Campaign Institute, visit "Testimony: Equality on Trial" -- our year-long campaign to bring the Prop 8 trial into the lives of Americans.

Secretary of State Clinton Speaks to LGBT Youth

This is one of the most phenomenal things I have
ever witnessed. Never has a public figure of such
stature taken such a strong stand of support for
the hurting youth dealing with sexual orientation.

For those ignorant to it, this is a horribly risky
career move, and the frankness of Clinton's words
(as well as her long dedication to assisting gay youth,
such as with the Harvey Milk School) is powerful.

Thank you, Secretary Clinton, for your message.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXBpW8GCDtY