On noes! “The Golden Girls” made young men seek gratification from ”hairy men of different ethnicities.”
Yearly Archives: 2009
Okay, some folks don’t get drag. I get that. But…
I didn’t mind it so much that Piers Morgan didn’t really comprehend the drag act called Diva League tonight on “America’s Got Talent,” but what was that crack he made along the line of “It’s not exactly Barack Obama, is it?” Given the number of people of color in the Read more »
Unwarranted conclusions in the news
The Daily Times recently published a column on Sarah Palin’s abrupt resignation from the governorship of Alaska, in which Rayanne Smith opined, “Palin brings a friendliness and willingness to serve that is seen in few politicians.” Uh, what?? To paraphrase Monty Python (I think), this is a usage of the Read more »
Count the hidden assumptions
Apparently in response to recent coverage of the local PFLAG chapter comes this letter to the editor in the Daily Times: How can it be called a gay lifestyle? I hesitate in writing this for the sake of offend people that I care about. But when we find ourselves in Read more »
Baby steps
An editorial in the local newspaper deserves mention. Some of the phrasing is awkward, and the effort not to offend anybody is obvious. I’ve never known the Daily Times to say anything even mildly positive about gay people or suggest in any way that we deserve fair treatment and love, Read more »
Bad news, good news
Prop 8 was upheld; but we’re still married. Let’s hope nothing ugly happens. Regrettably, that potential exists on both sides.
Prop 8 ruling due any hour now
Of course I’m hoping that Prop 8 is struck down, and it’s hard for me to accept that any random group of nutjobs could revoke any civil right through popular initiatives. (Really: would a measure barring left-handers from public schools and revoking their diplomas, or restricting Mormons from land-ownership, withstand Read more »
Turtles again. Jeez.
Goodness. What does one make of this exchange, between Bill O’Reilly and Margaret Hoover, via Media Matters for America: O’REILLY: Hoover, you would let everybody get married who want to get married. You want to marry a turtle, you can. HOOVER: Due process. I want to abide by the law. Read more »
Who cares what happens to Miss California?
Carrie Prejean, her opinions, and some rather prosaic seminude photographs have received entirely too much attention in the media. Look: she has an opinion on same-sex marriage, and she’s absolutely entitled to. She didn’t express that opinion too gracefully when it was solicited, but it wasn’t a beyond-the-pale hateful opinion. Read more »
Why conservatives fear gay marriage
Salon now regularly features opinion pieces by the pseudonymous “Glenallen Walken,” described by the editors as “a real live conservative and former Bush official who chooses to remain anonymous.” The desire for anonymity may be understandable, since the column’s title is “Ask a Wingnut.” Walken’s most recent piece tackles marriage Read more »