gay rights

I asked in another thread if the Democratic Party has actually been drifting to the right as many have alleged. Not really wanting a derail I figured we could discuss that here. Is the current Democratic Party to the right on its policy positions from the 80's/90's? Personally I think they...

About time, I say. Tomorrow, the law allowing gay marriages, on par with heterosexual marriages, will come to effect. Predictably, some religious communities are getting their panties in a twist about it. It is interesting that religion is such a big issue in the US, where you have separation...

The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued an advisory to homosexual and transgender persons regarding travel to parts of the United States after two states introduced anti-gay "religious liberty" laws. Previously, the FCO had only issued general advice for LGBT people ("take care...

On Tuesday Houston votes on a nondiscrimination ordinance called HERO. Naturally conservatives are being totally rational in talking about it. Ha ha. Of course not. After all, conservatives are incapable of normal things like feeling empathy, so of course they are saying all sorts of batty...

I have never seen the city this joyous, and for good reason. After the range I got home the same time as my uphill neighbors, and they were glowing (I don't think alcohol or substances were involved) When we started talking and I told them I was marching in the Pride parade (pink pistols) I...

Our military is no longer a place one has to hid their sexual orientations if they are anything but paleolithic heterosexuality. We now have generals, actual generals, who are in gay marriages. Of course the right wing thinks this is terrible and a sign our military is now weak and...

So, if you missed it the Grammys did a stunt at their award show where 33 same sex couples got married while Macklemore performed. Naturally elements of the right wing have gone batty about this. Jim Garrow thinks everyone should repent immediately. He also thinks we should boycott all the...

India's supreme court decided that a previously struck down colonial era law criminalizing sodomy and such is still the law of the land (thanks for that dead Britons, btw). Surprising move given their recent rulings that were generally more progressive. Wonder how long its gonna take to fix...

I wrote up about the opposition to the EDNA about a week ago on my blog. http://notrambling.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-edna-and-wacky-religious-right.html And it seems we have a new addition. Yes, we all know how keen rapists are to have sex change surgeries in order to get inside a restroom...

Man, the poor people of Alabama. First they have to deal with the crazy that was Roy Moore as chief justict. And now there is this: http://jesusfetusfajitafishsticks.blogspot.com/2012/08/alabama-democrat-harry-lyon-anti-gay.html...

There is a campaign called It Gets Better that aims to get LGBT teens through those tough years. Well I'll let them describe it. From their website: Now I only bring this up because I found out today that the San Francisco 49ers became the first NFL team to sign on and support the...

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2012/03/kirk-cameron-finally-weighs-in-on-how-gays-will-destroy-civilization/49457/ So Kirk: How old is dirt, anyway?

I'm tired of all the unjustified deference and excessive praise heaped upon New York's biggest religious bigot, I mean, newly appointed Cardinal, Timothy Dolan, in the New York City media. This has been bothering me for a while, but then the front page of today's NY Daily News expressed...

Concerning civil marriage and domestic partnerships. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6239&year=2011 There were numerous amendments; some adopted, others that failed but it finally passed with a slight majority. This is one more thing the State government can go "jump in the...

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/02/07/breaking-same-sex-marriage-is-now-legal-in-california/

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Story. I'll admit I'm not familiar with the laws surrounding the case but I my opinion a private organization should not be obligated to continue to employ a public figure that is publically expressing views the organization doesn't want to be associated with. Could someone familiar with the...

So says British Prime Minister David Cameron. Conservatives: Is he right?

Now we'll see how DADT failed, and why. Not to mention how Section 13 of the UCMJ has failed... Read it here. Now, if only Prop 8 could be overturned...

While some of you remember the horrible accident last month due to the stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair, the ordeal is now quite literally adding insult to injury for one survivor. Huffington Post Article Beth Urschel, who was injured during the event also lost her partner of 10 years...

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/06/17/un.lgbt.rights/ It might be a baby-step, but it's still progress.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162-20029786-503543.html The article in question called for the hanging of all persons on that list according to a BBC world service report I heard earlier today.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/us/politics/01military.html?_r=1&hp Let's see if the Congress has the balls to finally get rid of this abomination.

To review, she was the lesbian who toed the party line and supported Gillard by not supporting gay marriage. Now she is trying to change the party policy. Linky. Many are calling this a reversal, and are hoping that she is no longer a "traitor". Personally, I think she is following through...

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/page/230778_Countries_that_voted_to_remove It's just so appalling to me that the UN isn't recognized as the bastion of regressiveness that it is.

Howdy all, Things are looking promising for the passage of the civil union bill in Illinois before the end of the year, but the usual suspects are gearing up to kill the legislation... http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20101117/news/711189836/ It is important for people to understand that...

I wonder what the bigots will start to say now in their attempts to oppose repeal of DADT?... Report: Pentagon study finds little risk to lifting gay ban

...and why is the current Justice department appealing the Mass. ruling against it? Clinton was a staunch supporter of gay rights. Obama has said repeatedly that he thinks DOMA is discriminatory. I don't understand why they support DOMA. Is the Justice department required to appeal? Why can't...

Probably going nowhere but there it is.

i see this term quite a bit in forums, particularly coming from the mouths/keyboards of ultra right wings christians. personally, i find it paranoid and ludicrous. having grown up as a queer man, and knowing the injustices that have been inflicted on my queer brothers and lesbian sisters, i...