Is Hawaii About to Be Run by the Antigay Religious Right? | The Bilerico Project: "Hawaii Ed Silvosois a popular state with many LGBTs - but if the Religious Right has their way - and it looks like they might, that beautiful paradise may start turning antigay."
Because there are absolutely nothing worse a state could do than to translate its open-mindedness and sense of fairness into a law that goes further into ensuring equal rights for all. It's at times like these that you sorta want to turn to the religious right and remind them that they had best mind the pervs among their leaders who are molesting children than the consenting adults on the other side of the fence whose love hurts no one.
Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Monday, May 3, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Joe. My. God.: PHOENIX: Man Stabbed To Death During Grindr Hook-Up With Local 19 Year-old
Joe. My. God.: PHOENIX: Man Stabbed To Death During Grindr Hook-Up With Local 19 Year-old:
"Phoenix police say 54 year-old Mark Woodland was brutally murdered on Sunday by 19 year-old Tommy Reed when the two hooked-up after meeting on Grindr. This is the second Grindr-related crime reported in as many days."
We all know that anything can happen - regardless of whether you meet someone volunteering at your local charity, in a bar on a Saturday night, or on line (or in this case, on the phone!). There was a story yesterday on the Today show about these women who sidle up to well-off looking men in bars, drug them and take them to the cleaners, taking expensive jewelery, credit cards, etc., so it's clear that these types of behaviors are not limited to men or event to gay men as some will surely try to imply. It reminds me of that story from a few years ago about a guy who got acid poured on his dick through a glory hole, and the police officer investigating the matter at the time said something to the effect of "if you're going to stick your junk into a hole, not knowing what's on the other side, you're bound to get some nasty surprises." So it sorta makes you wonder, are the creeps out there anyway and these devices (gloryholes, anonymous hookups, grindr, etc.) simply giving them an outlet to exercise their creep-ness, or does the existence of these venues help foster a new generation of creeps to - under the shroud of mystery and anonymity - do what in other cases they would never attempt?
Just thinking out loud...
"Phoenix police say 54 year-old Mark Woodland was brutally murdered on Sunday by 19 year-old Tommy Reed when the two hooked-up after meeting on Grindr. This is the second Grindr-related crime reported in as many days."
We all know that anything can happen - regardless of whether you meet someone volunteering at your local charity, in a bar on a Saturday night, or on line (or in this case, on the phone!). There was a story yesterday on the Today show about these women who sidle up to well-off looking men in bars, drug them and take them to the cleaners, taking expensive jewelery, credit cards, etc., so it's clear that these types of behaviors are not limited to men or event to gay men as some will surely try to imply. It reminds me of that story from a few years ago about a guy who got acid poured on his dick through a glory hole, and the police officer investigating the matter at the time said something to the effect of "if you're going to stick your junk into a hole, not knowing what's on the other side, you're bound to get some nasty surprises." So it sorta makes you wonder, are the creeps out there anyway and these devices (gloryholes, anonymous hookups, grindr, etc.) simply giving them an outlet to exercise their creep-ness, or does the existence of these venues help foster a new generation of creeps to - under the shroud of mystery and anonymity - do what in other cases they would never attempt?
Just thinking out loud...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Maybe Ensign needs to read Bible again
By Jon Ralston (contact)
Monday, April 26, 2010 | 2 a.m.
Most political party releases are yawners, full of mindless partisan rhetoric. But occasionally, some creativity shines through. Such was the case with a Nevada Democratic Party offering last week that aggregated the recent bad news for state Republicans (Bartergate, Gov. Jim Gibbons as one of nation’s worst chief executives, gubernatorial hopeful Brian Sandoval’s taxing problems). OK, standard fare. But then this line made up for it: “In case this cake needed icing, (Sen. John) Ensign ran off at the mouth during a budget hearing about how the Old Testament treated debtors. Never mind how the Old Testament treated adulterers (hint: death).” Hint: Death. Now that is funny.
- Source: Las Vegas Sun Online
By Jon Ralston (contact)
Monday, April 26, 2010 | 2 a.m.
Most political party releases are yawners, full of mindless partisan rhetoric. But occasionally, some creativity shines through. Such was the case with a Nevada Democratic Party offering last week that aggregated the recent bad news for state Republicans (Bartergate, Gov. Jim Gibbons as one of nation’s worst chief executives, gubernatorial hopeful Brian Sandoval’s taxing problems). OK, standard fare. But then this line made up for it: “In case this cake needed icing, (Sen. John) Ensign ran off at the mouth during a budget hearing about how the Old Testament treated debtors. Never mind how the Old Testament treated adulterers (hint: death).” Hint: Death. Now that is funny.
- Source: Las Vegas Sun Online
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Joe. My. God.: This Week In Holy Crimes
Joe. My. God.: This Week In Holy Crimes: "This Week In Holy Crimes
Over the last seven days...
Vermont: Pastor David Heckman pleads guilty to stealing $110K from Habitat For Humanity.
Florida: Youth Pastor Cecil Wayne Seay charged with sending obscene text messages to 14 year old girl.
Alabama: Pastor Anthony Hopkins on trial for murdering his wife and storing her body in a freezer for four years.
Florida: Catholic Diocese of Orlando pays undisclosed settlement to woman after Father Wladyslaw Gorak was convicted for stalking and assaulting her."...
As always kiddies, visit Joe's excellent blog for the whole story and content much smarter, cleaner and more entertaining than mine :)
Over the last seven days...
Vermont: Pastor David Heckman pleads guilty to stealing $110K from Habitat For Humanity.
Florida: Youth Pastor Cecil Wayne Seay charged with sending obscene text messages to 14 year old girl.
Alabama: Pastor Anthony Hopkins on trial for murdering his wife and storing her body in a freezer for four years.
Florida: Catholic Diocese of Orlando pays undisclosed settlement to woman after Father Wladyslaw Gorak was convicted for stalking and assaulting her."...
As always kiddies, visit Joe's excellent blog for the whole story and content much smarter, cleaner and more entertaining than mine :)
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Joe. My. God.: HomoQuotable - Dan Savage
"Three shark in attacks in Florida, million of sharks in the ocean, and no one will go in the water. Hundreds and thousands of children raped in churches and people still send their kids to church. It's crazy. You should be sending your kids to gay bars. There they will be be safe." - Dan Savage, speaking on his latest podcast.
Joe. My. God.: HomoQuotable - Dan Savage
Joe. My. God.: HomoQuotable - Dan Savage
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