Anne Hathaway to Play Kurt’s Gay Aunt on ‘Glee’! Generally speaking when someone suggests that it is a choice to be gay, I am quick to disagree and defend that people are born with their sexual orientation intact, but for one group of folks, being gay is a choice- straight actors. Anne Hathaway was on Jimmy Fallon last month were she told him, “Can I make a confession? In my head, I’ve written a part[Read More…]
The GOP is moving forward with an attempt to repeal Health Care Reform even though it will increase the deficit, and return thousands and thousands of people to the status of un-insured. Yhje uninsured drive up health care costs for everyone, and this repeal serves no purpose except to be a battle against the current president. Americans deserve more than a GOP pissing match to see who is the toughest, especially when it is at[Read More…]
So, often with LGBT issues, the idea of activism is carrying signs and shouting for rights. And that may be a part of activism. But a different approach is also needed, and is displayed so powerfully here.
“When evil men plot, good men must plan. Â When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love.”
If the anti-gay groups really want to see what same-sex marriage has done to families and the institution of marriage, they only need to look at Canada, which is celebrating 10 years of gay marriage. Families haven’t dis-intigrated, straight marriages still thrive, and the world hasn’t come to an end. I appluad all those couples who set the stage for the fight for all of the rest of us to be able to enjoy marriage[Read More…]
Need something to do in this cold winter weather? Why not check out this queer film series: Contemporary Queer Cinemas Public Film Series Event: Contemporary Queer Cinemas Public Film Series Location: 3415 WWPH (Wesley W. Posvar Hall), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Date: See schedule below for various dates Time: 7:45pm, unless noted below Cost: Free and open to the public Description: This public film series is sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh’s Women’s Studies[Read More…]
His sexual orientation becomes important when the generic image of “gay” put out there for the average news consumer, is negative, and when folks are allowed to think they don’t know of any gay people, or know of any gay people who don’t fit the negative stereotypical hate stuff. But if the positive folks aren’t identified and celebrated at the time, then when will this become known? It is like making sure that these facts get entered into history, while history is being written.
Equality PA, the ACLU, and the Human Rights Campaign has been co-sponsoring a series of town hall events across Pennsylvania following the election last November. Two such events are slated for Western PA in the coming weeks. Ted Martin, the executive director of EQPA was a guest on my BlogTalk Radio program last week, and he talked about the purpose of the town halls, especially given the climate in Harrisburg, now that the Republicans control[Read More…]
The anti-gay forces are fighting like crazy on every front in their battle against same-sex marriage. In the case of California, the current knee-jerk sound-bite is, “the will of the people.” The premise is captured perfectly in this tweet: SaveOurNation: Can an attorney general and a governor veto the voice of the ballot box…the voice of the people [as in California’s Prop. 8 case]? This is the perfect fear-mongering/ hate speech sound-bite. On a surface[Read More…]
The True Purpose of the Family
Pope Benedict XVI, who confused many followers recently by suggesting condoms might be acceptable for prostitutes, but not for HIV protection in general, last week said that gay marriage penalizes traditional couples and distorts the true nature of the family. The Pope said, “forms of unions, which distort the essence and purpose of the family end up penalising those who, with much effort, commit themselves to living a life whose bonds are marked by stable[Read More…]