Man hits teen over phone dispute on plane. I feel old when I read stories like this. I have to accept that I have turned into a grown up, and even though I’m in my 50’s, I’d like to believe I’m a rebellious youth. But I’m not. I’m like my parent- telling the kids they better follow the rules! The other way to think about this, is to recognize just how utterly discourteous and abrasive[Read More…]
I believe we are seeing a change to Facebook that I am going to call, Twitterization. The purpose of this note is to describe it, and what I’m doing personally about this Twitterization.
Five of the top 10 dealt with the election (primary and general), and the race for PA Governor. Two dealt with the issue of a constitutional ban on Same-sex marriage in PA, and the other were three individual posts.
If you see straight people who are so busy talking disdainfully about gay people and gay sex, then there is a pretty good chance they are gay and trying to hide in their closets. Most straights who are actually straight, are too busy being straight to spend any time worrying about what gay people are doing.
This week, Brian Brown of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) sent out an email Christmas greeting that talked about the birth of Christ, and support for the traditional view of Marriage, as if this episode of religious significance supported the other. But in reality, nothing could be farther from the truth, and the Christmas Story, the birth of the baby Jesus, is probably the single most important Bible story for supporting alternative family units[Read More…]
I’m not ashamed to say the video made me cry, and re-affirmed my belief in Hope, Christmas, and the goodness of people. There aren’t many holiday gifts better than that!
for him, and those who are with him, the battle to stop civil marriage is all about the plumbing, and some ideal myth of boy marries girl, marries and makes babies. Let me repeat that: The battle against Civil Marriage by Same-Sex partners is all about protecting a myth that doesn’t match the reality of the world in which we live.
One of the most important points made to justify the repeal of DADT was that it conflicted with the Armed Force’s emphasis on integrity and honesty. We need to demadn that same level of honesty and integrity out of all of our elected officials too.
ssues like START, the destruction of the Constitution, and the elimination of social programs are the real goal. The rhetoric around smaller government and fiscal responsibility are just the empty words used to invigorate the voters and create a media spectacle.
Every Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Supportive Ally needs to get accustommed to the level of hate and bile spewing forth from the social conservatives and far right fringe these days. By the level of uproar over the repeal of DADT, you would think that Congress pass gay marriage or something! But no, not at all. The only thing that happened was that a repeal was passed that would allow gay and lesbians to serve[Read More…]