The policy, if you are gay, Is changing—changing any day But wait! It seems there’s now delay Why wait for change? I cannot say— They should have done so anyway. The policy that guides each scout From honest lad to brutish lout Was scheduled for a turnabout Which made some bigots scream and shout Or …
Category Archive: GLBT
Dec 10 2012
Equality Stops At The Border
I’ve been following, as best as an ignorant mollusk can, the analysis of the recent decisions by the Supreme Court to take on a couple of cases on same-sex marriage. Ed has done a great job dissecting the choice, and today the New York Times has a really useful sidebar on it. What I can’t …
Oct 07 2012
In Support Of Marriage Equality In Maine
So I got another donation very recently (thank you!), from a name which seemed familiar. I have learned never to trust my memory, but I think this was someone with whom I used to argue, years ago. He or she (I know, but hey) was opposed to same-sex marriage (though the host of that site …
Sep 20 2012
Gee, Good Thing God Tells Us What To Think…
My pastor tells me “God says this! We dare not disagree! His word, as seen in scripture, is Enough for you and me.” God’s views on marriage, taxes, war— It’s quite a lengthy list— We’d have to work it out ourselves If God did not exist. My pastor says he learned these things Through study, …
Sep 10 2012
You Know, Deviants–Like Rapists, Murderers… Gays…
Franciscan University Says homosexuality Is much like rape and robbery— That is, they say it’s wrong. It’s different from the norm, you see; Disordered, yes, intrinsically (Though clinical psychology Now sings a different song) In Social Work, class three-fourteen What “deviance” is meant to mean, (So says the statement from the dean) Is “different from …
Jul 18 2012
Be Prepared (To Lie)!
Be prepared! That’s the Boy Scout’s marching song Be prepared! Though your moral stance is wrong— Be prepared to hide the fact that you are gay Let our antiquated stands lead you astray…
Jul 07 2012
Headline Muse, 7/7
With the slings and the arrows he’s parried, His accomplishments many and varied— It is time we all drank Him a toast, to be Frank: It’s about fucking time that he married! Headline: Barney Frank weds in Newton
Jul 02 2012
“Sodomy, Christianity, and atheism”
It’s God’s love that gives you meaning It’s God’s love that gives you worth So there isn’t any reason To respect you here on earth In a world without a purpose In a world without a God You’re respected as a person… This is somehow seen as odd. (rant follows:)
May 15 2012
Virginia Is For… Bigots
He’s a former Navy Pilot So you know he’s got the stuff He has prosecuted homicides That ought to be enough He’s a commonwealth attorney Who has shown he’s really tough— What’s the reason he was voted down today? Though the governor supported his Appointment to the job There’s a group of House Republicans (Well, …
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Jan 04 2013
The Problem With The VAWA
GLBT, Pinheads, Politics, social commentary, We are all so screwed.
by Cuttlefish
A woman lies battered and bleeding and bruised, As so often, reports CNN And as always, a clamor—a group much abused— Won’t somebody think of the men? In a CNN opinion piece, Senator Patty Murray writes of yet another example of the failure of the Republican leadership to do the right thing: This week, just …
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