the most honest thing I've heard a Prop H8 supporter say.....

You may have heard that a motion to dismiss the federal lawsuit against Prop H8 was denied.

Chief Justice Vaughn Walker of the US District Court for Northern California issued the ruling today.

Prop H8 attorney Chuck Cooper kept returning to his argument that the state has a vested interest in promoting "natural procreative relationships of opposite sex couples to produce the next generation of citizens."

Walker kept hammering Cooper with questions about how same-sex marriage in anyway threatens opposite sex marriage. He also pointed out that the state clearly doesn't include having children as a requirement for marriage since he, himself, had just married an opposite couple, one in her 80's and the other in his 90's. The judge also pointed out that almost 40% of pregnancies are to single women, and the state obviously doesn't have a requirement to be married to have children in the first place.

But here comes the good stuff. When Walker asked Cooper directly how same-sex marriage negatively impacts opposite-sex marriage, Cooper astonished the courtroom by saying, "My answer is, I don't know." He also conceded that there is no evidence where same-sex marriage is legal that it has any relevance to opposite-sex marriage whatsoever. But, he said the state has the right to say "no" to same-sex marriage, and stand back and watch how it plays out in jurisdictions where it is legal.

So, Mr. Cooper, your entire argument in support of Prop H8 is that same-sex marriage somehow negatively impacts opposite-sex marriages. But, when pressed, you can't come up with a shred of evidence that it actually does. And, by the way, Massachusetts has had legal same-sex marriage for what? Five years now? And doesn't Massachusetts have the lowest divorce rate in the nation? By your own arguments, you are proving the case that opposition to same-sex marriage is based solely on animus toward gay people, and you will lose this fight.

I'm feeling pretty good about the way things are going in this lawsuit. Judge Walker, by the way, is not your typical San Francisco screaming liberal. He is known as an independent conservative, and was appointed by President George H.W. Bush.

This thing has been popping up all over the bearborhood today. I think Joe My God was the first to post. Anyway, I thought I would hop on the bandwagon. The "lead singer" is very very woofy

New Anti-Smoking Ads Warn Teens 'It's Gay To Smoke'

Ahh, the sweet stench of hypocrisy. Gotta love it.

The University of North Texas student government has voted to bar same-sex couples from running as homecoming king/queen.

This is Texas you say? Why am I surprised you say?

Because the University of North Texas is the most notoriously gay university in the state of Texas. Even when I was going to college in Texas in the 70's, the university (then known as North Texas State University) was famous for the amount of queerness going on in its hallowed halls. The number one major there is "Art" and the number two major is "Music." Give me a fucking break.

The second most notoriously gay school in Texas is the Baptist-run Baylor University. Full of sweet little Baptist boys who sit in the pews on Sunday morning, after taking it up the ass on Saturday night.

from Edge New England

Just got done watching the series premiere of Cougartown on ABC. OMG, if this is the kind of eye candy they'll be serving up, there's no doubt it will be my new favorite show.

why does my 'dar go off every time I hear an opponent of marriage equality speak?

I swear to God, every time I hear one of these haters talk, I get the feeling he's a big old closet case. This guy is the repuglican candidate for New Jersey Governor. And I can just picture him pulling some lingerie out of his closet, painting his nails, applying lipstick, and singing "I Feel Pretty" in the mirror.

Any chasers ever run into this guy at Convergence or EBMC?

from Joe My God

queer quips....

freddybear: I've been with the company over 12 years now.

roger: Hell, I'm going on 25 years.

freddybear: You have pubes older than my career.

Oh yeah....

Dallas judge rules Texas same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

A state district judge in Dallas has ruled in favor of a same-sex couple, who were married in another jurisdiction, and want to get a divorce in Texas.

The judge ruled that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional because it violates the equal protection clause of the US Constitution, and ordered that the couple be allowed to get divorced in Texas.

This doesn't have any effect on the Texas law banning same-sex marriage. That's up to the state Supreme Court, which will never come to the same conclusion. However, it's nice to see that, even in Texas, some judges have an understanding of the Constitution.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/100109dnmetgaymarriage.1d5a0d50d.html

So this is kind of a good news-bad news-good news thing.

The Des Moines Register recently commissioned a poll to determine attitudes toward marriage equality in Iowa since the Supreme Court ruling earlier this year. The good news is that 92% of the respondents said that marriage equality had absolutely NO effect on their lives whatsoever.

BUT, in the same poll, 41% of the respondents said they would vote for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, and override the Supreme Court's decision. So, let me get this straight Mr. and Mrs. 41%. You admit that marriage equality has absolutely NO effect on your life whatsoever, but you would STILL vote to take away the right to marry from your fellow citizens? What kind of hateful asshole are you?????

The other bit of good news is that 40% would vote NO on said constitutional amendment, and who would have thought that percentage would be so high, in Iowa of all places? The other good news is that the Iowa constitution is very difficult to amend. By the time any amendment gets to the voters, if ever, I'm sure attitudes will have changed even more.

OK, I don't know what the fuck is going on here, but it's very, very HOT! WOOOF at Matt Dallas. Glad to see he has a belly button.

"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." -- John Adams

Interesting article from Bloomberg on the state of Canadian health care vis a vis our American system. The truth is, despite being held up as an example of how horrible government-run health care systems are, the Canadian system is, at least as good as, if not better, than the American system, at a much lower cost.

On a personal anecdotal level, I know a handful of Canadians, and Australians, and Europeans. And not one of them would trade their system for ours.

click here for article

Note to "David" on Silverdaddies.....

Unfortunately, you've stumbled into one of my biggest pet peeves of the gay Internet personals industry: the unrepentant breeder.

I love the way you start your profile text with "I don't like to kiss men because my primary sexual attraction is toward women." But then, you proceed to tell us how you're strictly a bottom, how you love to get fucked, how you love cock, both cut and uncut, and how you love to have a guy dump a load in your mouth.

Oh, and the carrot sticking out of your ass is a nice touch.

You, sir, are the recipient of the Boy's in the Band's "You're just a homosexual and you don't want to be" award.

Another "Family Values" Hypocrite

Another hateful homophobe caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

54 year old California Assemblyman Michael Duvall (R (of course) - Orange County) is caught talking on a hot mike about an affair he is having with a woman 19 years his junior. Apparently spanking is one of his guilty pleasures. There's also a reference to another woman he is also having an affair with.

Enjoy!

From CNN: For a minimum $25,000, one can bid for a private dinner with Sarah Palin, with the proceeds going to charity.

I wonder if she'll pick Cracker Barrel, Old Country Buffet, or Golden Corral. Perhaps she'll just shoot up some food herself.

Labor Day Weekend

Well it didn't really turn out like I planned.

I had made plans to go to Portland this weekend. I was going to take Thursday and Friday off and drive up there. Mainly because the Hairrison Fair, which is always held on Labor Day weekend was canceled this year. A couple of big sponsors pulled out because of the recession.

Anyway, the reason I chose Portland, number 1, is because I have never been there. Never been to Oregon for that matter. I've been to 48 of the 50 states, with Oregon and South Carolina being the only two holdouts. So I figured I could knock another state off my list.

The other reason I wanted to go to Portland is because the Oregon Bears are having some events this weekend, including bear day at the local nude beach, which was today. Tonight, there's a big bear party at one of the local bear bars. Apparently, there are at least a couple of bear bars there.

But, alas, I won't be there. A week full of IT problems that basically screwed up our office, combined with the obligatory "I need this report back by COB Friday" demands from corporate, along with an unscheduled visit from out VP of television pretty much dumped those plans in the shitter.

On top of all that, the Bay Bridge is closed this weekend for the seismic reconstruction project. They're building an entirely new span between Treasure Island and Oakland so it won't fall into the bay during the next big earthquake. That pretty much stranded me on my lovely island home of Alameda. It hasn't been that bad, though. I've been relaxing and watching a lot of tv.

All is not lost. I'm relocating Casa Freddybear to a hotel on the peninsula tonight. I'll have a couple of days of fun in the city before having to go back to work on Tuesday and start it all over again.

My Eyes Adored You.....

I can only imagine what the guy behind him in the stands is thinking......

The state of Wisconsin has a constitutional amendment defining "marriage" as between a man and a woman. No big distinction there. Many states have it.

Recently, the state legislature passed a domestic partnership registry granting same-sex couples certain rights, such as hospital visitation, inheritance, etc. Nothing about marriage. Just a little dignity.

As usual, the haters are out in force. The hater organization Wisconsin Family Council has asked the state Supreme Court to invalidate the law.

Along comes repuglican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, who has stated that he will not defend the law because it "goes against the will of the people." This move will require the state to bring in outside counsel to defend the law before the Supreme Court.

The Wisconsin A.G., like all the other haters, don't want same-sex couples to have the barest sliver of respect and dignity. And that's why we fight for marriage equality.