I don't have anything against black people. but.....

I've recently noticed that the haters are really bristling over being called out for what they are.

You see the comments over and over. "I have nothing against gay people. I just believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman." As a child of the 60's, it reminds me of the days when the light was being shown on racism. It became so politically incorrect, that the racists had to resort to famous lines like "I have nothing against black people, but....", or the even better "Some of my best friends are black."

I have noticed the haters are using both phrases, a lot, when the light shines on their hatred. When the haters are ashamed of their hatred, victory can't be far behind.

So the governor is making the rounds, and telling everyone that he thinks Prop H8 will eventually be overturned, either by the courts or by the ballot. He got a round of applause when he said that last night on Leno.

Gee, maybe if you would have signed one of the TWO marriage equality bills the legislature sent you, we wouldn't be in this mess now.

Or, perhaps if you had actually campaigned against Prop H8 instead of giving our cause lip service, it never would have passed in the first place. Same goes for you Obama.

Congratulations California Supreme Court! In one fell swoop you have allowed bigotry and hatred to win in California, and you have made yourselves irrelevant.

Was this not the same Supreme Court who one year ago said that marriage for same-sex couples was a fundamental right? One that could not be subject to the ballot box? Were those not your exact words?

What happened? Are you so afraid of recall that you bowed to the "will of the people?" By doing so, you have abdicated your constitutional authority. No one has to listen to you. We'll just vote on it.

At this very moment, there is a group circulating a petition to get a proposition on the ballot which would take away automatic citizenship from children born on American soil to non-citizens (translate: Mexicans). This is in clear violation of the US Constitution which guarantees that any child born on US soil is automatically a US citizen. They'll get the signatures. And it will probably pass, because illegal immigrants aren't very popular in California right now. How will you rule then?

Even though it is unconstitutional, I'll sign the damn petition if it comes my way. And, I'll vote for the proposition. Because if my rights can be taken away so easily, I'm all for taking away everyone else's rights too.

On Wisconsin, On Wisconsin, plunge right through that line.....

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has accepted a challenge to that state's constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman.

This should be interesting, and I'm betting that they will rule that the amendment is unconstitutional for the same reasons as neighboring Iowa's Supreme Court ruled against the ban.

I spent 6 years in Milwaukee. Wisconsin has its share of rednecks, like any state. And it is also heavily Catholic. But, Wisconsin is also a pretty progressive state. It's had the only Socialist governor in American history. It was the first state to pass a law protecting gays from discrimination, back in the early 1970's, which still stands today. And it has one of the few openly gay congresspersons, Tammy Baldwin from Madison.

The small drip of marriage equality seems to be turning into more of a torrent. I hope the this influences the California Supreme Court on their Prop H8 decision.

"This is a side lifestyle for me. I'm bi, not gay. I've had some great experiences and want to continue that, but will never fully cross over...."

Whenever I see a line like that on a profile, I'm reminded of the great line from Boys In The Band, spoken by 32 year old, ugly, pock marked, Jew fairy (his words, not mine) Harold:

"You're just a homosexual and you don't want to be."

Honey, if you're going to be a self-loathing fag, please do it somewhere else. Maybe someone should start up a website called self-loathingfags.com. That way, all the self-loathing fags can get together and enjoy each other's miserable lives.

Tuesday morning at 11 Eastern time, Donald Trump will have a press conference to announce his decision on the fate of Carrie Prejean, Miss California.

It's funny how, when this first thing started, a bunch of people, including me, were jumping on Perez Hilton for asking such a stupid question. Had Carrie shut the fuck up, perhaps she would have had the sympathy vote. Poor little girl, being harassed because of her beliefs.

But no, she had to pick up the flag and run with it. She's de facto spokesperson for that NOM organization. She's appeared on the 700 Club, and today she appeared on that pig Lou Dobson's show, where she announced the entire affair was Satan tempting her.

I hope this bitch loses her crown. And it could have all been avoided by a simple response to Hilton's question:

"This is a divisive issue. As Miss California, I represent ALL the diverse people of California. As such, I don't feel this is the appropriate forum to discuss my personal feelings on this matter."

resting my case......

Within five minutes after finishing up my previous post, I read this on Joe My God.

14 repugs have signed on to Rep. Paul Broun's (GA) house resolution encouraging the president to designate 2010 as "the year of the Bible."

This is the same wackjob who has proposed a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, and (I love this) a law which would withhold federal funds from any school where the students recited the Pledge of Allegiance in any language other than English.

Nuff said....

Gee this sounds familiar.......

After watching Valkyrie on pay per view, I was doing a little research on the Internets about Germans who resisted the Nazis. I was doing some reading on the church's role in German resistance (virtually none), and when I read this sentence, my blood ran cold:

"Hitler explicitly appealed to Christianity on a regular basis and this was part of why he was popular. Not every Christian supported the Nazis, of course, but he was most popular with conservative Christians seeking a restoration of traditional values."

What does that sound like? It's funny how conservative evangelical "christians" always seem to be at the heart of evil in this world. The Crusades, The Inquisition, slavery, etc. The Nazis couldn't have maintained power had the so-called christians spoken out against their actions.

Like all religions, Christianity has been corrupted by a bunch of self-serving hateful people. They have turned the message of love, brotherhood, and reconciliation into an "us against them" theology.

Ultimately, the joke's on them. While they wallow in their perceived political power, it never occurs to them that they are just being used. The repugs used the church to maintain power, much like the Nazis did, without the slightest bit of respect for the church.

There's a new documentary, which started yesterday in San Francisco, called Outrage. The purpose of the documentary is to out closeted fags in positions of political power, who use that power to damage the rest of us. I can't wait to see it.

As a middle-aged gay man, I remember the time when rule #1 was that we never out one of our own. Coming out of the closet was supposed to be a personal decision, and would never be forced on anyone. That's why Rock Hudson was able to keep his image as a lady killer while he was secretly playing around with all his boy toys in Hollywood.

That was then. This is now. I say if someone in a position of power is actively using that power to damage the rest of us, fuck them. Bring it on. Let's rip those closet doors off.

From all the stories I've heard, if all the secretly gay repugs in Washington were outed, there wouldn't be many left.

I'm Queer For Joe The Plumber

So everyone is up in arms because Joe the (not) Plumber referred to us as "queers." He also said he wouldn't let queers anywhere near his children.

Is anyone surprised that he would say something like this? Frankly I couldn't care less if he calls me a "queer" as long as he doesn't mind my reference to him as a "white trash hillbilly piece of pig shit."

And, by the way Joe, at least one of your kids will grow up to be a "queer." You have made sure that will happen. Karma baby.

Joe is yet another one who has overstayed his 15 minutes. He needs to go.

Can't wait to see Star Trek!

Yummy. Maybe the young Captain Kirk and the young Mister Spock will get it on!