Saturday, September 12, 2009
A great gem from Ms.Spaulding's Most excellent Blogg
Julian Bond's message to LGBTs: 'keep pushing on - victory is just ahead'
by: Pam Spaulding
Fri Sep 04, 2009 at 08:30:00 AM EDT
Reading Alvin's earlier diary ("From 'outside agitators' to 'wealthy gay activists' - Some of us black folks haven't learned a thing" bumped back up below this post), it's good to remind people that there are black folks who DO get it. Rev. Walter Fauntroy may have been director of the DC bureau of Dr. King's Southern Christian Leadership Conference, but that clearly didn't enlighten him to the fact that civil rights are human rights. He has hopped into bed with charlatan Bishop Harry Jackson. However many others who were part of the black civil rights struggle, like Congressman John Lewis, who will keynote at Equality Alabama's conference later this month, have our backs.
read the rest at: PHB
Gay Bands... hmmm...
Bands to watch out for
- Ween (Rainbow) What? as in weenie, Oscar Meyer is gay too?
- Lil'Wayne (I think these folks got size issues)
- P!nK (gay family) good gawd! a gay family!?
- The Black Keys (racist and homophobic? what is this a two for one?)
- Coldplay (well they are kind a hot.. .but I think they be straight dudes)
- SlipKnot (make-up) (what? style is not Christan too?)
- RadioHead(h'bout Christan radio head?)
- Michael Jackson (but he said he wasn't gay... just ask his daddy!)
- Boredoms (ok, so I can't have fun with these folks, and yet I can't be bored either... no wonder i ended up in therapy)
- School of Seven Bells (gay twins) (what all twins are gay too?)
- Jason Mraz
- Jonas Brothers (Gay people don't kiss their brothers. Normally..)
- Rilo Kiley
- Death Cab for Cutie (they are kinda cute... I watched them last night, that would make PBS gay too?)
- Sarah McLachlan (totally!)
- George Strait (what Staight is gay now too?)
- Cold War Kids (that just about rules out most folks my age)
- Toby Keith (cowboy) (true, after Brokeback Mountain, we all know 'bout 'dem cowboys!... yee haw!)
- P-Diddy
- Black People (what all Black Peoole are gay too?)
- Vampire Weekend (Not sure here, most vampires I know are hetero...)
- King Crimson (just the name is suggestive)
- Kate Bush (kissed a girl) (stop that!)
- Bob Dylan (aw c'mon... Dylan is gay?)
- Fleet Foxes
- Sigur Ros (nudists) (most nudists arn ot gay, and most of my gay friends won't get neked in public)
- Twisted Sister (well... maybe her sister is twisted)
- The Spores (endorse suicide)suicide is not a gay thing... tho because you assholes have made head-trips out of a lot of kids there ARE a lot of kids who off themselves when they are tryign to come to grips with their sexual orientation)
- Scissor Sisters (obvious reference to our penchant to sewing and decorating, that would make my mother gay... trust me she's not!)
- Turbonegro(there you go again... another antiblack refrence again)
- Rufus Wainwright (an proudly so)
- Merzbau(really? I kinds thought most glbt folks were better spellers)
- Ravi Shankar(aw c'mon... he can't be gay... tho his music rocks!)
- The Butchies (lizbians) (bitch... that's spelled L E S B I A N S)
- Wilco (Walmart but not Wilco)
- Bjork (mb)(well SHE IS from Iceland and all..)
- Tech N9ne
- Ghostface Killah
- Bobby Conn
- Morton Subotnik
- Cole Porter (WTF?)
- The String Cheese Incident
- Eagles of Death Metal
- Polyphonic Spree
- The Faint
- Interpol (Iwoud assume that they supported law and order)
- Twisted Sister (jj) (What the hell is a jj?)
- Tegan and Sara
- Erasure(well I thought for sure the Christians would allow for mistakes)
- The Grateful Dead (drugs too) (wtf pt 2)
- Le Tigre(they neverhave liked bilingualism)
- Marilyn Manson (dark gay) (well that girl is definitely problematic)
- The Gossip(Yeajh like (Christians don't gossip! My people call it dishing... )
- The Magnetic Fields
- The Doors (wtf pt 3)
- Phish (where's the beef?)
- Queen (well duh!... but what cha gunna do next tiem they paly We will Rock you @ the ball park, bud?)
- The Strokes (no comment)
- Morrissey(?questionable?) (What as in morals?)
- Metallica (duh!)
- Judas Priest (duh!)
- The Village People (double duh!)
- The Secret Handshake on't tell its a secret!)
- The Rolling Stones (duh!)
- David Bowie((triple duh!)
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood(duh!)
- Man or Astroman my students ask that about me all the time, "is he a man or is he an astroman?")
- Richard Cheese what as in head cheese?!)
- Jay-Z
- Depeche Mode
- Kansas (oh now you are getting crazy, the whole barking state of Kansas is gay?)
- Ani DiFranco
- Fischerspooner
- John Mayer
- George Michael (texan) (All Texans are gay? Well they do have a size issue and all... No wonder DubYah is so messed up,,, he was havign a sexual crisi, and took it our on Iraq! Freud explains everything)
- Angel Eyes
- The Indigo Girls
- Velvet Underground
- Madonna ( Her holiness Madoona please...)
- Elton John (His holiness Sir Elton Jon, please)
- Barry Manilow (duh!)
- Indigo Girls (repeat!)
- Melissa Etheridge (duh!)
- Eminmen which ones the blue or the red ones?!)
- Nirvana(so I guess Budhists and Hindus are no good either?)
- Boy George (duh!)
- Jon Brion
- The Killers(I can understand this one...)
- Lou Reed (hmm!)
- Lil' Wayne (repeat... your issues are showing again!)
- Motorhead
- Jill Sobule
- Wilson Phillips
- DMX
- Wesley Willis
- Lisa Loeb
- Ted Nugent (loincloth) loin cloths are NOT gay!)
- Dogstar
- Thirty Seconds to Mars NASA is gay too!)
- Lil' Kim(so they don't like short women either?)
- kd lang (duh!)
- Frank Sinatra (wtf!)
- HinderI thought they were in business to hinder...)
- Nickleback
- Justus Kohncke
- Bob Mould
- Clay Aiken (duh!)
- Arcade Fire
- Bright Eyes
- Corinne Bailey Rae
- Audioslave
- Red Hot Chili Peppers (duh!)(duh!)(duh!)(duh!)
- Panic at the Disco (listen Mary, thats Panic at the GAY Disco!)
- The Cure (makeup)
- Spin Doctors
- The Deers (Os Viados!)
- Lindsey Lohan
- The Smiths
- Beck(I thought they unquestioningly follow Fox TV)
- Tom Waits
- The Cramps (what Christians women don't menstruate?)
- Cannibal Corpse(yeah this one creeps me out too)
- Britney Spears (kissed Madonna) (OH Dear... she kissed THE Madonna! But really, her music is too bad to be gay... I mean really!)
- Perfect Sin(ok... well...)
- The Queers (ok, just the name is a give away)
- NoFx(gay punk) (you... talk'n to me?)
- Soup Dragons(wtf is a frick'n Soup Dragon anyway?)
- Elton John(really gay) (honey that's really really really gay... and damn proud of it!)
Friday, September 11, 2009
Gordon Brown Apologizes To Alan Turing
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has issued a posthumous apology to Alan Turing, the brilliant World War II code-breaker and computer scientist who killed himself after being convicted of the "crime" of homosexuality. Turing elected to Turing's decoding of the Nazi's "enigma machine" is credited as one of single-most crucial factors in ending the war.
I am both pleased and proud that, thanks to a coalition of computer scientists, historians and LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) activists, we have this year a chance to mark and celebrate another contribution to Britain's fight against the darkness of dictatorship: that of code-breaker Alan Turing. Turing was a quite brilliant mathematician, most famous for his work on breaking the German Enigma codes. It is no exaggeration to say that, without his outstanding contribution, the history of the Second World War could have been very different. He truly was one of those individuals we can point to whose unique contribution helped to turn the tide of war. The debt of gratitude he is owed makes it all the more horrifying, therefore, that he was treated so inhumanely.
In 1952, he was convicted of "gross indecency" – in effect, tried for being gay. His sentence – and he was faced with the miserable choice of this or prison – was chemical castration by a series of injections of female hormones. He took his own life just two years later. [snip] It is thanks to men and women who were totally committed to fighting fascism, people like Alan Turing, that the horrors of the Holocaust and of total war are part of Europe's history and not Europe's present. So on behalf of the British government, and all those who live freely thanks to Alan's work, I am very proud to say: we're sorry. You deserved so much better.
Turing is considered by some to be the "father of computer science." More about him here.
Labels: Alan Turing, computers, Gordon Brown, LGBT History, UK, WW II
Another awesome post lifted from JMG
New website launched for religious gay community
See: http://www.ynetnews.com
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Adulterous GOP Defender Of Marriage Michael Duvall Resigns In Shame
The man who vowed to preserve the sanctity of opposite marriage, GOP California Assemblyman Michael Duvall has resigned in disgrace less than 24 hours after he was recorded bragging about two adulterous relationships with young female lobbyists, one of whom works for an electric company under contract to the state public utilities committee which Duvall co-chaired. Assemblyman Mike Duvall of Yorba Linda said in a statement that the furor over his comments had begun to divert attention from the work his fellow lawmakers were trying to finish during the final week of their session. Duvall, whose is married and has two adult children, said it would not be fair to his family, constituents or friends to remain in office. "I am deeply saddened that my inappropriate comments have become a major distraction for my colleagues in the Assembly, who are working hard on the very serious problems facing our state," he said. "Therefore, I have decided to resign my office, effective immediately, so that the Assembly can get back to work."Duvall was also recorded bragging about his manly load:
"She wears little eye-patch underwear,” said Duvall, who is married with two children. “So, the other day she came here with her underwear, Thursday. And so, we had made love Wednesday–a lot! And so she’ll, she’s all, ‘I am going up and down the stairs, and you’re dripping out of me!’ So messy!”Hello, Mrs. Duvall, we have some papers for you to sign.
Labels: adultery, California, GOP, Michael Duvall, sanctity of marriage, scandal
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Stop Glen Beck!
A few loudmouths in the media don’t speak for me or for the majority of Americans. They have turned mainstream television and radio outlets into a megaphone for smear campaigns against public servants and innocent Americans.
They have a First Amendment right to stoke prejudice and intolerance in this way -- and we’re not asking for them to be silenced -- but people of integrity have a responsibility to condemn this repulsive and hysterical behavior that is harming our democracy.
Please urge President Obama to publicly confront such media fear-mongering with reason and to fulfill his campaign commitment to foster a media system where diverse perspectives aren’t drowned out by the ranting of a few.
Visit the URL below to learn more about what's at stake and send a loud message directly to President Obama:
https://secure.freepress.net/site/Advocacy?id=351
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The Moderate Voice linked Revoked...
At any rate, we, the entire staff of one at On Being Notorious and its rabid cousin Revoked, are honored to be linked, to The Moderate Voice, which makes me wonder how moderate their voice is if they include the likes of me there...
Thanks Folks!
Quote of the day
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." T. S. Eliot
Protesters Begin Weekly Vigils Outside Church Of "Obama Should Die" Pastor
This weekend a group called People Against Clergy Who Preach Hate (Facebook group) had the first of their planned weekly protests outside the Phoenix-area storefront church of Pastor Steve Anderson, who has publicly prayed for the death of the president. The 125 protesters waved signs containing scriptural admonitions against hate as well as signs supporting the president.Reposted from JMG
Monday, September 7, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
We Can´t Afford to Wait
Dear MoveOn member,
Wow. Last night's health care vigils were our biggest event of the year, and they were a scathing indictment of our broken health care system.
And last night we shared stories of people bankrupted by medical bills and shut out by pre-existing conditions. Together with folks from Democracy for America, TrueMajority, Center for Community Change, Doctors for America, Health Care for America Now, and the Service Employees International Union, we helped shift the momentum.
The New York Times wrote, "Under the banner of 'Can't Afford To Wait,' the vigils...put a human face on the need for" health care reform.1 Many local newspapers and TV stations prominently covered the vigils as well (see below for links)—and last night they made it on to the front page of the Washington Post's website.2
Next week, lawmakers will return to D.C. with these vigils fresh in their minds.
"Seeing the mix of the crowd, old and young, joining across generational lines to advocate for reform which will make a difference for everyone."
–Phoebe G., Mattapoisett, MA
"Hearing the testimonies of all the people who have suffered under the current health care system—nightmare stories of people sick and dying from being denied care from private insurers, denied coverage, financially bankrupt, foregoing treatment because they can't afford it, etc. It makes you realize even more how crucial it is that we enact health care reform NOW—with a public option!"
–Anna E., New York, NY
These amazing vigils were organized by MoveOn Councils across the country. The Councils are local teams of committed members who go beyond email to run hard-hitting events in their communities. If you're not already part of a Council, click here to find out more and join a local MoveOn Council to plan actions targeting health insurance companies for later this month:
Together, we're reframing the health care debate to focus on the serious needs of real people, not ridiculous political fights. And as we head into this make-or-break fall, we've got momentum on our side.
Thanks for all you do.
–Nita, Peter, Michael, Kat, and the rest of the team
P.S. While all of us were out sharing stories in person, tens of thousands of other MoveOn members who couldn't make it out gathered online to share photos, stories, and light candles as well, at our virtual vigil. Check it out, here:
P.P.S. We've also posted photo albums from vigils across the country on our Facebook page. Take a look:
Sources:
1. "Rallying for, and Against, an Overhaul," The New York Times, September 2, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51819&id=17136-538505-MQCdnLx&t=11
2. "Health care reform advocates rally at Fargo-Moorhead bridge," Grand Forks Herald, September 3, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51825&id=17136-538505-MQCdnLx&t=12
"1,000-plus rally in Denver in favor of health care reform," Denver Post, September 3, 2009
http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_13257706
"Hundreds rally at state house over health care," WPRI-TV Providence, September 3, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbQGolW1Z-k
"At Vigils, Support Shown for Health-Care Bill," The Washington Post, September 2, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51826&id=17136-538505-MQCdnLx&t=13
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