After Elton has launched a tournament
to pick the hottest of the 32 male-male TV couples that dominate the
world of fantasy "slash" erotica. The elders of the genre, William
Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, are pitted against their modern day
counterparts from the latest edition of Star Trek.Monday, August 27, 2012
Via JMG: The Top Male Couples Of Fantasy Fiction
After Elton has launched a tournament
to pick the hottest of the 32 male-male TV couples that dominate the
world of fantasy "slash" erotica. The elders of the genre, William
Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, are pitted against their modern day
counterparts from the latest edition of Star Trek.
Via JMG: Judge Orders Prop 8 Case Closed
Interesting turn of events reported by Chris Geidner:The trial court judge in California who has taken over hearing the federal court case challenging Proposition 8, the state's amendment limiting marriages to one man and one woman, ordered the case closed today — which would allow same-sex couples to marry in California. The order comes despite the fact that proponents of Proposition 8 have requested the Supreme Court to review the case because, Judge James Ware wrote today, all requests to stay the judgment in the case have been denied. The proponents made no request of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court to stay the case pending resolution by the Supreme Court.What happens next is unclear. Could same-sex marriages resume in California before the Supreme Court even decides whether to hear the appeal of its overturn?
UPDATE: AFER spokesman Matt Baume tells me by email that today's "case closed" ruling was just "administrative housekeeping" and that we're still on standby regarding whether SCOTUS will hear the case. As you were...
Via JMG: CALIFORNIA: San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore "Father Of Prop 8" Cordileone Busted For Drunk Driving
The
brand new Archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore Cordileone, has been
arrested for drunk driving. Cordileone is widely considered the "father
of Proposition 8." Police in San Diego say Bishop Salvatore Cordileone was arrested over the weekend for driving under the influence. Police say it happened in San Diego's College District just before 12:30 Saturday morning. Bishop Cordileone is currently bishop of Oakland -- a post he's held since 2009. Last month Pope Benedict chose Bishop Cordileone to become archbishop of San Francisco -- replacing retiring Archbishop George Niederaur. He's scheduled to assume the new post in October.I'll have the delicious mug shot ASAP. (Tipped by JMG reader Mark)
Labels: alcohol, California, Catholic Church, Catholics, cults, drunk driving, Proposition 8, San Francisco
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Tricycle Daily Dharma August 27, 2012
Getting a Sense of Humor
Fortunately,
getting a sense of humor doesn’t come with a price tag. It simply
requires understanding that everything we experience is universal; all
the humiliations and hijinks are a part of life; each and every one of
us gets to slip on the banana peel. So pick yourself up, brush yourself
off, and laugh about it, for crying out loud.
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- Josh Korda, "Now What?"
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
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Tricycle Daily Dharma August 26, 2012
Nothing Born, Nothing Dying
From
the intrinsic standpoint—one of body, of Buddha-nature—non-killing
means that there is nothing being born and nothing dying. The very
notions of 'birth' and 'death' are extra. Life does not divide up into
things to be killed or not killed; it is just this one body, constantly
changing.
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- Bernard Glassman, "Precept Study: Ethics in Action"
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Saturday, August 25, 2012
Via JMG: Hate Group Hypocrisy Of The Day
Remember all the screams about yard signs and chikin graffiti? According to the American Family Association, vandalism is totally OK when it's their side doing it.
AFA was recently contacted by a Home Depot employee who says the boycott of Home Depot is being effective. "We have customers who come into our store and confront our store managers over the HD's support of Gay pride. The AFA is having an effect on HD." She also shared that many employees disagree with the company's pro-gay-marriage stand. In June, a "Gay Pride Month" poster (photo right) was put up in her breakroom. "HD is as committed as ever to the changing of laws in favor of same sex marriage. They had absolutely no empathy for those employees who voiced offense with the display. This was mandated by corporate directive. Therefore the display was torn down at least 2 times."Freepers are thrilled.
Via JMG: Tyler Clementi's Mother: I've Changed
The mother of Tyler Clementi, the gay Rutgers student who leaped to his death from the George Washington Bridge, says she's riddled with self-blame but has come to a new understanding about her son's sexuality.
“I think some people think that sexual orientation can be changed or prayed over,” she said now, in her kitchen. “But I know sexual orientation is not up for negotiation. I don’t think my children need to be changed. I think that what needed changing is attitudes, or myself, or maybe some other people I know.” She decided she could no longer attend her church, because doing so would suggest she supported its teachings against homosexuality.Read the full sad article.
And she took strength from reading the Bible as she reconsidered her views. “At this point I think Jesus is more about reconciliation and love,” she said. “He spoke more about divorce than homosexuality, but you can be divorced and join a church more than you can be gay and join churches.” What has troubled her most is the thought that Tyler believed she had rejected him.
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Tricycle Daily Dharma August 25, 2012
Being Careful with Thoughts
People
are often careless about the thoughts they give rise to, assuming that
once they forget about a thought, that thought is finished. This is not
true. Once you give rise to a thought, it keeps functioning, and
eventually its consequences return to you.
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- Daehaeng Kun Sunim, "Thinking Big"
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Friday, August 24, 2012
Via JMG: Record 470 Openly LGBT Delegates To Attend Democratic Convention
At least 470 delegates at the Democratic Convention will be openly LGBT. Chris Johnson reports at the Washington Blade:
The upcoming Democratic National Convention is set to have a record number of openly LGBT delegates, although goals for some states aren’t being met, according to new data from the National Stonewall Democrats. The organization as of Wednesday evening identified at least 470 openly LGBT delegates that are set to attend the convention, but more data is expected to become public at a later time. A total of 5,963 delegates are set to come to Charlotte, N.C.., for the event during the week of Sept. 3. Having 470 delegates exceeds the goal of 418 delegates at the convention and is already higher than numbers from 2008, when 277 delegates participated.California leads the pack with 74 LGBT delegates. States sending only one: Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming. Several states are sending LGBT delegates for the first time ever.
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Via JMG: NEW YORK: Bullied Bus Monitor Karen Klein Launches Anti-Bullying Foundation
You
may recall that over $700,000 flooded into an internet account set up
as a "vacation fund" for New York bus monitor Karen Klein after she was
seen being brutally bullied by students on a viral cell video. This is
what she's doing with some of the money: My story inspired more than 32,000 people to engage in their own act of love by donating to a fundraising campaign created by Max for my support. As you probably know, together we raised a lot more money than what I needed to go on vacation. 32,000 people around the world raised $703,873 for my behalf. It has changed my life forever. Now, I am not only going on vacation, but I am able to retire and take care of my family. You have all inspired me by your acts of love. But now it is time for me to give back and to turn your single act of kindness into my own personal movement to stop bullying in America. The Karen Klein Anti-Bullying Foundation, which I am seeding with $100,000, will be the gathering point for millions of people to support the anti-bullying movement. Together, we will change the world.(Image via Buzzfeed)
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Tricycle Daily Dharma August 24, 2012
Stay with Your Broken Heart
To
stay with that shakiness—to stay with a broken heart, with a rumbling
stomach, with the feeling of hopelessness and wanting to get
revenge—that is the path of true awakening. Sticking with that
uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos,
learning not to panic—this is the spiritual path.
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- Pema Chödrön, "Stay with Your Broken Heart"
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
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Tricycle Daily Dharma August 23, 2012
The Greater Joy
The
scriptures say that when the mind indulges in sensual objects, it
becomes agitated. This is the usual state of affairs in the world, as we
can observe. In their quest for happiness, people mistake excitement of
the mind for real happiness. They never have the chance to experience
greater joy that comes with peace and tranquility.
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- Sayadaw U Pandita, "A Perfect Balance"
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
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Tricycle Daily Dharma August 22, 2012
Compassion Despite Dislike
Remember
that you don’t have to like or admire someone to feel compassion for
that person. All you have to do is wish for that person to be happy.
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- Thanissaro Bhikkhu, "Head & Heart Together"
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Via Nalanda LGBT Buddhist Cultural and Resource Center
"In the present circumstances, no one can afford to assume that someone else will solve their problems. Every individual has a responsibility to help guide our global family in the right direction. Good wishes are not sufficient; we must become actively engaged."
- His Holiness, the
Dalai Lama
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Today
the Republican National Committee finalized its platform concerning
marriage equality. Which platform do you want to see your elected
official stand behind?
Via JMG: NOM Launches "Brown Vs Savage" Site
NOM has launched a new website
dedicated to coverage and reactions of Brian Brown's dinner with last
week. The debate itself has not yet been released. From the site: Dan Savage is one of the most influential activists bent on redefining marriage. Millions of Americans have seen his TV show on MTV or read his syndicated column. President Obama and his wife Michelle, along with hundreds of celebrities and sports stars have participated in Savage’s “It Gets Better” anti-bullying project. But there’s another side to Dan Savage that most haven’t seen: the bully. This April, when speaking to a group of high school students in Seattle, Savage launched into a tirade against Christians and what he termed the “bull****” in the bible.” He went on to call students who attempted to leave his presentation “pansy-a**es”. Savage has a long history of obscene anti-Christian comments, and yet he continues to be celebrated as the face of the gay marriage movement.At least NOM didn't (yet) repeat the lie about that "spontaneous" staged walkout by "sobbing and horrified" students, who were put up to it by Focus On The Family.
Labels: bigotry, Brian Brown, Catholic Church, Dan Savage, evil, hate groups, NOM, religion, Vatican
Via JMG: Tweeted Out By Matt Barber
Two from Gay Politics Report:
- Republicans poised to reaffirm opposition to marriage equality
Republican Party subcommittees have reportedly approved party platform language that criticizes the Obama administration's decision not to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, and supports a "constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman." The language still must be approved by the full GOP committee today, and by delegates at the GOP convention in Tampa next week. BuzzFeed (8/20)
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GOP platform addresses LGBT community, group says: Certain
language included in the Republican Party's national platform is meant
to signal the party's support for LGBT Americans, according to R. Clarke
Cooper, the director of Log Cabin Republicans. A GOP delegate who
supports marriage equality proposed the language "We embrace the
principle that all Americans have the right to be treated with dignity
and respect," Cooper said. Metro Weekly (Washington, D.C.)/Poliglot
(8/20)
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Tricycle Daily Dharma August 21, 2012
Refraining from Harm
To
realize truly that there is only this nature, with no 'other' outside
us, is to naturally want to refrain from causing harm, just as we
refrain from doing harm to one of our own limbs or eyes.
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- Bodhin Kjolhede, "Pain, Passion, and the Precepts"
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Via JMG: T-Mobile Endorses Marriage
Washington state based mobile phone giant T-Mobile today endorsed marriage equality. HRC has the good news: The Bellevue-based wireless carrier joins REI, Microsoft, Starbucks and a growing list of other employers in supporting the efforts of Washington United for Marriage. “Our support of this issue is a reflection of our culture, how we do business, and our belief in the fair and equitable treatment of all employees,” said Jim Alling, interim chief executive officer and chief operating officer. HRC applauds T-Mobile for this positive step on its journey toward LGBT inclusion. More than 4,800 T-Mobile employees live and work in Washington state, according to the company.RELATED: T-Mobile is the U.S. subsidiary of Germany's Deutsche Telekom. Last year a sale of the company to AT&T was thwarted after fierce resistance from the U.S. federal government.
Via JMG: Michelangelo Signore To FRC President Tony Perkins: Let's Talk About Hate
Michelangelo Signorile has penned an open letter to Family Research Council president Tony Perkins and invited him to a debate on his SiriuxXM show. An excerpt: Perhaps you recall that in July 2008, a man armed with a shotgun went on a shooting rampage inside a church in Knoxville. The Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, like many Christian churches and denominations across the country, is welcoming of LGBT people. The gunman killed two people and severely wounded several others. Police said that the killer's motive was to target gays and liberals. "This isn't a church, it's a cult," the killer wrote in a four-page letter he had left behind. "They embrace every pervert that comes down the pike.... [T]he only way we can rid ourselves of this evil is kill them in the streets, kill them where they gather."Read the full letter.
I wouldn't claim, as you did with regard to the SPLC, that the FRC gave that killer a "license to shoot." No one knows what's inside the mind of a premeditated killer. But I would ask: Where do people like this killer get the distortions and ugly mischaracterizations that convince them that gay people are evil? More so, where do others who wouldn't engage in gun violence but who do harm to LGBT people in other ways -- firing them from their jobs, throwing them out of their homes, bullying them in schools -- get their misinformation about gay people? They get it from a wide array of sources that contribute to a culture that demonizes LGBT people. And you and the Family Research Council are among those who feed into that culture.
Via JMG: Matt Nathanson - Modern Love
Lots of cute gay couples and scenes of the city from San Francisco pop-rocker Matt Nathanson.
(Tipped by JMG reader William)
Labels: pop music, San Francisco
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Tricycle Daily Dharma August 20, 2012
Aligning with the Cosmic Order
Buddhist
practice, in its traditional context, is to align oneself more and more
deeply with the cosmic order. Transcendence occurs when that coming
into alignment is complete.
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- Linda Heuman, "What's at Stake as the Dharma Goes Modern?"
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