Archive for the ‘Faaabulosity’ Category
Biden on Same-Sex Equality
There was, in last night's Biden / Palin debate, a brief exchange on the topic of same-sex equality. As it has been ritualized and hones in several year's worth of national elections, most of it passed in coded language that most normal people will find totally inscrutable but mostly innocuous. Palin's responses I found unsurprising […]
In: All, Current Events, Faaabulosity
Beard of the Week LI: Promoter & Defender of Equality
This week's beard belongs to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (born: 1945), the president of Brazil. Lula was first elected in October 2002; he was re-elected in October 2006, extending his term until 2011. Upon the first news of his first election, the Sydney [Australia] Morning Herald lead with this news: Sao Paulo: Leftist former […]
In: All, Beard of the Week, Faaabulosity
Beard of the Week L: Portrait of the Artist
self-portrait copyright © 2008 by Bill Pusztai (source), used with permission. This week's beard belongs to Bill Pusztai, a photographer and artist living in Toronto. In this photograph he seems to be doing some yoga but, for our purposes, he is displaying his magnificent beard as well as drawing attention to the gorgeous tattoo on […]
In: All, Beard of the Week, Faaabulosity, Music & Art
Beard of the Week XLIX: Wild & Gay Things
This week's beard belongs to Maurice Sendak, the famed artist noted for his book illustration, particularly the celebrated Where the Wild Things Are (from 1963). I write "artist noted for his book illustration" because of the piece in the New York Times ("Concerns Beyond Just Where the Wild Things Are", by Patricia Cohen, 2 September […]
In: All, Beard of the Week, Faaabulosity, Music & Art
Nonexistent Lifestyles
Andy Towle, in reference to the recent story (see, for example, here) about Hallmark's introducing greeting cards that celebrate same-sex marriage, quotes a reactionary "family values" group promoting their own boycott of Hallmark as saying Let them know you do not appreciate Hallmark promoting a lifestyle which is illegal in 48 states. Now, aside from […]
In: All, Faaabulosity, Such Language!
Marriage Still More Equal
I still feel the excitement, particularly since we live much closer to Massachusetts than to California, being on the right coast of the US. Anyway, you may recall that same-sex marriage, although legal in Massachusetts, was restricted to those couples for whom marriage would be legal in their home states. This was a parting gift […]
Lambeth Focused on Bishop Robinson
There's the woman in the short, red dress who brought on her own rape because she dressed provocatively. Or any number of black men in the south who had to be lynched because they got uppity. Martin Luther King, Jr. got plenty of advice from helpful white folk about how he could help his movement […]
In: All, Current Events, Faaabulosity
Check Out Them Roses
Some things are just too fabulous not to share. Joe ("Sing Out, Louise!", Joe.My.God, 19 June 2008), looking into Patti Lupone's acclaimed Tony-award performance from "Gypsey", tripped across this homage by one Michael Burbach. I couldn't say it better than Joe: "I don't know who the heck this Michael Burbach kid is, but he is […]
In: All, Faaabulosity, Music & Art
End-of-Civilization Vigil
This is just a little reminder, in case it has slipped from your attention, that civilization as we know it will end this evening at 5:01 PM Pacific Daylight Time.* I'll be listening for the first cracks. The end itself will begin, of course, with the institution of marriage, thought by some to have survived […]
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Vote for People to be Happy
Timothy Kincaid at Box Turtle Bulletin ("The Most Effective Campaign") pointed out a nice, personal story from the Fresno Bee about a woman in California named Renee DeMusiak. Now, Ms. DeMusiak was what one might call a marriage traditionalist until rather recently when she changed her mind, largely because of her feelings about her boss, […]
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Valuing Marriage Like Freedom
Marriage won't be worth less because more can take part in it. — Anniken Huitfeldt, Norwegian Family Issues minister, upon introducing a parliamentary measure that would make marriage laws gender neutral in Norway, recently passed by a vote of 84 votes to 41 [quoted in "Marriage Equality for Norway", Joe.My.God, 11 June 2008.]
In: All, Common-Place Book, Faaabulosity
'Traditional Marriage' Threatened? Nonsense!
In their hysteria to deny all things gay, opponents of marriage equality for same-sex couples make ever more outlandish claims about how we, the gays and lesbians–who in some arguments number so ridiculously few that it's not worth granting the two or three of us equality–are so menacing and all-powerful that we will crush Western […]
Tea at the Creation Museum
Someone kindly pointed out to me that Faggoty-Ass Faggot recently took a field-trip to the so-called "Creation Museum", not far from Cincinnati. As a result he presents a photographic tour, with commentary. There are fabulous shots of such silly things as the dinosaur with the saddle on, a poster explaining how evolution happened after the […]
In: All, Faaabulosity, Laughing Matters
Unmistakable Cracking Sounds
As the California Supreme Court decision outlawing this state's ban on same-sex marriage settles in, we are being treated to the unmistakable cracking sounds of long-held, icy bigotries giving way to a wellspring of justice. [editorial, "Gay marriage gaining ground", Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2008.]
In: All, Common-Place Book, Faaabulosity
Uncle Stanley and Uncle Ronald
I feel a connection of some kind with the current Governor of New York, David A. Paterson. Recently I was in New York for about five days, easily tripling the fraction of my life that I've ever spent there. While I was there the Spitzer Sex Scandal broke, Spitzer resigned, and then Lieutenant-Governor Paterson was […]
In: All, Faaabulosity, Reflections
The Inevitability of Marriage Equality
Normally I try to practice what I preach, at least when it comes to giving attention to right-wing media personalities. Instead of jumping up and down and pointing excitedly at each instance of their reactionary excess, I prefer to turn the other way. My theory is that they will wilt without the nourishment of the […]
Don't Tread on Me
We pause for a moment of bear culture and cuteness. [via Joe.My.God]
The Correct vs. The Popular
Robin Tyler was one of the original plaintiffs in what became In Re Marriage Cases, for which the recent decision overturned prohibitions in California on same-sex marriages. In an article of personal reflections, she made these observations (obviously, among other interesting observations): In a Los Angeles Times article on May 18, Chief Justice George indicated […]
In: All, Faaabulosity, Splenetics
Number of States Recognizing Marriage Equality Doubles
The California Supreme Court today decided a case in favor of marriage equality for all loving couples. There are now two states in the union (i.e., 4% of the country) where marriage equality has been legally recognized.The opinion is available here: In Re Marriage Cases, S147999. The heart of the litigation was the question whether […]
In: All, Current Events, Faaabulosity
Larry King on Larry King
You may recall the events of a few of months ago when gay student Lawrence King was murdered by a fellow student. On 25 April a national day of silence will be observed by many students in many schools to bring attention to the problem of bullying and name-calling faced by so many young people […]
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