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NOM blames gay media for its own bigots
- Don’t blame us for your crazy. The people over at the National
Organization for Marriage are not feeling love from the gay media.
They think we wrongfully portray them as hateful bigots. For example: Larry
Adams went to a recent rally and proudly held up a sign with two
nooses—lynching being the only way to handle gay couples. As expected the
poster, and Adams, made it all over the gay media last week. NOM says we
queeny media types play unfair. “Gay marriage groups know that NOM does not
advocate or condone violence and that we have already condemned the brief
display of this sign. Despite this, they are sending emails to their supporters
asking for money.” Fair critique, but last time I checked this Adams was one of
theirs. If NOM can’t keep its own people on message, that’s not the problem of
gay media outlets. Hey NOM? If you are listening, here are two pieces of
advices: 1) if you don’t want to be seen as a hate group, check the signs and
rhetoric coming from your peoples, and 2) enough with the line how anti- gay
marriage demonstrators have been bullied. If marriage advocates did physically
intimidate someone at a rally, let that person stand up and be interviewed. We
would gladly do it.
- Another famous ‘mo comes out. Joe
McElderry, a cutie pie from across the pond, recently came out.
He’s been getting nothing but positive vibes.
- Arson suspected in the death of lesbian pair. An Erie,
Pennsylvania couple, Gwyneth
Henry and Tyreesha Richardson, were found dead in their fire
damaged home last week. Police think arson might be the cause .
- Now is not the time to forget about DADT. Like I said last
week, it’s time to be on the phone with your senator, asking him/her to stand
behind the DADT amendment in the Defense
Authorization bill.
- Anthony Weiner goes nuclear on the House floor. Check out
this video of New York Congressman Anthony
Weiner. He body slams Republican colleagues for not being honest in
their opposition to a $7.4 billion in health care bill for September 11 recovery
workers.
- Chelsea’s gay wedding planner. Was hoping to go without
talking about Chelsea Clinton’s wedding. It’s not like we are best buds, and
there is no connection to the Clinton machine. The day was apparently all the
fabulous. She had event planner Bryan
Rafanelli, a member of the tribe, working the whole thing. You rich
queens better start calling him for your ceremony. Guaranteed he will be the
necessary commodity as proof of your up and coming ways.
- Undercover operation suspended due to shooting death. The
police in Essex County, New Jersey are suspending a five year undertaking that
was supposed to decrease sex in public parks. The temporary halt comes after the
July 16 police shooting of DeFarra Gaymon. An undercover detective claims Gaymon propositioned
him for sex and after the officer showed him a badge, the Atlanta businessman
lunged for him. The family of the deceased dispute the officer’s story, noting
Gaymon had no history of violence. Garden State Equality has requested
information concerning the particulars about the sting operation.
Senate majority leader Harry
Reid is getting some heat to schedule a firm date for a Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell vote.
“We are asking of the majority leader the same thing that we believe Senator
[Carl] Levin is asking, and that is to schedule the defense authorization bill
shortly after the August recess,” said Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network. “We would like him to make that
announcement before the Senate leaves town at the end of next week.”
A Reid spokesperson says there will be a vote in September, but refused to
give any certain dates.
Repeal is attached to the defense authorization. In late May the House of Representatives voted on the bill and it passed 234 to
194.
Ahh, but don’t get too excited if the Senate does get to this come September.
If passed, the bill will go to conference to tweak any differences between the
chambers. Then the Senate and House will vote again on what was hammered out in
conference. Finally it lands on the president’s desk for his signature. You old
heads know all of this because of School House
Rock.
One big stumbling block, not related to repeal, is a new engine for the F-35
Joint Striker Fighter. The White House has warned any bill with funds for that
will be vetoed. The House version funded the engine.
You need to keep annoying your elected reps until this thing is done.