First, we will start with Rachel Maddow, and might I say she has done a remarkable job exposing Uganda's new depravity, and America's shameful role in it, to the world. She also confronts Evangelicals about how their demagoguery in emphasizing abstinence, at the expense of condoms, has been such a miserable failure:
Of course, when your dogma against condoms, and in favor of abstinence, causes a worsening of the HIV crisis then you can always just blame the evil gays, right?
Karen Ocamb, over at LGBT POV, has been blogging about this issue as well, and how it all links back to Rick Warren.
Republican Christian Talibangelicals got their way and instituted their faith based crap, and HIV rates exploded. Of course, instead of taking responsibility and reversing course with their failed message, "the gays" have been conveniently scapegoated as the reason for the much higher infection rates. Hence, the proposed "kill the gays" law in Uganda.
We've all heard the ridiculous "hate the sin, but love the sinner" message from Evangelicals before. But the biggest sin was allowing Evangelical preachers, like Rick Warren, and Republican politicians to make Uganda their own private faith-based laboratory. The result equals death, any way you look at it.
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Saturday, December 5, 2009
Can anybody read lips?
25 or so seconds into this video, what is the coach saying? (And yes, there is a possible gay angle to this.)
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Oklahoma Senator, Tom Coburn, on "Don't Ask Don't Tell"
Well, of course we need the Obama Administration to move this issue forward, and so far, nothing. But, check this out. My friend here in Oklahoma, Kirk Davis, just received this response from our Senator, Tom Coburn, regarding his stance on "Don't Ask Don't Tell." I'm posting the whole letter so you can see what we're dealing with:
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Thank you for writing me regarding homosexuals serving in the United States military. I appreciate hearing from you again and I apologize for my delayed response."65,000 homosexual men and women in the military." That is a lot of American troops who are being discriminated against, Senator, based on nonsense. Oh, and he can put that "May God bless you and your family!" line right where it belongs.
I am truly grateful for our military men and women who have courageously been defending the country and preserving freedom. I know that active military service, especially when it separates spouses and children is a great sacrifice for everyone involved.
I understand your opinion and perspective on this issue. As you probably know, the current "don't ask, don't tell" policy was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1993. I was not a member of Congress at that time.
On June 8th of this year, the Supreme Court announced it would not review a 2008 decision by the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston that rejected a challenge of "don't ask, don't tell" by service members discharged under the current policy. In rejecting a challenge of the policy last June on a first amendment basis, the First Circuit Court said the current law "is justified on a content-neutral, non-speech basis; specifically, maintaining the military's effectiveness as a fighting force." I support the decision of the Supreme Court in upholding the law.
In its brief, the Obama Administration supported the court's decision to uphold the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. "Applying the strong deference traditionally afforded to the Legislative and Executive Branches in the area of military affairs, the court of appeals properly upheld the statute," argued Elena Kagan, who as Solicitor General represents the Administration before the Supreme Court. The brief argued that the "don't ask, don't tell" policy "rationally related to the government's legitimate interest in military discipline and cohesion."
Recently, though, according to a New York Times article from October 10, President Obama spoke at a fund raiser dinner for the Human Rights Campaign stating, "I will end 'don't ask, don't tell.' " He did not give a timeline for this decision; however I will continue to monitor the situation.
The primary responsibilities of our military, defending our nation and winning wars, should not be compromised by politics. As I noted, this military policy was created by Congress and the President but is supported by many in our armed forces. While I believe it is imperative that the elected leaders of the people hold all government Departments accountable for their actions and policies, I defer in large part to our military leaders on matters of military readiness and code of conduct. This includes the impact changing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy would have, especially since military leaders note that this issue is fundamentally about military readiness.
The overriding issue that would affect the readiness of the armed forces would be the forced cohabitation of homosexuals with heterosexuals at forward operating bases and deployed ships. This would be similar to forcing female soldiers to cohabit with male soldiers in housing situations that offer little to no privacy. The 1993 law does not ban or exclude homosexuals from serving in the armed forces and some estimate there are currently 65,000 homosexual men and women in the military. Please know that I have the utmost respect for every man and woman who chooses to wear our nation's uniform and accepts the responsibility and sacrifices that come with it.
While we may not agree on every issue, I thank you for writing. I hope to hear from you in the future. May God bless you and your family!
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DC's famed LGBT bookstore, Lambda Rising, is closing
Sad news via Lambda Rising's Facebook page:
Lambda Rising, known for 35 years as Washington’s “bookstore that celebrates the gay and lesbian experience,” has announced the imminent closing of their two stores in Washington DC and Rehoboth Beach DE.Read More...
“The phrase ‘mission accomplished’ has gotten a bad rap in recent years,” said Deacon Maccubbin, Lambda Rising’s founder and co-owner, “but in this case, it certainly applies. When we set out to establish Lambda Rising in 1974, it was intended as a demonstration of the demand for gay and lesbian literature.”
Maccubbin explains that it was virtually impossible to find gay books in general bookstores or even in libraries. “We thought if we could show that there was a demand for our literature, that bookstores could be profitable selling it, we could encourage the writing and publishing of glbt books, and sooner or later other bookstores would put those books on their own shelves and there would no be less need for a specifically gay and lesbian bookstore.”
“Today 35 years later, nearly every general bookstore carries glbt books, often featuring them in special sections,” Maccubbin noted.
“The other part of our mission was to make good glbt books and information available to anyone anywhere at a time when such items were very hard to find. Today, people almost anywhere can access glbt information on the internet.”
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