Today on Towleroad: Obama the Evangelical and RNC Craziness
The Republican Convention reaches it's climax tonight, but last night Paul Ryan officially accepted the Vice Presidential nomination and he explained to us how our rights are given to us by God. Speaking of religion, something that is never too far away at the GOP convention, Mike Huckabee spent last night expounding on how Obama is an evangelical man. I guess with all that God talk we shouldn't be too terribly surprised by this craziness.
Despite all evidence to the contrary, GOProud and Jimmy LaSalvia believe that a Romney presidency would be good for the gays. At least for their wallets.
Things are looking pretty grim for LGBT members working in the public sector. All this being said it should probably come as no surprise that Log Cabin Republicans are not pleased with what they are seeing. Want to talk marriage equality with former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu? You gotta buy him a drink first! Maybe at Homocon, where everyone seems to be having a good time. If you want to be even more disgusted with the state of the GOP, check out Rachel Maddow's report on new Republican voter disenfranchisement. Let's end our talk today about the Convention with a laugh. Jan Brewer really brought her "A" game last night.
Check out a tense debate between progressive radio host Wayne Besen and an anti-gay activist. It'll probably get your blood pretty riled up. I guess it's good that Besen doesn't work for Fox, where they recently fired a host for doing a "pro-gay" interview. Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council obviously doesn't read poll data because, he believes that only a small minority support gay marriage. Dan Savage might want to look out. The University of Texas has decided to end its investigation into a shameful gay parent study.
Two stories out of Michigan today. First a guilty plea in a horrify anti-gay hate crime. The second comes from the University of Michigan and details what we may already know, that saying "that's so gay" pretty much sucks. President Obama's support for Marriage Equality hasn't exactly helped his support with the LGBT community. A potential bright spot for gay rights in Tasmania. And a very unsurprising dark spot in Uganda.
Good news for lesbians! You gals are way in style this season. The gay marriage in "X-Men" is already going the way of most celebrity marriages. If you want gay friendly programming tune into the CW and not TBS apparently. Also you should watch Glee because it's very gay. Everyone's favorite middle school science teacher Bill Nye takes creationism to task.
And now that you have read all that we should tell you that internet addiction is really bad.




I thought "horrify" was a verb.
Posted by: Anastasia Beaverhausen | Aug 30, 2012 9:29:40 PM
I know I'll sound like a Ryan defender, but the idea that all have rights in spite of what a government prescribes is not a new idea. That's what the statement "Laws of Nature and of Nature's God" is referring to in the Declaration of Independence, and why our argument for marriage equality recognized by law is as strong as any other argument for basic rights, and why it will ultimately become reality. This is still a very "liberal" idea. We are all equal because of who we are, not because a government has said so. On this point, I would agree with Ryan, though in the case of marriage equality, he may find it to not be good news.
Posted by: KJ | Aug 30, 2012 9:48:20 PM
I wish I knew how to photoshop, I would put a little black moustache on him.
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Posted by: MikeInSanJose | Aug 31, 2012 12:55:50 AM
Declaration of Independence is not a legal document.
The word "God" never appears in the Constitution or its Amendments.
Posted by: simon | Aug 31, 2012 2:17:38 AM
Thanks for these summaries. They allow me to easily select the posts whose comments I want to follow up on.
Posted by: Diogenes Arktos | Aug 31, 2012 8:53:55 AM
Looks like someone's gaining all his weight back!
Posted by: TampaZeke | Aug 31, 2012 9:44:24 AM
Fat. Hate.
Posted by: Brandon | Aug 31, 2012 10:36:09 AM
Looks like all that Chik-Fil-A that Huckster-bee is eating is undoing his stomach stap...I mean, "diet and exercise routine".
Posted by: FuryOfFirestorm | Aug 31, 2012 1:35:43 PM
Simon, you'll note that I do not say that the Declaration of Independence is a legal document nor that "God" is mentioned in the Constitution. The Declaration, however, clearly states why the colonists believed they had rights whether the Crown or Parliament recognized them or not.
I despair for the future if we do not corporately remember that we all have inalienable rights in spite of what a given government or current law states. What a government give, it can take away. The reason we will win on marriage equality is because ultimately, inalienable rights cannot be granted, or taken away, by a majority. Given the egalitarian premise of the Constitution, understanding of the full breadth of basic rights continues to grow as the Civil War, women's suffrage, and the the Civil Rights movement prove. It's often not pretty, but freedom rolls on.
Posted by: KJ | Sep 1, 2012 8:00:35 PM