“The average homosexual has 1,000 or more partners in a lifetime, and the average homosexual has only one sexual encounter per partner and never sees the person again after that encounter.”

Ron Paul

This is so accurate, it’s like he knows me oh my God

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Wow, I wonder where this statistic was found! Who the fuck has time to fuck that much?? 

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Challenge accepted.

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Homeboy needs to stay outta my schedule book

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Ron Paul has obvious never met a lesbian. We have a U-Haul joke for a reason (hint: it’s funny ‘cause it’s true.)

thedailywhat:

Tolerance Chaser of the Day: In an important policy speech yesterday in honor of International Human Rights Day, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the Obama administration’s intention to use foreign aid incentives, among other tools, to encourage the improvement of LGBT rights around the globe

Acknowledging before diplomats in Geneva that “my own country’s record on human rights for gay people is far from perfect,” Clinton took an important step toward universal acceptance by publicly stating the government’s position that “like being a woman, like being a racial, religious, tribal, or ethnic minority, being LGBT does not make you less human.”

And, she added, “that is why gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights.”

[thehill / state / video: marcinCA.]

dorothy-snarker: Look, don’t get me started on the fact that the episode was called “I Kissed a Girl” and no girls actually kissed. (That cheek kiss was cute and all, but come the fuck on.)What “Glee” can sometimes do well is peel back the skin of a significant social issue and expose the beating humanity underneath in a way that helps everyone understand it better and therefore fear it a little less. It’s how things change in the world, by realizing we’re really all not that different.What “Glee” can sometimes do badly is take a significant social issue and simplify it down to a glib streak of superficial cheerleading and then preen itself wondering why it’s not being slapped on the back and handed cigars for the beautiful bundle of enlightenment it has just birthed unto the world. That’s how people self-congratulate themselves without changing a damn thing. ….Iinstead of handling the fallout from this outing. Instead of delving into its ramifications. Instead of showing while, even if unintentional, it was wrong. Instead of all that, Finn is turned into some kind of gay awareness superstar and the episode becomes A Very Special Intervention Outing Glee. Never mind that last season, when Kurt was being seriously bullied by Karofsky and then discovered he was actually also gay, he took great and extraordinary pains not to out him. Never mind that Kurt did this because Karofsky wasn’t ready and it would be wrong to force someone who isn’t ready out of the closet. Never mind that as recently as last episode, Mr. Shue, Coach Sylvester and Kurt’s dad all seemed super concerned about how terrible it was that Santana was being outed. Nope, instead there are absolutely, positively, unquestionably zero consequences for Finn outing Santana. Not a talking to from Kurt, his gay step brother. Not a lecture from Burt, his super gay friendly step-dad. Not a dirty look from Rachel, his has-two-gay-dads girlfriend. Nope, just a gold star for essentially blackmailing Santana to come out or risk suspension from school. Isn’t he a stand-up guy? Hey, kids at home, out your friends and be a hero. Everyone’s doing it! Yay! Outings! YAYYYYY! ….The thing is, you can help your friends come out. You can support them. You can listen to them. You can encourage them. You can be there to dry their tears and squeeze their hand and find their strength. But that’s not outing. That’s not taunting someone with the possibility of the person she loves not loving her back. That’s not calling her a coward. That’s not what happened That’s not the kind of private, careful, meaningful support “Glee” showed. Not even close.p.s. This would have been a wonderful place for, say, Brittany – you know, Santana’s girlfriend – to come in and privately encourage Santana. Brittany, who has been so supportive of Santana throughout her whole journey. Brittany who loves Santana more than anyone else in this world. But, no, that wouldn’t fit into the show’s pre-destined hero mold.And, speaking of this “it’s for her own good” shit, what was with all the menfolk being the saviors for the womenfolk this episode? Oh, I get it. This is the “Glee” where the boys all saved the girls from themselves. Gee thanks, mister. What would those frail ladies with our crazy lady brains have done without the guidance of a Finn or a Puck last night? Poor closeted Santana and poor nutso Quinn might have gone on forever without being rescued. And if men weren’t saving women, women were sacrificing themselves for me. Like Rachel turning herself in for Kurt. And when women weren’t being saved by men, or sacrificing for men, they were fighting over the big lugs (i.e. world’s least likely two points on the bottom of a man-topped love triangle, Sue and Beiste). ….Yes, I enjoyed the cheek kiss and thumbs up. And yes of course I enjoyed the big Brittana hug (though hello – NOW KISS). And, hell, I’ll even rewatch that ballot smooch. But, no, I do not have to accept that an episode titled” I Kissed a Girl” featured exactly zero girls actually kissing each other. And, no, I do not have to accept that an episode about coming to terms with one’s sexuality was really about the benefits of outing. And, oh hell no, I do not have to accept that in an episode that should have been all about women, men were its central heroes.Also, I will never forgive Finn Hudson for ruining Cyndi Lauper for me. Or, as Santana put it so eloquently: “Thank you, guys. Thank you Finn, especially. You know, with all the horrible crap I’ve been through in my life, now I get to add that.”Oh, Santana, honey. We’re right there with you.READ THE FULL, EVEN MORE RAGE-FILLED POST HERE

dorothy-snarker:

Look, don’t get me started on the fact that the episode was called “I Kissed a Girl” and no girls actually kissed. (That cheek kiss was cute and all, but come the fuck on.)

What “Glee” can sometimes do well is peel back the skin of a significant social issue and expose the beating humanity underneath in a way that helps everyone understand it better and therefore fear it a little less. It’s how things change in the world, by realizing we’re really all not that different.

What “Glee” can sometimes do badly is take a significant social issue and simplify it down to a glib streak of superficial cheerleading and then preen itself wondering why it’s not being slapped on the back and handed cigars for the beautiful bundle of enlightenment it has just birthed unto the world. That’s how people self-congratulate themselves without changing a damn thing. ….

Iinstead of handling the fallout from this outing. Instead of delving into its ramifications. Instead of showing while, even if unintentional, it was wrong. Instead of all that, Finn is turned into some kind of gay awareness superstar and the episode becomes A Very Special Intervention Outing Glee. Never mind that last season, when Kurt was being seriously bullied by Karofsky and then discovered he was actually also gay, he took great and extraordinary pains not to out him. Never mind that Kurt did this because Karofsky wasn’t ready and it would be wrong to force someone who isn’t ready out of the closet. Never mind that as recently as last episode, Mr. Shue, Coach Sylvester and Kurt’s dad all seemed super concerned about how terrible it was that Santana was being outed.

Nope, instead there are absolutely, positively, unquestionably zero consequences for Finn outing Santana. Not a talking to from Kurt, his gay step brother. Not a lecture from Burt, his super gay friendly step-dad. Not a dirty look from Rachel, his has-two-gay-dads girlfriend. Nope, just a gold star for essentially blackmailing Santana to come out or risk suspension from school. Isn’t he a stand-up guy? Hey, kids at home, out your friends and be a hero. Everyone’s doing it! Yay! Outings! YAYYYYY! ….

The thing is, you can help your friends come out. You can support them. You can listen to them. You can encourage them. You can be there to dry their tears and squeeze their hand and find their strength. But that’s not outing. That’s not taunting someone with the possibility of the person she loves not loving her back. That’s not calling her a coward. That’s not what happened That’s not the kind of private, careful, meaningful support “Glee” showed. Not even close.

p.s. This would have been a wonderful place for, say, Brittany – you know, Santana’s girlfriend – to come in and privately encourage Santana. Brittany, who has been so supportive of Santana throughout her whole journey. Brittany who loves Santana more than anyone else in this world. But, no, that wouldn’t fit into the show’s pre-destined hero mold.

And, speaking of this “it’s for her own good” shit, what was with all the menfolk being the saviors for the womenfolk this episode? Oh, I get it. This is the “Glee” where the boys all saved the girls from themselves. Gee thanks, mister. What would those frail ladies with our crazy lady brains have done without the guidance of a Finn or a Puck last night? Poor closeted Santana and poor nutso Quinn might have gone on forever without being rescued. And if men weren’t saving women, women were sacrificing themselves for me. Like Rachel turning herself in for Kurt. And when women weren’t being saved by men, or sacrificing for men, they were fighting over the big lugs (i.e. world’s least likely two points on the bottom of a man-topped love triangle, Sue and Beiste). ….

Yes, I enjoyed the cheek kiss and thumbs up. And yes of course I enjoyed the big Brittana hug (though hello – NOW KISS). And, hell, I’ll even rewatch that ballot smooch. But, no, I do not have to accept that an episode titled” I Kissed a Girl” featured exactly zero girls actually kissing each other. And, no, I do not have to accept that an episode about coming to terms with one’s sexuality was really about the benefits of outing. And, oh hell no, I do not have to accept that in an episode that should have been all about women, men were its central heroes.

Also, I will never forgive Finn Hudson for ruining Cyndi Lauper for me. Or, as Santana put it so eloquently: “Thank you, guys. Thank you Finn, especially. You know, with all the horrible crap I’ve been through in my life, now I get to add that.”

Oh, Santana, honey. We’re right there with you.

READ THE FULL, EVEN MORE RAGE-FILLED POST HERE

voldys-gonemoldy:

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icarusplus: I’ve always found Rachel Maddow to be an incredibly classy lady. This particular image further verifies my opinion.

icarusplus:

I’ve always found Rachel Maddow to be an incredibly classy lady.

This particular image further verifies my opinion.

homoarigato: How to explain to straight people that feeling you get when you see a queer couple walking down the street;

eryslash:

(or, Why it’s important to be brave and walk hand in hand with your partner if you have one);

It’s like you’re an orphan, and ever since you were a baby you lived in a country different from the (very small, very much unknown) one you were born in, so far away from it. You’re used…

kungfucarrie: delisubthefemmecub: why wont you come out for hrc? do you not like hrc?   -Anonymous I hate HRC.  Here are a few reasons why I and other trans folks and allies hate them, not to mention that fact that they’re a homo-normative, nationalist, assimilation organization whose politics I whole-heartedly disagree with. I can’t remember all of the stories I’ve heard and articles I’ve read off the top of my head, but I understand them to also be a perpetually racist and classist institution. As far as the coming out thing… I don’t support the “coming out” framework that organizations like HRC espouse as being the key to “equality.” I see the problem as being a culture in which we are expected to “come out” if we are “not normal.” I see the problem as being an environment in which we assume we can read things about race, gender, sexuality, citizenship, ability, class, etc. on each others bodies.  I see the problem as being an environment that frames us as ~tricksters~ if we don’t disclose the entirety of our identities in a fashion that makes other folks comfortable. But HRC sees the problem as not enough gays and lesbians coming out.  Thus HRC blames “setbacks in equal rights” on the folks who do not want to, or cannot, come out, and folks for whom coming out doesn’t even make sense, etc.  These folks are disproportionally people who are already marginalized from the HRC-style LGB(T) community.  So on the one hand, “coming out” so to speak has been a big part of my experience.  And I have lots and lots to say about in/visibility and disclosure and about coming out as an ongoing process in my life that never ends.  And I have lots of thoughts about various different frameworks that folks use to think about this culture of disclosure (like queer checkpoints, etc.) But I have no interest in just “coming out” because an organization like HRC tells me its the right thing to do and that if I don’t I’ll be holding “my community” back.  So yeah. (made rebloggable for onspacehardware) Whoa I did not know any of this history of HRC. Sadly it kind of reminds me of all the times white feminists have thrown WOC under the bus in the name of passing legislation and stuff.  Reblogging because this is why I, too, withdrew my support of HRC several years ago. They still call me, and every time they do, I tell them this. But they don’t change because they don’t have to - the money and support is on their side.

kungfucarrie:

delisubthefemmecub:

why wont you come out for hrc? do you not like hrc?  
-Anonymous

I hate HRC. 

Here are a few reasons why I and other trans folks and allies hate them, not to mention that fact that they’re a homo-normative, nationalist, assimilation organization whose politics I whole-heartedly disagree with. I can’t remember all of the stories I’ve heard and articles I’ve read off the top of my head, but I understand them to also be a perpetually racist and classist institution.

As far as the coming out thing… I don’t support the “coming out” framework that organizations like HRC espouse as being the key to “equality.”

I see the problem as being a culture in which we are expected to “come out” if we are “not normal.” I see the problem as being an environment in which we assume we can read things about race, gender, sexuality, citizenship, ability, class, etc. on each others bodies.  I see the problem as being an environment that frames us as ~tricksters~ if we don’t disclose the entirety of our identities in a fashion that makes other folks comfortable.

But HRC sees the problem as not enough gays and lesbians coming out.  Thus HRC blames “setbacks in equal rights” on the folks who do not want to, or cannot, come out, and folks for whom coming out doesn’t even make sense, etc.  These folks are disproportionally people who are already marginalized from the HRC-style LGB(T) community. 

So on the one hand, “coming out” so to speak has been a big part of my experience.  And I have lots and lots to say about in/visibility and disclosure and about coming out as an ongoing process in my life that never ends.  And I have lots of thoughts about various different frameworks that folks use to think about this culture of disclosure (like queer checkpoints, etc.)

But I have no interest in just “coming out” because an organization like HRC tells me its the right thing to do and that if I don’t I’ll be holding “my community” back. 

So yeah.

(made rebloggable for onspacehardware)


Whoa I did not know any of this history of HRC. Sadly it kind of reminds me of all the times white feminists have thrown WOC under the bus in the name of passing legislation and stuff. 

Reblogging because this is why I, too, withdrew my support of HRC several years ago. They still call me, and every time they do, I tell them this. But they don’t change because they don’t have to - the money and support is on their side.

(Source: revelandrioton)

thedailywhat: Unfriendly Skies of the Day: Actress and musician Leisha Hailey, best known for her role as Alice Pieszecki on Showtime’s critically acclaimed drama The L Word, told her 10k Twitter followers today that she was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight for snogging her girlfriend. Hailey demands a public apology from Southwest, claiming she has audio and video of “a lot of their actions.” On their official website, Southwest claims that they “take pride in our outreach and commitment to the GLBT community,” and provide as an example the fact that they are “the official airline of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation” and other GLBT organizations. [@leisha_hailey / ontd.] UPDATE: Southwest issued a statement on the incident, saying “several passengers” complained of “excessive” affection, forcing them to act out of concern “for the comfort of all Customers on board.” The statement goes on to suggest that some heated words were exchanged between crew members and the Hailey party, which they felt were “better resolved on the ground, as opposed to in flight.”

thedailywhat:

Unfriendly Skies of the Day: Actress and musician Leisha Hailey, best known for her role as Alice Pieszecki on Showtime’s critically acclaimed drama The L Word, told her 10k Twitter followers today that she was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight for snogging her girlfriend.

Hailey demands a public apology from Southwest, claiming she has audio and video of “a lot of their actions.”

On their official website, Southwest claims that they “take pride in our outreach and commitment to the GLBT community,” and provide as an example the fact that they are “the official airline of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation” and other GLBT organizations.

[@leisha_hailey / ontd.]

UPDATE: Southwest issued a statement on the incident, saying “several passengers” complained of “excessive” affection, forcing them to act out of concern “for the comfort of all Customers on board.”

The statement goes on to suggest that some heated words were exchanged between crew members and the Hailey party, which they felt were “better resolved on the ground, as opposed to in flight.”

The Golden Girls, on Marriage Equality