Conservative’s Paradise

You can shelter money, avoid nasty taxes and bash some gays all at the same time.

She Walks With Angels

May you now find the peace you struggled for so mightily while on this plane.  Let your words live on as an eloquent reminder:

“We are all tied together in a single garment of destiny . . . I can never be what I ought to be until you are allowed to be what you ought to be,” Coretta Scott King quoting her husband Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Coretta Scott King, 1927-2006

Closeted Gay Republican Threatened

There has been a lot of buzz today about this post over at BlogActive where Mike Rogers threatens to out a married senator as a public bathroom cruising queen if he votes for the confirmation of Alito. NRO’s The Corner and a lot of commenters on the BlogActive site suggest this to be the criminal act of blackmail.

Brownback Causes Stir

The Brownback brouhaha is a little misguided. While he most likely does think of Sweden as a country full of fruits, he wasn’t saying that in the infamous Rolling Stone article. What he was doing is much more frightening from a secular nation/seperation of church and state point of view. He was quoting biblical scripture because he believes:

“This” — being senator, running for president, waving the flag of a Christian nation — “is about serving one constituent.” He raises a hand and points above him.”

To Sam Brownback being elected to the Senate or the Presidency is not about serving representing the people, it is about serving God and transforming America into a right wing, evangelical Christian nation following God’s laws. The man is a spooky incarnation of a growing movement. Anyway, he would never be so insensitive (or straightforward for that matter) to actually call gay people fruits.

As The Curtain Falls

NBC sitcom Will and Grace takes its final bow May 18th after 8 seasons and many awards including this year’s SAG award to Sean Hays for outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series. Many in the gay community have taken pot shots at this show over the years for its use of stereotypes and the practically asexual character of Will. But Wayne Besen sums it up when he writes:

“The lesson of… Will & Grace was so instrumental: Once you allow gay families into your living room, they are inevitably accepted into the neighborhood of shared humanity.”

Will and Grace was a major step in the on-going conversation between straight and gay America. It opened doors. Pioneers don’t always get it right but they light the path for those who follow. Every Ennis del Mar of the future owes a little bit to Jack McFarland.

A Gay Obsession

Katy Mcky writes in a wacky little column about the thumper’s fear of the homosexualization of America. An interesting take and I don’t agree with a lot of it but there is one part where I think she might be on to something:

“Parshall and others assert that homosexuality is sin. Thus, if one is straight and frames homosexuality as sin, it’s the sweetest sin, for it’s not one’s sin. This gives homosexuality an infinite shelf life. It’s never grows stale, for whereas it demands change of others, it requires no personal change. No sacrifice. So long as one is straight and heterosexuality demarcates purity, one is permanently pure.”

It has been my experience with the church that many who profess faith tend to find the sin in others much quicker than in themselves. It is easy to hate that which you are not and will never be.

The Envelope Please

Nominations for the 78th annual Academy Awards are out. Sunday March 5th is showtime so get those Oscar party invitations out now.

The Party’s Over

Gay divorce, the new legal frontier. Massachussetts couples blazed new ground and some are finding what was once the realization of a dream, quickly becoming a nightmare of red tape.

“Many of the problems stem from the fact that Massachusetts is the only state to recognize same-sex marriage… Lawyers say this restriction could create some truly knotty legal situations. Say an out-of-state couple wants to divorce, but their state doesn’t recognize that they were married in Massachusetts. Could one of them legally marry a heterosexual partner, without divorcing the gay partner? What if that person died and both legal spouses claimed the assets? Are you getting the sense it’s a mess?”

Many questions reguarding gay marriage will have to be resolved by the Supreme Court. We will then find out if America is truly a country where all citizens can depend on equal protection under the law.

Her Words Live On

Betty Berzon, gay positive phsychotherapist who wrote “Permanent Partners: Building Gay and Lesbian Relationships That Last”, died January 24th of Breast Cancer. She was 78. Her most memorable advice seems so simple yet once fully embraced, will forever change your view of relationships, gay or otherwise.

“The secret to relationship building is to assume permanence.”

Oscar Nominations

Tomorrow is the day.  Who will it be? Anyone care to speculate?

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell — The Movie

Talk about your friendly skies. I will skip the obivious joke about having training in hard target insertions.

Ann Coulter’s Supreme Joke Offensive

Other than Andrew, will the right finally call Ann Coulter the demagogue that she is? Imagine if Maureen Dowd had suggested poisoning Justice Scalia. The right would be carrying on about “moonbats” and “wacky liberals.” They would certainly and rightfully call that offensive and they should do the same here.

Blowhard is now The Central Front

Or is that vice versa?  Anyway, the merge of The Central Front and Blowhard has been accomplished. As the author of The Central Front, it is nice to now have all the posts in one location. Unfortunately comments were lost in the import.

The Central Front has ceased operation and all posts will now be on Blowhard.

Clay Aiken Gay

Well stop the presses and get my smelling salts! I am just stunned. Not that Clay Aiken is “allegedly” gay but that he stays at the Quality Inn.

Oprah On Brokeback Mountain

You know what they say. Once you go Oprah:

“The greatest love story since Gone with the Wind and Titanic. This movie changed my life.” via (but not confirmed by) Andrew Sullivan

Seems Oprah has a heart on for the film Brokeback Mountain and its cast. All kidding aside, Oprah does hold sway over a large portion of the American public and her support of this film and its theme will be a very positive thing for the gay community. Show Oprah some love.