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I was driving to go pick up one of my friends and I was waiting at a red stop light when a truck came racing down the street and slammed right into me, launching me into traffic from all sides. Needless to say, the experience was fun. Memorable, if you will.
My car is totaled and I am now in the midst of a pending lawsuit, so I can’t excessively use a few “choice words” to describe the incident and those involved. I have a lot to do, including going to the chiropractor. In case you’re wondering, my condition is ‘fine.’ I don’t know how many details I should give because things are always sticky when lawsuits are involved. I would love to update today, but considering the circumstances, I’m unable to.
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Here are some excerpts from my friend Serena Freewomyn’s blog post at the Bilerico Project:
You cannot divorce religious practices from their historical context. The Mormon Church was not founded to practice polygamy. Polygamy started as a response to a pressing social problem. The Mormons were driven out of New York, Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois before they wound up in Utah.
The governor of Missouri actually issued an extermination order against Mormons, and many Mormon men were killed during this period. While the Mormons were going across the plains on foot, a lot of people died.
When they finally got to Utah, many of the remaining men were sent off to fight in the Mexican-American war in order to prove their loyalty to the US government. This left a lot of women and children without a male head of household to provide for them.
Men were asked to support multiple households, and that’s why there is a history of polygamy in the Mormon Church. The practice officially ended in 1890.
I’ve seen pictures of protesters outside of Mormon temples holding signs mocking Mormons and their “special underpants.” If 10,000 people showed up outside of a synagogue with signs mocking a Jewish belief, such as wearing a yarmulke or a prayer shawl, people would label that as anti-Semitic. The Mormon temple is a place of worship that is just as sacred to them as a synagogue is to a Jew or a mosque is to a Muslim.
Mocking someone’s core beliefs does not elevate the level of discourse or open the possibility for a compromise to be found.
Hailey, a social worker who lives in Anaheim, agrees. “These protests need to be directed at the courthouse or city hall. And think of the position this puts gay Mormons in, especially if they’re still active in the church.
They’re going to choose church over the gay community. And then you’ve lost their support, and their votes.”
Please stop your ignorant attacks on Mormons and their religious beliefs. If not for yourselves, please think of your gay Mormon brothers and sisters who have no community that accepts them right now.
I’m very proud to have S-Dawg as one of my dear friends. Thanks for this very insightful and important post!! When I think of a Mormon, a gay person does not come to mind. Gay Mormons have been overlooked and we all need to work together instead of against each other. In fact, with all the funds Mormons contributed in support of Prop 8 and similar laws, the LGBTQ community obviously needs their support. We should all reach out across the aisle and sing Kumbayah as we make smores and gossip together. Most important, some gay stylists could make polygamist wives fierce with a good eyebrow waxing, tanning lotion and mini-skirts.
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Yes, she is one of my favorite female celebrities, she plays Shane on Showtime’s The L Word. Dunno if you watch the show or know who I’m talking about, but now you will.
Katherine is my Samantha Ronson. I can’t even begin to describe her sexy, maybe that’s because it has no beginning nor end. Its presence and existence is immeasurable. Watch out, I’m deep!
Katherine’s L Word character, Shane, is a total vixen. She enjoys sex, has lots of it, has a deep voice, the hottest punk hairstyles, and if you looked up ’swagger’ in the dictionary, there would be a photo of Katherine Moenning beside it.
I was clubbing in Hollywood on Tuesday night for a gay and lesbian benefit show put on by non-profit organization Lifeworks when I was on the red carpet waiting for her. She peeked her head out and ran in the opposite direction. I was told the spotlight isn’t her thing.
After the event I hung out with my friend and her crew. My friend’s friend’s friend is dating Katherine. A few people started to approach her. I waited my turn and waltzed in, said sumthin wicked and original as hell like, ‘Hello, I’m …” as we shook hands.
Katherine lit up and said, “Hi, I’m Kat!” I then said, ‘I know you don’t really like to ya know talk to people because it’s annoying, but I just had to say hi. I love you so much. I’m like obsessed with the L Word. I like watch the DVDs and just sit there for like 3 days watching the whole thing. I just love you.” She was very gracious, looked deep into my eyes the entire time as I spoke and then as she was thanking me. She wants me too.
I also told her how great she looks, all natural without makeup. Damn! We then said our thank yous and goodbyes. I’ve met some famous jerks, so it’s always a pleasure to find out that the people you support are nice.
I would go into detail about who she’s dating, but I won’t. My friend that I met up with wanted my site’s address - you know I don’t give that out to people, but I was drinking - and since she’s directly connected to Katherine, I don’t think it’s right for me to put all of Katherine’s business out there: like what she was wearing, what she was drinking and who she’s banging, like I’d like to.
It was good times. Sometimes I just love living in L.A. Y’all should come out and visit me, we can all be Sasha Fierce for one night and show the other tourists how it’s done.
Gay marriage is the civil rights issue of our time and everyone deserves equal rights, but to cite Barack Obama’s win as a symbol of change and acceptance and to whine about not being able to legally marry is comparing apples and oranges.
Stripped down, a few simple factors are the basis of why Barack Obama won the 2008 Presidential election:
A) The economy is currently in peril. B) He’s half white. C) Joe Biden is white. D) Sarah Palin is incompetent. E) The Republican Party has a low approval rating.
My ancestors have been enslaved for 400 years and 100 million have died in the slave trade, 150 years after emancipation, Barack Obama is the President-elect. From basic calculations, one can conclude that centuries of barbaric human rights violations later and a black president will be in office. How many hundreds of years has gay marriage been placed on the ballot?!
I understand that the LGBTQ community is being discriminated against and prejudice is injustice. I’m African American, I get it, but statements are being made with a tone that suggests, ‘How dare a black man lead and we can’t marry?!’ Sounds like hints of bigotry to me.
Those in favor of banning gay marriage vary. Religious folks of all races vote against gay marriage. I know black people who voted in support of gay marriage and white people who voted against it, yet I’m lumped into one category as a homophobic black person because of my race.
Are gay people forgetting the history of this country - racism, sexism, classism, ageism, homophobia, prejudice - bigotry!!!! Is that going to vanish quickly just because you want it to?
If religion continues to be used as a source to fight “evil” in the forms of reproductive rights, gay marriage and more, shouldn’t that be considered as the main factor that’s stalling legalized gay rights? Many religious citizens don’t consider electing a biracial man as president to be a sin, but they perceive gay marriage to be morally wrong. Why compare Barack Obama to gay marriage? Once again, apples and oranges, people, and that argument is weak at best.
Be patient with this very new issue. You will have your moment soon. It’s overdue, but it’s coming.
As an African American female, Barack Obama’s presidency holds a deeper meaning for me and others in my community. Today is the day that my enslaved ancestors dreamed of for hundreds of years. Today is the day that my father and mother and every member of my family never thought they would see. Today is the day I thought my children or their children might witness, but I never thought I would at such a young age.
For African Americans, although we no longer pick cotton, get raped by our slave masters so we can reproduce more slaves, or abide by Jim Crow laws, there’s never a day that passes when we’re unaware that racism continues to thrive. It’s institutional, it’s environmental, it has taken many modern forms and continued to oppress us. Until November 4, 2008, we have felt that our progress has been stunted. We came so far, but we were not to go any further. Until. Today.
This is a moment all Americans should be honored to be a part of. My ex-boyfriend who’s also African American told me last night that he cried when Barack Obama became president. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t do the same. In fact, I’m bawling right now and it’s gross. I need a Kleenex!
Barack Obama’s win isn’t simply about a black man becoming president. This is about a great man becoming president. Barack Obama secured 96% of the African American vote, the last stat I heard, but we were not voting for him because of the color of his skin. We were voting for him because we feel that he is qualified, intelligent, and capable of uniting this country like it has never been united before.
To simply put Barack Obama into office because of the shade of his skin would be detrimental. Similar to those who may have voted for John McCain because Sarah Palin is a female do not grasp the importance of selecting the right candidate when attempting to make history.
The opportunity to lead is a privilege. The imprint of the chosen one should be positive. If not, the progress one sought to achieve by electing one based upon race, sex or other irrelevant factors ensures that the status quo will return upon his or her departure.
Barack Obama won with the support of every race because he transcends race. He is the American dream, and with his election we are one step closer to electing a female president, one step closer to electing a Latin president, one step closer to electing a homosexual president, one step closer to electing a president with a handicap. We are one step closer to turning dreams into realities.
For all those who are as happy as I am: overjoyed that their parents could vote for a black president, have many family members who voted for the very first time, or simply thrilled with the positive impact this has on the international community - America will never be the same. America has become a better place.
Congratulations to Barack Obama, my sister and everyone else who has worked for the campaign, donated money and voted. The American dream thrives!
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Jessica Alba on the set of her new movie - CW
