In which the ex-pastor kindly shares his comprehensive ‘gay’ theory: Recommend this Post
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ezra winton: Old and new political satire
These two short political satires (above) are from different eras (1986 and 2013, respectively) and tackling totally different issues (colonization/racism and sexuality/homophobia, respectively), but watching the newer of the two, Love Is All You Need totally reminded me of BabaKieuria, a classic that has been long-forgotten in the canons of
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Pat Robertson’s Digestive Problems
Oh, how the (self) righteous do suffer: Recommend this Post
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Fabulous Pride Parade and the Missing Cons
It was as fabulous as I knew it would be, just even bigger than I imagined. Downtown Toronto was given a jolt of extra colour on Sunday as more than 1 million people, some toting rainbow flags, marched the city’s streets for the 33rd annual Pride Parade. Crowds of revellers lined
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Stealth War on Gay Canadians
In just a few hours I'll be following the rainbow, or waving it, at the Toronto Pride parade.Along with about a million gay people and their straight friends and supporters.It's always an awesome spectacle. A chance to celebrate our community, our survival, and in my case at least, send a giant
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper, Rob Ford, and the Little Canada
As I paddle my way through life I'm sorry to say that so far I don't have much to brag about eh?Whenever I toot my own horn there is always somebody there, like Seb or my Mum, to gently remind me I'm not perfect. !!@#!!!But I'm proud to say that I
Continue readingMy journey with AIDS...and more!: Review (and a personal retrospective) – Behind the Candelabra
With only the most scant help from Google I have been trying to remember more about my personal, professional meeting with Liberace (“Please, call me Lee.”) It was some time in the mid-1980s, while I was working at a St. Catharines, Ontario radio station, when the subject of last night’s
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Another Face Of Integrity
This kind of sterling courage and integrity is what keeps me from abandoning hope: H/t Salon.com Recommend this Post
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Avez-Vous Des Bigots? Je Pense, ‘Oui’
The last week or so my view of humanity world over has been severely soured. I’ve often expressed an attitude that Alberta is the ‘Texas of Canada’ when it comes to issues of equality and progressive society. Hidden in that stance is the inference that other places aren’t as backward,
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Thank you Westboro Baptist Chuch
Westboro Baptish Church – made infamous for picketing military funeral in a protest against homosexual tolerance in America – has reached, unbelievably, a new low. They are now threatening to picket the funerals of victims of the Boston bombings, again for some incoherent homophobic reason. As disgusting as this all
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Bloody Battle for Gay Marriage in France
I can hardly believe what's been happening in France.Riot police battling homophobes, religious fanatics, and neo-Nazi groups. Gay people being attacked over their right to be married. In the streets of Paris, in the City of Love.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Margaret Thatcher Even Worse Than I Remembered
I wasn't planning to write another post about the late Margaret Thatcher.But now that I see that the Cons in Britain are planning to give her a lavish funeral. Even though most Britons are outraged.Crippled by savage Tory cuts, ordinary Brits are furious at forking out £10million for the funeral
Continue readingMy journey with AIDS...and more!: Lunch with Vito Russo
Disclaimer: My memories have been assisted by Google and a piece of paper, 8-1/2″ x 11″ divided in half, on which is written the following: After signing up for The Movie Network again recently, I came upon the film “Vito: A Man For All Seasons”. I was immediately transported back to
Continue readingbastard.logic: I’m Not Sayin’ (I’m Just Sayin’)
The following nugget was buried at the bottom of a follow-up CP report on how CIDA helped fund the Ugandan aid work of the virulently anti-gay Crossroads Christian Communications (in full PR damage control mode now that its homobigoted Evangelical slip is showing) to the tune of half a million dollars last year: Francois Audet,
Continue readingDented Blue Mercedes: Doing something about anti-gay lobbying in Africa
If you’ve frequented any LGBT media at all, you’ve heard about Uganda’s proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill (often referred to as the “Kill the Gays Bill”), and possibly other anti-gay legislative bills that have been debated in African nations. Perhaps you’ve signed on to petitions directed to various governments to urge them
Continue readingDented Blue Mercedes: Violence is almost never an acceptable response. Neither is rationalizing it.
In August 2012, Floyd Lee Corkins entered the Family Research Council (FRC) headquarters and opened fire, injuring a security guard as he was tackled — fortunately, before he could cause any more damage. Periodically, I see people who I otherwise respect trying to dismiss the incident as insignificant, or even
Continue readingSketchy Thoughts: Pathology of Patriarchy: A Search for Clues at the Scene of the Crime
Another excellent essay by Sanyika Shakur, who was released from Pelican Bay SHU last August. As he wrote before his release: i was born Nov 13, 1963. Raised in South Central Los Angeles, by a phenomenal single, working-class, mother. Cut my teeth in the hostile gang culture in South Central
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Unspeakable Horror of Sun News
You have seen them on their grubby channel assaulting the decency of Canadians.Attacking the weak and the vulnerable, like a pack of filthy cowards.Smearing native people, Muslims, the Roma, even those who would defend bullied children in our schools.Now they're begging for money, trying to force the CRTC to make
Continue readinggay persons of character: Uganda to officially pass ‘Kill The Gays’ bill by Christmas 2012
Uganda is poised to officially pass the ‘Kill The Gays’ bill at the end of 2012 despite massive international criticism. “Referring to the law as a ‘Christmas gift’ to the population, [Rebecca Kadaga] spoke of ‘the serious threat’ posed by homosexuals.” (From Gaystarnews.) This is the equivalent of a contemporary
Continue readinggay persons of character: Uganda to officially pass ‘Kill The Gays’ bill by Christmas 2012
Uganda is poised to officially pass the ‘Kill The Gays’ bill at the end of 2012 despite massive international criticism. “Referring to the law as a ‘Christmas gift’ to the population, [Rebecca Kadaga] spoke of ‘the serious threat’ posed by homosexuals.” (From Gaystarnews.) This is the equivalent of a contemporary
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