note: not meant to incite riots

ps? it wasn't ONLY the mormons, guys. educate yourself on the opposing side here.

re: the article i just posted

here's wikipedia's page on the fourteenth amendment, just in case anybody was curious after that last article...

a day without a gay

My battle for marriage equality began in 1990, after my partner, Brian Binder, and I had a commitment ceremony...We...registered as domestic partners and entered into every possible form of legal recognition available at the time. A few years later, Brian was visiting his parents in Nevada to inform them that he was giving up his battle with AIDS. Something went horribly wrong, and he was rushed to the hospital. I flew there immediately. As his caretaker, I knew his medical condition and had been involved in every medical decision. We had shared the joy of making a commitment to one another and the pain and suffering of a horrible disease. But when I arrived, I was told I could not see him because I was not "family" and because my legal documents were valid only in California. Even as I heard him calling out my name, they refused to let me see him because we were not married.

Brian died in 1992.

Today's the day, folks, don't forget. Read the rest of the CNN.com article here.

Alongside a Nativity scene at the Legislative Building in Olympia, Washington, a sign put up by an atheist organization celebrates the winter solstice. But it's the rest of the sign that has some residents and Christian organizations calling atheists Scrooges for attacking the celebration of Jesus Christ's birth.




...really? ...seriously?

read the rest of the article here.


:::edit:::
Sean, who sent me the above article, on the subject:

RedRumCroW: I don't understand why people don't take advantage of Christmas, even if you don't believe in God, you get days off of work and lights are pretty, so shut the fuck up and lay on your couch for the day
RedRumCroW: spend some time with the people you want to be around, hey its on us.

final thoughts...

in light of the whole prop 8 thing, and all of the violence and anger it has incited, i thought i'd post this:



not to sound like a kindergarten teacher or whatever, but two wrongs don't make a right; vandalizing mormon churches is not going to get prop 8 overturned and it's certainly not going to change anybody's mind when it comes to supporting giving anybody's rights back. fight back in a positive way: call in gay to work (or just call out sick, for my fellow heteros) on december 10th, and spend your day volunteering at any number of volunteer events around the country (click here to find one near you!). can't miss another day of work? i hear ya! we can help, too--just don't buy anything, spend money, or support the economy on december 10th. one day won't destroy the economy, but it will raise awareness that we are serious about getting these rights for our friends, neighbors, parents, brothers and sisters. according to day without a gay, in california alone, gay marriage would have contributed over $300 million and raised over 2000 jobs in three years. NPH may have had a point!

let's make our voices be heard, guys. stop the hate.

also...

my fiance's friend posted this on the facebook about a month ago; both gentlemen are mormons (please refrain from throwing things--they're a kind, gentle people. i swear.), which maybe makes it more interesting that either would find this clip important. without further ado...



read stephen's note further regarding this issue here (and check out how brillz the fianz iz by peeping the comments!). if you have trouble viewing it (ie, are not facebook friends with him. or, for that matter, with me [wtf are you waiting for?]), leave a comment and i'll post it.

i heart jack black. and NPH.

yes, we did.

courtesy of MoveOn.org--check out how to get your free Obama: Yes We Did sticker (that's right! FREE!) here.

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quote of the day, part 2!

"I hope this works. I'll be really embarrassed if it doesn't."
Barack Obama, to a poll worker as he fed his ballot into a machine.