Prop 8 is overturned. Activists and progressives who are concerned with equality and justice just exhaled the biggest rainbow-colored breath. I have written about this divisive and ugly proposition and the following protest (one of the many). So how cool is this news on this blogger’s 48th birthday: Proposition 8, the horrible and neurotic (Who cares who [...]
Anti-gay forces in Florida have effectively stop entertainment industry tax incentives for movies and TV shows with gay characters. Way to lose jobs! They say it has something to do with not being “family friendly”. Last time I checked, hate was not a family value. But perhaps fear is?
This story has been brewing a bit over at Atheist Nexus. Trina Hoaks does a nice writeup at Atheism Examiner: There has been quite a bit of hubbub surrounding atheist rapper, Charlie Check’m, over at Atheist Nexus. The hubbub has resulted not only in the rapper’s banning from Atheist Nexus but in the revoking of [...]
[More photos] Vjack writes an important and moving post concerning the implications for atheists from the Proposition 8 California Supreme Court Ruling. Proposition 8 should be a nightmare scenario for any atheist because it shows us that well-funded religious groups can essentially mold the law to enforce their bigotry. They believed that same-sex marriage is [...]
Like I said I would be, I went to the Prop 8 protest. A huge group was marching from West Hollywood into Hollywood (where we showed up), where they stopped for chalk drawing protests and taking vows to continue to fight. “I do!” (Don’t mind the misspelling…separate is not equal either ;) ) [View Slideshow [...]
With all this talk of the California Supreme Court upholding Prop 8, I hear a lot of how it all comes down to one word: Religion. And rightly so, but certainly not 100%. And I speak from experience. My grandmother (who would never read this blog*), is vehemently opposed to same-sex anything. Being a Jew, [...]
WoW! Read this review. Now. Though, you must be warned, its very very long. But fully worth it. Via Jen: Dripping with sex and violence? Humanist professor and a sexy dominatrix? Showing random people what atheism is really about? Hell yeah, I thought, I’ll read it! I had nothing else to do this Sunday, anyway. [...]
