This is The United States of America. It's not a Theocracy.
annatopia
· 1 year ago
and wanda sykes is one funny mofo.
you go girl!
lynne
· 1 year ago
I didn't know Sykes was gay - I imagine a lot of people didn't, but like she said, all she wanted to do was live her life, have her friends accept her, and have a nice boring marriage like the rest of us "straight" people.
It's so unfair as to be disgusting. Really disgusting. Good on her for standing up...but shame on the rest of us for when we don't.
sullivan
· 1 year ago
I love Wanda Sykes!
MaudGonne
· 1 year ago
.... the church had been riding high ever since the successful 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, the gay marriage fight and other recent setbacks have forced the church to deal with skepticism over its faith and history. .... First there was former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's unsuccessful run for the Republican presidential nomination. Many in the church were shocked that Romney's Mormon faith was a source of discomfort for some voters. "Latter-day Saints were just amazed to think there was such bigotry in the country," church spokesman Michael Otterson said. ....
Some have suggested that Mormons might have been eager to cement partnerships with other churches, especially because evangelical voters were particularly distrustful of Romney's faith.
This song was originally written by Tom Robinson for the London Gay Pride march in 1976. It was released in 1978 as one of a four tracks EP called "Rising Free". BBC Radio 1 refused to play this song and instead played the less controversial opening track "Don't Take No For An Answer".
The British Police are the best in the world I don't believe one of these stories I've heard 'Bout them raiding our pubs for no reason at all Lining the customers up by the wall Picking out people and knocking them down Resisting arrest as they're kicked on the ground Searching their houses and calling them queer I don't believe that sort of thing happens here
Sing if you're glad to be gay Sing if you're happy that way
Pictures of naked young women are fun In Titbits and Playboy, page three of The Sun There's no nudes in Gay News our last magazine But they still find excuses to call it obscene Read how disgusting we are in the press The News of The World and the Sunday Express Molesters of children, corruptors of youth It's there in the paper, it must be the truth
Sing if you're glad to be gay Sing if you're happy that way
Don't try to kid us that if you're discreet You're perfectly safe as you walk down the street You don't have to mince or make bitchy remarks To get beaten unconscious and left in the dark I had a friend who was gentle and short Got lonely one evening and went for a walk Queerbashers caught him and kicked in his teeth He was only hospitalised for a week
Sing if you're glad to be gay Sing if you're happy that way
So sit back and watch as they close all our clubs Arrest us for meeting and raid all our pubs Make sure your boyfriend's at least 21 So only your friends and your brothers get done Lie to your workmates, lie to your folks Put down the queens and tell anti-queer jokes Gay Lib's ridiculous, join their laughter 'The buggers are legal now, what more are they after?'
Sing if you're glad to be gay Sing if you're happy that way
She hits the number one most powerful argument, and phrases it just right.
"You're saying being Gay is a choice. Are you tellin' me you're Straight because you chose not to be Gay?!"
RitornaVincitor
· 1 year ago
Today is the day by which California Attorney General Jerry Brown must respond to the Cal Supreme Court about Prop 8. The Court wants to decide if they will hear the suits brought against Prop 8, and they gave Brown until today to comment. Usually when a suit is filed directly to the Supreme Court without first going through the lower courts, it is rejected without hearing comments. That the Court wants comments indicates that they are considering hearing the cases. Fingers crossed.
Frankly, I'd be surprised if the Court would allow the ballot initiative process to result in a constitutional amendment that in effect ties the Court's hands and takes them out of the process of protecting the rights of minorities. Imagine, for example, if black people had been unable to go to the courts for protection of their basic rights, and instead had to follow the will of the majority forever. Hmmmm......
Rob Mule
· 1 year ago
Didn't know Wanda was gay but have loved her comic talent for years...Also, back when I watched C-SPIN, I loved the regular caller I knew was Wanda yelling at the plastic C-SPIN hosts and fascist think tank panalists with her usual brilliance. Regarding this "redefining marriage" thing that gets fundie panties in such a twist...It seems to me 50+ post war and 40+ post sexual revolution years of heterosexual funny business redefined marriage far more than gay people ever could have during our brief 20+ years out of the world closet. All of us first bore marriage witness to our parents' relationship(s) as we gay people didn't quite magically appear on lily pads. Broken heterosexual marriages redefined marriage and we gay people would be better served by creating our own traditions and not emulating the heterosexual failures. 20 years ago the great scifi writer Samuel Delany in his terrific novel "Stars in My Pockets Like Grains of Sand" (I'm still awaiting the 2nd volume Sam) coined the terrific idea of a "non biological family stream". As heterosexuals broke and redefined marriage let us redefine family. Too long have heteros held a monopoly in Western Civ...A little competition just might strengthen all of us.
RitornaVincitor
· 1 year ago
NEWS: In California Gov. Schwarzenegger told George Stephanopoulos that he will declare a legal edict if advised to do so by Attorney General Jerry Brown that would declare existing same-sex marriages valid in the state. Brown, who must defend Prop 8 in court, has also said that he considers the existing 18,000 gay marriages performed in California to be valid despite Prop 8, which he says is not retroactive.
Schwarzenegger said he would not be joining Democrats who are filing a challenge to Prop 8 in the court. He also said that although his personal belief is that marriage is between a man and a woman, he thinks the Supreme Court was right when they declared denying gays marital rights to be unconstitutional, and he believes the court will do it again when it looks at Proposition 8.
A week ago, Schwarzenegger told CNN's John King that opponents of Prop 8 should not give up in their quest to have Proposition 8 overturned.
Of course this is the man who, when running to recall Democratic Governor Gray Davis, described himself as totally gay friendly. But later, after winning the recall election, he TWICE vetoed gay marriage when it twice passed the State legislature. Don't you just love it when foreigners come to our country and take away our rights? I'm in the unique position of being able to say that my marriage was twice vetoed by a weight lifter from Austria. Well, maybe he's beginning to see the light. Or maybe he's starting to need gay support again, since the state is now in worse condition than it was when he successfully recalled the former Governor. Something tells me that this is yet another Republican who should not be trusted.
Blueflash
· 1 year ago
Schwarzenegger's performance in this long running battle would be almost comical - the ultimate example of a politician afraid to take a solid position ( with a lot of others including Obama in second place) - if the result on election day hadn't been so tragic.
RitornaVincitor
· 1 year ago
True, except I do believe Schwarzenegger has taken a solid position. He has supported BOTH sides. He has courted the gay vote, shot down gay marriage, and now stands solidly beside us. Except of course that he thinks marriage should be between a man and a woman only. But he believes the Court was right in saying that it is unconstitutional to deny gay marriage, even though he twice vetoed it, saying that it should be up to the people to decide, which they now have, and with whom he now disagrees.... well, except of course that he agrees that marriage should be between a man and woman only... . but otherwise he agrees with us gays. You know, I really think this whole thing is his attempt to get Maria to allow him back into the bedroom. Why did that woman, a Kennedy, marry a Republican moron? Mixed marriages should be forbidden by law!
mista
· 1 year ago
To paraphrase Yamamoto, all the Prop 8 supporters have "done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." Go Wanda and all of us who are finally standing up and demanding respect and equality!
I have a feeling that the religious right wingnuts have no idea what they have done. They propably thought after November 5th all the protests would die down. Now it's spreading everywhere.
RainbowPhoenix
· 1 year ago
I'm glad to see another high profile celebrity out, but Wanda, couldn't you have done this before the election?
cole3244
· 1 year ago
i'm straight and i'm pissed of. go wanda go.
Chrissy
· 1 year ago
I've noticed on many of the Prop 8 youtube videos that there are tons of threats of violence against gays and lesbians.
You can file a complaint on the comment and get the users account suspended or banned. I think we need to send a message that even though the internet is about free speech; you tube will not allow violence to be advocated against gays.
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you go girl!
It's so unfair as to be disgusting. Really disgusting. Good on her for standing up...but shame on the rest of us for when we don't.
Some have suggested that Mormons might have been eager to cement partnerships with other churches, especially because evangelical voters were particularly distrustful of Romney's faith.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/...
The British Police are the best in the world
I don't believe one of these stories I've heard
'Bout them raiding our pubs for no reason at all
Lining the customers up by the wall
Picking out people and knocking them down
Resisting arrest as they're kicked on the ground
Searching their houses and calling them queer
I don't believe that sort of thing happens here
Sing if you're glad to be gay
Sing if you're happy that way
Pictures of naked young women are fun
In Titbits and Playboy, page three of The Sun
There's no nudes in Gay News our last magazine
But they still find excuses to call it obscene
Read how disgusting we are in the press
The News of The World and the Sunday Express
Molesters of children, corruptors of youth
It's there in the paper, it must be the truth
Sing if you're glad to be gay
Sing if you're happy that way
Don't try to kid us that if you're discreet
You're perfectly safe as you walk down the street
You don't have to mince or make bitchy remarks
To get beaten unconscious and left in the dark
I had a friend who was gentle and short
Got lonely one evening and went for a walk
Queerbashers caught him and kicked in his teeth
He was only hospitalised for a week
Sing if you're glad to be gay
Sing if you're happy that way
So sit back and watch as they close all our clubs
Arrest us for meeting and raid all our pubs
Make sure your boyfriend's at least 21
So only your friends and your brothers get done
Lie to your workmates, lie to your folks
Put down the queens and tell anti-queer jokes
Gay Lib's ridiculous, join their laughter
'The buggers are legal now, what more are they after?'
Sing if you're glad to be gay
Sing if you're happy that way
http://gayinfo.tripod.com/lyrics.html
"You're saying being Gay is a choice. Are you tellin' me you're Straight because you chose not to be Gay?!"
Frankly, I'd be surprised if the Court would allow the ballot initiative process to result in a constitutional amendment that in effect ties the Court's hands and takes them out of the process of protecting the rights of minorities. Imagine, for example, if black people had been unable to go to the courts for protection of their basic rights, and instead had to follow the will of the majority forever. Hmmmm......
Regarding this "redefining marriage" thing that gets fundie panties in such a twist...It seems to me 50+ post war and 40+ post sexual revolution years of heterosexual funny business redefined marriage far more than gay people ever could have during our brief 20+ years out of the world closet.
All of us first bore marriage witness to our parents' relationship(s) as we gay people didn't quite magically appear on lily pads.
Broken heterosexual marriages redefined marriage and we gay people would be better served by creating our own traditions and not emulating the heterosexual failures.
20 years ago the great scifi writer Samuel Delany in his terrific novel "Stars in My Pockets Like Grains of Sand" (I'm still awaiting the 2nd volume Sam) coined the terrific idea of a "non biological family stream".
As heterosexuals broke and redefined marriage let us redefine family.
Too long have heteros held a monopoly in Western Civ...A little competition just might strengthen all of us.
Schwarzenegger said he would not be joining Democrats who are filing a challenge to Prop 8 in the court. He also said that although his personal belief is that marriage is between a man and a woman, he thinks the Supreme Court was right when they declared denying gays marital rights to be unconstitutional, and he believes the court will do it again when it looks at Proposition 8.
A week ago, Schwarzenegger told CNN's John King that opponents of Prop 8 should not give up in their quest to have Proposition 8 overturned.
Of course this is the man who, when running to recall Democratic Governor Gray Davis, described himself as totally gay friendly. But later, after winning the recall election, he TWICE vetoed gay marriage when it twice passed the State legislature. Don't you just love it when foreigners come to our country and take away our rights? I'm in the unique position of being able to say that my marriage was twice vetoed by a weight lifter from Austria. Well, maybe he's beginning to see the light. Or maybe he's starting to need gay support again, since the state is now in worse condition than it was when he successfully recalled the former Governor. Something tells me that this is yet another Republican who should not be trusted.
Go Wanda and all of us who are finally standing up and demanding respect and equality!
for this one.
Separate, But Equal. Never Was. Never Will Be.
If you see those threats, open a new window with and go to this link
http://www.youtube.com/safety_help
You can file a complaint on the comment and get the users account suspended or banned. I think we need to send a message that even though the internet is about free speech; you tube will not allow violence to be advocated against gays.