California Voters Approve Gay-Marriage Ban

What, should I just sit and take it while you insult people who already have it hard as it is? Christians call each other brother... well drag queens, masculine women, gays and bisexuals are my brothers and sisters. My own family hates me because I am gay they the use the bible to justify that hate. If I am "more extreme" it is because I was made this way through my life experiences. Try living a few days as a homosexual let alone the most part of a lifetime then tell me how mannered I should be okay? Being discriminated against, heckled, beat up and simply ignored, voted down to zero... and you learn to not tolerate the slightest infraction. Why should I, there is no love loss here. How can I get any lower than zero? What more can I possibly lose? Where is the incentive to even care what most people think?

I am sorry that this is the case, We are only human and make some grave mistakes at times because of the bullshit environment that we are exposed to!

I very well could be wrong but I wonder if it is possible for you to change there environment a little bit, I do realize that it would be a huge task to achieve but if anyone was capable I think it would be you because of your ability to be constructive and the gentleman that you are!

I have seen this before and many of times it seems that only time and compassion from you is what changes their minds but only to the degree that they may show compassion toward you but will still have the many bull **** ideas about reality that there environment has shown them.

They are only being psychological! I know that sounds stupid but if you were born into a society that were cannibals it would be logical for your mind to be the same way! If you were born in Afghanistan you would more than likely speak a different language and have many other views about life than what you do!

There does not seem to be much free will when your environment dictates to you how you should respond.

I have learned in life the constant of love is up to me. I am neighborly but if my neighbors do not like me what am I gonna do about it? Shake the dust off my feet and move on... As for the people in Afghanistan, when studying the "new world order" (that I feel; was never fairly handled here in my topics because of the err, hecklers I figures damn then, just think as you will and dropped the topic...) I have learned that Islam Christianity and Judaism are all the same religion disguised by high powers to do exactly what the are doing. They cull the herd and pit societies against one another. I am ordained clergy and if that has not turned their heads around, I am not going to hold my breath and neither am I going to be a doormat for Jesus. They can walk on my feet till they can walk on their own but they cannot walk not on my face.

I have played their own game and surpassed them long ago before the ever began. I do have a2k to thank for opening my eyes but mostly I heave learned more from my last male lover about love than I have in all my years of Christianity. I am not so sure of myself, as my family seems certain of themselves. Hitler was certain too.

In my uncertainty there flourishes democracy, liberty, charity and even hope. I am certainly not perfect but I am happy with who I am although, I am not happy with the world in many instances.

Look what the world did to Jesus...

Tonight I had a vision and learned the meaning of Jacob's ladder...

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-03-brain-wiring-linked-family-genes.html

Would you please share this with me? It seems that I may have heard something like that before but I do not remember it!

http://able2know.org/topic/171570-1

http://whiteknot.org/

gay and lesbian content:

Governor goofy is at it again...

http://host.madison.com/news/state_and_regional/article_b9a62f6c-82d3-5e72-a9b3-d3ecc724ab79.html goofy is at it again...

Dear Rex,

Last Friday, in a bipartisan vote of 8-to-5, the Judiciary Committee voted down a bill (LD 1046) to repeal crucial protections for transgender Mainers under the Maine Human Rights Act. Five Democrats, two Republicans and one Independent came together to vote against this anti-equality bill.

Thank you for all you did in getting us to this vote!
Our next battle in preserving the integrity of the Maine Human Rights Act will take place in the Maine House and Senate, where legislators will soon vote to either affirm the ruling of the Judiciary Committee or undermine the foundation of LGBT equality in Maine.

In a highly coordinated effort with our coalition partners, EqualityMaine organized volunteer phone banks around the state to generate hundreds of calls to key members of the Judiciary Committee; identified dozens of transgender Mainers and their allies to testify at the public hearing; and generated significant media coverage to rally our supporters and turn up the heat on our opponents.

We will not stop until we have done everything in our power to defeat this anti-equality bill, to protect transgender Mainers, and to prevent the rollback of our freedoms and equal protections.

We have defied the odds and successfully navigated difficult terrain in Augusta this session, but floor votes in both the Maine House and Senate still lay ahead on our legislative priorities. Our battle wages on to:

Defend important protections in the Maine Human Rights Act.

Protect voting rights for all Mainers. Maine’s same-day registration law and other important voting provisions are under attack by legislation that would make it more difficult for pro-equality voters – young Mainers in particular – to vote.

Pass new anti-bullying legislation. A bill is making its way through the legislature that would prohibit bullying online and in our schools and actively prevent bullying from happening in the first place. This bill received a strong majority of support from the Education Committee

Thank you for all you do.
Betsy Smith, Executive Director

I thought I would put this link up, found it on the web while searching for a pink triangle.

http://ishouldbelaughing.blogspot.com/2009/10/lgbt-history-month-this-is-us.html

http://hnn.us/articles/96.html

http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/04/30/lincoln

Hi Rex I never knew that about Lincoln!

I thought you might like the rapture party!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4DSyQRSkKM

Dash darned they removed your video link!

Yea, Lincoln was an enigmatic man to say the least. Lincoln is one of my favorite persons of history. Among the top ten perhaps.

Today I have switched to studying John Donne...

Will get back to this thread on some thoughts.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#43145501

Thank you for sharing that was very good!

Here are two that others shared with me that you may also like!


Atheist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0A4_bwCaX0

Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQZmCJUSC6g

Dear Eric,

The right-wing National Organization for Marriage (NOM) just flooded New York State's voters with a brochure saying marriage equality is an attack on "the innocence of our kids" and "an excuse to poison young minds."

It's one small part of NOM's $1.5 million campaign to stop us from passing marriage equality. It seems ridiculous, but the same fear-mongering strategy worked in New York in 2009 and in Maryland earlier this year.

In the past month, multiple polls have shown a majority of Americans now support marriage equality – and our opponents are furiously lashing out.

So what do we do at this tipping point? We put the pedal to the metal and cross the finish line – with nonstop work in Congress, with all-out marriage equality efforts in multiple states, and with our "Call it Out" campaign against hate across the nation.

NOM's lies could have real consequences in New York. That's why we've put staff on the ground, ads on the air, volunteers on the phones, and organized prominent New Yorkers to speak out for marriage – from maybe the meanest hockey player in the NHL to George W. Bush's daughter, Barbara.

And it's working. The New York Times has reported that Republicans – many of them conservatives – have contributed one million dollars to the marriage equality campaign in New York.

But this fight isn't just about one vote – it's about NOM's seeping hatred justifying society's bullies. It's about school board members encouraging LGBT youth to commit suicide, about kids getting called "f***ot" on the playground and then going home to see sports stars on TV hurl the same slur. And it's why we're launching "Call it Out" – a new campaign to expose hate in local communities across the nation, driven by tips from some of HRC's more than one million members and supporters.

When old walls start showing their age, when old barriers start to crumble – when an NBA star like Kobe Bryant calls me to apologize for a slur, and a fancy law firm decides discrimination is bad for business – that's when we have to be most on our guard. Because groups like NOM only grow more desperate, while champions can grow complacent, and progress can backslide quickly.

We've reached this tipping point through your hard work and your faithful perseverance.

Thank you for everything.

Joe Solmonese
President

Why don't you produce a list Rex of all the firms which have made a point of announcing that discrimination is bad for business so that we can all show our appreciation of their noble and brave stance?