This Weekend In Gay!

So here's a summary of the Weekend In Gay:

Pat Buchanan proves he's an absolute, total, devoted Christian that can't help but exude the life and times of Jesus by advocating that Todd Palin (Sarah's man-toy husband) go out and drown the Levi Johnston (the kinda-cute hill billy that knocked up Palin's daughter…).

Some in Congress are considering enacting a 18-month stay on terminations as a result of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. While it's an interesting start, and one that clearly draws a battle line, it's not enough and won't appease me until I see full repeal. As promised.

Apparently, in Illinois, you can totally kill a gay guy by stabbing him 61 times if you can make it seem like that guy was hitting on you. And then get away with it. Because a jury of your peers will think that it's such a fucking heinous act for a damned queer to hit on a god-fearing, child-rearing hetero that cold-blooded murder is a reasonable reaction. PS, this happened in Chicago, not Sticks Town Illinois. And I wonder why I can't even get partial human dignity human rights via Civil Unions.

An awesome protest was held in Utah. A Kiss-In on Mormon Church property was hosted because last week, the police in the area thought they could just handcuff a random gay couple for smooching on Mormon property.

Oh, and even more raids in Texas gay bars! Looks like the ABC in Texas like to bait bars and coerce underage children into committing illegal acts. Look, Texas, honey… we gays, we're not going away. And the more you fuck with us, the more likely you are to see a retaliation. Don't want us to have any rights? That's great, but the truth of it is that the shit you're doing is only helping our cause by giving us easy fodder. TY, LYLAS!

So yeah… that's what is was like being a 'mo this weekend.

How Texas Is Trying To De-Gay: Hate And Discriminate

Oh, my dear Texas... the state where I have my first memories of living in America... What the fuck is wrong with you?! First, you give us G. W. Bush. Fuck you for that. Recently, you decided to raid a gay bar and beat the crap out of, and hospitalize, one of it's patrons. Why? Because they were drinking in public. At a bar… Fuck you for that. Oh, and now you want to kick out The Gays of your restaurants in El Paso because gay acts are supposedly illegal in your state? Well, fuck you VERY much.

Mayhaps you forget that it was Texas that lost the seminal case Lawrence V Texas, and in doing so made it no longer legal to discriminate against the gays for their "acts." Maybe even you forget that in El Paso, as in many, many, many cities, it's illegal to discriminate against people for their sexual orientation in businesses open to the public. Maybe. Or maybe your officers are all just ignorant twits that need to go back to school for a bit of re-education.

"Hi, um, 2009? Yeah, listen… we need a favor. It seems that you, and your brothers before you, kind of forgot to stop by Texas. Yeah, I know it was just an oversight, but seriously dude. Get over there!"

This kind of shit just baffles my mind. How can this continue to happen? I really, honestly don't care one tiny bit about the fact that it happened in Texas. Even more honestly, I could care one iota less that straight people might possibly be feeling uncomfortable with the LGBT folk's progression toward civil justice. I suppose it confuses some of them, so they resort to just about the only thing straight men do well: violence.

So Texas, here's to you being a state full of ignorant dumb fucking breeders. To all the LGBT folk in that state, I'm sorry. I'm more than happy to show you the ropes here in Chicago though! I won't be coming to visit there any time soon though, that's for sure.