Category Archives: Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues

New Comic Strip: “If It Looks Like A Duck”

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Ampersand

I have a new comic up at The Nib today! This is a very unusual comic strip for me – it’s autobio, a genre I almost never do. It’s about what happened to me when I took a job playing … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Think of the Children!

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Ampersand

This cartoon was written and colored by Barry Deutsch, and drawn by Becky Hawkins. Transcript Panel 1 CAPTION: 1940 A man in a suit and hat is speaking loudly to a crowd of people watching him. He is holding out … Continue reading →

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Trans People: Still Using Bathrooms, Still Not Assaulting Cis People In Them

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Grace Annam

Recently, in another thread, RonF offered an opinion on trans people using bathrooms. I wrote a reply, and then decided that it was too far off-topic for that comment thread. So here it is in its own post. RonF: But … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: The Kim Davis Letter IS DEFINITELY A Fake

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Ampersand

UPDATE 2: SamC in comments provided this link. The Kim Davis letter, and the associated Twitter account, is definitely a fake. Apologies to everyone reading (and also to Mrs. Davis, if she ever runs across this post, which is happily … Continue reading →

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A Lesbian Who Should Not Have Been Fired, And A County Clerk Who Should Be

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Ampersand

Both these stories have, I think, the same moral: You have a right to be a bigot, but not on the taxpayer’s dime. Catholic School Teacher Suddenly Fired After Parents Find Out About Her Wife Of 8 Years Margie Winters, … Continue reading →

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Red Pills and Ants

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Louise de Rênal's Left Shoulder

Recent events at a blog that rhymes with Shmetal-Moptimized reminded me of the existence of sociobiology and of people who imagine that human beings – and ants and bonobos and every other species — are driven primarily by biological imperatives, … Continue reading →

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South Carolina Conservatives Want To Punish University For Assigning Critically-Acclaimed Lesbian Graphic Novel

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Ampersand

From the New York Times: Although the troubles have intensified this semester, they began when the college announced “Fun Home,” a memoir with themes that include sexual orientation, as the selection for a voluntary book experience last fall. For $52,000, … Continue reading →

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Panti Bliss Lectures About Being Lectured About What Is Not Homophobia

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Ampersand

Drag queen performer and “accidental and occasional gay rights activist” Rory O’Neill, aka Panti Bliss, gave a wonderful speech. It’s worth listening to the whole thing (about ten minutes), or at least reading through the transcript. ) Here’s my favorite … Continue reading →

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Seven Points Regarding The Phil Robertson Kerfuffle

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Ampersand

If you’re not already familiar with the Phil Robertson controversy, well, let me try to sum it up in one sentence: Phil Robertson, a long-bearded dude from a hugely successful A&E reality show makes racist and homophobic comments during a … Continue reading →

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Stand-Up Comedy, Rape Jokes, and the Word “Faggot”

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Ampersand

The New York Times quotes Sarah Silverman: “I need more rape jokes,” she shouted nasally before letting her fans in on what she called a comedy secret, that such jokes are actually not so “edgy” after all. “Who’s going to … Continue reading →

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