Category Archives: Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues

It's Really Not That Hard

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., is apparently worried about how parents will explain the world to children if the military doesn’t discriminate against homosexuals: What do mommas and daddies say to a seven-year-old child about this issue? I don’t know. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 26 Comments

How Obama Provides Cover For Anti-Gay Republicans

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Ampersand

Recently, I asked in comments what now-Senator, then-candidate Scott Brown’s position on same-sex marriage. Robert replied: Same as Barack Obama’s. So he’s either a sensible centrist doing what he can, or a hate-filled gay-killing bigot, depending on whether you know … Continue reading →

Posted in Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 4 Comments

Sady from Feministe on Mary Daly's Death

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Mandolin

Quoted for brilliance: It wasn’t the end of the problems with Daly. For starters: Daly hated on trans people something fierce. This has been sort of lightly mentioned and hinted at elsewhere, but I have to tell you this in … Continue reading →

Posted in Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Transsexual and Transgender related issues, Whatever | 17 Comments

Evangelical Christians Are Shocked–Shocked, I Tell You!–To Find Out Their Anti-Gay Rhetoric Might Encourage Uganda's Push To Make Homosexuality A Capital Offense

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Jeffrey Gettleman, in this New York Times article, writes about how three Evangelical Christians from the United States–Scott Lively (click here to read quotes from his talk in Uganda), Caleb Lee Brundidge and Exodus International board member Don Schmierer–are now … Continue reading →

Posted in Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 22 Comments

Carrie Prejean Totally Masturbating On Sex Tape1!!1!1!!1! LOLOMG!1!111!

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

First off, let me note that I hate Carrie Prejean as much as the next sentient human. That out of the way, it’s time for me to defend Carrie Prejean. As you may have heard, former Miss California USA-slash-anti-gay activist … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 40 Comments

The Abuse of the Western Children of Misogynist Attention-Seekers

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

One of the more bizarre sub-plots from the bizarre story that is the faked balloon voyage of Falcon Heene is the YouTube video in which Falcon and his brothers claimed to be “not pussified.” It’s a lovely video about how … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Feminism, sexism, etc, In the news, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 35 Comments

Oppositional Sexism and Traditional Sexism

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Ampersand

Quoting once again from Aqueertheory’s nutshelling of Julie Serano, I thought this was very interesting: Serano contributes significantly to feminist theory and practice by providing us with a concise way of categorizing the different forms of sexism in Western societies. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 12 Comments

Female supervisors, "feminine" men, & non-hets most likely to be sexually harassed at work

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Ampersand

From Signs of the Times: Women who hold supervisory positions are more likely to be sexually harassed at work, according to the first-ever, large-scale longitudinal study to examine workplace power, gender and sexual harassment. The study, “A Longitudinal Analysis of … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Sexism hurts men | 30 Comments

Hal Duncan's Open Letter To John C. Wright

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Ampersand

A couple of days ago, I left a comment in response to this post by John Wright. I also posted my comment on “Alas.” I’m very glad I saved a copy on “Alas,” since Wright later deleted all the comments … Continue reading →

Posted in Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 4 Comments

Justifying homosexuality without justifying incest

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Ampersand

Science fiction writer John Wright ((Coincidentally, Wright is married to Ms. Lamplighter, who Karnythia has recently been blogging responses to. I didn’t realize that until after I had put this post online. Small internet.)) writes: All the same arguments that … Continue reading →

Posted in Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 44 Comments