Via conservative David Link, who liked it despite himself.
- Demand Respectful and Accurate Reporting on Lateisha Green. Lateisha Green, a murdered trans woman, is being persistently referred to by mainstream news sources by her prior name and gender. This is offensive, and it also goes against standard journalistic practices, as described in both the AP and NYTimes style guides. Cara has email addresses so you can request that the news agencies refer to Ms. Green by her correct name and pronoun.
- Oh, and do check out Queerty’s “10 best responses to The Gathering Storm.” Not all my favorites were there, but there were also a couple of good ones I hadn’t seen before.
- While at Queerty, I noticed that M*A*S*H star David Olgen Stiers, an actor I’m fond of, has come out of the closet. Stiers, 66, says that he hasn’t done this before because he was afraid it could hurt his career if (Stiers does a lot of voiceover work for Disney cartoons). He’s coming out now, however, because “Now is the time I wish to find someone and I do not desire to force any potential partner to live a life of extreme discretion for me.”
- Over at Polymorphous Perversity, “a discussion of the concept of sexual “deception,” inspired by the pernicious suggestions of some commentators that transgender hate crime victims such as Angie Zapata themselves committed criminal sexual assault by failing to disclose their anatomy/gender history to sexual partners.” Part one, and part two. Highly recommended.
- Interesting history from David Link: “There are many reasons for the increasing acceptance today of same-sex marriage among the American public, but one has received virtually none of the acclaim it deserves: the invention, in the late 1940s, of Adolph’s Meat Tenderizer. The gay rights movement owes a lot to that little shaker.”
- Why Publius changed his mind and learned to like the Courts finding a right to same sex marriage.
- Here’s something I’ll probably never say again: “Nom is right.” Of course, they’re also hypocrites.
NO! That guy who played Major Charles Emerson Winchester III, the upper-crust, more-refined-than-thou doctor with the clipped Boston Brahmin accent – gay?
Oh sure, next you’ll be saying that the guy who played Niles Crane on Fraiser was gay, too. Why don’t you just show a video clip of him prancing around singing about how much he loves musical theater while you’re at it? …sheeez….
That’s right, nobody.really. It’s easy to tell if somebody is gay just by looking at them.
Although I had no idea, my family and friends knew it. I feel like I’ve somehow failed them.
I can’t say I’m all that surprised, either, Mr. Squid. But I have always had good gaydar. What I find more amusing is that Stiers’ eloquence and vocabulary are so true to his Winchester character.
Hardly anyone in Hollywood talks like that. More power to him. I hope he finds someone nice, sexy and just as eloquent to share his life with.
Pam Spaulding has a post up with the governor’s statement on gay marriage. It’s quite good and really nails some important points.
Indeed.