News 7/31/10

(Today in public domain wedding photography: Ron and Nancy Reagan slicin' up the nup' cake, Toluca Lake California, March 4th 1952.)

• Chelsea Clinton heterosexually marries a person of the opposite sex in Upstate New York. Madeleine Albright catches bouquet, squeals with glee. Congrats.

• Male Argentinian couple celebrates 27 years together by marrying under that nation's new equality law. Catholic Church still being a bunch of dicks about it.

• Speaking of dicks: Senator John Cornyn (who opposes marriage equality and the repeal of DADT) will speak at the next gathering of Log Cabin Republicans.

• Study shows gay teens in gay relationships experience higher self esteem and lower internalized homophobia. Isn't that nice?

• (PS to the screaming hordes who can't get enough of The Flaming Chef: Guess who's unemployed again? Sometimes you just can't stop people from flushing diamonds down the toilet. I prefer to look on the bright side: This means I have more time to write ...and drink heavily.)

News 7/14/10

(Today in shoes: The Oxford. Photo courtesy of A Suitable Wardrobe.)

• God damned federal appeals panel strikes down f*cking FCC ban on foul language.

• Bristol Palin and Levi Johnson announce their plans to belly up to the hitchin' post.  Aren't straight people adorable?

• Ahead of mid - term elections, Democrats suggest Obama criticize the GOP, rather than "Washington culture," in light of grumpy public. (The Democrats ARE Washington culture you see.)

• Tea Partiers "traumatized" by NAACP condemnation of Tea Party racism and bigotry.

• Self - righteous, hate - filled gasbag indignant that due process and equal protection apply to gays. I won't link to Maggie Gallagher's whiny, scuzzy essay. If you really want to read the thing go to "Human Events" online and search under her name. You'll be sorry.

I Always Secrete Occular Fluid at Weddings

Baltimore County District Judge G. Darrell Russell Jr., presiding over a domestic violence case, found the defendant not guilty after his wife cited spousal immunity and refused to testify against her husband.

This was after the judge paused the case to allow the couple to marry so that she could claim immunity.

...and Judge Russell performed the ceremony himself.

It just seems I don't get to Baltimore as often as I'd like.

Personal note: For those of you out there who think domestic partnership and civil unions are "good enough" for gay couples, keep in mind that spousal immunity as it applies to gay couples is still a disputed matter, even in states where marriage equality is the law of the land.

Check out Project 1138 to see some wonderful couples who are concerned (as my husband and I are) about the 1,138 federal rights that come with marriage and are barred to us because of DOMA.

(Photo of wedding rings by Petr Kratochvil)

I've Always Been Good To You People!

Last night at my Big, Gay Yoga Class, my friend Paul and I discussed the merits of straight people. Before you jump all over my narrow-mindedness, I would like to point out that some of my best friends are straight.
The money quote for me was Paul's comment:
"Walking down my street sometimes, I look into their windows and think, "Well, somebody has to live in all the ugly houses.""