A lady showed up to Sarah Palin’s book signing event and she looked exactly like Sarah Palin! The image to the left is of her clone, no kidding! Check out the link to see the full image. [W&D]

Is President Barack Obama involved in a gay sex scandal? Probably not. The Globe, the same tabby who reported the rise of Godzilla, alleges yet again that President Obama had a gay sex affair.

This time his sex partner wants revenge — dun dun dun!

Who cares?! The real question us gays should be asking is, “is President Obama doing a horrible job at keeping LGBT promises for equality?” Depends on which ‘wing’ you ride.

Here’s the lil’ blurp from the article:

“PRESIDENT Barack Obama is caught up in a new gay sex and drug scandal – and his loving wife is heartbroken, sources tell GLOBE in a blockbuster world exclusive. Find out all the details of the letter Michelle Obama received from the MAN who claims to be her husband’s lover – and how America’s devastated First Lady is fighting back against a shocking new tell-all book. It’s must reading!”

U.S.GAY, U.S.GAY, U.S.GAY! [Queerty]

Woot, woot! Did anyone see the anti-Christ protest?

Look, you’re a great guy. It was nice getting to know you the past two years and I truly believe you are a brilliant man that is destined to change this great country.

Please believe me when I say this… it’s not me, it’s you.  It’s all your fault! I want a civil union divorce.

I am tired of the 20 weekly emails I get from your campaign asking me for money. Me, out of all people. I have like $3  in the bank man. Stop stiffing me.

I find it amazing how you can still email me while you’re running around shirtless on the beach of Hawaii with that wife of yours.

I need money, Obama. I’m a college male whore — an unsuccessful one — I have two dogs to feed and a retarded family to tend after. I should be receiving disability money living the lifestyle I do.

It’s time Obama. Until you stop harassing me with your emails, this is definitely not going to work.

In a protest towards the recently passed Proposition 8 bill which banned gay marriages in the state of California, –  alongside picketing with pitchforks — Bouska had decided to take a more creative route to vent his exasperation for the homophobes.

The Los Angeles photographer began doing a series of photoshoots featuring youths against H8.

“I want to say thank you to everyone for the overwhelming support regarding the NO H8 photo campaign. Last weekend I invited more ‘NO H8′ers into the studio to add to the growing collection,” Bouska said in his blog Dec 22.

Not surprisingly, a lot of the men in Bouska’s campaign are rather ’stunning’ looking. You can see the set after the jump.

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The UK Football Association has set aside a budget of $20,000 euros, which is $28,226.31 USD, and hopes that an advertising firm will help pick up the cause at a minimal rate.

“We’re delighted that the FA has decided to produce and fund the video, it will have a hugely positive impact on young people and help to challenge bigoted attitudes among fans,” Tatchell said.

The FA hopes that up to a dozen players including David Beckham, Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell, David James, Wayne Rooney, Ashley Cole and Cristiano Ronaldo, will be “persuaded” to take part.

Justin Fashanu was the first openly gay professional player who came out in 1990. Eight years later he he committed suicide and a coroner said prejudices, and the sexual assault charge he was facing, probably overwhelmed him.

FROM TMZ:
“That’s Warren on the right (naturally), his arm around Erol Sarabi, who is openly gay. Warren, who supports the ban on gay marriage which has not sat real well with some Obama supporters, bought 8 to 10 books, two of which were his own (that doesn’t help with his Amazon ranking).

Warren told Sarabi not to believe everything he reads, that he does a lot for AIDS research and was happy that Out of the Closet does free AIDS testing.

By the way, Warren gave a signed copy of his book to Sarabi. The inscription from the Bible, Proverbs 19:21: ‘Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”

Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki tried to block US President George W. Bush from the dangerous assault after an Iraqi journalist threw two size 10 shoe at Bush during a joint press conference and signing ceremony at Maliki’s private office.

The secret service immediately took action and dragged the journalist out of the building. [Video after the jump]

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I wish I could participate with a goodwill intent, but I have my final exams to worry about. Bright side is I’m definitely not going to my day job today… simple because I’m a lazy bastard.

For more info go to adaywithoutgays.com.

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The world took a miraculous turn Nov. 4 for –hopefully — the best with the election of President-Elect Barack Obama. A few hours later we found out that California’s Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage, had passed. Without a doubt that was one of the biggest disappointment in politics that I have ever endured.

Now I have something to smile about… at Change.gov, Obama has laid out his plans for the LGBT community which includes: 1) Combating workplace discrimination, 2) Expand Hate Crimes Statutes, 3) Support Full Civil Unions and Federal Rights for LGBT Couples, 4) Oppose a Constitutional Ban on Same-Sex Marriage, 5) Repeal Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell, 6) Promote AIDS Prevention, 7) Expand Adoption Rights and 8) Empower Women to Prevent HIV/AIDS.

That’s a lot to do in four years. Do you think he can make it happen? Let’s hope he can fulfill all his promises.

The Obama-Biden Plan (“Support for the LGBT Community” from Change.gov)

1) Expand Hate Crimes Statutes: In 2004, crimes against LGBT Americans constituted the third-highest category of hate crime reported and made up more than 15 percent of such crimes. Barack Obama cosponsored legislation that would expand federal jurisdiction to include violent hate crimes perpetrated because of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or physical disability. As a state senator, Obama passed tough legislation that made hate crimes and conspiracy to commit them against the law.

2) Fight Workplace Discrimination: Barack Obama supports the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, and believes that our anti-discrimination employment laws should be expanded to include sexual orientation and gender identity. While an increasing number of employers have extended benefits to their employees’ domestic partners, discrimination based on sexual orientation in the workplace occurs with no federal legal remedy. Obama also sponsored legislation in the Illinois State Senate that would ban employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

3) Support Full Civil Unions and Federal Rights for LGBT Couples: Barack Obama supports full civil unions that give same-sex couples legal rights and privileges equal to those of married couples. Obama also believes we need to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and enact legislation that would ensure that the 1,100+ federal legal rights and benefits currently provided on the basis of marital status are extended to same-sex couples in civil unions and other legally-recognized unions. These rights and benefits include the right to assist a loved one in times of emergency, the right to equal health insurance and other employment benefits, and property rights.

4) Oppose a Constitutional Ban on Same-Sex Marriage: Barack Obama voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment in 2006 which would have defined marriage as between a man and a woman and prevented judicial extension of marriage-like rights to same-sex or other unmarried couples.
5) Repeal Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell: Barack Obama agrees with former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff John Shalikashvili and other military experts that we need to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. The key test for military service should be patriotism, a sense of duty, and a willingness to serve. Discrimination should be prohibited. The U.S. government has spent millions of dollars replacing troops kicked out of the military because of their sexual orientation. Additionally, more than 300 language experts have been fired under this policy, including more than 50 who are fluent in Arabic. Obama will work with military leaders to repeal the current policy and ensure it helps accomplish our national defense goals.

6) Expand Adoption Rights: Barack Obama believes that we must ensure adoption rights for all couples and individuals, regardless of their sexual orientation. He thinks that a child will benefit from a healthy and loving home, whether the parents are gay or not.

7) Promote AIDS Prevention: In the first year of his presidency, Barack Obama will develop and begin to implement a comprehensive national HIV/AIDS strategy that includes all federal agencies. The strategy will be designed to reduce HIV infections, increase access to care and reduce HIV-related health disparities. Obama will support common sense approaches including age-appropriate sex education that includes information about contraception, combating infection within our prison population through education and contraception, and distributing contraceptives through our public health system. Obama also supports lifting the federal ban on needle exchange, which could dramatically reduce rates of infection among drug users. Obama has also been willing to confront the stigma — too often tied to homophobia — that continues to surround HIV/AIDS. He will continue to speak out on this issue as president.

8) Empower Women to Prevent HIV/AIDS: In the United States, the percentage of women diagnosed with AIDS has quadrupled over the last 20 years. Today, women account for more than one quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses. Barack Obama introduced the Microbicide Development Act, which will accelerate the development of products that empower women in the battle against AIDS. Microbicides are a class of products currently under development that women apply topically to prevent transmission of HIV and other infections.

The passing of Prop 8 — which bans gay marriages — caused a week long protest in California which has since spread to cities like New York City which brought out an incredible estimated 10,000 protesters. Whoopi was even present at the rally and talked about it on “The View.”

Saturdays protest will be held at major cities City Hall and will begin at 12:30 CDT nationwide.

For more information regarding the protest in your city check out Jointheimpact.com.

The LGBT community is calling out to all California residents and to the entire world to please stand up and fight against this madness. It is immorally wrong to deny any couple of their rights to get married and it is ridiculous to put words into our lords mouth that shows such disdain and hate for another human being.

Please attend the protest Saturday, Nov. 8, at Sunset Junction @ 6 p.m. More info after the jump.

via The Watercooler

Emergency Protest “No More Hate! Overturn Prop. 8!”
Saturday Nov 08, 2008 at 6:00 PM
at Sunset Junction, Sunset Blvd. and Santa Monica Blvd.
Silvelake, CA 90029
Called by: the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition

This Saturday, November 8, 6pm
Gather at Sunset Junction in Silver Lake
Corner of Sunset Blvd. and Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles 90029

All progressive people who stand for equality and against discrimination should come out this Saturday in Los Angeles to protest the passage of California’ Proposition 8. The well-funded right-wing campaign of bigotry is trying to push millions of LGBT people back into the closet. We can’t let this happen. Everyone should have the right to marry. The LGBT movement and its allies won same-sex marriage rights and only a militant movement will ultimately prevail. Gay or straight, documented or undocumented; Black, Latino, Asian, Arab or white—the passage of Prop. 8 is a slap in the face of equality for everyone. Let’s unite and fight back! An injury to one is an injury to all!

An Injury to All
Civil rights are non-negotiable and must be restored to all same-sex couples seeking to marry. Millions have gone to the polls to vote for same-sex marriage rights. Now the fight must go on. Together we will win.

’Till Every Battle’s Won
The well-funded forces of bigotry and discrimination think they have turned back the clock of history. Wrong! The struggle for full equality for the LGBT people will continue until the right to marry is won—in California and under federal law throughout the U.S.

Stand Up! Fight Back!
The narrow victory at the polls by opponents of civil rights for LGBT people will not stand. From Stonewall to full equality, our movement is growing as millions say “yes” to marriage equality. With greater unity and greater determination, the fight must and will go on. Victory is certain.

No to bigotry and homophobia! No to sexism! No to racism! Equal marriage rights now!

For more info call 213-251-1025 or email answerla@answerla.org.

ELECTORAL VOTES: OBAMA 349  MCCAIN 163
Last Updated Nov. 5, 2008 @ 6:13 p.m. CDT

UPDATE 10:04 p.m. : Barack Obama becomes the 44th president of the United States.

DALLAS — With only a few hours left for Americans to choose their next president of the U.S., the likeliness of democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama winning by the electoral vote looks rather promising.

Gay Americans aren’t holding their breath though as both candidates has already expressed their concerns against gay marriage, though Obama does agree upon a civil union. Are civil unions good enough enough for us though? They are a step a head of the game and I guess it’s better than nothing. VOTE OBAMA!

Democrats take control of the both the senate and the house with 56 seats and 254, respectively.

So, who did you vote for and why?

Founder Tim Gill said that he will match all contributions dollar for dollar to protect same-sex marriage in California.

“Proposition 8 needs all of our support to be defeated and protect marriage for gays and lesbians not just in California, but across the country. This amendment would eliminate the equal treatment of all Californians and write discrimination into the state constitution,” Gill said.

All donations should be made by midnight October 31st at:
https://secure.ga4.org/01/3million?source=connexion

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The inaugural issue of The Judeo-Christian View, a “multimedia journal” for Jewish and Christian clerics signed by hundreds of the same, includes a 7-minute DVD sermon that challenges Obama’s policies on same-sex unions, integration of open gays into the U.S. military, and tax-subsidized partial birth abortion. The signatories also decry Obama’s support for teenage abortion without parental notice and his call for repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, which shields states from forced recognition of same-sex marriages originating elsewhere.

The religious leaders argue that Obama’s liberal sex policies are certain to inflame tensions with the Muslim world: “Full embrace of homosexual unions by our nation and the next administration would tell violent Islamists that the infidel USA has expressly rejected once-shared Abrahamic, Mosaic and Christian teaching regarding ’sodomy’. So too would flagrant ‘gay integration’ of our overseas military forces. We advocate ‘love the sinner, hate the sin’; militant Islamists would murder our fellow Americans for sexual error, as well as us for offering them hope and forgiveness!”

The Judeo-Christian View (http://www.thejudeo-christianview.com/) condemn Islamist executions of gays and “honor killings” of young girls. Signatories argue that Obama’s plans to roll back all restrictions on late-term abortion, “combined with his effort to kill a bill that would protect babies who survive abortions, tends to gut the USA’s moral standing to condemn jihadist use of Muslim children as suicide bombers; all are horrific cases of child sacrifice that support a Culture of Death and demonstrate utter contempt for the Judeo-Christian Culture of Life.”

Rev. O’Neal Dozier of Pompano Beach, Florida, the General Publisher, said the new publication went out this month to over 325,000 rabbis, priests and pastors in every Jewish and Christian congregation in America. In millions of emails, faxes, and robo-calls blasting this week to potential subscribers, Dozier and Rabbi Yehuda Levin of the Rabbinical Alliance of Torah Loyal Jews urge religious leaders to play a graphic DVD sermon for congregants, preach from Scripture, “name names” and clearly explain Obama’s sex policies to church and synagogue members.

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Bow Wow attended the Bowie State University Homecoming football game Saturday and also took some time out to sign autographs for fans. He later did a radio interview. He also was mulitasking with his 2 sidekick phones, one in each hand.

Hmmm, you know what those two hands are good for.

The Sarah Palin look-a-like is played by adult star Lisa Ann.

According to HUSTLER:

“Nailin’ Paylin” is a “naughty adventure to the wild side of that sexy Alaska governor,” featuring “girl-on-girl lovin,’” “nailing the Russians, who come knocking on her back-door,” and a younger Palin getting seduced by her college creationist professor who “will explain a ‘big bang’ theory even she can’t deny!” Also included: a three-way hardcore sex scene starring Palin/Paylin, Hillary Clinton, and Condoleeza Rice.

NSFW Images after the jump! You’ve been warned.

The tough-talking Senator has been thrust into the spotlight as the experienced man hoped to complete a dream ticket to get Obama into the White House. It was only 43 years ago that he was this fresh-faced university student starting his journey into politics. Biden is seen here at age 22 posing for a yearbook picture at the University of Delaware.

He would go on to graduate the following year with a double major in history and political science – leading him straight to the Senate in 1972 when, aged just 29, he became one of the youngest Senators in American history. Full-sized yearbook pic after the jump.

Nathan Johnson was arrested and sensationally accused his friends of planning deadly action to prevent a black President. WTF! The KKK!

The friends Tharin Gartrell and Shawn Robert Adolf in Denver, Colorado, were also arrested as part of an investigation into the alleged assassination plot. Officials fear the men, arrested along with Johnson’s girlfriend, were planning to shoot Obama during an acceptance speech later this week. Officials are looking at possible ties to white supremacist groups, especially with Shawn Adolf who was reportedly wearing a ring with a swastika on it when arrested.

Check out the mug-shot of the other idiots after the jump.

The president of Brazil says “opposing” homosexuality makes you a sick person, and he believes such thoughts need to be criminalized.

It wasn’t so long ago when the APA, the American Psychological Association, coined homosexuality as a mental disorder. The APA removed homosexuality from its DSM classification as a mental disorder in 1973 following a lobbying campaign by gay activists

Calling for “the criminalization of homophobia,” Lulu said opposition to homosexuality is “perhaps the most perverse disease impregnated in the human head.”

If the bill was the pass violators will face up to five years in prison.

According to a report from news site, The State:
“The agency is reviewing how, if at all, to discipline the employees who signed off on the program. Some lawmakers were shocked to learn about the campaign, with state Sen. David Thomas, R-Greenville, calling for an audit. Joel Sawyer, spokesman for Gov. Mark Sanford, said using tax money to support a social or political agenda is inappropriate.”

What the hell is wrong with being gay friendly? Trey’s bedroom is gay friendly. Speaking of my bedroom and personal spaces, add me on myspace please! :D

Homosexuality is illegal in Nigeria, and those suspected of being gay can be jailed or worse. Jane was already once detained in Nigeria. Since arriving in Canada, Jane has given birth to a daughter who is now 18 months old. If deported, Jane will have to bring her daughter out of the country as well.

I guess all we can say at this point is we hope that Nigeria doesn’t follow the Gambian King and order the “off with their heads” game.

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“Declaring his excitement, Mr. Takei, 71, said, “it’s going to be the only day like this in our lives and it is the only day like this in the history of America.”

“Let equality live long and prosper!”, he added.

County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky said the day proved the promise of California.

“For decades we’ve said that in California you can do anything you want to do, but you can’t be who you want to be. That all changed today, and makes me proud to be a Californian.”

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The wedding frenzy started around 8:30am, but lines began to form as early as 6am. When Mayor Jeffrey Prang declared, “Let the licensing commence,â€? the media scrum began, with dozens of news organization from around the world fighting for the ‘winning shot’ of Mr. Takei and his beau Mr. Altman.

According to the West Hollywood local news, “The media sign in sheet looked like a United Nations roster, with Tokyo Broadcasting Corporation, the British Broadcasting Corporation, Wall Street Journal, NY Times and the Washington Post – just to list the most recognizable names – present with cameras.”

Across the state, at least 2,386 licenses were issued, up from 460 on an average day.

The LA County Registrar/Recorder reported that 648 licenses issued in the county compared to 133 normally – an increase of 415, or almost three times.

In West Hollywood, 204 couples got licenses and 114 ceremonies made honest men and women out of 228 people.

The application process ran into a minor snag, however, when licenses began spewing forth from the printers brought out for the task.

A software glitch had all the licenses, countywide, printing out licenses giving the old gender-based Bride and Groom spaces to fill in rather than the Applicant A and B spaces.

The situation was resolved within 45 minutes.

Hebba Aref said Wednesday that she and Shimaa Abdelfadeel were among 20,000 supporters who gathered to see the Democratic presidential hopeful on Monday at the Joe Louis Arena when the groups they were with were separately invited by Obama campaign volunteers to sit behind the podium. But Aref said the volunteers told members of both parties in separate discussions that women wearing hijabs, the traditional Muslim head scarves, weren’t included in the invitation and couldn’t sit behind the podium.

Aref, a 25-year-old lawyer, said a member of her group was told by a volunteer that she could not invite Aref because of “a sensitive political climate.”

Obama spokesman Bill Burton issued a statement saying such actions are “not the policy of the campaign.”

“It is offensive and counter to Obama’s commitment to bring Americans together and simply not the kind of campaign we run. We sincerely apologize for this behavior,” the statement read.

Aref said she replied by thanking Burton, but requested Obama apologize directly to her and Abdelfadeel, as well as invitations to sit behind him at a future campaign event. Obama spokeswoman Amy Brundage said the campaign has apologized.

Aref, who was born in the United States to Egyptian immigrants, said she had defended Obama during the primaries against a constant drumbeat of rumors that he was Muslim. Obama is a Christian. – Yea, whatever!

Obama also has been careful in denouncing the links, noting that some rumors about him also have been insulting to Muslims.

“I don’t want to be called something I’m not, but I felt like … everyone was treating this accusation of being Muslim as though it were some sort of crime or sin,” Aref said.

Still, she said, it was difficult to hear Obama’s message of unity among races.

“As he’s saying it, I’m thinking, ‘Well, wait a minute, I was obviously … profiled and discriminated against an hour ago.’”

“You know, I’m wishing everyone good luck with their marriages and I hope that California’s economy is booming because everyone is going to come here and get married,” said Schwarzenegger, prompting laughs and applauses.

The San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau anticipates a tourism boom in the city this summer, said spokeswoman Angela Jackson. The bureau’s Web site promotes a gay travel section and now explains that same-sex couples are “officially allowed to marry in the state of California.”

“Let’s talk about it, let’s talk about the big elephant in the room,” she said during the interview.

McCain said he supported “legal agreements” between same sex couples, but he added, “we just have a disagreement, and I along with many many others wish you every happiness.”

Aww, how cute! He wishes us happiness with our “legal agreements”. I guess that’s always 100 times better than President Bush and his anti-gay tactics.

“Thank you,” DeGeneres joked, cutting the tension. “So you’ll walk me down the aisle?”

“Touche,” replied McCain with a chuckle.

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Adams won 58 percent of the vote, avoiding a November runoff. Local businessman Sho Dozono had 34 percent and almost a dozen other candidates split the remainder.

Unlike many of the politico’s, Adam’s never made his sexuality an issue in the campaign, but following his victory he said he was aware of the history he was making.

“I’m running not to be a gay mayor, but a great mayor,” he said.

To be Gay is to not be great?

Mehdi Kazemi, 19, came to London to study English in 2005. A few months later he received word that his boyfriend back in Iran was arrested and charged with sodomy and hanged.

Kazemi applied for asylum last year but his application was rejected by British authorities, as was his application by the Dutch authorities. It was only in March that the British government decided to reconsider his application due to “new circumstances”.

The UK Border Agency said Tuesday it had decided to grant him asylum.

“We keep cases under review where circumstances have changed and it has been decided that Mr. Kazemi should be granted leave to remain in the UK based on the particular facts of this case,” said a spokesman.

Liberal Democrat lawmaker Simon Hughes, who championed the Iranian’s case, welcomed the decision.

“As I have argued over the last 18 months, the Home Office should not send gay and lesbian people back to countries where they will be at risk of persecution, torture or death.”

Schindler, a contributor to the popular Seattle Pi blog had a flashback to 1991 in which he remembered the biggest question of his era: “Do gays belong in the military?” The journo whom we assumed attended an open-minded school states that the debate brought in a rather diverse group ranging from the secular religious people to representatives from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance.

With Gay marriage now being legalized in California, Schindler ponders if “the states [should] honor gay marriages, will our military be forced to recognize and honor these marriages as well? If so, what happens to morale, to living quarters, to benefits, to…?”

“The list goes on”, said Schindler.

Like the rest of the evils in this world, Schindler is not fond of the idea that Gays should be allowed to serve in the military – it doesn’t stop there though. He also thinks that women should not be allowed to serve onboard ship with men.

Someone needs to give Michael a few good slaps with an Extra-Large dildo. It’s a new century man! Hell, slap him with a black dildo. Maybe he’s a racist too.

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MediaCorp TV Channel 5 was fined by the MDA for airing an episode of the series, “Find and Design” that it saw as “normalizing” and “promoting” a gay lifestyle.

So what’s all the terrible shit that was on the show? Nothing. The host of the show helped a gay couple transform a room into a new nursery for their adopted baby. The MDA apparently didn’t like the fact that 1) there was a gay couple and 2) the show’s host “congratulated and acknowledged them as a family unit.”

As part of major revisions of their Penal Code approved by parliament last year, Singapore said it was ok for oral and anal sex between heterosexual couples, but kept a law that criminalize intercourse between gay men.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong favored the retention of the law, saying Singapore remains a conservative society “with the traditional family as its main building block” and homosexuals cannot set the tone for the mainstream.

Oh boy. I’m going to go Brokeback Mountain on you Lee Hsien Loong.

Abolishing the law could “send the wrong signal” and push gay activists to ask for more concessions, such as same-sex marriage and parenting, Lee said.

Apparently our beloved Bush Administration has nothing better to do than whittle away their final days in office by being “special guests” on two television programs – G.W. on “Deal or No Deal” and the ol’ Ball & Chain guest hosting “The Today Show.”

Seriously, WTF? Why in the hell is the President of the United States of America a “Special Guest” on a damn game show? Yeah, that sounds real “special” to me. Don’t we have a war to address, gas prices to deal with, and the many kids that are dying in other countries that need our help?

Oh well, I suppose I digress for now – I just thought I’d share with the world our beloved Administration’s agenda for the day.

Senator Barack Obama possesses many great characteristics about him. Amongst other things he is a great public speaker, a great Senator, and a great father. Unfortunately, this ‘great’ man lacks one very important thing… a heart .

Senator Obama was quoted this past Friday in a town-hall meeting in Columbus, Indiana speaking openly against gay marriage. In his own words, Senator Obama stated “I’m not in favor of gay marriage , but…”

“…I am in favor of a strong civil union which allows same sex couples to transfer property, to share social security benefits, to be recognized legally by the state for their relationship. I think that is very important.â€?

It may be an important step for the GLBT community, however, let’s take a look at the definition of the term “Civil Union” shall we?

Civil Union : a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex; “parties to a civil union have all the same benefits, protections, and responsibilities under Vermont law as spouses in a marriage”

Although there are those who are happy with it, many people still believe that it is just not the same as marriage. It has caused a backlash in the GLBT community against Senator Obama because of his lack of support for gay marriage and support for our community . I guess we shall have to see how this affects him at the polls.

“I have been incensed by an article that recently appeared in a publication called the “Philadelphia Gay News”. I won’t link to it as I don’t want to support its popularity. In essence, the article reported on an interview with Hillary Clinton and then accuses Barack Obama of avoiding the “gay media”. Although the article admitted that Obama sat down for an interview with The Advocate last year, it implied that this didn’t count because this was only in response to the McClurkin controversy.

My umbrage climbed to new heights when it was revealed that the publisher of the article/paper, Mark Segal, is a donor to the Clinton campaign!

Well, I took my umbrage to the Internet tubes and entered into correspondence with Mr. Segal. Here’s the chain so far — I’ll update it if I receive anything else from him or his cohorts.”

Dear Mr. Segal and Ms. Blazucki,

I read today your article in the Philadelphia Gay News entitled “Clinton Talks; Obama Balks”. After reading it, I felt compelled to write to you to tell you how dismayed I was to see such a slanted and accusatorial article.

Under the auspices of writing an article about your interview with Hillary Clinton, you take great pains to smear Barack Obama in a very unflattering light.

This is especially troubling, considering the fact that Mr. Segal is a donor to the Clinton campaign. You failed to disclose this important fact in your article and, as a result, unsuspecting readers might think that this article was a unbiased piece of journalism, rather than a slanted missive penned by someone who who donated at least $1,000 to the Clinton campaign.

Senator Barack Obama is an amazing advocate for LGBT rights and issues and has spoken out in various hostile venues on the importance of the repeal of DOMA and the elimination of homophobia. Senator Obama has spoken directly to out community’s issues and does not cynically view us as some demographic segment to which to pander.

I hope you will consider printing a correction to your article, which you deem so important as to prominently pre-empt all other content on your website with a note that discloses Mr. Segal’s financial relationship to the Clinton campaign.

Very truly yours

[Monitor]

The dude received a reply from Mark a day later…

I appreciate your enthusiasm, but I humbly must disagree with your facts and your false sense of our editor’s position.

We state very clearly that Senator Obama spoke with The Advocate, but only after the controversy caused by his travels with an anti gay minister, and that was a limited interview. In our research, not only do we mention that interview but we ourselves were surprised to discover that the Senator has only one other interview in the gay press, which was a full interview. That was back in 2004 and given to the “Windy City Times” in Chicago.

btw, the interview and editorial were from Philadelphia Gay News, Sue O’Connell has no affiliation with PGN other then a loose configuration PGN shares with other Local LGBT publications.

A Candidate asking for our vote, must be willing to speak to our community, and not only at fund raisers where their are limited people and taking our dollars, but the full community. That can only truly be accomplished by doing what candidates do for every other community. speak to our community press.

We will continue to make our pages available to Senator Obama. It is his decision if he wishes to speak to our community. We have also suggested that their are other local LGBT publications which he might consider. He’s an inspiring man, and i hope he graces our press.

btw, the interview were from Philadelphia Gay News, Sue O’Connell has no affiliation with PGN other then a loose configuration PGN has with other Local publications.

Mark Segal
Publisher
Philadelphia Gay News

And again he received another response from Mark, but the text seem a little copy-and-pasted and didn’t answer any of the guys question. so in a response email he wrote back to Mark:

Dear Mr. Segal,

I thank you for your reply email but it appears that you might have cut-and-pasted a reply to me from an email you wrote to someone else.

As I noted in my original email, I find it troubling that the article in question did not contain a disclosure that you, Mr. Segal, are a donor to the Clinton campaign. Disclosures such as this, when there is an actual or perceptible conflict of interest, are commonplace in journalism and routinely appear when a reporter has a particular tie to the subject matter of the article.

In addition, I take strong exception to this statement in your email:

A Candidate asking for our vote, must be willing to speak to our community, and not only at fund raisers where their are limited people and taking our dollars, but the full community. That can only truly be accomplished by doing what candidates do for every other community. speak to our community press.

This is both misleading and inaccurate, for two reasons.

Firstly, Senator Obama has spoken to millions of people, including a variety of audiences hostile to LGBT causes, in televised appearances at the Ebeneezer Baptist Church and Rick Warren’s church, about the damage that homophobia causes. I challenge you to research an article on any instance where Hillary Clinton has appeared in front of a hostile audience and spoken out on LGBT issues.

Lastly, you say that Obama “must be willing to speak to our community” and, in response, I can assure you that he is, in fact, speaking to our community. The gay ghettoization of the post-Stonewall era is steadily eroding, as evidenced by the straight gentrification of previously gay strongholds such as the Castro and West Hollywood. Part and parcel of this de-ghettoization is the diminished need and market for “gay only” media. When I found word of your article on Clinton and Obama, this was the first time that I — and most of my friends — had bothered to open a “gay publication” in over 10 years. Barack Obama speaks to each and every one of us because we are all, at our root, Americans. And when Barack Obama speaks to Americans, Gay Americans, and Transgendered Americans, he doesn’t need to do so through the mouthpiece of some myopic “gay publication”. He speaks to me through ABC News. He speaks to me through The Economist. And he speaks to me through his rallies and campaign emails.

I encourage you to, at the very least, print a correction to your article that points out your conflict of interest. Additionally, I encourage you to look beyond your small one-town paper and realize that gay people no longer rely on the “gay media”. To your point, you and your ilk are NOT my community press and do not speak for millions of gays and lesbians across our country.

Your very truly,
[Monitor]

“I am Barack Obama and I approve this message”

This anonymous guy is probably Hilliary :) I can’t believe someone has enough time on their hands to just sit there and complain, or maybe we do? If there’s anything to be learned here – it’s that this anonymous guy should be running for some government office because he’s so freak’n pushy. Geez, who in the hell sends email just to have conversation with something that could possibly be a bot. Gays do the darnest thing.

I’m fairly certain that many of you have already heard of Sally Kern, the pompous wench speaking in the Popular Video about members of the Gay Community “infiltrating” city councils.

Needless to say, I already have an armada of comments, waiting to be launched at the self-righteous cesspool of arrogance that calls herself a human being; but that of course, is irrelevant. [Video after the jump]

Click here to view the embedded video.

It appears the Cycle of Irony has again turned it’s horn, presenting what is always so common in this world – the premier faces of Anti-Gay Legislation, and a hidden deliberately cut-off homosexual tie.

It was also recently discovered that Sally Kern has a homosexual son; I know what you’re thinking, because I was thinking the same damn thing… delicious, isn’t it?

Bottom line, the bitch (excuse my language, but I do feel it’s appropriate) cut off ties to her gay son because of her “moral standpoint” and inability cope with the reality that her son has no love for the cooter.

*sigh* Oh great wheel of Dharma (I’m referring to Karma by the way), how I do so love your sense of humor.

Well kids, that’s my two cents, but I suppose I’ll leave you with this – It is in times like these that I am most reminded of the great words of Mahatma Ghandi:

“I like your Christ, but I do not like your Christians – they’re very different.”

Later down the road, the neighbor got sick and was in the hospital and his partner was not allowed in the hospital. This really touched Hillary in a way that has really opened her eyes to our community. She plans to fight so that this does not happen to other GLBT couples and as she plainly put it, “Let’s just make it fair”. Well I’m with you Senator! Let’s just hope that the Senator will be able to keep her word! At least Hilliary showed up for the PGN interview right?

See that huge blank space on the frontpage? That’s where Obama’s interview was suppose to be featured, but he never showed up, hence the headlines “Clinton Talks; Obama Balks”. PGN accuses Obama of avoiding the pink press, but that wasn’t the only juicy part of the paper. A lot of controversy, for a lack of a better word, has arise stating that Segal – whom conducted the interview with Clinton – failed to disclose the fact that he donated $1000 to the Clinton campaign back in March of 2007. A little bias aren’t we?

If we’re studying Obama’s history correctly, he does not accept bribes and even started a campaign a few years ago to prevent government corruption due to officials being bribed. Maybe he should start donating too and help pay Hilliary’s way out of the closet. The only close-to-gay coverage he ever made were the adverts for the Texas primaries… even then he lost to Hilliary Clinton. He did, however, manage to get votes from the gay papers he advertised on probably because they were force to favor him.

*Disclaimer – this is in NO WAY attempting to change your minds or views about your particular favored candidate, this is merely a satirical informative piece on the Candidates, and the Election Process in General.*

Let’s start with the obvious:

Hilary Rodham Clinton – The Queen Overlord of the Gays, Hilary Clinton does have a very commanding and abrasive visage that commands respect, and spite, all at the same time. Much of the homosexual community supports Clinton in the race for Presidency, creating an unbelievable voter turn out in the 2008 Elections; this would probably be due to the fact that her aura screams Lesbianism (just my little observation – let’s be honest, no woman is going to take being cheated on that many times, no matter how important the business arrangement. I’m definitely sensing some platonic marriage in that direction; and for the Record: Trey C. supports her). Clinton’s main claim to fame with the public has been her so-called “experience” – which of course, refers to her ability to be Bill’s wench in the White House for eight consecutive years, but then again: what do I know about the meaning of experience? She came out strong from the beginning of the race, but has declined in votes thus far, barely staying alive with her edge out over Obama in the Texas Primaries.

Barack Hussein Obama – Probably the first serious contender in the race for Presidency since Jesse Jackson in the mid 1980’s, Barack Hussein Obama has become one of the fastest growing candidates we’ve seen in decades. Although his start was a bit more shaky and wasn’t really considered a contender in the beginning against Clinton, Obama has proved himself very capable in the eyes of much of America’s youth. Obama’s main claim during the Presidential Elections have been mainly references to “Hope” and “Change” – unfortunately, so far there’s only been “Hope” for “Change” as far as the nation is concerned. There have been many concerns for him however, especially that he may be “too young” for the job. Many of his supporters say that the same was said about JFK in his election years…but unfortunately, that evidence doesn’t cut it. Let’s be honest – how long was JFK there? About as long as the Bay of Pigs and a visit to Dallas before well…you know. In either case, Obama does seem to have some good goals and ideas, much like his running counterpart.

Now let’s be honest and cover the most important aspect to the Gay Community – The Legalization of Marriage:

As far as the issue is concerned, both candidates stand on relatively equal ground. Clinton has been quoted that she “opposes same-sex marriage and favors civil unions but said she would not stand in the way if New York passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage.” However, Clinton’s boat has been rocked quite a bit in terms of support, “while she has solicited and received the support of gay and lesbian groups, many gay activists were alarmed over her March 2007 comment that the morality of homosexuality was up “to others to conclude.” Her only saving grace was that she “later released a statement saying that she does not believe homosexuality is immoral.”

Obama has been up front with his ideas on the issue of gay marriage saying that “he believes “marriage is between a man and a woman” but he wrote in The Audacity of Hope that he remains “open to the possibility that my unwillingness to support gay marriage is misguided … I may have been infected with society’s prejudices and predilections and attributed them to God.” Obama has become a supporter of civil unions and against a constitutional ban of same-sex marriages.

Now me personally, I’m not going to bother lying – I agree that it is up to others to conclude whether my life style is immoral or not. To be honest, it isn’t my business whether it is, in fact, “immoral” to others – frankly, the larger part of morality is subjective due to environment and train of thought, so in other words – I don’t care. Maybe some people have an issue with being called immoral, then again, some people don’t like it when I call them *expletive deleted*, so I suppose it’s a fair trade.

Either way, there you have it folks – both candidates are about the damn same as far as the Gay Marriage issue is concerned, as well as many other issues on the ballot. Between the candidates on the Democratic side, it is mainly a popularity contest. Unless of course you do decide to vote on the side of Conservative beliefs, and vote for someone like Alan Keyes. Someone who believes that “if we don’t take action at the federal level then our government will have defaulted in its respect for one of our most precious, unalienable rights, which is the right to respect God’s God-given institution of the natural family.”

Right…the natural family is one of today – you know, where the mom is strung out on crack, the daddy is no where to be found, and the kids have to fend for themselves in the Urban Wilderness…right…that makes a lot of sense…jackass.