Articles Archive for 17 August 2009
Commentary, Featured, Thought of the Gay »
Maggie Gallagher and her National Organization for [Heterosexual Only] Marriage are campaigning to:
“Recruite 2 Million Americans to Stop the Repeal of DOMA.”
The campaign includes an offer of a free heterosexual-only marriage sticker, which seems like a bit of a rip-off of CREDO’s free marriage equality sticker. NOM’s sticker reads:
“Don’t Mess with Marriage!”
Recently, a few folks on twitter have been attempting to get members of the LGBT community to order the stickers – in mass. The theory being that NOM will be delayed in fulfilling the orders, exhaust a significant amount of their advertising budget and many people who support oppressive laws will not get the stickers they believe in.
Featured, LGBT Lessons for Straight People »
Many years ago, I went to dinner and the local Lesbian Variety show with a lesbian and another woman friend, also straight. After a few drinks, I asked my lesbian friend – in the most respectful way that I could – what did it feel like to be attracted to another woman, what did it feel like to love that person? I just didn’t know if the feelings were the same or somehow different. Her answer wasn’t much help. It was along the lines of “well, it probably feels like you do about being attracted to men and the love feels like the best friend in the world.”
Not so different. But somehow, it didn’t answer my question. I was so young at the time, that I was hung up on anatomy and stereotypes. Women are from Venus & men are from Mars.
