Brilliant.
Bill Gates, Former Boy Scout, Wants Group To Lift Gay Ban ‘Because It’s 2013’ (VIDEO).| Huffington Post
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Francis, the Talking Mule?
Is anyone surprised in the slightest by the election of another anti-gay crusader as pope? The utterly stubborn intransigence of the Catholic Church leadership to bend to modern thought and practice is potentially the reason so many are fleeing the church.
Pope Francis. Image: guardian.co.uk
Pope Francis is a conservative who is anti-gay marriage and anti-gay adoption. He has described same-sex marriage as the work of the devil and a “destructive attack on God’s plan.” He has also said that gay adoption is a form of discrimination against children.
via Pope Francis Against Gay Marriage, Gay Adoption.| Huffington Post
Of course, there’s also the recent analysis of the General Social Survey (GSS) that notes that in 1990 approximately 8% of Americans reported no religious affiliation, while today’s percentage is 20%. A huge societal shift in just over 20 years.
Why is this, I wonder? Perhaps it has something to do with the mule-like insistence of religious leaders to look to the past and not to the future for answers.
Gay Web Dramas Flourish
Gay web dramas flourish as TV networks cling to the status quo | Television & radio | guardian.co.uk.
Good article in The Guardian about the proliferation of gay-themed content in web series and how this might be the next new content delivery method for this type of entertainment. (Duh.) As Husbands co-creator Jane Espenson says, “We consider Husbands television. It’s just television that arrives in a different box.”
Some us have been ahead of The Guardian in reporting this. Ahem. See many links below. H/T Tommy Heleringer’s Facebook.
(l-r) Hunter Canning, Sasha Winters and Adam Goldman star in the exceptional Web series, The Outs. Photo: Interview/Unusually Fine Photography
Foxworth: It’s Time for All Jocks to Embrace Diversity
Excellent op-ed by Foxworth. Definitely worth a read.
Domonique Foxworth: It’s Time for All Jocks to Embrace Diversity. |Huffington Post
While we are still waiting for the gay pioneer in professional football, I can tell you that I already admire his bravery and selflessness — he will be trading peace and the ability to “fit in” for added pressure and intense scrutiny. All I can offer is my support, and hopefully he will feel emboldened knowing that he will have earned a permanent place in American sports and civil rights history.
Former NFL cornerback Dononique Foxworth retired from the Baltimore Ravens in 2012. He is now president of the NFL Players Association and an outspoken advocate for LGBT acceptance in professional sports. Photo: Keith Allison|Wikimedia Commons
One Last Word 