Showing posts with label Gay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gay. Show all posts
Saturday, October 30, 2010
When Did You Choose To Be Straight?
"Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.” - Plato
Friday, October 22, 2010
It Gets Better
Because I think what he's doing with It Gets Better is so very important and that not enough of us get involved in the things we are outraged or worried about (I include myself in this) I thought I'd look Dan up. I was aware of quite a bit of this but there's always more to learn. I will be following him when and where I can. Thank you Dan Savage for what you do. This is from Wikipedia. And, plus, he's from Madison! (Wisconsin, US)
Daniel Keenan Savage (born October 7, 1964)[2] is an American author, media pundit, journalistand newspaper editor.[3][4] Savage writes the internationally syndicated relationship and sex advice column Savage Love. Its tone is frank in its discussion of sexuality, often humorous, and hostile to social conservatives, as in the Santorum controversy. Savage, who is gay, has often been the subject of controversy regarding some of his opinions that pointedly clash with cultural conservatives and those put forth by what Savage has been known to call the "gay establishment". He has also worked as a theater director, both under his real name and under the name Keenan Hollahan, using his middle name and his grandmother's maiden name.[5]
"Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.” - Plato
Daniel Keenan Savage (born October 7, 1964)[2] is an American author, media pundit, journalistand newspaper editor.[3][4] Savage writes the internationally syndicated relationship and sex advice column Savage Love. Its tone is frank in its discussion of sexuality, often humorous, and hostile to social conservatives, as in the Santorum controversy. Savage, who is gay, has often been the subject of controversy regarding some of his opinions that pointedly clash with cultural conservatives and those put forth by what Savage has been known to call the "gay establishment". He has also worked as a theater director, both under his real name and under the name Keenan Hollahan, using his middle name and his grandmother's maiden name.[5]"Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.” - Plato
It Gets Better - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
It Gets Better - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
"Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.” - Plato
It Gets Better
Dan Savage should be beaming with pride about what he started. Here is the president of the United States reaching out to gay kids being bullied in their teenage years.
It's beautifully crafted and gently put. I think it's the first time in history that a US president has spoken directly to gay Americans in support from the White House. Which makes it a milestone.
It comes the same day that the procedure for expelling openly gay servicemembers solely for being gay has been made the responsibility of only five senior figures in the military, so that abuses do not occur, that the discharges can get rarer and rarer, that some of the country's servicemembers do not need to live in constant fear as they risk their lives to defend us:
But this is a real step in the right direction, and many of us are deeply encouraged by it.
It's beautifully crafted and gently put. I think it's the first time in history that a US president has spoken directly to gay Americans in support from the White House. Which makes it a milestone.
It comes the same day that the procedure for expelling openly gay servicemembers solely for being gay has been made the responsibility of only five senior figures in the military, so that abuses do not occur, that the discharges can get rarer and rarer, that some of the country's servicemembers do not need to live in constant fear as they risk their lives to defend us:
In a memorandum dated Oct. 21, Mr. Gates said that “until further notice,” only five senior Defense Department officials, all civilians, would have the authority to expel openly gay service members. As the memo explained it, the relevant service secretary — either the Secretary of the Army, Navy or Air Force — has to consult with the Pentagon’s legal counsel, Jeh C. Johnson, and the undersecretary for personnel, Clifford L. Stanley, before the three can make a group decision on whether a gay service member should be forced out of the military. Until Thursday the decision was in the hands of a far larger number of less senior military and civilian officials.I have been very critical of this administration for its slow and cautious approach to gay civil rights. That is not because I believe they are somehow not in favor of such rights, but because I feel strongly about our dignity and equality, and have always used whatever mouthpiece I have to make the case. But I have to say that this gesture from Obama and the practical reform within the military are important steps forward. The ban still needs to end.
But this is a real step in the right direction, and many of us are deeply encouraged by it.
"Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.” - Plato
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