Gay Men To That!!

I have said this before but I am still amazed at how many people don't know this fact.  I think it's important enough to remind everyone.  Even many straight supporters of gay rights don't know that in a majority of states, in the "greatest nation on earth", a boss could walk up to an employee, say "I am firing you because you are gay" and that employee has NO LEGAL PROTECTIONS...NONE!!! Via MiamiHerald.com: WASHINGTON --  Gay rights activists have made significant strides in recent years on marriage and military service, but one long-standing policy goal remains elusive: a federal law to ban discrimination against gay workers. Gays now can serve openly in the military. Gay couples now have some form of legal recognition in 19 states and the District of Columbia. But in 29 states, gay workers can still be fired or denied promotions simply because they're gay. To be sure, 21 states ban job discrimination based on sexual orientation, and a...

Seriously?! This guy is straight?!! The reason I ask this is because Rep. Lankford thinks being gay is a choice.  And because it is a choice, he doesn't believe that the LGBT community should protected from workplace discrimination.  He thinks being gay is a choice.  So, does he think being straight is a choice?  Did he choose to live a straight life?  Could he have chosen to be gay? The most recent studies prove that homophobic men may very well be closet cases themselves.  Could this be the case for Rep. Lankford? Obviously, I can't say for sure.  Does opposing employment non-descrimination for the LGBT community mean someone is a homophobe.  My opinion is yes.  So, that is why I ask the question "Is Rep. James Lankford (R-OK) Gay?" Via Think Progress: In a conversation on Capitol Hill, Lankford expressed his strong belief that being gay is a choice, and that LGBT workers should not be protected from workplace discrimination be...

Hot Homo-Pandering Scott Brown In an obvious attempt to pander to the gay community, Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown writes an opinion piece in New England's GLBT Magazine Bay Windows.  In it, he promises the gay community...nothing. Via Bay Windows: I don’t come before you with a checklist of items promising that I will be an advocate for you on each and every one of them. My opponent has already started down that road, promising to support everyone’s pet project. That’s not the way I have ever operated. So, he not only commits to nothing in terms of issues that have a direct affect on the lives of the GLBT community, he likens his opponent Elizabeth Warren's commitment to GLBT rights to support of "pet projects".  He dismisses our civil rights to be no more important than, say, a tax break for a relocating company.  Even worse, he says these "pet projects" take a back seat to creating jobs. Mass. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren But I ...

Portia Di Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres In light of the Ellen/JC Penny non-controversy stirred up by the religious right, it is important to keep this in mind. I have made the point before.  I was really surprised that most of my very supportive coworkers did not know this.  My boss could walk into our office and say "I am firing you, because you're gay" and their is nothing I could do about it.  Not that he would...I work in the adult novelty industry that focuses on both gay and straight customers. Via Pam's House Blend: I guess that I shouldn’t find it shocking anymore when I speak to people — many progressives, mind you — who have no idea that you can lose your job for being LGBT. As in, if your employer is a homophobe and decides they don’t want to have “that perversion” in their offices, they can call you into their office, or better yet, right into the middle of the office floor and fire you,  stating your sexual orientation is the sole reason for s...