gratuitous.

lonelysandwich:

ONE Magazine, 1953
From Pop.nography:
When the haters cry that same-sex weddings are some newfangled idea (versus their apparently eternal “traditional” variety), here’s a good historical reminder of how far back our own roots stretch on this matter. Long before California’s Prop 8 or even the Defense of Marriage Act back in 1996, gays were asking when we’d be included in the ceremony.

ONE Magazine, 1953

From Pop.nography:

When the haters cry that same-sex weddings are some newfangled idea (versus their apparently eternal “traditional” variety), here’s a good historical reminder of how far back our own roots stretch on this matter. Long before California’s Prop 8 or even the Defense of Marriage Act back in 1996, gays were asking when we’d be included in the ceremony.

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Prop 8: It's not over til it's over.

November 15

LOL @ hilariously offensive musings by older white people re: the election results.

A humorous willingness to address stupid shit “elite” people say: just another one of many reasons why NY Mag’s Daily Intel blog is my new bff. Jessica Pressler, you’re my new journo crush.

November 12

Connecticut gets gay married!

are you paying attention california?

November 11

Things the Obama Administration is looking into doing!

While everyone else can be excited about the first black president, these are some things I’m (also) tickled pink about.

November 10

New Hampshire becomes the first state with a female majority in its Senate!

November 7

More nuance on race & Prop 8.

via Racialicious. Thanks Monica.

November 6

there have already been enough divisions and distress.

Can people please stop blaming black people for the passing of prop 8? We are not a monolith, and black people alone did not vote yes. Thank you.

Links that discuss some of my concerns regarding coverage and comments regarding “black homophobia” as a big reason why prop 8 passed (usually as a result of reporting like this LA times blurb on exit surveys):

http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/11/more_on_prop_8_1.php — humans are naturally kind of clannish assholes anyway; don’t generalize — the comments add more.
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/09/black_voters_not_to_blame_if_proposition.php - (written sept 21) don’t blame black people for prop 8 passing — it’s mostly white conservative people funding “yes on 8” campaigns, mostly white contituency, and we’re not a monolith anyway. LGBT organizing needs to work harder to work with minority groups.
http://www.racialicious.com/2008/11/06/quoted-dan-savage-on-black-homophobia/ - span of comments contrary to Dan Savage’s post on the subject, most of which reflect my own sentiments.
http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped_archive?month=11&year=2008&base_name=i_hate_this_argument - gays did not do blacks a favor by voting for Obama. + some.
http://www.passtheroti.com/?p=829 - exit polls unreliable, it’s not just black people, the reasons people voted/responded to the polls vary and can be read in a number of ways, we need to work on coalition building instead of dividing, the campaign was not grassroots minded enough
http://princetonprofs.blogspot.com/2008/11/black-folks-and-passage-of-prop-8.html - how Christian, LGBT, and Black communities intersect and should be coaltion-building, and how Christianity doesn’t ask for homophobia.

November 5

All hope on a Prop 8 failure not lost yet.

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I Want:

- prop 8 to fail

- percentages on voter turnout

- to smile at everyone on the street

- to get this man and his family safely through his presidency, with nary an assissination attempt or tragic accident.

- for people — white, black, whatever race, rich, poor, whatever — to refrain from all kinds of stupid public behavior that I know we are capable of. please people, act right.

- breakfast.