Category Archives: Commentary

We must be winning – Part 1

Posted on June 4, 2007 by David

“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.” — Mahatma Gandhi We must be winning. We’re being “stalked” by a professional writer from Focus on The Family (FOtF). Apparently, FOtF recently alerted its … Continue reading →

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“Conservative” assimilationists

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Jonathan

Our recent attempts at dialogue with local anti-gay blogger Barbara Curtis resulted only in deleted comments from her blog and a snarky aside purporting to explain why she’s not interested in an honest and open discussion about a subject she … Continue reading →

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Thanks for everything

Posted on May 19, 2007 by David

This is the best take on Falwell’s legacy I’ve seen yet. In his way, he helped create the conditions for our community to make the advances toward equality that are accelerating so rapidly today. The vicious things Falwell said about … Continue reading →

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A question of authenticity

Posted on May 18, 2007 by David

Candorville on Monday: Cartoonist Darrin Bell has followed this with a very funny series exposing the opponents of the hate crimes bill, here, here, here and here. This was going to be a post about the Janet and Lisa Miller-Jenkins … Continue reading →

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End of an era?

Posted on May 16, 2007 by David

Jerry Falwell is dead. I’m not going to dance on his grave. Neither am I going to engage in false sanctimony in deference to those who no doubt loved him. I am mostly sad because there is now no possibility … Continue reading →

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Abstinence is not for everybody

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Jonathan

From the Oxford (Ohio) Press: Guest speaker leads to note sent to Mason Middle parents By Richard Wilson Staff Writer Thursday, April 26, 2007 Mason school officials would have preferred that a guest speaker – invited to primarily talk about … Continue reading →

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Unintentional heroes

Posted on April 27, 2007 by David

The poignant desperation contained in this blog title, “Only in LA”, actually caused me to feel compassion for this widely-reviled local antagonist. It will all be ok, James. We’ll be patient with you as you come to terms with the … Continue reading →

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