Oh The Things Mommies Do!

think-progress: A national rally against marriage equality...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:43:19 -0500

think-progress:

A national rally against marriage equality completely flops. Nice try, NOM.

photo credit: @TalkEquality

think-progress: Last night, this message was projected onto the...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:35:20 -0500

think-progress:

Last night, this message was projected onto the Supreme Court.

via @rachnyctalk

Marilyn was a big supporter of the Civil Rights Movement. Ella...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:34:53 -0500

Marilyn was a big supporter of the Civil Rights Movement. Ella Fitzgerald was one of Marilyn’s idols and a major inspiration. However, the Mocambo nightclub in West Hollywood, the most popular dance spot at the time, refused to let Ella perform there because she was black. Outraged, Marilyn told the owners that if they would let Ella perform, she would be there in the front row every time Ella was onstage. She did, and the two became friends.

According to the great Ella Fitzgerald:
“I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt…it was because of her that I played the Mocambo, a very popular nightclub in the ’50s. She personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him - and it was true, due to Marilyn’s superstar status - that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard. After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman - a little ahead of her times. And she didn’t know it.”

knowhomo: LGBTQ* Profile/Status Tags Blowing Up the...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:35:31 -0500

knowhomo:

LGBTQ* Profile/Status Tags Blowing Up the Internet

USA Marriage Equality /Supreme Court Debate Pro-Marriage Icons

I love all of the red that I’m seeing this morning. We...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:52:29 -0500

I love all of the red that I’m seeing this morning. We have truly reached a tipping point. It’s no longer a question of “if,” it’s a matter of “when.” Marriage equality is in our near future! Thank you to everyone who has shown their support!

stfuconservatives: Pull it together, America.

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:05:02 -0500

stfuconservatives:

Pull it together, America.

knowhomo: LGBTQ* Internet Flash Mobs Going On At The Moment Red...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:49:14 -0500

knowhomo:

LGBTQ* Internet Flash Mobs Going On At The Moment

Red Support - HRC & the Stand for Marriage

From the Human Rights Campaign:

Who’s wearing red tomorrow (Tuesday)? Show your support for marriage equality — make your profile image red for tomorrow and check out www.hrc.org/StandForMarriage for more ways to get involved!

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Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:15:20 -0500

evangotlib: vpbiden: The 112th Congress summarized in one...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:00:32 -0600

evangotlib:

vpbiden:

The 112th Congress summarized in one picture

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Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:00:26 -0600

thetrevorproject: ineedtothinkofatitle: gerrardly: Yesterday...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:00:04 -0600

thetrevorproject:

ineedtothinkofatitle:

gerrardly:

Yesterday my mom posted a picture on Facebook of my 5 year old brother Sam wearing a pair of shoes he picked out for his first day of preschool.

She explained to him in the store that they were really made for girls. Sam then told her that he didn’t care and that “ninjas can wear pink shoes too.”

Sam went to preschool and got several compliments on his new shoes. Not one kid said anything negative toward him about it.

However, my mom received about 20 comments on the photo from various family members saying how “wrong” it is and how “things like this will affect him socially” and, put most eloquently by my great aunt, “that shit will turn him gay.”

My mom then deleted the photo and told Sam that he can wear whatever he wants to preschool, that it’s his decision. If he wants to wear pink shoes, he can wear pink shoes.

Sam then explained to her that he didn’t like them because they were pink, he liked them because they were “made out of zebras” and zebras are his favorite animal :)

What does it say about society when a group of adults could stand to take a lesson in humanity from a class of preschoolers?

Words cannot express how happy this makes me.

This is fabulous beyond compare. ♥ ♥ ♥

equalitopia: The 50 Most Powerful Coming Outs of 2012 2012 was...

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:00:23 -0600

equalitopia:

The 50 Most Powerful Coming Outs of 2012

2012 was a great year for influential public figures coming out! Towleroad put together a list of the top 50 coming outs of the year.

The first 10 include:

Andrew Ahn

Gillian Anderson

Paul Babeu

Matt Bomer

Thomas “Bozzy” Bosworth

Anne Burrell

Sam Champion

Cheryl Chow

Anderson Cooper

Orlando Cruz

Read the full list

Which of these public figures do you feel had the biggest impact on the LGBT rights movement by making the move to come out?

5 Constitutional Misconceptions About Same-Sex Marriage

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:00:08 -0600

5 Constitutional Misconceptions About Same-Sex Marriage: knowhomo: (via HuffPost) 1. “The...

Oh The Things Mommies Do! What Could Be Better Than Having...

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:57:22 -0600

Oh The Things Mommies Do! What Could Be Better Than Having Two?” Finally available on Kindle!

Check it out: http://www.amazon.com/Oh-The-Things-Mommies-ebook/dp/B00ATRJS2A/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1356655921&sr=1-1&keywords=Oh+the+things+mommies+do

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you’re all having a...

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 10:05:27 -0600

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you’re all having a wonderful day!

knowhomo: LGBTQ* Queer Television You Can Stream (FOR...

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:50:19 -0600

knowhomo:

LGBTQ* Queer Television You Can Stream (FOR FREE)

Lives, loves & lusts of Lipstick Lesbians in Scotland. (from IMDB)

Lip Service, the British Lesbian/Queer* Series from BBC, is now streaming on HULU. Enjoy both seasons 1 & 2 and give yourself a break from THE L WORD for a few days.

Check out the Gay & Lesbian Genre on Hulu

Or just click HERE

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!!

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:49:24 -0600

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!!

qbits: Calling (Out) Westboro Baptist Church (by...

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:00:16 -0600

qbits:

Calling (Out) Westboro Baptist Church (by MrsBettyBowers)

“Hate pretty” Betty Bowers calling it what it is.

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Sun, 23 Dec 2012 12:30:03 -0600

thetrevorproject: Watch how our friends at the Human Rights...

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 09:03:35 -0600

thetrevorproject:

Watch how our friends at the Human Rights Campaign have worked to advance equality across the country in 2012. What do you consider to be the most significant step forward for LGBT equality this past year?