“I think the people hoping for a lesbian princess need to be reminded that Disney movies are aimed at kids. I don’t think there is anything wrong with being gay, but to push the idea at kids before they understand what that means will only confuse them. Also as a parent, I would be pissed at Disney for addressing such controversial topics in a movie intended for children”.
But here’s what you’re forgetting/not understanding:
Being gay isn’t controversial
It isn’t. The fact that a person is gay is not controversial. The only thing controversial is how people feel we should treat gay people.
There a millions of kids growing up right now that have gay parents, teachers, grandparents, aunts, and uncles. There are many kids in this country who are growing up and are gay themselves. All of those kids don’t get a chance to see their reality in media.
We “push” the idea of heterosexuality everyday and in every Disney movie. If we had a gay prince or princess we wouldn’t be “pushing” anything, we would just be displaying a different reality that many people have.
I hate it when people say that “being gay” is controversial. No, it’s not. How we, as a society, want to treat gay people is what is controversial.
Honestly? What the fuck is the point of that shit?
Whooo your friend left their facebook open, and now you have a chance to embarrass them…what should you write?
I’ll tell you what you SHOULDN’T write: “i’m gay”
Like…that is not embarrassing.
“I just pooped a turd that looks like my grandmother”
THAT is an embarrassing status
THAT is a funny status
Writing “im gay” just enforces the notion that being gay is something to be ashamed about…and it’s not.
LGBTQ* Political Cartoons
Fountains of Love
Eeeeeeeee.
I don’t know that I like this…
I don’t think we should be comparing the fight for African-American civil rights to the fight for LGBT* American civil rights.
Anyone else want to chime in on this one?
:)
Woke up to these gems on my facebook newsfeed this morning.
Apparently, it’s quite funny to “hack” into your male friend’s facebook page and write a status about how he “likes boy” or “is gay” or the equivalent.
Because you know, there is nothing more humiliating than being gay.
What bothers me even more about these two statuses is that I personally know the guy in the top one, and he is a pretty progressive dude. The people who commented on it are too, but they obviously don’t see anything wrong with his status or what they’re saying.
Which means although they say they support gay rights, they obviously still holding being gay to a lesser value than being straight. An attitude which is used to justify prejudice and discrimination against LGB people. These people seem to talk the talk, but can’t walk the walk.
Oh, and I almost forgot to add, that second one I’m pretty sure is racist, as well.
The best.
LGBTQ* Allies You Should Know
(and probably never heard of)
ZELDA RUBINSTEIN
(following text from ADVOCATE)
The fearless contributions of one tough “mother.
Back in 1984, when the mere mention of aids induced panic, Poltergeistactress Zelda Rubinstein did something truly brave by lending her face to one of the first state-funded safe-sex campaigns directed at gay men.
Posters depicting Rubinstein as a caring mom urging her “sons” to play safe were plastered all over Los Angeles’s buses and buildings before going national and then international-they were spotted on phone booths as far away as Madrid.
“I paid a very big price careerwise,” Rubinstein says of the attention, which predated Elizabeth Taylor’s and Madonna’s AIDS involvement by at least a year.
A quarter century after their debut, Rubinstein’s posters have found a second life — no séances required. Physician Irene Adams, an AIDS specialist in Brazil, is bringing Mother’s lessons to her nation as part of a new youth outreach initiative.
The 76-year-old Rubinstein is ready to help once again: “I would do a fund-raiser for this cause anywhere in the world.
(Rubinstein passed in 2010)
Very cool, and cute!
The App includes the following questions:
Seriously?
There isn’t much more I can say that Tyler hasn’t put so beautifully.
I still don’t get how the majority can decide the fate of the minority. This graph is both disappointing and reaffirming. On one hand, look at how far we’ve come in 15 years. On the other, it shouldn’t even be a discussion. I feel, at the very least, EVERY bar should be the same as the orange bar. If you know someone who is gay, how can you look at them as if they deserve less rights than you? The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. And some day VERY soon, the bigots who said no to gay rights will be looked at the same way we today look at slave owners and opponents of women’s suffrage.
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