Get ready......
I know, right?! If I had a boyfriend, I would totally be getting a set of these. Hilarious. I love 'em.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
GAYEST...UNDERWEAR...EVER!!!
Courtesy of Etsy seller deardiary, these underwear by far are the gayest, and easily the coolest pieces of clothing I've seen on the website.
Get ready......
Get ready......
The United States Of Awesome
In response to the United States of Shame map that came out earlier this week, someone made an United States of Awesome map. Somewhat interesting. Some of them are lame. "Golf holes per capita?" Hardly anything to be proud of. I did hear, though, that North Dakota is changing their state motto to: "We may be ugly, but at least we have jobs."
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Gripping Image Of Egyptian Protests
Uploaded by an anonymous photographer, the image was uploaded onto the Enduring America blog at approximately 7:05pm GMT on January 25th. Some of the videos coming out of the country on Youtube in the last two days have been extremely graphic. My thoughts go out to these people that want nothing more than a voice.
Fun With Bonnie Tyler
When you look back on all of the one hit wonders of the 80s, one stands out in particular as particularly easy to mock 25 years later. 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' was a train wreck the likes of which could never be duplicated. The haunting piano intro. The unknown male singer that kept saying "turn around". The Meatloaf-esque lyrics. The gong. It was the female Bohemian Rhapsody, only horrid.
And then there was the video..... Oh my God, the video. Ninjas, Fonzies, football players, angels, fencers, gymnasts, schoolboys...all in the same night, at the same school. The plot of Lost actually made more sense in comparison.
Check out this amusing graph that was on Jezebel.com earlier yesterday. Then, below, is a hilarious take on the original video. I've seen it a dozen times, and still laugh my ass off. Honestly, with as much shit as I give this song, I still love it.
And then there was the video..... Oh my God, the video. Ninjas, Fonzies, football players, angels, fencers, gymnasts, schoolboys...all in the same night, at the same school. The plot of Lost actually made more sense in comparison.
Check out this amusing graph that was on Jezebel.com earlier yesterday. Then, below, is a hilarious take on the original video. I've seen it a dozen times, and still laugh my ass off. Honestly, with as much shit as I give this song, I still love it.
Literal Video - Total Eclipse of the Heart - watch more funny videos
Hey LGBT Community: Obama Is On Our Side
In the months leading up to the repeal of DADT, President Obama got a lot of crap from gay Democrats. Many said they weren't going to vote during the 2010 midterm elections. Dan Choi even had the balls to call him the "worst U.S. President in history". Well, Don't Ask Don't Tell was eventually passed, and now the gay community is turning on Obama for not mentioning the Defense of Marriage Act or EDNA in tonight's State of the Union address. A number of the blogs I read have an attitude of "If he doesn't mention it as a top priority, then he doesn't get my support anymore".
Check this out: The Windy City Times released copies of questionnaires that the President filled out while campaigning for state senator in 1996. In one survey, Obama adamantly pledged his support for legalized same sex marriage, state funded AIDS treatment, and adoption rights for same sex couples.
Had Barack Obama platformed on these viewpoints for the 2000 Presidential race, he would have been slaughtered. We would currently been in our third year of a McCain/Palin administration.
I am sure his views have not changed much since 1996, but you must realize, he is but one man. Even though he is the President of the United States, he doesn't have a magic wand. He still has to compromise with 535 other people. 435 in the House of Representatives, and 100 Senators, the majority of which want us to have no rights whatsoever. The race will be won in steps, not in giant leaps. The civil rights movement of the '60s was not won overnight. This is the civil rights movement of this millennium. And we have one hell of an ally in President Obama.
And for those who have any doubt...
Check this out: The Windy City Times released copies of questionnaires that the President filled out while campaigning for state senator in 1996. In one survey, Obama adamantly pledged his support for legalized same sex marriage, state funded AIDS treatment, and adoption rights for same sex couples.
I am sure his views have not changed much since 1996, but you must realize, he is but one man. Even though he is the President of the United States, he doesn't have a magic wand. He still has to compromise with 535 other people. 435 in the House of Representatives, and 100 Senators, the majority of which want us to have no rights whatsoever. The race will be won in steps, not in giant leaps. The civil rights movement of the '60s was not won overnight. This is the civil rights movement of this millennium. And we have one hell of an ally in President Obama.
And for those who have any doubt...
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
New Website: Bulliedbygays.com
Interesting website hitting the internet in response to the recent suicides of gay and lesbian teens in the news. It's called bulliedbygays.com. The top of the main page reads:
ABOUT THIS WEBSITE
Due to the media attention being given to suicides by bullied gay and lesbian youth, we have decided to create a list of straight kids who have been bullied by gays and lesbians until they were driven to take their own lives.Click on this link to view the site and the list.
Gay Doritos Ads Will Never Air
According to a statement from Frito Lay Director of Public Relations Chris Kuechenmeister, the gay themed Doritos ads that have recently gone viral will not air during the Super Bowl. In fact, they'll never see the light of day. They were part of a contest called "Crash the Super Bowl", in which 5600 people submitted their own ads to be aired during the big game. The gay ads were not even among the finalists chosen by a panel of judges.
The ads appeared a couple of days ago on a fan made Youtube page, which has no connection to either the contest or the Frito Lay company. At the moment, Youtube has no obligation to take the page down, but Frito Lay is considering legal action to remove the videos. Some people said that the country was mature enough to enjoy a 30 second gay themed tortilla chip commercial during a macho, testosterone filled football game. I said they were wrong.
"Told you so..."
The ads appeared a couple of days ago on a fan made Youtube page, which has no connection to either the contest or the Frito Lay company. At the moment, Youtube has no obligation to take the page down, but Frito Lay is considering legal action to remove the videos. Some people said that the country was mature enough to enjoy a 30 second gay themed tortilla chip commercial during a macho, testosterone filled football game. I said they were wrong.
"Told you so..."
Phoenix Jehovah's Witness Elder (And Former Acquaintance) Arrested On Molestation Charges
I learned of this a few days ago, but I've had a difficult time trying to work out how I was going to write about it.
Child molestation within the Jehovah's Witness organization is nothing new. A group of dedicated former Witnesses have been tracking hundreds of JW pedophiles in the news since 2001. At Silentlambs.org, they have not only kept track of crimes against children within the church, but have also received thousands of letters from individuals telling of their stories of sexual abuse from elders and other members of the congregation.
Recently, I had the opportunity to listen in on a conference call with someone who works at the headquarters for Jehovah's Witnesses, also known as Bethel by those in the organization. There is a department there that does nothing but handle incoming correspondence from elders in the congregation, and from victims, regarding molestation and abuse claims from within the congregation. Some of it is forwarded to their legal department. Some of it is simply thrown away; shredded and destroyed. He told us that based upon a number that he was told (this is second hand information), there may be as many as 23,000 abuse claims on file at the Witnesses New York headquarters.
So, when I read a story of a JW elder accused of molesting a member of his congregation, it comes as no surprise to me. When I read the following story, however, I was a bit stunned. This time was different from the rest. This time, I knew the guy in the picture. He was MY elder.
On November 3, 2010, David (or Dave, as I knew him) Nelson, 63, was arrested by Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies and charged with 2 counts of sexual conduct with a minor, 2 counts of sexual molestation, and two counts of public sexual indecency. The charges stem from when he molested a 14 year old boy, who was also a Jehovah's Witness, back in 1980.
I'll be honest with you. The article I read regarding his arrest was quite graphic regarding the sexual acts involved in the molestation. If you would like to read it, you can catch it here. To summarize what happened, he started playing strip poker with the boy, and, as time went on, the games got more and more "adventurous". Before it was all said and done, Nelson ended up performing oral sex on a 14 year old boy twice.
From what I have read, the victim has struggled with the encounters for the last 30 years. According to news reports, he had only recently told his wife of the abuse and was looking for a way to get Nelson to admit to the molestation. He secretly recorded a phone conversation between himself and Nelson and brought up the incidents. Nelson admitted to them and apologized for them. The victim then took the tape to the police.
The media is saying that he was a "former Jehovah's Witness minister". Don't be fooled, people. It is believed that "Brother" Nelson only stepped down as an elder and left the church a mere week before his arrest. He knew his arrest was coming, and he is trying not to make the Jehovah's Witness organization look bad.
I knew this man. I knew his family. I left the church in August of '96. Before leaving, I decided to give things one last chance. I wanted to go to a new congregation on the other side of town. One where I didn't have the influence of my mother or any of my lifelong family friends. I wanted to make sure I was doing it for me and not everyone else. I started going to the Squaw Peak congregation. They met at a smaller Kingdom Hall on 16th Street, just South of Glendale Avenue. Dave Nelson was what we called the "Presiding Overseer", that is the term given to basically the number one elder in the congregation. I didn't have a car at the time. Him and his family took me in. He picked me up for every meeting. I had dinner at his family's house regularly. I've even stayed overnight at his place a number of times.
He seemed like a wonderful man. For a time, he was even a bit of a father figure for me. It's hard to believe how someone like that could do something so.......wrong. I was 20 at the time that I knew him, almost 21. At that time, there were a number of guys in the congregation that looked to him as a mentor, that were 15 or 16 years old, that were either in a single parent house, or there dad wasn't a Witness. Looking back, I wonder if he got to them. It's a thought that makes me nauseous.
August of '96 came, and I realized that I had wasted too many years pretending to be someone I wasn't. I stopped going to the Kingdom Hall. A short time later, it was sold. It's now a Buddhist temple. I'm not sure what happened to the Squaw Peak congregation. I think it was split up and reassigned. Dave Nelson and his family moved to the Madison Park congregation. Evidently, according to the news article, that's the congregation they were still in at the time he got arrested.
Phoenix Police are asking anyone that has information about any other victims to call. I will keep everyone posted with any additional information.
Child molestation within the Jehovah's Witness organization is nothing new. A group of dedicated former Witnesses have been tracking hundreds of JW pedophiles in the news since 2001. At Silentlambs.org, they have not only kept track of crimes against children within the church, but have also received thousands of letters from individuals telling of their stories of sexual abuse from elders and other members of the congregation.
Recently, I had the opportunity to listen in on a conference call with someone who works at the headquarters for Jehovah's Witnesses, also known as Bethel by those in the organization. There is a department there that does nothing but handle incoming correspondence from elders in the congregation, and from victims, regarding molestation and abuse claims from within the congregation. Some of it is forwarded to their legal department. Some of it is simply thrown away; shredded and destroyed. He told us that based upon a number that he was told (this is second hand information), there may be as many as 23,000 abuse claims on file at the Witnesses New York headquarters.
So, when I read a story of a JW elder accused of molesting a member of his congregation, it comes as no surprise to me. When I read the following story, however, I was a bit stunned. This time was different from the rest. This time, I knew the guy in the picture. He was MY elder.
On November 3, 2010, David (or Dave, as I knew him) Nelson, 63, was arrested by Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies and charged with 2 counts of sexual conduct with a minor, 2 counts of sexual molestation, and two counts of public sexual indecency. The charges stem from when he molested a 14 year old boy, who was also a Jehovah's Witness, back in 1980.
I'll be honest with you. The article I read regarding his arrest was quite graphic regarding the sexual acts involved in the molestation. If you would like to read it, you can catch it here. To summarize what happened, he started playing strip poker with the boy, and, as time went on, the games got more and more "adventurous". Before it was all said and done, Nelson ended up performing oral sex on a 14 year old boy twice.
From what I have read, the victim has struggled with the encounters for the last 30 years. According to news reports, he had only recently told his wife of the abuse and was looking for a way to get Nelson to admit to the molestation. He secretly recorded a phone conversation between himself and Nelson and brought up the incidents. Nelson admitted to them and apologized for them. The victim then took the tape to the police.
The media is saying that he was a "former Jehovah's Witness minister". Don't be fooled, people. It is believed that "Brother" Nelson only stepped down as an elder and left the church a mere week before his arrest. He knew his arrest was coming, and he is trying not to make the Jehovah's Witness organization look bad.
I knew this man. I knew his family. I left the church in August of '96. Before leaving, I decided to give things one last chance. I wanted to go to a new congregation on the other side of town. One where I didn't have the influence of my mother or any of my lifelong family friends. I wanted to make sure I was doing it for me and not everyone else. I started going to the Squaw Peak congregation. They met at a smaller Kingdom Hall on 16th Street, just South of Glendale Avenue. Dave Nelson was what we called the "Presiding Overseer", that is the term given to basically the number one elder in the congregation. I didn't have a car at the time. Him and his family took me in. He picked me up for every meeting. I had dinner at his family's house regularly. I've even stayed overnight at his place a number of times.
He seemed like a wonderful man. For a time, he was even a bit of a father figure for me. It's hard to believe how someone like that could do something so.......wrong. I was 20 at the time that I knew him, almost 21. At that time, there were a number of guys in the congregation that looked to him as a mentor, that were 15 or 16 years old, that were either in a single parent house, or there dad wasn't a Witness. Looking back, I wonder if he got to them. It's a thought that makes me nauseous.
August of '96 came, and I realized that I had wasted too many years pretending to be someone I wasn't. I stopped going to the Kingdom Hall. A short time later, it was sold. It's now a Buddhist temple. I'm not sure what happened to the Squaw Peak congregation. I think it was split up and reassigned. Dave Nelson and his family moved to the Madison Park congregation. Evidently, according to the news article, that's the congregation they were still in at the time he got arrested.
Phoenix Police are asking anyone that has information about any other victims to call. I will keep everyone posted with any additional information.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Mash Up Monday - Acoustic Alchemy
Norwegian Recycling is quickly becoming my favorite DJ/mash up artist. Just when I think I can't love his work more, I find something I haven't heard from him. Case in point, 'Acoustic Alchemy'. It's wonderfully arranged, and reminds you that a pair of 15 inch woofers aren't needed to enjoy a great mash up track. Sometimes, all you need is an acoustic guitar. The songs used in the following mix are:
1. Jack Johnson - 'Bubble Toes'
2. Green Day - 'Good Riddance'
3. Josh Rouse - 'Quiet Town'
4. Joshua Radin - 'Only You'
5. Wyclef Jean feat. Akon & Lil' Wayne & Niia - 'Sweetest Girl'
6. Christina Aguilara - 'Genie in a Bottle'
7. Atomic Kitten - 'Eternal Flame'
8. Black Eyed Peas - 'Don't Lie'
To hear more from Norwegian Recycling, check out a previous post I did on his track, Miracles.
1. Jack Johnson - 'Bubble Toes'
2. Green Day - 'Good Riddance'
3. Josh Rouse - 'Quiet Town'
4. Joshua Radin - 'Only You'
5. Wyclef Jean feat. Akon & Lil' Wayne & Niia - 'Sweetest Girl'
6. Christina Aguilara - 'Genie in a Bottle'
7. Atomic Kitten - 'Eternal Flame'
8. Black Eyed Peas - 'Don't Lie'
To hear more from Norwegian Recycling, check out a previous post I did on his track, Miracles.
Should Polyamory Be Included In The Queer Community?
Multisexual Pride brings up a good point, and, in some ways, a loaded question:
Beforehand Vocabulary:
Polyamory: is the practice, desire, or acceptance of having more than one intimate relationship at a time with the knowledge and consent of everyone involved.
Polygamy: is a form of marriage in which a person has more than one spouse at the same time.
Polyamory: is the practice, desire, or acceptance of having more than one intimate relationship at a time with the knowledge and consent of everyone involved.
Polygamy: is a form of marriage in which a person has more than one spouse at the same time.
I think it should. I mean it’s different and is actually looked down upon by a lot of people. Even our own community just pushes polyamory away like it’s nothing. I was reading a post about this same topic and a gay man said it’s illegal and thus it can’t be included.. Polyamory itself isn’t illegal, but polygamy is.
So if I were to take these mans words, “it’s illegal and thus cannot be included” and apply that to being gay.. then being gay shouldn’t be included either because right now gay marriage isn’t legal in most areas.
This man seems very ignorant and uneducated. But, whatever. I think polyamory/polygamy should be included, but that’s my opinion. But now:
Do you?
The United States Of Shame
Don't pat yourself on the back yet, Texas. That's actually saying that you have the lowest rate of high school graduation in the nation. And Utah? The highest rate of porn usage in the country? Really? You might be saying "That can't be right". but an article in PC World back in March of '09 showed that Utah residents purchased online porn subscriptions at a rate that far exceeded any other state in the country.
My state is known for their high rate of alcoholism. Guess it's better than being known as a state of animal fuckers. (Sorry Washington)
If Country Music Were More Like This...
...I'd probably listen to it.
And they're DANISH! Johnny would be proud...or he's turning in his grave.
And they're DANISH! Johnny would be proud...or he's turning in his grave.
Hugo - '99 Problems'
This is from a new artist coming onto the scene by the name of Hugo. According to his bio, he is British born, and was raised in Thailand. He made his way to the States later in life. Musically, his main influences are pre-1977. When it comes to post '77 influences: "anything Jack White touches". Believe me, it shows.
He caught Jay-Z's attention after writing 'Disappear' for Beyonce's 'I Am...Sasha Fierce'. Since then, Jay-Z signed him to his Roc Nation label, and gave him his nod to cover the classic '99 Problems'. It's a bluesy/bluegrassy take on the original, and it's one hell of a track.
He caught Jay-Z's attention after writing 'Disappear' for Beyonce's 'I Am...Sasha Fierce'. Since then, Jay-Z signed him to his Roc Nation label, and gave him his nod to cover the classic '99 Problems'. It's a bluesy/bluegrassy take on the original, and it's one hell of a track.
High School Senior Comes Out At MLK Assembly
Last Thursday was a big day for Kayla Kearny. It was the day that the 17 year old senior came out as a lesbian. Unlike most LGBT youths in the world, the announcement wasn't just to a few select friends and her parents. No, Kayla came out on stage, microphone in hand, in front of the entire student body of Maria Castillo High School in Santa Rosa, CA.
If that isn't something that would give you a case of stage fright, listen to this: there are so many students at her school, that they had to have the same assembly six times over the course of the day to fit them all in. Then, she game the same speech again for a group of parents on Friday night. She was one of the students chosen to represent her school for this year's countywide oratorical contest. It's theme this year is "Time to break silence...about things that matter".
What an amazing display of courage, composure, and strength. I see her as a future activist for the cause.
via feromoon
If that isn't something that would give you a case of stage fright, listen to this: there are so many students at her school, that they had to have the same assembly six times over the course of the day to fit them all in. Then, she game the same speech again for a group of parents on Friday night. She was one of the students chosen to represent her school for this year's countywide oratorical contest. It's theme this year is "Time to break silence...about things that matter".
What an amazing display of courage, composure, and strength. I see her as a future activist for the cause.
via feromoon
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