slightlyoddbutcharming:

This is how we do Gay Marriage law in New Zealand <3

thedailywhat:

Cool Story Bro of the Day: Minnesota Man’s Argument Against Marriage Equality

Today’s weird argument against marriage equality is brought to you by Minnesota resident Mike Frey, who seems to be assured that (straight) women’s private parts have the magical ability to block HIV with a cellular tissue-based “barrier.” Bathing in ignorance before the State House’s legislative committee, Frey further goes on to single out sodomy as the cause of AIDS and warns of other possible diseases that could be spread by gay people.

This actually made me laugh out loud. Aside from iffy science, I think this man is under the impression that homosexuals take vows of celibacy for life if they can’t be legally married in their home state. Uhhh… sure.

Plus, the idea that making sex between men illegal because the health risks would be a “financial burden on the people of Minnesota to be able to support all the diseases that come out of this” is ridiculous because that logic could be used to ban ALL sex in order to lower the cost of having to pay for ANY medication for STDs at all. So where do you draw the line? Right where it supports your preexisting ideas of morality. Duh!

Oh, and way to forget about lesbians. They still have that HIV-blocking vagina barrier, right?! Three cheers for scissoring!

“Today, same-sex couples are marrying, under the law, in Massachusetts. Some gays are actually having children born to them. We’ve been asked to change their birth certificates to remove the phrase ‘mother’ and ‘father’ and replace it with ‘parent A’ and ‘parent B.’ It’s not right on paper. It’s not right in fact. Every child has the right to have a mother and father.”

You know what, Mittens? You’re right. From now on, let’s take away the children of single parents and place them into two-parent foster homes, because your belief that the law should only allow children to have a mother and a father is definitely not just an excuse for your ignorance.

When these messages that gay people are unfit or undeserving are out in the media, those sentiments affect the opinions of far too many ignorant people. Where do you think gay youth get the idea into their heads that they’re inferior to straight people? Is it really a surprise with all of this floating around that gay youth are four times more likely to attempt suicide that straight people their age? [x] Sorry if you think this sounds melodramatic, but politicians like Mitt Romney who make statements like these have blood on their hands. 

tyleroakley:

The perfect followup to her previous video, “Why you should go to Chick-Fil-A on August 1st.”

“I protested, both with my vote and with my wallet.” I think a lot of people forget that you aren’t just voting when you’re in the polling booth. As Anna Lappe put it, “Every time you spend money, you’re casting a vote for the kind of world you want.”

I know this is easier said than done in today’s society, but try not to let organizations use your money for causes you don’t agree with—especially when they are as boastful about it as Chick-fil-a is. Send the message that you don’t agree with what they’re doing, and you won’t empower them to continue doing it.

thedailywhat:

Say What Now of the Day: Pastor Charles L. Worley of Providence Road Baptist Church in Maiden, North Carolina, went on an anti-President Obama rant earlier this month during a sermon. Then he got off topic:

I figured a way to get rid of all the lesbians and queers. Build a great, big, large fence — 150- or 100-mile-long — put all the lesbians in there… Do the same thing with the queers and the homosexuals and have that fence electrified so they can’t get out… And you know what, in a few years, they’ll die.

He ended his sermon with this thought:

God have mercy. It makes me pukin’ sick to think about — I don’t even whether or not to say this in the pulpit — can you imagine kissing some man?

Notice the “Amens” from the congregation throughout. [towleroad]

I really wanted this to make me angry, because anger can often feel empowering, but it just made me incredibly sad. I don’t know if you can ever change the minds of people like this, and people will continue to think this way so long as people like that man continue to have a soapbox to preach upon.