Saturday, September 03, 2005
...And Now A Word From The Left
In one of his comments to me, Gene brings up a good point-
And the hits just keep oooon comin’.
Sidenote-- Do you have any idea how many gay people live in New Orleans? Really, it makes San Fransisco look like Montana. I'm starting the clock now on how long it will take some Christian, fundamentalist, knucklehead to blame the Katrina horror on ‘those sinful gays.’
… because of the "Defense of Marriage Act", that obnoxiously named piece of discrimination, here's what could happen:Gay couples whose lives were devasted by the hurricane are not eligible for assistance as couples due to DOMA. If they have kids, and the biological parent has been killed, the child will be TAKEN AWAY FROM THE OTHER PARENT and sent to foster care. The surviving partner is not eligible for any assistance or social security survivors benefits. The government doesn't recognize any relationship and thus the family is torn apart.
And the hits just keep oooon comin’.
Sidenote-- Do you have any idea how many gay people live in New Orleans? Really, it makes San Fransisco look like Montana. I'm starting the clock now on how long it will take some Christian, fundamentalist, knucklehead to blame the Katrina horror on ‘those sinful gays.’
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Oh, Kirk -- your clock should run backwards, because the fundie assholes were out in force pretty damned quick -- like, days ago.
What's so amusing (if any of this could be called "amusing") is that all of the gay neighborhoods in New Orleans were spared both extensive damage and flooding, so their God has really bad aim!
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What's so amusing (if any of this could be called "amusing") is that all of the gay neighborhoods in New Orleans were spared both extensive damage and flooding, so their God has really bad aim!
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