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Married Gays Don’t Count

07/19/2008 (Human Rights)

Seems that in the 2010 Census, Married Gay Couples in CA & MASS won’t be counted in the US Census. It is being claimed that due to the ‘Defense of Marriage Act‘ that they passed, it doesn’t matter what individual States do or don’t do, least when it applies to Homosexuals.

The Census Bureau says the federal Defense of Marriage Act bars the agency from recognizing gay marriages in the nation’s 10-year count, even though the marriages are legal in Massachusetts and California. (source - CBS News)

I suppose many are probably saying: SO What?

being kept in the closetWell at first so did I, until I read the story, and one small blurb is what got the mind clicking. If ‘married‘ gay couples aren’t listed, or shown, how can there be any effort to force a change in the Federal System of granting benefits to Gay Couples? Politicians RELY on the Census for demographics, to help formulate their policies, or at least that is the theory.

So if Gay Couples aren’t listed, aren’t counted, how can any Government Agency take note of it? Seems that by NOT COUNTING GAY COUPLES or even LISTING SEXUAL ORIENTATION, we are being kept in the Closet. It makes US INVISIBLE TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS. And that is not a good thing.

If they know there are X Number of Gay’s, it might sway them to NOT IGNORE OUR NEEDS.

It might make the recall of DADT come quicker, might make the Mathew Shepard Act get signed into law, if they knew HOW MANY OF US THERE ARE. This is what ‘not being counted‘ really means. All this talk about bringing Immigrants OUT OF THE SHADOWS is bullshit, because here they are insuring that those of us who are different, ARE KEPT IN THE SHADOWS.

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Condom Use, In Decline or Increase?

07/03/2008 (Health Related)

I guess the bottom line is simple, do you use condoms when you have anal sex?

For myself, the wife and I do use them, and we have been together now for 12 years. I know he won’t cheat on me, nor will I, on him. Yet we still use them, and I think it comes from fear. YES, fear, because there is no way of knowing for sure, how long a virus can remain dormant in our systems. That is why we still practice Safe Sex.

Safer sex means using Condoms when having anal sexBoth of us, have had our moments before we hooked up, so I don’t know, I simply don’t want to get him sick. He feels the same way, so yes we use Condoms, yet if you listen to the various forums, discussions, more and more Men are opting to forgo using Condoms.

The arguments are varied, but for most it seems to be that one, they don’t feel as natural as doing it without protection. Another excuse is that well, it is inconvenient to stop and put one on. Now, there are other reasons, but for the most part those are the two main one’s that I hear, and more than likely are what you might be thinking as well.

Truth of the matter is, IT IS YOUR LIFE. And no, not just talking about HIV either. That is just one of the many diseases that one can contract if you don’t use a condom. YES, they are not 100% guaranteed safe, you can still contract a disease, but the simple fact is, IT REDUCES DRAMATICALLY THE RISK OF INFECTION. Now that may not mean much, because after all, there are pills or shots to take, that can clear it up.

Course that assumes you get regularly tested for those diseases, and that your system hasn’t built up an immunity to the cure, or that the disease isn’t a strain that has built up a resistance to the treatment. The rise of super bugs is real, so it isn’t just a matter of getting a shot anymore.

The rate of P&S syphilis among men has risen 54 percent over the past five years (from 3.7 per 100,000 in 2002 to 5.7 per 100,000 in 2006), driving overall increases in syphilis rates for the nation. Several sources of data suggest that increased transmission of P&S syphilis among MSM may be largely responsible for these increases. Over time, the disparity between male and female case rates has grown considerably. The P&S syphilis rate among males is now nearly six times the rate among females, whereas the rates were almost equivalent a decade ago. (source - Center for Disease Control)

Now I don’t know about you, but that is scary shit. It is like the whole world has gone a bit over the edge, between flooding, warmer than normal temperatures, colder than normal in spots, and just, well everything. From falling house prices, to increase reposessions of cars, and foreclosures. Yet while they might be things we can’t do something about, infections are something we can try to limit, to mitigate.

Using Condoms might not feel natural, but then again, if your dick falls off or gets cut off because it’s diseased, ain’t nothing gonna feel natural again, now is it?

Sure, you might have to stop for a minute to unroll a condom, but if you do it the way my wife does, it can make the other person even more ready, hotter in fact. It can be fun, be very erotic too, or you can simply ignore it, and well so what if your groin is covered in ugly sores? I mean that’ll sure get that hot stud wanting to go down on you, won’t it?

Syphilis, a genital ulcerative disease, is highly infectious, but easily curable in its early (primary and secondary) stages. If untreated, it can lead to serious longterm complications, including brain, cardiovascular, and organ damage, and even death. (source - CDC)

Using condoms is better than not using them

So Is Your Life Worth It?

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Evils of Pornography

07/01/2008 (In Your Face)

According to the Legal Beagles, Porn is the gratuitous display of sex, that serves no redeeming social purpose and is therefore, NOT ALLOWED.  It has nothing of value, and as such is something that needs to be stamped out.  Like yeah, I believe that… NOT.

Pornography, or the wanton depiction of people engaged in wanton sex is nothing new. It has existed from the early cave paintings to the latest release by Bel Ami. Yet, the Conservatives seem hell bent on making Porn something to hate, to consign to the trash, that it is something good decent folks don’t view, or have. Course, unless you happen to be a Politician or some Evangelist Preacher. Then, well it is different.

Simple truth is that the greatest collection of these so called pornographic images, is in the Vatican. Now, why do you suppose they have the largest collection? To deny it from the common folk? Or are they afraid of it making people realize that sex is not dirty, but a totally natural act?

In reality, Pornography does have some basic redeeming qualities, least in my opinion. I mean, it is a stimulant, it gives those who watch it, the ability to get in the mood. I mean I am married, and yet the wife enjoys whacking off, and well, it isn’t like I am going to walk around naked 24/7 just so he can get aroused. So yeah, he likes to watch some porn, view some hot sexy pictures, to get himself in the mood, to stimulate not just his natural urges, but to get the old imagination working.

And that isn’t a bad thing either. I mean if it makes him think of different guys, different situations, or expands his thinking a little, how can that be bad? Now it doesn’t make him want to go out and cheat on me, it doesn’t make him want to have some sort of weird sex either. Nor does it make him want to hire a prostitute, or make someone into a sex slave.

For some people, the ability to jerk off, to get aroused, is a way for them to find release. It is a way for them to escape from the day to day drudgery of life. It can help ease a feeling of depression, of anxiety. To let one go, to experience the natural physical release that sex is, well, that isn’t a bad thing. Sex, without love maybe not as intense, but it is a release none the less. Pornography is something that helps stimulate that purely physical aspect of sex. It isn’t dirty, it isn’t deviant, it is simply a tool to help a person be aroused.

For those who say Pornography gives a wrong impression, the simple truth is, that if a person already has a sick mind, pornography or some violent video game isn’t going to make them act it out. They are already disposed to doing that, and it can be a simple news clip about some Preacher getting caught with his pants down, that can trigger a sicko. So do we ban the News too?

my personal opinion

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Speaking for GOD

06/29/2008 (Religion)

THe Religious Right insists on its views only, no other exists. You can hear them bellowing, all the way from Jerusalem.

The Anglican’s have wrapped another of their major meetings, to try and resolve the issue of some Churches being accepting of Homosexuals. Some it seems don’t like Queers, and well, frankly their WHITE SHEETS are looking a bit tattered from OVERUSE.

Bet these are descendants from the Ancient Greeks, who helped to push aside the accepted practice of Pederasty, in order to maintain their own control over people.

And yet while their voices claim to represent some THIRTY FIVE MILLION PEOPLE, you have to wonder if they can count, or if they are simply inflating the numbers, to inflate their own egos. Yet, one shouldn’t be harsh, after all these ARE MEN OF GOD… SO THEY CLAIM.

In its statement, the group, which says it represents 35 million Anglicans, accused churches in the West of proclaiming “a false gospel [that] undermines the authority of God’s word” and promotes a “variety of sexual preferences and immoral behaviour.” (source - CBC News)

This is not a new problem, nor will it be a simple one to end. After all, Bigots have a habit of not going away, but of simply hiding in the bushes, to attack when people let their guard down. And yes, they can cloak themselves in Religious Mumbo Jumbo, but the simple fact is, being Gay is as natural as breathing air is. It is who some people are, and if you believe in a Divine Entity, well you have to accept that HE/SHE KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING.

IF Christ did exist, and IF the stories of him are TRUE, then these supposed Men of God are nothing but Fakes, Charletons. For CHRIST did not REJECT people, but wanted ALL OF THE PEOPLE to HEAR GOD’S WORDS, to be a part of his world.

AND THERE WERE NO STRINGS ATTACHED.

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I Want to Hear it From Him

06/28/2008 (USA)

Barack Obama’s wife spoke about what her husband, if elected, would do for Gay Rights, as he did for Black Rights, in that he would push for equality, for opposing a ban on same sex marriage on a federal level, leaving the matter for the States to decide.

Fact is, 44 States have some form of state constitution amendment banning same sex marriage. So what is he going to do about that little obstacle?

So does his support mean anything, and is this just another ‘surrogate‘ telling an audience what they want? I would like to hear Barack Obama take that stand, make that pledge himself.

NEW YORK - Barack Obama will fight for equal rights for gays just as he fought to help working-class families overcome poverty, the Democratic presidential hopeful’s wife told a gay Democratic group. (source - MSNBC News)

Maybe it is just that Gays have been led down the garden path before. Remember Bill Clinton who lovingly gave us ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell‘ and let’s not forget the other candidate, John McCain. He opposed a federal constitution amendment, but worked hard to get one passed in his home state. So just how Gay Friendly are either of these candidates?

While Obama has said that DADT (Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell) is counterproductive, he HAS YET TO SAY HE’D REPEAL IT. Even Hilary Clinton NEVER said she would either, and we know John McCain isn’t about to, given how he thinks it works just fine.

Makes you wonder, how can anyone run for President when they ARE NOT PREPARED TO STAND UP FOR EVERY CITIZEN. I mean are Gay’s simply not have the VOTING CLOUT of say the EVANGELICALS that both Obama & McCain are cozying up to? Heck, they must have the CLOUT, given how they seem to feel it is their God Given Right to choose the REPUBLICAN NOMINEE.

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Polari

06/27/2008 (Asides)

Did you know there was a secret gay language? It was called Polari, and in some parts of the UK it is still used.

READ MORE HERE

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