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By gular • 13 years ago

Prop 8 vs DOMA decisions — why this is a conflict

Proposition 8 has just been struck down at about the same time (in judicial terms) as the States Rights clause in the Constitution was used to strike down part of the Defense of Marriage Act in regards to Massachusetts gay couples. They’re both resounding, strong and encouraging victories for gay rights, but they conflict and it could create a decently heavy mess that will probably only be sorted out by the Supreme Court in coming years.

Here’s how:

In the case brought by Attorney General Martha Coakley against the Federal Government, one of the more important points brought to the discussion is the Commonwealth’s right to be able to determine who is and who is not married based on past precedent of marriage laws in the United States.

By gular • 14 years ago

Anime Conventions and the Extension of Rape Culture

I recently attended an anime convention, one of the major conventions in the United States, and I did “cosplay” a character from a Japan-related film. I was Pyramid Head from Silent Hill, the movie version released several years ago.

Now, while I did it for my own reasons, which include challenging myself technically and taking on my own body image issues, there were incidents I had while in costume which got me thinking.

As a full disclosure, I picked Pyramid Head because it was a technically difficult costume. It’s not one you can buy in stores and requires a large amount of labor to be able to do well. I wanted to do it well, and right, so I ...

By gular • 14 years ago

Update on India!

As previously reported here, India’s Dehli High Court for Dehli ruled that homosexuality is not illegal.

There was some question as to whether or not it applied to the entire country, or just the state of Dehl. Word out today (7/3/2009) suggests that it is for THE ENTIRE NATION!

Congratulations to the entire Indian nation!

As previously reported here, India’s Dehli High Court for Dehli ruled that homosexuality is not illegal.

There was some question as to whether or not it applied to the entire country, or just the state of Dehl.

By gular • 14 years ago

Protest for LGBT Rights

Through one of the other blogs I read, I found this. There’s going to be a March on Washington Columbus Day weekend for LGBT rights.

Here’s the official site: http://www.nationalequalitymarch.com/

I hadn’t seen any other post about it, so thought I’d bring it to the attention of the community.

Through one of the other blogs I read, I found this. There’s going to be a March on Washington Columbus Day weekend for LGBT rights.

Here’s the official site: http://www.nationalequalitymarch.com/

I hadn’t seen any other post about it, ...

By gular • 14 years ago

Tyra Banks Almost Helps

This inspired this post. It’s a four-clip post from Tyra Bank’s talk show, and the issue is same-sex marriage. I apologize because I wouldn’t know where to look for a transcript for those here who can’t hear. I don’t know what network/production company owns her show to track one down. If someone could help with that, I’d be much appreciative!
I have some objections to how she did this. First, dividing the group into “Gay”, “Straight” and “?” is really obnoxious and myopic. “?” is not a sexual orientation. Pansexuals, bisexuals and those who wish not to identity on either side of the sexual bianry should not be placed in a “?” ...

By gular • 14 years ago

Can anyone be overrated?

I have been closely following the overrated/underrated post that Courtney put up a couple days ago. I find one of the trends rather confounding, and that’s the pile on of “male feminists” as overrated. I think it highlights a problem that should be addressed within this, and the entire, community of feminists. It’s this: male feminists are important and, more over, vital.

Now, taking my own list into consideration, I do not enjoy the “waves” of feminism theory, not only because I find it a bit revisionist (how can someone be feminist before the word exists?) and because I think it is used in the movement to divide people. However, for sake of discourse, I’ll be using ...

By gular • 15 years ago

Roland Martin: Almost Getting It

I saw this on CNN the other day and have been thinking about posting it. With Jay Smooth’s blog on the front page (we keep overlapping… weird), I think it’s impetus enough for me to post.
Now, on the Jay Smooth post, I did write that I do think Miss California is right to be able to express her opinion no matter who is asking and how it can be taken. While I have my reservations of the absolute sincerity of her comments, I do staunchly defend her right to express her opinion, even if she is against my interpretation of the Constitution’s Equal Protection clause as well as the premise of Brown v Board (“Separate but ...

I saw this on CNN the other day and have been thinking about posting it. With Jay Smooth’s blog on the front page (we keep overlapping… weird), I think it’s impetus enough for me to ...

By gular • 15 years ago

More Language Stuff

I was directed to this video by another blog I read, Towleroad.
I think that with the recent discussion we had about the implications of the phrase “in the ass” in conservation, I think it’s appropriate also to take the phrases that we use in other communities and their potential implications.
Video potentially NSFW due to language…

I want to draw attention to a couple things in the video. First, it’s the way in which the gay community takes feminine pejorative words (like Queen and Bitch and Cunty) and turns them into a false positive.