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"The lesbian parents of an 11-year-old boy who is undergoing the process of becoming a girl last night defended the decision, claiming it was better for a child to have a sex change when young. Thomas Lobel, who now calls himself Tammy, is undergoing controversial hormone blocking treatment in Berkeley, California to stop him going through puberty as a boy. But Pauline Moreno and Debra Lobel warn that children with gender identity disorder forced to postpone transitioning could face a higher risk of suicide."
~ On one hand, you immediately jump to “this kid is too young for this.” On the other, it’s not out of the realm for a kid to just “know,” and I’m assuming counseling will be available, and as the story notes if Tammy changes her mind, she can stop taking the hormone blockers, go through puberty and grow up to be a healthy male, so there really isn’t some grand risk here. I think it’s great that these parents are helping their child do what will make her happy. The California boy, 11, who is undergoing hormone blocking treatment | Mail Online
"Whether or not you believe that homosexuality is acceptable in the eyes of God is not relevant and should not affect the way you behave. Even if someone believes that gay people will go to hell, they do not have the right to use this belief to bring shame and hurt to others. Many gay people have turned away from God because Christians have convinced them that He doesn’t and won’t accept them. Just as passionately as I believe in rights for everyone, I believe that God loves everyone. Pleasing God is all about how you treat people. This is where most so-called Christians miss the mark by a long shot."
~ Shane Jordan: ‘You’re a Fat-Ass… and You’re Going to Hell!’
Judge Bars Lesbian Couple from Living Together
A judge has ruled that a North Texas lesbian couple can’t cohabitate — live together — because of a morality clause in one of the women’s divorce papers.
The clause is common in divorce cases in Texasand other states. It prevents a divorced parent from having a romantic partner spend the night while children are in the home. If the couple marries, they can get out from under the legal provision — but that is not an option for gay couples in Texas, where such marriages aren’t recognized.
The Dallas Morning News reportedthat in a divorce hearing last month for Carolyn and Joshua Compton, Collin County District JudgeJohn Roach Jr. enforced the terms detailed in their 2011 divorce papers. He ordered Carolyn Compton’s partner, Page Price, to move out of the home they shared with the Comptons’ two daughters, ages 10 and 13. The judge gave Price 30 days to find another place to live.
I seriously can’t believe we as a populace tolerate this nonsense. The fact that these laws exist shows just how backward humans are.
Agreed. It also demonstrates the need for marriage to be an “all or nothing” thing. Either everyone can get married or no one can.
Is it Illegal to Be a Gay Teen in Florida? | Parenting - Yahoo! Shine
The conclusion that this case says it’s not safe to be a gay teen in Florida is probably about 50% right. There are numerous cases of older boys being registered as sex offenders when they’re caught in relationships with only a few years difference, so this isn’t unique to lgbt children, even though the sexual orientation of the “offender” in this case is probably the reason this whole thing got started.
A Florida high school student was expelled and arrested after she continued to carry on a same-sex relationship with a minor student after she turned 18.
Kaitlyn Hunt was arrested in February at the behest of her 15-year-old girlfriend’s parents and charged with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious battery of a child 12 to 16 years old.
A judge ruled that Hunt could still go to her Sebastian, Fla., school if she did not have contact with the 15-year-old. Unhappy with that decision, the girlfriend’s parents also made an appeal to the school board, and Hunt was then expelled from Sebastian River High School just weeks before her graduation.
Her mother, Kelley Hunt Smith, claims State Attorney Brian Workman offered her daughter a plea deal that she has until Friday to accept or face trial. The plea deal includes “two years house arrest and one year probation.”
Her father, Steven R. Hunt, said the school disapproved of the relationship from the beginning. Hunt reportedly had good grades and participated in cheerleading, chorus and basketball. She was voted “most school spirited.” But when she began dating another girl from the basketball team, her coach dropped her citing that the relationship would cause “drama.”
Hunt’s family started a petition on Change.org asking people to “Stop the prosecution of 18 year old girl in a same-sex relationship” and calling it a “cruel waste of our taxes.” The petition, addressed to the Indian River County State Attorney’s Office, has more than 28,500 signatures so far.
“They are out to destroy my daughter, because they feel like she ‘made’ their daughter gay,” Smith said. “They see being gay as wrong and they blame my daughter. Of course, I see it 100 percent differently. I don’t see or label these girls as gay. They are teenagers in high school experimenting with their sexuality – with mutual consent. And even if their daughter is gay, who cares? She is still their daughter.”
Hunt’s little sister, who also goes to the school, has seen crude and ugly comments like “rapist,” “child abuser,” and “criminal” written about her sister on bathroom walls.
Not only would Hunt miss graduating if she took the plea deal, she would have a felony permanently tarnishing her record.
Some other information: the 15 year old’s mother initially said that the relationship was fine as long as it was consensual. But the minute Kaitlyn turned 18, she was filing charges against her. If found guilty, she faces jail time or house arrest and will be labeled as sex offender for the rest of her life.
(Source: archargent, via oneflewover221b)
"But when Romney eventually made his donation, he did so quietly, and through an unusual channel. Records filed by Romney’s Free and Strong America PAC with the Federal Election Commission did not include details of that $10,000 donation. Nor did NOM’s public 990 form. In fact, record of the payment was only uncovered Friday when the pro-gay rights Human Rights Campaign was sent a private IRS filing from NOM via a whistleblower. The Human Rights Campaign shared the filing with The Huffington Post."
~ Sneaky slimy bastard. Mitt Romney’s PAC Funded Anti-Gay Marriage Group Under The Radar
Dan Savage Wishes Palin Gets Cancer | NewsBusters
He is really a loathsome prick. I’ve never liked the guy, but I find it reassuring that so many in the LGBT community hate his guts, too.
Ironic that he’s the White House’s go-to guy on bullying.
Culture: Chris Broussard is gonna get it for applying the Bible to Jason Collins | CainTV
Fuck off with your “biblical view of homosexuality.”
I’m sure you were all virgins before you were married, don’t touch pork, and have fucking parapets on your house.
Because, as you all know, those are in the Bible as well.
Enough already. Stick your Bible up your ass unless you live by it precisely, and I promise none of you do. How do I know this? Because I read a book about a guy who tried to and found the contradictions of it (not to mention the minutiae of it) almost impossible to follow.
Price of Liberty: dudeistlibertarian: Does anyone actually give a shit that a NBA...
Does anyone actually give a shit that a NBA basketball player is gay?
Why is this newsworthy?
because omg so ground-breaking!
people love being “firsts.” I was talking with Pauliorra just last night about how people absolutely love taking credit for things; they want…
This is much bigger than that. Think of how many young athletes who are gay don’t feel comfortable admitting it because none of their role models are gay.
Sorry tumblr doesn’t care about sports like at all, but they’re a huge part of entertainment and the social climate pretty much everywhere in the world. If someone like Messi or Verlander came out, that’d massive for the lgbt community, and anyone who pays the most minute amount of attention to the sports climate would realize that. This is a good thing. We should appreciate that someone is brave enough to open up about it.
That bolded bit is the key, and it seems to be what everyone else is missing, but it’s the big deal. It’s the whole thing. The money shot. That bolded paragraph is exactly why this is important.
Thank you, Byulibertarian, for saying it.
"A gay teacher who said she was fired by an Ohio Catholic school after her mother’s published obituary included the name of her partner is fighting to get her job back. Carla Hale, 57, said she was told she was being let go because her relationship is against teachings of the church.
She plans to file a complaint this week with the city of Columbus, which prohibits firings based on sexual orientation, her attorney said Monday. She already filed a grievance that is now in the hands of a union representing teachers in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus."
~ Public school? I’m all in. Sue the bastards, don’t back down, and good luck. This is a Catholic School, however, and the school has a right to require a certain moral code of its employees. Find another school to teach gym at, ma’am. It sucks that they did that, but that’s the downside to working in a private religious school. Gay Catholic school teacher in Ohio fights firing - Yahoo! News
"Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it’s a good place to start. It all comes down to education. I’ll sit down with any player who’s uneasy about my coming out. Being gay is not a choice. This is the tough road and at times the lonely road. Former players like Tim Hardaway, who said “I hate gay people” (and then became a supporter of gay rights), fuel homophobia. Tim is an adult. He’s entitled to his opinion. God bless America. Still, if I’m up against an intolerant player, I’ll set a pretty hard pick on him. And then move on.
The most you can do is stand up for what you believe in. I’m much happier since coming out to my friends and family. Being genuine and honest makes me happy."
~ NBA player Jason Collins says he is gay - The Magazine - SI.com
Has The Gay Marriage Slippery Slope Started? Slate Writer Calls for Legalizing Polygamy
I don’t really see it as a slippery slope, but I will say this: if adults want to enter into a legal arrangement where there are multiple wives / husbands involved, who cares? Seriously, why do we have to pass everyone’s private lives through our own prisms?
I understand AJ’s point; when polygamy was mentioned in the early stages of the debate, people were poopoo’ed for doing so, but now things are inching that way.
To which I say I, for one, do not care.
"People who oppose equal rights for gays in the marriage sphere are basically acting out of concerns for their own identity not out of respect for anyone else."
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