The Gaytheist Agenda

Brian Brown claims people have a God-given right to vote for marriage. For the record, my vote on his marriage, that of Maggie Gallagher’s–and those of all anti-gay bigots–is a resounding NO.

I mean, if we all have a “God-given right to vote on marriage” then it should go both ways, right?

 

California State Judge Herbert M. Donaldson, an early LGBT rights activist, died in his home this past Friday.

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Donaldson was a pioneer LGBT rights activist working side-by-side in the Mattachine Society with Daughters of Bilitis founders Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin.

Those early gay and lesbian organizations already were in place in San Francisco but organized cries for equality to replace co-existence was confined to gay women and men themselves.

That changed in 1965 San Francisco.

Local religious leaders of repute began suggesting equality was due everyone even on an earthly homophobic world.

With eye-popping audacity they formed the Council on Religion and The Homosexual and on a sparkling Saturday evening held a public fundraiser at what is now the California Culinary Academy on Polk Street.

Police reacted with what was then a common intimidation.

They set up spotlights across from the event to expose gathering homosexuals.

A good half of those invited still entered.
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Police made their fourth attempt to suppress the gathering, returning to enter again.

It was then Herb Donaldson said no more.

After Donaldson was released from jail he learned the police had sent a copy of his arrest report to the California Bar Association and the youth thought his career was shattered.
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Herb Donaldson was not ruined.

His career advanced and in 1983 Governor Jerry Brown created Donaldson a judge.

Along the way he founded Capricorn Coffees becoming a successful businessman, a free flowing philanthropist to progressive causes and countless LGBT youth who wanted to become politically active.

Only recently retired, Donaldson presided over the California Mental Health Court which he created.
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) first kicked back at homophobia in 1936 by challenging a Boston ban on the lesbian themed ‘The Children’s Hour.’

The City of Boston prevailed, the stage play was banned, but ACLU commitment grew.
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“A funny thing happened on the way to jail - the next day Herb Donaldson was an ACLU client because Herb Donaldson was the lawyer who planted his feet and stood in that door and said to the San Francisco Police enough is enough,” smiled Cole.

“They jury went out and deliberated and came back not long afterward and announced that they had found the defendant not guilty. And that they would have done it even if the judge hadn’t told them to do it.

“The thing is that was a critical moment in San Francisco history.

“Some important things started to change when a judge and a jury said that you couldn’t be convicted as a criminal for standing up to that kind of police harassment.
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“What this man did was to take his career and his life that he had at that point in his hands and put it all at risk.

“To stand up and say enough is enough.

“That was the beginning of the end that gay people had to cower in the shadows in San Francisco.”
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Here’s to one of our local heroes. May he rest in peace.

 

They’re apparently not content with eradicating our constitutionally guaranteed marriage rights. They want to harm us for having the audacity to exercise our First Amendment rights as well. Of course I’m not the least bit surprised. I’ve known for a long time that it’s not just marriage equality they want to destroy, but every semblance of rights GLBT people have managed to get in the United States. Marriage rights are but one step in the process. But the fact that we’re refusing to take this latest assault lying down–that we have the audacity to not quietly obey what they consider a divine edict–has driven them into a frenzy.

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I’ll post this here, too.

If you are a Californian who voted “Yes” on Prop 8, you better start organizing and march on the California Assembly with hundreds of thousands of angry protesters, and scare the living daylights out of them, or they will surely betray you.

Maybe some of them can be “scared straight”

This post has been edited by SeekerB: Today, 03:22 PM

Oh, really? What exactly do these practices of scaring the living daylights out of and scaring straight involve? If they’re anything like Mormon Mason’s ideas I know I won’t like them.

Bring on the persecution…lock and load, baby! My years supply of Ammo is ready…!

Then there’s Brian Terrill. Brian, you’re pretty stupid using your real name on your blog and when you post death threats to other people’s blogs:

“We have a responsibility to follow the scriptures and the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin. Be grateful we don’t take care of it Old Testament style if you catch my drift.”

Yeah, we understand a death threat when we see it. So how are things over there in Sacramento, Mr. big-muscled dork? (FYI, in addition to hating Teh Gays, Brian also dislikes fat girls and thinks that the US ban on polygamy is an infringement of his “freedom of religion”. It’s also an infringement on his “freedom of religion” to not allow him to kill us pesky gays, apparently. )

And the 20+ threats to Gloria Nieto. I wonder how many of them come from Mormons who think that by making death threats they can scare us back into submission. Make us lay down and take their buying of the California constitution like paid whores.

I don’t think so. This has gone too far now and we’re not backing down. So here’s a message to the Mormons. Stop with the threats. They’re not going to get you what you want. Unless what you want is to be exposed for being the thugs that you are–and any legal repercussions that might come of it.

A final note. Since some of you are suggesting we gays “come to the Bible” might I suggest you peruse my Bible Study for Christians who Voted Yes on Proposition 8. I’ve already been to the Bible, you see. But I think some of you have missed rather critical parts of it.

 

This also goes for all of those who voted in any form of anti-gay legislation. Believe it or not there are more than six verses in the Bible. It’s actually a rather large book. I thought I’d expand your minds a bit. Here are some of the verses you may have never read and, at least from what I’ve observed, certainly do not live by.

Matthew 7:1
Do not judge so that you will not be judged.

Matthew 7:9-12
“In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Matthew 25:40
The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’

James 2:4
Have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil motives?

Romans 13:10
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.

Romans 2:1-2
1 Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. 2 And we know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things.

1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men’s hearts; and then each man’s praise will come to him from God.

1 Thessalonians 4:11
And to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you.

 
Now see if you can actually use the Bible to guide your own lives instead of as a weapon against others.

It can be done, you know. I did it for 20 years.

 

We had a fabulous turnout of 1,500-2000 today. Our crowd was quite diverse with young, old, straight, gay, transgendered and from every walk of life. We were there for one thing. To raise our voices for equality. (For more pics see my lovely wife’s post on the Newswire.)

 

Children were splashing barefoot in the fountain while we chanted and held our signs in front of City Hall. It was highly tempting to kick off my shoes and go in there myself.

 

People voting for Prop 8 said they were trying to “protect families” but what about the boy holding this sign? He’s part of a family too, and they just voted to eradicate his parents’ rights. Not exactly pro-family.

 

The sign says it all.

 

WTF? indeed.

 

Just goes to show you where some peoples’ priorities lie.

 

We never will surrender. Ever.

 

Hat tip Ebon.

Text of Olbermann’s statement can be found here.

 

I’m a bit too tired to go into a detailed analysis of the event but you can watch the News 7 video (Number 2 of 2) for their take on it. I’m holding the sign that says We The People : Gays Need Not Apply on one side and Official Second Class Citizen on the other. My wife is holding the sign stating We Will Not Submit to a Mormon Divorce. If a copy gets posted on YouTube I’ll add it here.

 

Saturday, November 8

SACRAMENTO
Capitol West Steps: 7pm-10pm
Bring hand done signs, the bigger the better. Bring flashlights (no candles are allowed on Capitol grounds).

SAN DIEGO
12 NOON: 1st Ave. & University Ave.
Gather at 1st Avenue & University Avenue in Hillcrest for a civil rights march to 30th Street & University Avenue in North Park.

LAGUNA BEACH
City Hall, 5:30pm
From City Hall, march to Main Beach for candlelight vigil. Parking available at Act V parking lot at 1900 Laguna Canyon Road - shuttle busses will be running every 15 minutes. Bring signs, flags, candles (or flashlights), whistles, and dress for a cool evening.

LOS ANGELES
Capitol West Steps: 7pm-10pm
Gather at Sunset Junction in Silver Lake, Corner of Sunset Blvd. and Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles. Our reader Phillip Thomas writes: “There’s a little event planned on Saturday afternoon. By little, I mean people are flying, driving, coming by bus and train for this. I heard on tv this evening that organizers are estimating 20,000 marchers for this. I think everyone needs to take part in this. Even if just for an hour or so. Numbers matter, and I can’t think of anything that would be more memorable, historical, or significant that doing this on one Saturday evening. Forget the dinner, the mall, the bar, the movie, the relaxing night at home. If you have to work, call in or leave early. Add yourself to this crowd. Invite all of your friends, your coworkers, neighbors. Make a party out of it.”

Equality Action Now

 
Candlelight Vigil at the Town Clock

On Saturday, November 8, we will be holding a candlelight vigil at 7:00 at the Town Clock in Santa Cruz to stand together, acknowledge our loss, and comfort one another.

At 7:30, Rev. David Grishaw-Jones will lead those who can make the walk up the hill in a candlelight procession to the First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz on High Street.

At 8:00, faith communities around Santa Cruz will come together in an interfaith gathering to recommit ourselves to marriage equality and human rights at the First Congregational Church, 900 High St., Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz No on 8

 
Sunday, November 9

SACRAMENTO
Capitol West Steps: 1pm-4pm
Equality Action Now rally with speakers. Show up and be proud. Bring signs, wear protest shirts. People from SF will be showing up at the West Steps to show support with us.

Equality Action Now

 
SAN JOSE

Now What?
Join other members of the community
Grieve, talk, plan, kvetch
The Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center
DATE: Sunday, Nov 9
TIME: 2 PM
LOCATION: DeFrank Center
938 The Alameda
San Jose, Ca 95128

Show up and raise your voices!

 

Once all of the lies and phony consequences are gone, this is all they have.


 
A message for the undecided.


 
Exposing the lies of “Yes on 8″


 
California Constitution vs. Bigot.


 
Stopping gay marriage is the most important thing ever. Really. We’re serious.


 
And the essential question:


 

I was browsing the news and letters to the editor and came across this doozy. It manages to cram every lie and stereotype into seven sentences. From the Merced Sun Star.

Editor: The California Supreme Court gave gays no new rights — they already had “the same rights, protections and benefits” as married couples. Proposition 8 won’t change that. It has nothing to do with equality.

But it has everything to do with tolerance, and religious and parental rights. The court gave them license to indoctrinate children in homosexual practices, to force people and churches to not just tolerate but to embrace their lifestyle, even if it’s morally unacceptable to them.

They claim it won’t happen, but it already is. That’s not tolerance of other people’s moral choices, is it?

If you support tolerance and rights, vote yes on Proposition 8. If you’re unsure, prevent what a dissenting justice called “cataclysmic transformation” of society.

DAN BRINTON

Oakland

Oh Dan, you are a piece of work. Are you really that ignorant and hateful or do you just play it for newspaper LTTEs? Let’s take this point by point.

The California Supreme Court gave gays no new rights — they already had “the same rights, protections and benefits” as married couples.

On the contrary, “Domestic Partnerships” did not provide the same rights, protections and benefits as legal marriage. They were much like marriage, but not the same. Rather like the Colored Only drinking fountains were like the White Only drinking fountains, but not the same. That’s why the California Supreme Court determined that it was unconstitutional to deny same sex couples marriage.

Proposition 8 won’t change that. It has nothing to do with equality.

Yes it will. Proposition 8 will eradicate our right to legally marry. It has everything to do with equality. Stop lying.

But it has everything to do with tolerance, and religious and parental rights.

Tolerance of what, your intolerance of gay people? Since when is that a moral choice? Sorry. We have no obligation to tolerate intolerance–none whatsoever. And you’re audacious beyond belief to think you have the right to try to enshrine discrimination into the state constitution then turn around and cry for “tolerance”.

The court gave them license to indoctrinate children in homosexual practices, to force people and churches to not just tolerate but to embrace their lifestyle, even if it’s morally unacceptable to them.

What’s this “indoctrination” you speak of? Don’t give me that school garbage. The schools don’t teach heterosexuality or heterosexual marriage, and that “the schools are going to teach homosexual marriage” lie has been debunked by my wife, California teachers, and the California Superintendent of Schools himself. It is complete and utter bull-poo.

This also has nothing to do with churches and people who don’t approve of us (and BTW, it’s not a “lifestyle”, it’s an orientation). We couldn’t care less about your churches or you so long as they stay away from us and our rights. It’s about our fundamental human and civil rights, which people like you are working overtime to eradicate through a campaign of hatred and lies.

If you’re so afraid that giving same-sex couples equal rights would cause a “cataclysmic transformation” of society perhaps you should move to the deep South. You’d be among friends there, for there are plenty of people who still believe interracial marriage (if not the passage of the Civil Rights Act) caused the downfall of society. Darn supporters of equal rights keep screwing everything up for the defenders of Traditional Values .