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Proponents of Proposition 8 Got…

Margaret Romao Toigo — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:27:28 +0000

Peter Barber Gallagher-Sprigg explains the Prop 8 trial in two minutes…

Hat tip to Good As You, whose headline, “The monologue that reason8s in their heads at night,” is appropriately ingenious.

Archie Comics Introduces First Gay Character

Margaret Romao Toigo — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:22:35 +0000

And homophobes everywhere are all up in arms as if this is news of pending Armageddon.

Jon Goldwater, co-CEO of Archie Comics, says it’s “about keeping the world of Archie Comics current and inclusive.”

But the homophobes, as usual, see conspiracies, and they’re not sure what it means — political correctness gone “too far,” or the standard indoctrination into the “homosexual agenda” (whatever that’s supposed to be), or that the publishers are trying to be “hip” — as if it’s, like, the late 1970s.

Well, here’s the scoop.

It’s not PC BS, nor is it indoctrination, or even an attempt to be “hip.”

It’s called progress, folks.

In the modern world — as opposed to paradise never was — we acknowledge that some people are gay and that they are as much a part of our society and culture as anyone else.

So, either live in these times, or get left behind — ’cause there’s no goin’ back to the bad old days when people who were not straight, white, Christian and male, were considered second-class citizens.

(Yes, equality can be a bitch to those who believe themselves superior!)

Source: Yahoo! News.

In Recognition of 4/20

Margaret Romao Toigo — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:39:42 +0000

No, I’m not sayin’ Happy B’Day to Hitler! (Just a little trivia…)

What I am referring to is the other meaning of 420, or 4/20, or 4:20, or April 20th and how an Associated Press-CNBC poll on the medical and recreational use of marijuana was released today, April 20, 2010. (Y’all think that mighta been on purpose?)

Anyways, it seems that Americans are demographically similar on marijuana and same-sex marriage in that people under the age of 30 have the right idea, while the old fuddy duddies are, once again, letting the world leave them behind.

Overall, 33% are in favor of legalization, and 55% are against it. But, the under-30 crowd sees things differently, with 54% in favor of sensible marijuana policy. Meanwhile, folks 65 and older are 73% opposed.

Oddly enough, you can swap out “marijuana” for “same-sex marriage” and the poll numbers for/against are about the same.

We have a strange attitude toward recreational drugs in the US. Many polls show that 70% or more of the American people believe that the drug war has failed, yet only 30-40% are in favor of meaningful drug policy reform.