http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid50130.asp
so i was reading through the headlines in the advocate today, and came across this story. my first reaction to this was wow, this really happens. but then that was dismissed with the fact that this is in the state of Utah which highly condems homosexuality. this is where i became very unimpressed. my personal belief on the whole issue of gay parents fostering and adopting children is why not let them? if they can provide a stable safe environment for the child then just leave it be. now the problem i see is that the hard Christian right believes every homosexual is a pedophile and if they are given guardianship over a child they will only use them for their sexual fantasys. and yes, i'm not going to say this doesnt happen, however it happens in cases with heterosexual couples also. why can't people just believe that not all gay people are the same, yes there are some bad eggs but as a whole we are just living out our lives the best way we know how.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
BREAKING NEWS
http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/342029.html
Ok so while on the Kansas City Star website I clicked on the breaking news tab on the side. To my suprise and amusement this was the first aricle under breaking news. The fact that the mayor's Christmas tree was going to arrive today. Ok that just made me laugh a bit, because when you continue to scroll down the other headlines mostly talk about shootings, and car accidents, and trials...Things that I would consider breaking news, but all of this is preceded with the fact that the mayor is getting his Christmas tree. wow. Wait to prioritize there. :)
Ok so while on the Kansas City Star website I clicked on the breaking news tab on the side. To my suprise and amusement this was the first aricle under breaking news. The fact that the mayor's Christmas tree was going to arrive today. Ok that just made me laugh a bit, because when you continue to scroll down the other headlines mostly talk about shootings, and car accidents, and trials...Things that I would consider breaking news, but all of this is preceded with the fact that the mayor is getting his Christmas tree. wow. Wait to prioritize there. :)
About time....
http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/341137.html
So I was updating myself on the latest happenings on facebook when I noticed one of my friends posted this note and I had to read it. The article pretty much speaks for itself, and I just wanted to say about time. This terrible family has been terrorizing families of soldiers that were KIA for what? One thing in the US military that they don't agree with. Well my words to them is grow up and have a little respect. There are worse things in the military than allowing gay people to join. Look at this whole war fiasco, if you want to protest about anything do it about the war in general. However, do it at an approperiate place. This would not include a funeral of a soldier. Those families have gone through enough, they don't need you making it worse.
So I was updating myself on the latest happenings on facebook when I noticed one of my friends posted this note and I had to read it. The article pretty much speaks for itself, and I just wanted to say about time. This terrible family has been terrorizing families of soldiers that were KIA for what? One thing in the US military that they don't agree with. Well my words to them is grow up and have a little respect. There are worse things in the military than allowing gay people to join. Look at this whole war fiasco, if you want to protest about anything do it about the war in general. However, do it at an approperiate place. This would not include a funeral of a soldier. Those families have gone through enough, they don't need you making it worse.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Dumbeldore outed by author
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid49923.asp
Yes I'm an avid Harry Potter fan and this made me laugh a bit. Commentary to come.
Yes I'm an avid Harry Potter fan and this made me laugh a bit. Commentary to come.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Gay college president.....
So tonight I was on this great vibe from my 10% club meeting and decided to peruse through the Advocate which I frequently do and I found this...Enjoy :)
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid49332.asp
So tonight we were talking about the percentage of people that are gay, and how the numbers are so skewed that nobody can really say there are X amount of GLBT in the US. One of the areas we talked about was in the acidemia. It is believed that between 3-5 percent of the entire GLBT population are educated. From my stand point I could definatly see this, more now then in the past but its definatly there. Also from my stance I believe the people the are most accepting are educated. Education opens your mind to many different networks, for whatever you believe in or support you can usually find a group of people that agree with you.
From here my mind floats to our part of the country, and the question of 'Could an openly gay person become a university president, or even anyone of high status?' Sadly, I don't think it could happen in our area of the country. We have no doubt come a long way to becoming more accepting of homosexuality, but there is a lot of room for improvement. I would hope that in the future people would accept it and realize gay people are just that, people. The same as anyone else, they just happen to sleep with a member of the same sex.
Also in this article they discuss how many places have 'glass ceilings' for gay people. This makes me think about when Coco-Cola was sued because it was found out that they had a glass celing for African Amercians. This was deemed illegal because its in violation of the civil rights act. In many universities, and even in many states you can be fired one the sole basis of you are gay. In the world of academia this has imporved in the last decade, in fact our own university includes sexual orientation in their antidiscrimination policy. Also, most Fortune 500 companies include sexual orientation and gender identity in their antidiscrimination policies, and some go as far to offer health coverage to same sex partners. My only wish is that in my lifetime the country adopts this philosophy and realizes we are just people, the same as everyone else.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid49332.asp
So tonight we were talking about the percentage of people that are gay, and how the numbers are so skewed that nobody can really say there are X amount of GLBT in the US. One of the areas we talked about was in the acidemia. It is believed that between 3-5 percent of the entire GLBT population are educated. From my stand point I could definatly see this, more now then in the past but its definatly there. Also from my stance I believe the people the are most accepting are educated. Education opens your mind to many different networks, for whatever you believe in or support you can usually find a group of people that agree with you.
From here my mind floats to our part of the country, and the question of 'Could an openly gay person become a university president, or even anyone of high status?' Sadly, I don't think it could happen in our area of the country. We have no doubt come a long way to becoming more accepting of homosexuality, but there is a lot of room for improvement. I would hope that in the future people would accept it and realize gay people are just that, people. The same as anyone else, they just happen to sleep with a member of the same sex.
Also in this article they discuss how many places have 'glass ceilings' for gay people. This makes me think about when Coco-Cola was sued because it was found out that they had a glass celing for African Amercians. This was deemed illegal because its in violation of the civil rights act. In many universities, and even in many states you can be fired one the sole basis of you are gay. In the world of academia this has imporved in the last decade, in fact our own university includes sexual orientation in their antidiscrimination policy. Also, most Fortune 500 companies include sexual orientation and gender identity in their antidiscrimination policies, and some go as far to offer health coverage to same sex partners. My only wish is that in my lifetime the country adopts this philosophy and realizes we are just people, the same as everyone else.
Friday, September 14, 2007
Homeland Security can't pass audit...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20780840/
ok i found this article and it was really good...really made me think 'holy shit thats not good'...more commentary to come
ok i found this article and it was really good...really made me think 'holy shit thats not good'...more commentary to come
Thursday, September 13, 2007
What's Killing Congress???
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0907/5814.html
So reading through the politico this morning, and i came across a very interesting article that jogged my memory.
Ok the first thing that caught my eye was the title, Deadliest Congress in Decades. Ok honestly, my first thought was 'I bet its all democrats and I bet its stress from the Bush Administration that is pushing them over the edge.' Ok, truth be told there was only one democrat, and they all died of things that are pretty well explainable. Two died from some sort of cancer, one died of leukemia, and the last died from falling down the stairs.
I am not sure why I found this article so interesting but in the end I did learn alot. People never really wonder what has happened to congressmen over the past years, and this article discussed all the deaths throughout history. I found it suprising that so many congressmen committed suicide, but if you look at what was going on during that time its completly understandable.
So reading through the politico this morning, and i came across a very interesting article that jogged my memory.
Ok the first thing that caught my eye was the title, Deadliest Congress in Decades. Ok honestly, my first thought was 'I bet its all democrats and I bet its stress from the Bush Administration that is pushing them over the edge.' Ok, truth be told there was only one democrat, and they all died of things that are pretty well explainable. Two died from some sort of cancer, one died of leukemia, and the last died from falling down the stairs.
I am not sure why I found this article so interesting but in the end I did learn alot. People never really wonder what has happened to congressmen over the past years, and this article discussed all the deaths throughout history. I found it suprising that so many congressmen committed suicide, but if you look at what was going on during that time its completly understandable.
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