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“They get so religiously extreme that they deny reality. They’re like, ‘Gay doesn’t exist. You don’t see gay in the natural world.’ You know what I don’t see as much in the natural world? Angels—those are half-human, half-bird creatures, everybody. The devil is half-man, half-goat. I’ve seen more gays, is all I’m saying.” —Myq Kaplan

“They get so religiously extreme that they deny reality. They’re like, ‘Gay doesn’t exist. You don’t see gay in the natural world.’ You know what I don’t see as much in the natural world? Angels—those are half-human, half-bird creatures, everybody. The devil is half-man, half-goat.

I’ve seen more gays, is all I’m saying.”

—Myq Kaplan

Seriously.

Seriously.

Seneca, Selma, Stonewall. Rinse, repeat.

Seneca, Selma, Stonewall.

Rinse, repeat.

This is dense:

“As public opinion has changed, it begins to look more like bias and less reasonable to simply categorically remove same-sex couples” from marriage, said Jane Schacter, a professor of constitutional law at Stanford University. “I don’t think the court checks the polls. It’s more how the court weighs the arguments. As ideas become more familiar, they seem less foreign and radical and odd.”

Emphasis mine.

I’m pretty sure the swing votes on the Supreme Court are acutely aware of poll findings. Especially since public opinion is discussed in written arguments, not to mention whatever’s in all those amicus briefs, not to mention whatever comes up during the hurly-burly of oral argument.

And while we’re at the water cooler, what’s an election but a verified poll taken during a prearranged time?

It’s one thing for elected officials to say the Supreme Court isn’t influenced by political concerns, but it’s sort of insulting for an expert on statutory interpretation to say it to a reporter with a straight face.

You kind of suck, Professor Schacter.

Whoa. Soderbergh’s new film about Liberace has been labeled by the studios as TOO GAY FOR THEATERS. That’s like saying your beer tastes too much like beer. Incidentally, I believe that’s a 1967 C2 Corvette coupe. Could be wrong.

Whoa.

Soderbergh’s new film about Liberace has been labeled by the studios as TOO GAY FOR THEATERS. That’s like saying your beer tastes too much like beer.

Incidentally, I believe that’s a 1967 C2 Corvette coupe. Could be wrong.

Sulu wins this round.

Lesbians photographing lesbians and the heteros who photograph them.

Lesbians photographing lesbians and the heteros who photograph them.

Miss J, I expect to see you combat ready by 0500.

Miss J, I expect to see you combat ready by 0500.

SFBG: One of the most interesting elements in this case is the possibility that the legality of same-sex marriage in California may hinge on whether a deputy clerk in Imperial County has the right to represent the people of California in a legal appeal. See, the governor and the attorney general usually defend state laws when they’re challenged in court, but in this case, both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown declined. In essence, they both said they thought Judge Vaugh Walker’s decision overturning Prop. 8 was just fine. So the supporters of Prop. 8 have to make the case they have legal “standing” to appeal — and the judges seemed more than a little dubious about that. The political group that backed Prop. 8 was in trouble from the start, and couldn’t really demonstrate what legal authority it had to handle the appeal. The deputy clerk from Imperial County, which has a population of 166,000, argued through her lawyer that she would have to sign marriage certificates, and that Prop. 8 directly affects her job. That didn’t get very far, either. And if the appeals court tosses the case on the standing issue, nothing else matters. Walker’s ruling is affirmed and same-sex marriage is legal in California.

SFBG:

One of the most interesting elements in this case is the possibility that the legality of same-sex marriage in California may hinge on whether a deputy clerk in Imperial County has the right to represent the people of California in a legal appeal.

See, the governor and the attorney general usually defend state laws when they’re challenged in court, but in this case, both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown declined. In essence, they both said they thought Judge Vaugh Walker’s decision overturning Prop. 8 was just fine.

So the supporters of Prop. 8 have to make the case they have legal “standing” to appeal — and the judges seemed more than a little dubious about that. The political group that backed Prop. 8 was in trouble from the start, and couldn’t really demonstrate what legal authority it had to handle the appeal. The deputy clerk from Imperial County, which has a population of 166,000, argued through her lawyer that she would have to sign marriage certificates, and that Prop. 8 directly affects her job. That didn’t get very far, either.

And if the appeals court tosses the case on the standing issue, nothing else matters. Walker’s ruling is affirmed and same-sex marriage is legal in California.

His message is always the same:

Make It Work.

thedailywhat: Counter-Protest Sign of the Day: What, what, what are you doing, Fred Phelps? Look at your life, look at your choices. (context.)

thedailywhat:

Counter-Protest Sign of the Day: What, what, what are you doing, Fred Phelps? Look at your life, look at your choices.

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thedailywhat: Tweet of the Day: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid responds to Lady Gaga via Twitter on the subject of domestic policy. I’m not sure how I feel about this.

thedailywhat:

Tweet of the Day: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid responds to Lady Gaga via Twitter on the subject of domestic policy.

I’m not sure how I feel about this.

Do not draw penises next to their mouths. Do not draw penises next to their mouths. Do not draw penises next to their mouths.

Do not draw penises next to their mouths. Do not draw penises next to their mouths. Do not draw penises next to their mouths.

I brought up something new tonight…

amberofthismoment:

Over a few beers, I suddenly started spouting off about how my mom hasn’t met Casey after dating for a year and how much it bothers me that her side of the family doesn’t accept me and how I could be fired, legally, at any moment for being gay. I almost brought my drinking buddies to tears. Then I realized what a downer I was being and changed the subject.

But I’m still thinking about it.

Fury.