Lesbians do exist!  How else would straight guys have exciting orgy fantasies?

http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/the_real_l_word/index.html?story=/mwt/broadsheet/2010/06/21/the_real_l_word

If you restate that in sane english, though, it’s a fairly accurate statement of the way things are. People who are in favor of equality and civil rights for everybody do see wingnut bigots as the crucial barrier to a world where marriage and other right don’t depend on whom you love. The wingnuts are the modern Lester Maddoxes and Strom Thurmonds (Strom in particular), they’re just not ashamed of it.

“LGBT aficionados”?  I do not think that word means what she thinks it does.

“LGBT aficionados”?  I do not think that word means what she thinks it does.

I’m just trying to imagine what someone would have to be to be engaged in all of those.  An amnesiac multiple-personalitied hermaphrodite, perhaps?

Glad everybody else is picking on “aficionados”.  LOL

Loving the language in this thing:  “I bin homosexulized!!!”  Good grief.

All aficionado means is that they are a fan or supporter.  They need not be homosexual themselves.  I don’t understand the use of the term in this case since it really doesn’t imply much of anything.  Fetishist would be more appropriate for their desired goal.  Course as paul pointed out, the bigots are the last barrier to acceptance.

and about 80 of them are openly gay or lesbian or bisexual–about 1% of the total.

and the other 700 or so are all Republicans, so she’s still safe

...we are electing people who ultimately see the Christian world view as the single, final barrier to their ultimate goal of acceptance…

1) Every election, 99.9999999999% of the candidates spend most of their time falling over themselves to prove what good church-going godbots they are because that’s the only way to get elected in this damned country.
2) The “Christian world view” pretty much is the biggest barrier to acceptance for gay people.  Irrational feelings of squick factor in as well, but Leviticus-quoting assholes are much more prevalent.

actually, it’s all about money. no doubt the FRC will ramp up the pleas for donations, to counteract this pending blight on the body politic.  their supporters, sphincters tightened, tongues firmly rolled up in mouths, will send in wads of cash, to prove they aren’t living in the hallway closet.

tony perkins and the gang have a great scam going.

Homosexual is a verb now?  Interesting.

Anybody wanna get naked and do some homosexualling right now?

The crazy “Christian” lady says ” lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender (LGBT)”.

Gaypolitics.com says “gay or lesbian or bisexual” and does not mention trans people. I guess we don’t count?

This inFURYates me. With extra FURY. How is it that the bigot manages to be more inclusive than the gay politicos?

What about the gay Christians, and the Christians who are LGBT allies?  I guess they’re not Real True Christians, and they’re actually just infiltrating churches to take Christianity down from the inside.

The “101 LGBT aficionados” are the Lefty Left’s answer to the 101st Fighting Keyboardists.

and as lesbians are non-existant, so are different denominations of Christianity.  Whackadoodle, home-grown and invented Dominionist Rapturites are the only Real Americans and Real Christians, after all.

“does not mention trans people. I guess we don’t count?”

Of course not. You’re all too busy terrorizing people in restrooms to matter politically.

Seriously, though, I think trans issues are different enough to the wingnuts that even THEY realize their hate message will go dangerously off its wheels if they include everyone they hate in every message, and gay men are their current target, with lesbians as collateral damage except when they get uppity.

Trans people are on their list. When scary Communists stopped being the cash cow, they had gay people as the ready backup Threat To Society. They’re losing us now. I can’t tell, and I don’t think THEY know, who comes next - they are clearly floating trial balloons about atheists, trans people, and Moslems as the next big threat.

Atheists make the most sense, but it’s hard to scare people with a whole group whose response is “yeah, so?”

The Christian bigot view is a major barrier in this country, but not in the world.  They, and apparently some here, seem to think we in the USA are the world.  Sorry, folks, we are a small minority, and elsewhere the main crux of anti-homo-rage is not necessarily related to Christianity in any way, though it is often grounded in other religions.

Is homosexualize the new jazzersize?

I, for one, look forward to our new homosexualized America. It will be oh-so-tastefully decorated. The cocktails will be delicious. Of course, we will have to deal with a scourge of tiny, designer pets.

101 LGBT Aficionados?

Best. Disney. Film. EVER.

I think the Family Research Council is really too scared to look at the bottomline, that these candidates won. This means that all sorts of people voted for the LGBT candidates, and that the fear tactics used by the wingnut factions didn’t work.

smartalek @ #7 is right. The wingnuts’ own children don’t care about taking up their issues.

The Christian bigot view is a major barrier in this country, but not in the world.  They, and apparently some here, seem to think we in the USA are the world.  Sorry, folks, we are a small minority, and elsewhere the main crux of anti-homo-rage is not necessarily related to Christianity in any way, though it is often grounded in other religions.

I was thinking that as I read the newer comments.  The western Christian world view is pretty progressive outside of right-wing America and compared to the vast majority of religious people on this earth the christian/catholic left is practically Marx dancing around with Lenin left.  When foreign nations are executing homosexuals in the name of their concept of religion I wouldn’t necessarily blame Christianity as a whole. 

First rule of understanding religion: It’s a two-way street and most people define religion for themselves. 

Second Rule of understanding religion:  The people at the top need to have an enemy to blame when things fail to go right.

So that right that there explains both why random bigots use religion as their excuse and why the upper echelons of otherwise decent religions use homosexuality as their crutch to avoid dealing with the poverty issue.

Is homosexualize the new jazzersize?

Note to self: More Indigo Girls on the workout iPod.

TroubleEntendre, this is an actual question seeking information and not meant to be confrontational in any way: are there any trans legislators?  I tried some googling and couldn’t come up with any.  Of course, I think there *should* be some (in my perfect world where everyone is represented), but if there aren’t then the gaypolitics statement is a (sad but) factual truth.  They do include TG rights in their mission and reporting on their website.  If there are TG legislators they’re ignoring, then indeed, shame on them.

On a lighter note: my friends and I have long used “gay” as a noun (e.g., “he’s a gay”); I think we shall indeed be adding the verb “homosexualize” to our vocabulary!

“101 LGBT Aficionados? Best. Disney. Film. EVER.”

HA! Thanks for that one.

Hey, if we straight people are going to be homosexualized, will we finally be allowed to see a copy of The Homosexual Agenda (tm)? I keep hearing about it, and I’ve always wondered what’s in it.

Homosexual Agenda

Eh, can I get special dispensation to keep the Z4 and the Malbec but lose the waxings and workouts?

Steve, I might be with you on the workouts, but I’m keeping up with the waxing. The wife digs it too much to give up.

Steve@25: it’s gorgeous, on vellum, and the calligraphy is exquisite.

Is homosexualize the new jazzersize?

The dance exercises are similiar, but the pump exercises are very very different.

I feel mildly ashamed. I went over to that Family Research Council blog and joined the queue of righteous and enraged commenters. Here’s my submission:

“I really don’t understand why we as God fearing, Jesus loving, rapture anticipating Christians are in any way opposing the homosexual agenda. Any societal trend that will accelerate the return of our Lord and Saviour to bring forth his righteous wrath upon this sinful world is to be welcomed! We will be drawn heavenward as he descends to cast the non-believers into the lake of fire; the most awesome expression of his holy love for all of his creation! Yes, I know your objections. How did the horrific mass murders of the holocaust, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Rwanda, etc. not bring the gloriously anticipated End Times? Simple. Those were all about chinks, commies, dark skinned people and Jews. Several million of them slaughtered? All part of God’s wonderful plan. But, good American women going down on each other, or American men sucked into the depravity of anal sex with each other? That is a whole ‘nother level of outrage. That is sure to get Jesus’ attention! He’ll be all over that like white on rice baby. Make no mistake. And I, for one, am totally looking forward to it. See you at the pearly gates brothers and sisters!”