South Carolina principal Eddie Walkers AND PRINCILES

At first we thought when South Carolina principal Eddie Walkers(pictured) resigned his Columbia his high school principals post he was doing it as a matter of princple. As you many know that he resigned because of a conflict involving his professional and religious beliefs. He is against the formation of a Gay/Straight Alliance Club (GSA).

And so the formation of the high school club was a reaction to violence. And Princple Walker resigned because of THAT? He is saying that sexual orientation is worse that murder?

GREATER ASPIRATIONS ...

"Issues" with Senator Obama's race, religion and marriage will be hammered into us by the political right now. It is to be expected; they are running scared for the first time in 30+ years. Undoubtedly Republican conservatives along with their religious bigots, war hawks, racists and corporate "lap dogs" will try to do their "work" this election cycle.

Just watch as “gay marriage” finds its way on to ballots (as it has in California) or as fear of terrorism is excelled (as it has when the Supreme Count restored the fundamental right of Habeas Corpus to our judicial system). To keep from losing they will try to divide us, make some of “less” because of our faith, or wealth or lack of it, or color or nationality or sexual orientation. That group will eat its own (as it did in 1964 when moderate Vice President Nelson Rockefeller was laughed off the Republican Convention stage). Read Carl Rove’s play book!

But just hopefully an America that cares, that represents its best values, that seeks to bring people together, that seeks peace instead of war, that cares for the world, that welcomes the foreigner, that values the environment and all the people who live in it, will come to dominate our political reality on January of 2009.

If the motivation for being involved in this political season is represented by the politics of the past 30+ years ... it is a point of view unworthy of our founders, our liberties or our countries greatest aspirations.

YARDDOG ON GAY MARRAIGE

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom officiates the wedding of Del Martin, 87, center left, and Phyllis Lyon, 84, Monday. Martin and Lyon were the first officially married same-sex couple in the state.

I think I must be dreaming ... having this option available in my own life would have changed it beyond belief. I miss you, Jimmy.

Here is a copy of the actual form ...

THEATRE NOT THEATER ... AND YARDDOG

I love live theatre and every time the Tony Awards are on television I realize how much I do ... and remember the people in my life who introduced me to it. Good people all; Jerry, the best for allowing me to spend so many wonder years in it.

The picture above is a PR pic of a scene from a performance of "In the Heights" that Sara, a friend of mine, took ... it's a salsa-flavored musical written by a theater novice ... when I watch any theatre it makes me "come alive" ...

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

I can not put myself on some "supper level" when it comes to understanding what the last seven years in our political history have been about. Many others are beginning to reveal the inter-workings of the Bush White House. The latest is the book by Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan called, "What Happened".

I read about the book and twice listened to Mr. McClellan's interview this morning on the Tim Russet show. Mr. McClellan says he didn't speak up against the overselling of war in Iraq at the time because he, like other Americans, gave the president the benefit of the doubt.

What the hell is that all about? Are we at war because people were afraid to speak up? Listen to McClellan! Everything he says maybe true but what kind of a person would put this country and it's people at such a risk?

Are they stupid? Who in the world have we let be in charge? What the hell is going on?

I have no respect for Mr. McClellan; not because he ratted on the idiots who seem to be running things but because he did not have the guts to confront what was happening around him ... and instead contributed to the very thing he now exposes.

FAMILY DAY FOR ALL CONCERNED & Moscow, too...

This is about some less limited than simply Mother's or Father's day...


And if you want to get a glimpse of what events like this and Pride were like years ago read Nikolai Alexeyev's blog about Moscow's Gay Pride: "On the Eve of Its Third Ban."