Someone does or says something that is grossly homophobic. Sometimes there’s outrage, sometimes there isn’t - either way there’s a number of people who remember that and the label “homophobe” is now attached to that person. A number of people, especially GBLT people, are not too pleased with them and will avoid them if possible.

Through a need ( Read more... )

It’s happened again. Well it’s never stopped happening. Tumblr, where common sense goes to die and fail goes to breed and thrive, had a rather reasonable post on what counts as allydom and what counts as the actions of a decent human being. And of course, we had a string of allies saying how “meaaaan” they were and they’re alienating people etc etc ( Read more... )

*deep breaths* my temper is frayed on this one. I’ve just come across a blog post by a straight person who is most displeased that the GBLT community is not more up in arms and outraged by the group beating of Brandon White in Atlanta. She wanted to see more outpouring of… I don’t even know what. Outrage, grief, anger, shock? She judges us for not ( Read more... )

Roland Martin tweeted some homophobic bullshit ( Read more... )

Ok I'm going to have a rant about that ridiculous bonus Stephen Hester was offered ( Read more... )

Yes it’s time to say it again. Not particularly because I think it’ll stop people calling me it, but at least it lets me vent, and why have a blog if you can’t vent when you need it ( Read more... )

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Rick Santorum has whined on about how he's a homophobe - as usual. But he also calls for people to respect his feelings in being a homophobe Can't we respect that he feels differently from us ( Read more... )

Theresa May and your Igor, Lyn Featherstone, I am sick of your speeches. I am sick of your feel good, do nothing little homilies. I am sick of Theresa May asking us to judge her on her actions (oh but not the evil past actions to the non-existant current inaction) when what she means is “pretend the past didn't happen and listen to the pretty ( Read more... )

One of the many many things about homophobia that make me rage is how readily tolerated it is - and how ready people are to excuse it, defend it and deny it.

It saddens me that I need to repeat this  - but, if you think gay people are worth less than straight people, if you think we deserve less than straight people, if you think we don’t have the ( Read more... )