Congrats United Church of Christ on Gay Rights

The first thing I have never understood is why some straights discourage marriage among gays. The theological and spiritual hypocrisy begins here. What horse do they have in that race? Is not one of the stereotypes against gays that they are “promiscuous? Why would we not want fidelity as a moral and family value? The second thing I have never understood is why straight marriage would be threatened by gay marriage. The third thing I have never understood is why straight people are mean to gay people. I just don’t get the powerful resistance many so-called Christians have to gay marriage. It strikes me as the gospel of hate, not love, the gospel of fear, not confidence. It strikes me as the marriage of the church to one order of marriage, based in the 1950’s version thereof, with no remembrance of how Jesus was celibate and Joseph a man of many wives. Sociologically and spiritually, marriage just keeps changing. I would think of all people the Mormons might understand!

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Obama Supporters Assaulted In D.C.

Two gay men said an unidentified man assaulted them on election night as they carried a rainbow flag to an outdoor gathering near the White House to celebrate Barack Obama’s presidential victory. Channel 7 News, which captured part of the assault on video, reported that police arrested the assailant on a charge of assault. A broadcast report of the incident noted that the two victims believed the attacker approached them on the street after he left a Republican Party gathering at the Capitol Hilton Hotel. Acting Lt. Brett Parson, who oversees the D.C. police Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit, could not confirm whether an arrest had been made, but said detectives were following up on the case after police took a report from the victims.

Obama Launches Website to Reach Public

From CNN.com:

Barack Obama had a formidable online presence during his quest for the White House, and he is once again turning to the Internet to communicate with the American public as president-elect.
President-elect Barack Obama has launched a Web site to chronicle his transition.

President-elect Barack Obama has launched a Web site to chronicle his transition.

Within 24 hours of last week’s historic vote, his transition team rolled out change.gov, a Web site that promises to be “your source for the latest news, events and announcements so that you can follow the setting up of the Obama administration.”

The site is still a little thin on content, but there’s a blog, a newsroom and a countdown to the January 20 inauguration.

Visitors can fill out a form to share their stories about what the election meant to them, or they can give their vision of an Obama presidency. They can even apply for a job.

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Wrapping My Head Around the News

I’m amazed that we will have a president who comes from a mixed race family. Someone who is used to people being confused by his name and family tree. Someone who knows what it’s like to be asked constantly, “What are you?” Someone who is even related to an Ng (Barack’s sister is Maya Soetero-Ng), which means he’s almost maybe practically related to me. Someone who has spent time with his family in Indonesia and Kenya. Someone who bothered to mention the words “gay” and “Asian” and “Native American” in his acceptance speech. I feel a remarkable sense of validation.

But I am still struggling to understand why 52 percent of California voted for Prop 8. Or why the proponents of Prop 8 put so much force behind their campaign in the first place. Who in their right mind is so fired up to deny other people rights that they already have? Where do you even get the energy to be so against something that doesn’t even negatively affect you—or anyone—at all?

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Here He Is - Our New President!

That’s right.  All the hard work and determination paid off.  Barack Obama is the next President of the United States of America.  Today I am proud!  I am proud to be a citizen of this great nation!  I am proud to be a gay man in this great nation!  I am proud to know the progress we have made!  I am proud to know that change is coming!

For this event has made all good in the world.  I woke up this morning myself.  I realized through the past months of canvassing, campaigning and talking to everyone I could about how important this election was, I had lost my sense of zen.  Today I am back.  Today I walk on air as I know this nation has evolved.  Today I welcome myself back.  Today I am the person I once was, yet better.

Today I celebrate a new beginning.  Today I celebrate life!

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