DADT is repealed!

As you can tell, I’ve been a bit out of the loop. Queers the nation over were prosecuted, repeatedly, for just being themselves, and I got tired of the negativity I was trying to escape by moving away from Colorado.


You can’t seem to escape the bad news.

But then something happened. Here's the news item...

DADT was actually lifted. LIFTED. I won’t go into trying to explain the details of the situation. I never could understand the specifics of voting with congress. However, they did something. They actually got rid of that stupid blasted rule in the military. Now, I’ve decided to emphasize my positive vibes that come flying off of this decision.

Look, everyone...we're signing something!

I will admit my hesistantion about celebrating. For so long, they’ve just tried to pay us lip service so we’d vote for them and then they didn’t do squat for us, the queer-bear public. So here’s my goodies and why I’m so chipper, even now, several weeks after the fact:

*) Wow. CONGRESS DID SOMETHING. Everyone argues in politics. That’s a gimmie. And they argue so much that they don’t go anywhere…and then they go on vacation. Problems still exist, but they just pass it on. Or they pick on easy topics that everyone wants to improve. Pollution. Education. Straight teeth. And then make big statements. Then break for the weekend.

Here? They did something, or, at last, appeared to. It was born from the fact that polls showed that queers were voting for the GOP. Yes, even queers are tired of hearing the same shit. They would vote for the nazi party if it meant something would squiggle and we’d be heard a bit more. Anything is better than nothing.

And it finally worked.

*) McCain was shown as the dickless leader he would have been if he was actually elected into the White House. I mean really. It’s fun to make fun of each party during election time. Republicans, enslaved to the wealthy and Church/Dems try to appease so many little people they appear wishy washy. And McCain kept screaming about how whishywashy Obama would be. Bush used it to great effect on Kerry.

And the public bought it.

But here’s the thing…McCain stated to the public that if survey of the military stated that there would be no problem-he’d support removing the ban.

The survey said…no issues.

So he decided to filibuster. Guess who’s wishy-washy now, wafflehead? Even his own wife is a gay-rights supporter and his daughter. What a fucknut. Imagine the hatred he would have espoused if he were the Pres?

Here's a link just showing how warm and fuzzy he is about the whole thing. And he was almost our pres? I'd end up in a gulag, if he had his way...

*) The military is considered a federal position. So, Young Johnny from Des Moines marries his boyfriend before flying out to Iraq.

How are they going to handle the taxes? The Supreme Court might have to chime in. But now marriages are moved up on the list. Even Joe Biden, the freegin VP, has acknowledged it’s only a matter of time.

Joe, I think you're kinda cute too.  And your wife, a teacher like me, DESERVES to be the First Lady. And thanks for saying what I’m thinking.

*) When African Americans were integrated into the military, the same exact arguments were given. It would affect group cohesion. How would they handle the showers? And the same forks? And what if a person’s religion didn’t let them get close to another African American? However, this simple little situation was a step in the right direction for the nation in the throes of the Civil Rights movement. Now, during these Stonewall Days, we’re here again. The fact is the SYMBOLISM is powerful. With kids killing themselves because they’re queer—this couldn’t have come at a better time. It gives the illusion, an important illusion, that the government is aware of this group of individuals and wants to care. They may not understand, but they are trying.

Recently, whilst listening to XM radio, I heard, for the umpteenth time, a Christmaskkah ditty on the Holly station. It was a Dean Martin tune from the fifties, filled with innuendo about “Oh Baby It’s Cold Outside.” Here’s the catch. It was song from one gay boy to another on a public radio station. Teens who love to roll their eyes at everything little thing would be listening.

And for a gay boy who thought he’d never get crooned to—well, there’s that little hope.

Same with this vote. Kids? We do care. Someone cares. It’s why I live out and proud. And this vote is another moment to see that.

*) The Southern Law Poverty Center went ahead and labeled several Religious Right Organizations like the Family Research Council as hate groups. Finally!Fucking finally. The fact is, on news programs, everyone would step up to the mic and say, “I hate gay marriage!” and then follow up with nothing else. There is no argument in defense of opposite sex marriage. The only operative word was ‘hate.’ And since there was no legit argument to ban same sex marriage, these organizations were born to give church organizations a place to collect more money from their constituents. Children are starving and this is what the churches would argue over. Nothing more. So it was nice to see a STRAIGHT and LEGAL group call a spade a spade. These ‘Christian Groups’ do nothing Christian other then make themselves look really, really bad.

I know hear that several Christain groups are thinking about no attending the upcoming CPAC meeting. I think this is very telling. Apparently, after the most recent election in November, polls illustrated that many, many gays and lesbians, not satisifed with the way the liberals, dems and social open minded ones WEREN'T DOING SQUAT--went and voted with the GOP.
 
HA!
 
That's why DADT was repealed. The message was clear to the Dems party. You've taken us for granted as a promised vote and then gave us lip service. Nothing was done for us.
 
Yes, I'm growling.
 
When word about taht was reported--the Dems suddenly had to do SOMETHING.
 
They repealed the stupid thing.
 
Now, here comes CPAC, the planning meeting that all the conservatives go and decide who'll they'll take money from. But it seems some GOP members actually do read newspapers and media. They heard that the gay voting contingent actually voted for them--but have no representation at their meetings. One group, GOProud has asked to attend so that the GOP can meet some gays and lesbians and start a dialogue. But the churches, those large money making machines for the GOP have said--if the queers come, we won't.
 
Now the GOP has to do something.
 
I'll be interested to see what happens.