Tag Archives: Homophobia

Familial Homophobia

Homophobia can take many forms, ranging from name-calling at the grocery store to being condemned to hell from the church pulpit, but nothing seems to be quite so painful as discrimination at the hands of one’s own family members.
Thursdays are typically my favorite day of the week. My aunt comes to work in our office, [...]

My Invisible Partner

I love receiving holiday greeting cards. It’s such a thrill to go to the mailbox expecting to see a stack of bills, but finding envelopes stuffed with photos of smiling faces, little handwritten notes, and cute little decorations. They almost never fail to bring a smile to my face. Almost.
Coming from an extremely religious family, [...]

As If I Need More Proof That John Rich Is A Jerk

John Rich, who is sort of famous for being the other half of country duo Big & Rich, recently spouted off on talk radio about his views on gay unions. His words have erupted quite the firestorm in Nashville and at his label, Warner Bros Records.
I think if you legalize that, you’ve got to legalize [...]

Why Should Straight People Be Opposed To Gay Rights?

I can’t understand why people who don’t identify as homosexual are so concerned with issues like same-sex marriage and gay adoption. These things directly affect my life, not theirs. They have allowed the ingenious, politically-motivated Karl Rove to convince them that gay marriage will somehow detrimentally affect their own unions. They’ve allowed the right-wing, Republican-minded [...]

Bill O’Reilly Is A Disgusting Homophobe

O’Reilly shows his ignorance while reporting about an Illinois high school that elected a lesbian pair as their yearbook’s “Cutest Couple.” It’s a scary glimpse into the mind of a mad man.