Politics

Even though we don't typically don't focus on political issues, occasionally we like to straddle the lines because it's important for our LGBT community.

Gay marriage has been a scorching hot topic lately starting with the Prop 8 fiasco in last year's California election. In fact Maine is going through the same legislative bullshit, but there has been some great, positive strides recently with the March on Washington Rally and President Obama speaking at the HRC black tie dinner. Shockingly though, HOMOPOP was not invited to the event, nor did we have the thousands of dollars to attend this function. But I did show my solidarity by being down in DC only a block away whooping it up at the EAGLE with a bunch of daddies like Mike ran into in the NYC Eagle. And to show even more support we headed to the classy dick bar Secrets and danced our asses off with beefy naked strippers, but I digress.

The best part about this hot button issue is all of the celebs coming out of the woodwork to support us. Keeneye talked about the Baltimore Raven's Superstar Brendon Ayanbadejo as well as our recent post about Adam Bouska and his No H8 Photo Campaign. What really makes stand up and hoot and holler with glee (and not the TV show) is when queens get to actually stand up in front of celebrities and propose to each other. That takes a lot of guts for the celebs - like Mariah Carey to be a part and the homos for not throwing up being in the face of their idols! I commend them both! Say what you want about Mariah, she's been clawing her way back to her diva status and in my opinion, this little coolness has put her back on top again. Big props from HOMOPOP.

Matt McCoy (pictured at left), openly gay Iowa Senator and dead ringer for an older Christian Bale, just wants to be who he is: a person of Christian faith. But, predictably, the local mouthpieces for the religious right never use their own god-given right to STFU, and have some bile to share with the class, calling McCoy's assertion of his own beliefs "a statement of ignorance." The gospel according to conservative Christian radio host Steve Deace, regarding Sen. McCoy’s assertion of his religious faith:

“You’re going to have to determine what you’re going to believe: your self deception and what you think it is or God’s truth and what he says it is.”

This is the word of The Boor. Amen?

I’m sorry, Mr. Deace. I wasn’t aware that you were on BFF terms with the big guy upstairs. But wait – YOU’RE NOT. If you don’t like teh gheys, fine, whatever, don’t order the sausage. But don’t go around playing Moses, like you’ve got some exclusive scoop on what the Judeo-Christian deity thinks about an elected official’s sexuality or beliefs. Please, the only burning bush I see from here is G.W.’s legacy going up in smoke.

"Prop 8 - The Musical" starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and many more... by Jack Black
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