on homos, liberals, taxes, and talking points... yahooooooo

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Friday October 13, 2006 · 9:17 PM PDT

2006/10/13 · 21:17

Tonight I went to Yahoo Answers (TM) because I was curious about the religious affiliations of each congress member while listening to Bill Maher...

I had to sign-up -- then filled out my form, and on the completion page there were a few links to questions asked that might be related (like that "other people who bought this book looked at..." type o thing at amazon).

Well this title caught my eye:
"Is this an accurate list of what we can expect from Liberals if they win in November?"

Was this some republican operative who posted his talking points as questions? Or was this truly a post from a person, in this country, that really had those questions on his (pretty sure, his) mind?

SO. I decided to answer... not my true, uncut beliefs (at all), but what I thought might get him to think, rather than just react... follow me beyond the fold for a troubling Q&A...
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Once, upon a time, at Guantanamo

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Friday October 13, 2006 · 12:00 AM PDT

2006/10/13 · 00:00

What happens when a man is deprived of everything he holds sacred?

What happens when a citizen loses his respect for his country?

What happens when we leave power unchecked? When fear is our daily diet and we become accomplices to depriving a man of everything he holds sacred?

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An Olive Tree Grows in Golan Heights

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Thursday July 20, 2006 · 1:07 PM PDT

2006/07/20 · 13:07

I could not sleep last night thinking of you, Haas. I miss you, and I think of you and wonder if the nightmares have returned. I think of you and cry and pray for an olive tree to grow in Golan Heights.

Unfortunately Beirut Seizures is out of print. I promised myself I would share one of Haas' poems today. Today, as Beirut lays smoldering, as its citizens are forced underground, forced to suffer, yet again, the destruction of their beloved city.

(Poem after the fold)
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Queer Youth's Right to Pride

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Friday June 02, 2006 · 10:41 AM PDT

2006/06/02 · 10:41

As many of you are most likely aware, San Diego LGBT Pride has enacted a new policy that will significantly diminish the opportunity for youth to attend the Pride Festival this year. The policy, as approved by the Board of Directors, states: "All persons 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian in order to enter the annual San Diego LGBT Pride Festival."

Many people in our community are outraged. First, this policy denies youth access to the most important event of the year. I came out at 14 years old, volunteered at my first San Diego Pride festival at 15, and was honored to receive Pride's Community Service Award in 1996 - at the age of 17. My involvement with Pride provided me opportunities I did not know existed - from attending the NGLTF Youth Leadership Institute, to finding a mentor who helped me apply (and get into) the University of California, at Berkeley. My involvement with Pride opened up a future that I had not thought possible. If this policy had been in place when I was growing up - none of this would have transpired.
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Stop San Diego Pride from abandoning our youth

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Wednesday April 19, 2006 · 10:58 AM PDT

2006/04/19 · 10:58

"San Diego Pride, for example, has decided that youth 17 years old and younger who want to enter the Pride festival at Marston Point this summer will need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian." -- San Diego GLBT Times April 13 Issue

I had to re-read it a couple times to make sure I read this correctly. WHAT?!?!! Now young people have to be accompanied by their PARENTS to get into our festival?!?

As someone who came out at 15 years old, I was lucky enough to have parents who supported me. But what about all the GLBT and questioning youth out there who aren't so lucky?!?
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