Gay? Apparently It’s All About the Womb.

An article at io9.com discusses a study about the origin of homosexuality.

“A team of international researchers has completed a study that suggests we will probably never find a ‘gay gene.’ Sexual orientation is not about genetics, say the researchers, it’s about epigenetics. This is the process where DNA expression is influenced by any number of external factors in the environment. And in the case of homosexuality, the researchers argue, the environment is the womb itself.”

Apparently, after my brother was born my mother redecorated her uterus, replacing the football with a disco ball.

For the full article, click here.

Edie Windsor, SCOTUS, Equality & History

A little Saturday morning don’t know who Edie Windsor is?, well, she sued the federal government and her case about the constitutionality of DOMA will soon be heard by the Supreme Court, she’ll be entering this history books so you should learn who Edie Windsor is brought to you by the ACLU and Edie & Thea.

To read a little bit about her story and her reaction yesterday to learning that the Supreme Court would hear her case, click here.

And from their documentary, Edie & Thea ~ A Very Long Engagement ~

Marriage Equality Comes to Washington State. And the Planet Inches Towards Gay Destruction.

Marriage equality came to Washington state last night at midnight.  And as pictures of gay couples getting married started pouring in, all I could think was:

On the surface, it seems so innocuous.  Gay people living their lives and marrying their loves.  Wanting nothing more than to be governed by the same rules and regulations as their straight brothers and sisters and mother and fathers and children and co-workers and on and on and on.  Simple.  But there is something more sinister at play here.  If you look closely, if you study the images and look into the eyes and souls of the people involved, you can clearly see that each and every individual has dedicated their precious time on this earth to the destruction of life as we know it.  They exude the power to dismantle society.  Equality?  Please.  You can clearly see that they will not be happy, they [continue reading...]

Dear Chuck Lorre ~

My name is Roger Ian Rosen.  I’m an actor.  I spent years doing musical theatre ~ from European tours to national tours to regional theaters and Broadway ~ and am just now, at a professionally advanced age, getting into the film and television side of the business.  As I’m sure you know, this is difficult.  To date I have not been able to secure either an agent or even a single audition.  Nothing.  I am not alone.  There are thousands of actors just like me ~ ready, willing and able to take on our big break ~ but we are having trouble even getting in the door.

I guess you could say that if the talent were there the doors would open.  I’m inclined to agree.  Although I think we both know that there are many, many actors in Hollywood with little to no discernable talent whatsoever and yet they continue [continue reading...]

What Happens When All the LGBT Hate Jobs Dry Up?

I have a confession to make.  I’m worried.  So worried that I didn’t sleep last night.  I tossed and turned, so concerned I am for Brian Brown of the National Organization for Marriage, Maggie Gallagher of the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality ~ in fact, all of the leaders of the last-gasp LGBT hate lobby.  I’m worried that they have cast their lot with a dying breed and will soon cause the unemployment numbers to tick ever so slightly up.  Yes, I’m worried that their days as professional homo-haters are numbered.

The problem here is two-fold:  1.  In the short term, they keep losing, which just can’t make their bosses happy.  It begs the question ~ How good are they at their jobs?  And 2.  In the long term, I have to wonder if their customer base is simply drying up.  I [continue reading...]

Dear Every Elected Official in the Country ~

That’s it!  I’m tired.  Unbearably tired of you, our leaders, “sending prayers to those affected” or bestowing upon us “resilience” and “strength” not to comfort us, but simply to manipulate us and prevent an uprising.  I’m tired of being patronized about “America’s willingness to pitch in.”  Tired of it.  Because these are words that should be more precious.  Less obvious.  Less common.  These speeches in constant rotation solely to give our society the appearance that it is not coming apart at the seams ~ which I’m not so sure it’s not.  It should not be necessary to use these words every other news cycle.  You call us resilient more frequently than a top 40 radio station plays that horrible Call Me Maybe song.  Is it really necessary to test our resilience and our charity in the face of a national disaster EVERY FEW MONTHS?  No.  Hell no!  Can you prevent [continue reading...]

Missouri Pastor Phil Snider

A little Monday afternoon trust me ~ ya gotta watch ’til the end ~ brought to you by Pastor Phil Snider.

RIP Phyllis Diller

Phyllis Diller talks about her art and the creation of her act.

Ms. Diller ~ Thanks for the laughs.  You will be missed.

Pussy Riot

A little Saturday morning this, apparently, is what landed Pussy Riot in jail for 2 years ~ charged with “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred” brought to you by Pussy Riot.

If you’d like to add your voice to Amnesty International’s petition to free Pussy Riot, click here.

RIP Marvin Hamlisch

Thank you Mr. Hamlisch, for giving us so much music.  For giving voice to our dancers with powerful, intimate, magnificent songs (some things become iconic and clichéd because they are so fucking brilliant), for expressing Sophie’s choice in a way that words never could.  Thank you.  We will forever be playing your songs.