Gays and Guns

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Have conservative gays finally left the Republicans?



This one is just fun:



Last week, I got an NRA membership card in the mail. Now how did I get on that list?

Burninate the countryside.

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OC is helping me see the rational side of CC

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Rainy Day Women

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Fox News

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We are familiar with "Fox reality", but Andrew Sullivan does a nice summary from his recent viewing of the cable news station, and it's worth sharing.

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Bill Maher versus Ammo-sexuals

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Bill Maher ended his show by going after the “nitwits” of the Open Carry movement and their belief that bringing a gun to a public place with “sane people’ who might freak out about seeing those guns is just a reasonable show of support for their Second Amendment rights. Maher said that these “playdates with other gun owners” might sound nice to gun lovers, but it might make the world a little nicer to live in if they aren’t walking around trying to “scare the bejeezus out of everybody.” In fact, Maher said these people are so obsessed with their firearms, there is only one real takeaway here: “You’re ammosexuals!” And there’s something weird about observing a gun owner harboring an “unnatural romantic relationship” with their guns.¹

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Two men sharing public displays of affection in Vicksburg, Mississippi: reactions.

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Actor George Takei posted this today on Facebook.

I've spoken often about the "ick" factor — the visceral reaction many have to the sight of something unfamiliar, like two men kissing. When I was growing up, the reaction toward interracial couples was similar, and that disgust over white/non-white intimacy was used to justify laws against interracial marriage.

Many use their irrational discomfort over gay intimacy to justify discrimination. This video, shot in a restaurant in Mississippi, illustrates that all too clearly, underscoring deep social and religious divides over this question. But there is cause, too, for hope — especially among young people. The ick is fading away, as it inevitably will. So watch and ask yourself, "Do I have a bit of the 'ick' in me?"

The reactions are pretty much what you'd expect, but there is a surprising reaction supporting the gay couple, especially when they're asked to leave, due to offending the religious sensibilities of patrons. Worth watching the entire clip. I was pretty emotional by the end.