Category Archives: LGBTQ & Gender
Meme Alert: This Just Fell Out of My Coconut Tree . . .
The Economist: United States | The “brat” vote Is Kamala Harris “brat”? America’s TikTok election just became more interesting Jul 25th 2024|new york “You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?”, begins a viral clip of Kamala Harris. It resurfaced in the days after Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance, but this video … Continue reading Meme Alert: This Just Fell Out of My Coconut Tree . . .
My True Confession, from 1968: All Downhill from There
Here it is: I didn’t vote for Hubert Humphrey for president in 1968. Humphrey lost to Richard Nixon, by less than one percent. And as Andy Young had warned me, it’s been (almost) all downhill from there. Not that I voted for Nixon instead. Or for George Wallace, the fiery segregationist Alabama governor, who carried … Continue reading My True Confession, from 1968: All Downhill from There
It Took a Split to Rainbow The Methodist Church. Is Rome Next??
AP News: United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy BY PETER SMITH May 1, 2024 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self–avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as ministers.
Will NPR’s Internal Dissenter Outlast My Cabbage??
There’s a purple cabbage in my fridge. Cabbages will last pretty long if they are kept cold. But I plan to take it out one day soon, chop it up, then cook it with onions in a simple but delectable recipe I learned from my late lamented next door neighbor, Ms. Hazel. It’s good. But … Continue reading Will NPR’s Internal Dissenter Outlast My Cabbage??