Author Archives: Zinnia

Bristol Palin the Victim? I'm Not Buying It

by Zinnia — 15 May 2012

It wasn't hard to tell what direction things would take after Bristol Palin's recent statements about President Obama and his newfound support for gay marriage. Where the Palins are involved, the sequence of events is firmly established and completely predictable: … Continue reading →

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Why Bristol Palin is Wrong on Marriage

by Zinnia — 12 May 2012

Perhaps the most irritating thing about the Palin family is their followers: the fanbase of sycophants who endlessly praise their "bravery" whenever one of them is rightfully criticized for being ignorant, prejudiced and wrong. They serve to refocus the media's … Continue reading →

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Politics is wide, shallow, and disgusting

by Zinnia — 11 May 2012

The 2008 primaries and general election were the first in which I could legally vote. They were also the first that I had ever taken a substantial and meaningful interest in. I followed the campaigns and speeches and commentary every … Continue reading →

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Is Jay Michaelson ignoring the Bible, too?

by Zinnia — 5 May 2012

In his now-infamous remarks at the National High School Journalism Conference, Dan Savage made two crucial points: that the Bible says some terrible things, and that we can choose to ignore these things because they are terrible. Though the resulting … Continue reading →

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Dan Savage is right about the Bible

by Zinnia — 30 April 2012

A couple weeks ago, Dan Savage was the keynote speaker at the National High School Journalism Convention, where he discussed social media, anti-gay bullying, and his It Gets Better Project. While addressing the role of religion in homophobia, he said: … Continue reading →

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Dog meat isn't special, whether you eat it or not

by Zinnia — 25 April 2012

Recently, much has been made of a passage in Barack Obama's 1995 memoir Dreams from My Father where he speaks of eating dog meat as a child in Indonesia. He described it as "tough", though not as tough as snake … Continue reading →

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A challenge to Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays

by Zinnia — 18 April 2012

The organization Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays is one of the more bizarre and contradictory elements of the anti-gay Christian right. Intended as a counterpart to Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, PFOX claims to conduct … Continue reading →

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Open letter to our local Supercuts

by Zinnia — 17 April 2012

Hi, local Supercuts employee. We hadn't been to your particular branch before, and after seeing how you treated our 3-year-old this past Sunday, we won't be going back. Given that you're apparently willing to serve very young children, we assumed … Continue reading →

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Potential barriers to "curing" homosexuality

by Zinnia — 13 April 2012

Every so often, I run into people who are fairly confident that if the precise causes of homosexuality are ever identified, this would lead to either the near-universal abortion of gay fetuses, or widespread "treatment" of gay individuals to eradicate … Continue reading →

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NOM in panic after whistleblower leaks major donors: John Templeton, Knights of Columbus, Mitt Romney and more

by Zinnia — 6 April 2012

Yesterday, the National Organization for Marriage issued a press release calling for a federal investigation of the Human Rights Campaign and the Internal Revenue Service. This follows the publication last week of a portion of NOM's 2008 tax return (PDF) … Continue reading →

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