It's a serious issue confronting the people of Minnesota, you know.
Or that's the excuse being used for this: Gays, lesbians could lose state protections:
A bill to remove protections for gays and lesbians from Minnesota's human rights law was introduced in the House on Thursday, and proponents say some form of repeal stands a better chance of passage than at any time since discrimination based on sexual orientation was added to the law in 1993.Supporters of the bill say that they don't want people to be persecuted or harassed but that the law is doing just that to Christian conservatives and others who consider homosexuality a violation of God's law.
"I know a lady who was fired from her job because she disagreed with homosexual activities in her school," said Rep. Arlon Lindner, R-Corcoran, the bill's chief author.
Nothing about what those "homosexual activities" were in the article, I'm afraid. Nor a description of how the lady did protest 'em, or otherwise demonstrate her disagreement. I'm confident it was something minor and well within the bounds of free expression. Spray-painting "GOD KILLS AIDS FAGS" on someone's locker or something.
Also supporting the bill is something called the Minnesota Family Council, which apparently "has strongly opposed what it calls 'special protections' for gays and lesbians."
"Special protections" from fucking Christian conservatives, I'm guessing.
They're not a single-issue group, though. They also go after textbook publishers.
�Once again the proponents of �anything goes� have outdone themselves,� said Tom Prichard, President of the Minnesota Family Council. �With the spreading of dangerous and even lethal sexual transmitted diseases one would think publishers of sex education books would seek to promote the best interests of teens through promoting abstinence until marriage. Instead they trumpet dental dams, outercourse, and encourage teens to �gargle with saltwater� to help kill some bacteria after oral sex.�[. . .] �It�s outrageous that this material is targeted at our impressionable teens. These materials and other materials presented at the conference highlight again the need for strengthening the abstinence until marriage requirement in the state�s STD mandate for our public schools. The state has a definite interest in protecting the health of our kids especially if those profiting from sex education don�t have our young people�s interests in mind,� concluded Prichard.
And there's more. Hit the "Issues You Care About" link on their home page.
Or don't.
I'm thinking you'll feel better if you don't.
Or you can consider this bit, from the original article:
[The Senate's only openly gay member, Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis] said he found it particularly offensive that the bill would remove sexual orientation as a classification in the human-rights law's definition of Holocaust survivors and victims.
Maybe you'll be able to come up with a snappy quip about the Republicans simultaneously presenting themselves as the party of inclusivity and engaging in minor bits of Holocaust revisionism/denial. I'm kind'a blanking on anything myself now.
Hey, Christian bigots, libertarian loonies, neocon bigots, people who make more then $3,000,000 a year, warmongers: how dare you mock the idea of Republican inclusiveness?
Welcome back.
I'd protest "homosexual activities" in my school, too.
Ain't nobody should be having sex in a school anyhow.
... what?
Oh, you mean, homosexual activities as in "not wanting to have their identity forcibly stuffed in a locker?"
Oh. Well. Shit. Then of course you should protest the right of those AIDS fags. Gah. They're preventing you from wearing your cross necklace in school, right?
Fuckers. Now I want to punch something.
... could I possibly have been more incoherent?
I'd better be careful. Might start sounding like your typical warblogger.
Representative Lindner also objected to the Dalai Lama's visit to the Minnesota State Legislature, calling Buddhism a "Cult"; was brought up on ethics charges for insulting a devout Jewish colleague as being part of the "irreligious left"; and consorts with Wallbuilders founder David Barton. Barton is the guy who manufactures quotations by the founders to "prove" the USA should be a theocracy. Post with links on my blog.
Here we go again with that tired old tripe about how oppressed the poor benign gays are.I am not especially conservative nor a bleeding heart liberal but I know this after the queers step down from the soapboax and have advanced their cause to the point of being well established just see how they extend themselves for outsiders that are not part and partial to their clique.Same thing for the moolies.Same formula.So next time you promote an ideal just remember the actual consequences i.e. like the do gooder churches around here that feed and nurture the homeless.Now we got a city chock full of pissbums,mooches,crackheads and parasites and about 1% actually can be truely classified as mentally impaired or incapable of taking care of themselves.With charity comes responsibility and now the average citizens can deal with the repurcussions.I am tired of all the idiocy involved in supporting fashionable causes without carefully considering the real consequences.Equal oppurtunity means I cant get a job and equal housing means swarm of negroes now terrorize my neighborhood.I dont see them securing houses in the far upscale suburbs where all the lawyers and judges live.I thought I might say something on this issue .
Unfortuantely for you, Joe, you've failed to say anything of value at all. Hell, you haven't even managed coherency.
Next?
It might be a good idea if you learned how to spell when you attempt to respond to a comment.I find it alarmingly evident that you are an ultra conservative cornpone bigot.
Thanks for pointing out that typo for me. Whew. Here for a minute I thought there was going to be some sort of coherent point offered as a demonstration of the possibility that the last time you spoke, you weren't just incoherently splattering crap all over the comments section (and apparently without the consistent and proper use of a space bar, too).
Apparently not.
Um, Joe?
Do you like pie?
I like pie.
Mmmmmm. Pie.
Gosh, Garrity, I like pie... is there enough to go around?
My new dog likes pie too, I bet.
Thank you both.
Apparently I had forgotten that I like pie, myself.
Thank you for reminding me.
Mmm, pie.
Hanne, any friend of mine will find that they have access to a nearly neverending supply of pie, so long as they are willing to wait for the pies to come out of the oven. So I certainly feel there is enough for the new dog to sample some. Does he prefer a two-crust apple pie or a crumb-topping apple pie? Deep dish or traditional?
VA, you are more than welcome. All should be reminded to share in the joy that is pie.
[at the risk of appearing to be a queer on a soapbox, & w/apologies to The Onion]
Pie, nothin quite like it.
Ushi (the new dog) says he prefers Liver Pie, crust optional. Or peanut butter is always good but it makes you make that weird Dog Eating Peanut Butter face.
Mmmm. Pah.
Mmmmmm. I've been missing out on pie. I must have pie.
And Hanne I must have pictures of your new puppy.