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It blows me away when I turn on her show and I see her in a vest and tie, dancing with housewives from Ohio, and she loves them and they love her. It’s wonderful,” Halem says.

How Ellen DeGeneres Helped Change The Conversation About Gays : NPR

I’ve always said that if it were not for Ellen, my life would be extremely different. This article sums up Ellen’s contributions to LGBT acceptance quite nicely, and shows how Ellen has been been a victim of society’s homophobia, but also a force for change.

Can’t it be just a simple truth: the truth that everyone needs a place of their own, and not every place can or should be owned by you?

Get Out of My Gay Bar, Straight Girl on Jezebel. A humorous article on otherness and space, via Rebecca.

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A year ago today, Amy took me on a scavenger hunt all through Manhattan to my favorite places, and at the end of it, she asked me to marry her. It was awesome.
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A year ago today, Amy took me on a scavenger hunt all through Manhattan to my favorite places, and at the end of it, she asked me to marry her.

It was awesome.

Bamboo Bones by Against Me!

This is one of my favorite songs of all time. It is hopeful, defiant, and strong. It’s punk rock at its melodic best. For a little more background on the meaning behind the song, and to learn more about Laura Jane Grace (ne, Tom Gabel), Against Me!’s lead singer and songwriter, check out Rolling Stone.

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Stuck in the craw: A commentary on the Chik-Fil-A Situation by Owldatrous

Quick note: I don’t know Wayne Self myself, and I’ve never read his blog before today (thanks to Ben). However, I think his take on this issue is not only well-reasoned, but correct as well.

And, on the other hand, there’s this:

Gay Marriage Support chart from The Atlantic Wire

Graphic above is from The Atlantic Wire’s Chart of the Day: Americans Are Changing Their Minds About Gay Marriage

In the midst of these very public displays of bigotry, it’s heartening to see that a quieter majority is actually in favor of gay marriage.

Sally Ride passed away yesterday. She was 61, and she left behind a longtime partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy. Sally Ride was one of my childhood heroes, and I find that I’m more upset over her death than I expected to be (similar to how I felt when Tim Russert passed). I’m sure that my mom introduced her to me, in the form of 3-2-1 Contact, or maybe Sesame Street. I had a Challenger t-shirt that I proudly wore, both before and after its accident. I remember asking my mom if Sally Ride was on the doomed flight, and I remember being relieved that she wasn’t. I actually didn’t know that Sally was gay until I saw this Advocate article come across my Facebook feed yesterday. And while it obviously wouldn’t have made a difference to me, I am a little bit amused that even as a kid, I was drawn to strong role-models who ended up being different just like me. Photo above from Today’s Document: Sally Ride, May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012 June 18 - Sally Ride “America’s first woman astronaut communicates with ground controllers from the flight deck during the six day mission of the Challenger. 06/18/1983 - 06/24/1983.”
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Sally Ride passed away yesterday. She was 61, and she left behind a longtime partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy.

Sally Ride was one of my childhood heroes, and I find that I’m more upset over her death than I expected to be (similar to how I felt when Tim Russert passed). I’m sure that my mom introduced her to me, in the form of 3-2-1 Contact, or maybe Sesame Street. I had a Challenger t-shirt that I proudly wore, both before and after its accident. I remember asking my mom if Sally Ride was on the doomed flight, and I remember being relieved that she wasn’t.

I actually didn’t know that Sally was gay until I saw this Advocate article come across my Facebook feed yesterday. And while it obviously wouldn’t have made a difference to me, I am a little bit amused that even as a kid, I was drawn to strong role-models who ended up being different just like me.

Photo above from Today’s Document:

Sally Ride, May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012

June 18 - Sally Ride “America’s first woman astronaut communicates with ground controllers from the flight deck during the six day mission of the Challenger. 06/18/1983 - 06/24/1983.”

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