Sorry for posting something positive here, but if anyone is interested

[Political Tiger]

Baldwin’s domestic partner bill passed out of committee

[Ms. Toad]

1. Cool! n/t

[TheWraith]

2. Kicked and recommended.

After the last 8 years it feels a little weird to actually be applauding the government getting ready to flagrantly break a law (DOMA), but you know that saying about unjust laws.

[Prism]

3. Unrecced for attitude

What can I say, I'm feeling dark today. Tomorrow, who knows?

[Political Tiger]

4. I'm devastated! Just devastated!

Oh how oh how will I ever be able to carry on?

[Prism]

5. A bit lighter than the rest of us, I imagine

Quite a bit lighter.

[Obama2012]

19. +1

[MikeE]

6. Fantastic news!

[dsc]

7. A good step but clearly it has a ways to go

it passed a subcommittee so it needs to pass the full committee, then the House, and then the Senate. I know that the relevent Senator's (Lieberman and Snowe) are in favor so that is a good sign. I know alot of states started with state employees so it doesn't surprise me that they are starting with them at the federal level.

[QC]

8. I wonder if the president will sign the bill if it does make it through committee. n/t

[Zenlitened]

9. K&R for the new level of DUchebaggery.

And folks wonder why so many GLBTA Duers have given up on this place.

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[mitchtv]

11. what an ugly post

UNREC

[theHandpuppet]

12. What's with the attitude?

Sheesh, do you always offer good news on a platter accompanied by a slap in the face? Screw you.

[jonnyblitz]

13. yeah, you are sorry. nt

[La Lioness Priyanka]

29. LOL

[ruggerson]

14. Why bring the homophobic meme here that fighting for equality is "negative"?

Wouldn't that go over better in other forums?

[tbyg52]

34. Word. nt

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[Duncan Grant]

16. Self-delete.

Some things are not what they appear to be...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

17. whats with the snarky title?

[tbyg52]

33. Really. nt

[TokenQueer]

18. "Sorry for posting something positive here..."

[Political Tiger]

20. Awhile back I stopped posting here because

of all the negativism and hatefulness but when I saw that Harvey Milk was going to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom I thought I'd share what I thought was good and inspiring news, only to have the same people offer up their usual dishing of shitty, nasty little remarks such as:

"i smell pandering."

"Probably meant to counter the news that the White House has killed anti-DADT efforts in Congress."

"Milk would be rolling in his grave. An award from this administration, after what they've done so far on LGBT issues?"

"Who needs rights? They're giving a dead guy an award!"

"I'm tired of pander bears and I'm sick of chess."

"They are in no position to "honor" him."

"Meaningless gesture. It might warm the hearts of some but does fuck-all for me personally."

So, when I came back to post the good news about Baldwin’s domestic partner bill being passed out of committee, I made the mistake of first looking at the comments to the Harvey Milk post, saw all the hatefulness and said why even bother? Of course, not every gay person on this board is consumed by hate so I thought I'd go ahead and post the link to the Baldwin story anyway but out of frustration I chose an unfortunate title for my post.

Sadly in my view, it's apparent nothing on this board has changed. It's all negative all the time. People are so bitter they can't even take just 5 minutes out of their day to appreciate that Harvey Milk is being honored. Instead, they use the news to to turn what should be something that should put a smile on their face into something to whine and complain about, again.

So why bother posting anything positive here? My mistake, and I won't be doing it again.

PS: And yes, because I refuse to give into the hate I realize to some this makes me a "fanboy/worshiper/Uncle Liza/Aunt Judy/apologist," etc. And that's fine. I've been called those names a hundred times, and I gladly own them, just like when some homophobic pig calls me a "faggot," I gladly own that too.

[dsc]

22. self delete due to my error

[Toasterlad]

36. No, You Were Right, DSC...A Lot Of Those Posts Were Made AFTER He Posted THIS OP.

[Obama2012]

23. Isn't your post calling out Toasterlad?

Since all those quotes come from his excellent thread last night.

I don't know why it had negative recs. Apparently, people here have issues with the gays.

[Political Tiger]

24. No. n/t

[Toasterlad]

37. Actually, Those Quotes Came From Political Tiger's Own Harvey Milk Thread in the GLBT Forum.

I'm only one of them. He's actually calling out ALL of us.

[JetCityLiberal]

25. "fanboy" "worshiper" well your name was Obamavision

says a lot.

The title of your post is despicable.

But you knew that when you posted that snarky shit.

I have not missed your posts here one bit.

[Political Tiger]

26. Wow! A Democrat supporting the Democratic nominee for president

on a forum call the DEMOCRATIC Underground! I guess I should really be ashamed..........

[La Lioness Priyanka]

28. what is more impressive is when a gay person stands up for themselves and believes they are equal

and anything less than that is simply not good enough

actually applies to all minorities not just gays. your shame is your own. i deserve eqaulity and pandering isnt equality.

[Prism]

27. Standing up for ourselves = filled with hate

That about says it all.

[Zenlitened]

30. Yep. Pretty wild, huh?

It's amazing how the "Patience-For-Ponies" crowd sees the world, huh?

They demand absolute deference and fealty to the leader -- yet they have the nerve to accuse critics of being inflexible and dogmatic.

What a strange, authoritarian brain-state, capable of such amazing feats of doublethink. I never imagined it would invade the Democratic Party so aggressively. Yet here it is.

[Zenlitened]

31. I thought you stopped posting here because people were in the habit...

... of pointing out poseurs when they spot one?

[Duncan Grant]

35. +1

[QC]

32. Martyrdom! Martyrdom!

[Toasterlad]

38. Feel Free to Stop Posting Here Again.

You can use whatever motivation you like.

[TokenQueer]

39. Wow.

"Of course, not every gay person on this board is consumed by hate so I thought I'd go ahead and post the link to the Baldwin story anyway..."

Interesting that you equate demanding equal rights and protection under the law with hate. Why would you even make such a statement...and here in the GLBT forum? You drive head-on into oncoming traffic with an inflammatory comment that you know will illicit (justifiable) rage, and then stand back from the wreckage shaking your head and reprimanding the individuals injured in the crash.

"Sadly in my view, it's apparent nothing on this board has changed. It's all negative all the time."

In my view, the only reason people frequent forums like DU is to express their concern with the direction of our government's policies and advance support for their cause. The fact that we now have a Democrat in the White House and control over both houses only strengthens my resolve to hold their feet to the fire. If we really want a progressive agenda represented in this country we have to remain diligent and avoid complacency. Election day was not the finish line, it was the starting gate.

"And yes, because I refuse to give into the hate I realize to some this makes me a "fanboy/worshiper/Uncle Liza/Aunt Judy/apologist," etc. And that's fine."

Engaging in an advanced democracy like ours is messy (you're, no doubt, familiar with the old adage about making laws and sausages) and frustrating. If blowing off some steam is necessary to recharge our batteries and keep us focused on the issues at hand, so be it. I, for one, will not be silenced...not on GLBT issues, universal health care for evey American, abuse of power...the list goes on. Based on the manner in which you pounce on other GLBT DUers, I would venture to guess that you have some deep seeded self hatred over your own gayness. As for "Uncle Liza", if the Halston fits...

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[Prism]

41. Assumptions are bad now?

Because I've seen certain assumptions allowed to stand for quite some time as long as they served the purpose of smacking LGBT posters around when the internecine minority wars broke out now and then.

The fact of the matter, PT, is that you have rarely to never said one positive, supportive thing of the LGBT posters on this board. I've been around for quite awhile, and I cannot recall you once taking the side of LGBTers on any issue. Where there are threads of great debate, your voice is always firmly on the side of those who dismiss, mock, and belittle our concerns. Your voice is often the one out of dozens chosen to serve as the shield and sword of bigotry and homophobia.

You seem quite happy with that state of affairs. You thrive on them.

Which is quite fine. But you cannot take exception when practically every LGBT poster on the board has noticed it.

And given the massive assumption you allowed to perpetuate that was recently shattered in one of the most unwise threads I've seen in years, you cannot be too irate when every other assumption is questioned quite sharply.

"The syndicate that controls this board." Yes, they're called heterosexuals, and you've entrenched yourself with the powerful because you like being that token contrarian others use as cover for discriminatory views. It makes you feel special, liked, valued.

Well, in history, that individual is always discarded once they're no longer convenient. I know enough of the world to know certain bigots would like me a great deal if I just had a bad word or two about those mouthy queers. But my dignity and self-respect would never allow for that kind of shallow, disposable approval.

Notice how a nice chorus of voices are now glaringly missing once a certain assumption was accidentally allowed to drop. That should tell you exactly the purpose your contrarianism has served.

[ruggerson]

42. +1

[TokenQueer]

43. Yes, I often "take it upon myself" to speak out against homophobia.

That includes when it comes from a member of the gay community. You can rant and rave about haters and shoulder sitting by overly large chips till you're breathless. It only serves to expose your thinly veiled attempts at torpedoing important debate on gay issues.

It is true that I made an assumption (actually, more of an educated guess) regarding the state of your self acceptance. Seems reasonable enough considering the tenor of your posts.

'Tis also true I am new to posting on this board. I am, however, not new to the planet. Four weeks of posting and, oddly, you were able to make quite an impression in a matter of hours. I only posted to your thread here in the GLBT forum because your OP title was beyond the pale. But you knew that, didn't you? This is exactly the response you were hoping for, right?



On a side note:

Kudos for the use of "militant junta"! What can I say? I'm a sucker for guys with big...vocabularies. See, I'm not all piss and vinegar.

[donco6]

44. Well, if you're posting shit like this, no wonder you were driven off.

Good riddance.

[Bertha Venation]

21. and a report from the Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20...

[xchrom]

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