Much to my surprise, New England has a lot of surfers. This part of the country isn’t exactly known for large waves, but after seeing this photograph, I can appreciate why so many like the sport. As the title says, “Suddenly it makes sense.”
Original photo by Kristina Hill
By now many of you will have heard about how Brian Edwards and Tom Privitere’s engagement photograph was “hijacked” by a radical right wing group that calls themselves The Public Advocate of the United States and turned their picture into an anti-gay attack ad. What you may have missed is Brian Edwards response in The Huffington Post this past Saturday, It gets better – But better is no longer good enough.
Incidentally, below is the original photograph before it was taken and tampered with by the anti-gay group from Virginia. 
Earlier this week I wrote about how Boston’s Mayor telling one of the country’s largest fast food chains it was not welcome in Boston after the President of the company divulged their support for traditional marriage and equated supporting same sex marriage to “inviting God’s judgement on our nation” in my post, Mayor Menino says Chick-fil-A not welcome in Boston.
There is no place for discrimination on Boston’s Freedom Trail and no place for your company alongside it.
Following Mayor Menino’s public rebuke, he wrote a letter on city stationary to Chick-Fil-A president, Dan Cathy (see below). In the letter he goes on to say…“you called supporters of gay marriage as ‘prideful’. Here in Boston, to borrow your own words, we are ‘guilty as charged.’ The letter goes on and says, “I was angry to learn on the heels of your prejudiced statements about your search for a site to locate in Boston. There is no place for discrimination on Boston’s Freedom Trail and no place for your company alongside it.”
Fellow blogger Stevie from Nice to see StevieB posted this photo on Sunday. Not exactly sure where or when this was taken but I thought it was hilarious. Which superhero would you most likely be?
Chick-fil-A is a large fast food chain in the United States with more than 1,600 locations. Chick-Fil-A has made news over the years because of their donations to anti-gay organizations, but the controversy came to a head recently when the President, Dan Cathy, said the following.
“We are very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit…we know that it might not be popular with everyone, but thank the Lord, we live in a country where we can share our values and operate on biblical principles.”
Responding to the comments above and Cathy’s statement that the embrace of marriage equality is tantamount to “inviting God’s judgement on our nation” Boston’s Mayor Menino had this to say,
“Chick Fil A doesn’t belong in Boston. You can’t have a business in the city of Boston that discriminates against a population. We’re an open city, we’re a city that’s at the forefront of inclusion.”
Bravo Mayor Menino
Ivan over at Queer IV blog posted this graphic and pointed out that there is an issue when 29 States in the US allow employers to fire people simply because they are gay.
The LGBT community is often painted by its opponents as seeking “special rights” and are criticized by conservatives as seeking unnecessary legislation. Their failure to recognize the fact that prejudicial legislation allows some to legally discriminate against a person solely because of who they are underscores their lack of understanding that being gay is no more a choice than being heterosexual.
Where do you live? Can an employer in your state fire you, your partner, your friend or family member because of who they are? Perhaps it’s time you pick up your phone or email your State representative and ask them to join the 21st century by ending these discriminatory laws. I’d be ashamed to live in one of these 29 states.
Earlier this month, I included a picture urging people not to support Chick-fil-A because of their opposition to same sex marriage. The company has made significant donations to homophobic organizations like Exodus and The Family Research Council.
Trying to be sensitive to all you who LOVE fried chicken sandwiches, I thought I would share this video of Hilah Johnson. It’s a legit video and one you will appreciate if you are a fried chicken lover. I love the start of the video when Hilah says, “When’s the best time for a fried chicken sandwich? Sunday morning. Who’s closed on Sunday? Chick-fil-A!
It is Friday. If that’s not reason enough then how about because Cheyenne Jackson is just so damn handsome.
This week I’ve gone for an “artsy” take on Furry Friday. Its not the typical full body shot (although I assure you there will be more of those in the future too.) This guy has an amazing profile but I really love the sensuality the picture oozes.
Maybe you’ll disagree, but I loved the picture when it was sent to me.
Am I the only one who finds this both sexy and horrifying all at the same time? I don’t think I’ve ever been this flexible.
That’s all… feel free to pass the smile along and enjoy your day.
It is Bear Week in Provincetown so I’ve been including a bonus “Bear themed” post each day this week. Today’s post is of the cheeky, flirtatious variety. Perhaps if you are in Ptown this week you might like to try this as a pick up line.
Last week’s Furry Friday post received only a handful of praise – poor guy because he really is quite handsome. This week I thought I’d try a more ethnic looking guy.
What do you think of this week’s post? Hope you have a great day and relaxing weekend.
It is Bear Week in Provincetown so I’m including a bonus “Bear themed” post each day this week on my blog. Today’s bonus post comes in the form of a photo of a former “Men of Twitter” and a reader of my blog. Matt is not a bear, but I have a feeling he’d be as desirable as a big jar of honey. Say hello to Matt who lives in Boston and leave him a nice comment.
Here is another recent photo of Matt with moi at Boston Pride.
This is so not right and at the same time I feel like I could watch this two minute video over and over and over… you’ll see what I mean. Thanks to @BostonMo for tipping me off about this video from earlier this year.
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