2014: the year Ellen Page made scores of neckbeards cry out in psychic anguish

2014 was a great year for gay music

I think you mean 2013. Gay pioneers Sean Booth and Rob Booth (nee Brown) dropped a double disc of hot gay anthems called Exai ("Exaited about gay marriage"), followed by the lesbian-themed "L-event," which many consider the catalyst for Ellen Page's coming out. Unfortunately the band were still victims of record label censors, who edited the title of their most provocative track, "1M + 1M is great" to the unintelligible "1 1 is".

correction from an early post, 2010 was the best year for gay music

  On 2/23/2014 at 6:33 AM, lumpenprol said:

I think you mean 2013. Gay pioneers Sean Booth and Rob Booth (nee Brown) dropped a double disc of hot gay anthems called Exai ("Exaited about gay marriage"), followed by the lesbian-themed "L-event," which many consider the catalyst for Ellen Page's coming out. Unfortunately the band were still victims of record label censors, who edited the title of their most provocative track, "1M + 1M is great" to the unintelligible "1 1 is".

Whether or not the government allows it and however they go about it, and whether or not you THINK marriage is structurally incompatible with gay people, there ARE gay people who want to get married, and they clearly SHOULD be allowed to if they want to.

That's it. Change is NECESSARY. That's all it comes down to, whatever you say

Nobama

  On 2/23/2014 at 11:07 AM, hoggy said:

whether or not you THINK marriage is structurally incompatible with gay people,

? i'm not sure what you mean by this.

  On 2/23/2014 at 11:07 AM, hoggy said:

there ARE gay people who want to get married, and they clearly SHOULD be allowed to if they want to.

according to what principle? i don't see what's "clear" about this. i think you're mistaking democracy (the political system) with egalitarianism.

  On 2/23/2014 at 11:07 AM, hoggy said:

That's it. Change is NECESSARY. That's all it comes down to, whatever you say

yeah sure. that's all it comes down to in an egalitarian dictatorship (aka strawmanland, paradise of the arbitrary).

  On 2/23/2014 at 6:17 AM, Deer said:

2014 was a great year for gay music

lol

like if you agree

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/can-homophobia-kill-you?cid=sm_facebook

  On 2/23/2014 at 6:33 AM, lumpenprol said:

I think you mean 2013.

are you saying that james blake is gay?

He might be.

  On 2/24/2014 at 1:21 AM, xox said:

 

  On 2/23/2014 at 6:33 AM, lumpenprol said:

I think you mean 2013.

 

are you saying that james blake is gay?

 

Is anyone NOT saying this?

He's like the Ricky Martin of indie music

Ricky, if you read this: I'm sawwwwy.

There's A Limit To Your Love (not being a dude, for example)

Is that a James Blake song? I really have no idea.

well james, if that's so, i guess you could also turn the next Page of your life

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2014/02/ugandan-president-sign-anti-gay-bill-20142245119120579.html

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he didn't understand how a man could "fail to be attracted to all these beautiful women and be attracted to a man"

what is this guy, president chris chan?

Ellen DeGeneres and Ellen Page have seriously done a number on the name Ellen.

  On 2/24/2014 at 10:28 PM, LimpyLoo said:

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2014/02/ugandan-president-sign-anti-gay-bill-20142245119120579.html

it's interesting how "anti-West" this decision was

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"Ugandan government spokesman Ofwono Opondo said, the president "wants to sign it with the full witness of the international media to demonstrate Uganda's independence in the face of Western pressure and provocation." The bill is popular in Uganda, but rights groups have condemned it as draconian in a country where homosexuality is already illegal.

"Outsiders cannot dictate to us, this is our country," said Museveni. "I advise friends from the West not to make this an issue, because if they make it an issue the more they will lose."" (from the article LL linked)

 

"There's now an attempt at social imperialism, to impose social values. We're sorry to see that you (the West) live the way you live but we keep quiet about it," he said.

 

""He knows that while the West cares about homosexuality, it's not to such an extent that they would severely punish a good ally," said Ugandan political analyst Angelo Izama.

A Ugandan government spokesman said Museveni had taken the unusual step of signing the bill in public to "demonstrate Uganda's independence in the face of Western pressure"." (from Reuters)

don't put me on 'the wrong side of history' or whatever, but i do find it interesting that part of the reason for justifying this law (in ugandan's minds) is to release themselves from western-imposed morality

  On 2/26/2014 at 12:58 AM, luke viia said:

 

  On 2/24/2014 at 10:28 PM, LimpyLoo said:

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2014/02/ugandan-president-sign-anti-gay-bill-20142245119120579.html

 

it's interesting how "anti-West" this decision was

 

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"Ugandan government spokesman Ofwono Opondo said, the president "wants to sign it with the full witness of the international media to demonstrate Uganda's independence in the face of Western pressure and provocation." The bill is popular in Uganda, but rights groups have condemned it as draconian in a country where homosexuality is already illegal.

"Outsiders cannot dictate to us, this is our country," said Museveni. "I advise friends from the West not to make this an issue, because if they make it an issue the more they will lose."" (from the article LL linked)

 

"There's now an attempt at social imperialism, to impose social values. We're sorry to see that you (the West) live the way you live but we keep quiet about it," he said.

 

""He knows that while the West cares about homosexuality, it's not to such an extent that they would severely punish a good ally," said Ugandan political analyst Angelo Izama.

A Ugandan government spokesman said Museveni had taken the unusual step of signing the bill in public to "demonstrate Uganda's independence in the face of Western pressure"." (from Reuters)

 

don't put me on 'the wrong side of history' or whatever, but i do find it interesting that part of the reason for justifying this law (in ugandan's minds) is to release themselves from western-imposed morality

 

Which is fucking hilarious, given the huge Christian presence in Uganda, and the strong possibility that the bill was largely inspired by US evangelical ideology. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/05/11/uganda-anti-homosexual-bill-inspired-by-american-evangelicals.html

http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/1/retrogressive-antigaylawinugandahastiestotheus.html

You know it's the gays and the women who get abortions who will destroy the earth right?

  On 2/26/2014 at 1:06 AM, chenGOD said:

 

  On 2/26/2014 at 12:58 AM, luke viia said:

 

  On 2/24/2014 at 10:28 PM, LimpyLoo said:

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2014/02/ugandan-president-sign-anti-gay-bill-20142245119120579.html

 

it's interesting how "anti-West" this decision was

 

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"Ugandan government spokesman Ofwono Opondo said, the president "wants to sign it with the full witness of the international media to demonstrate Uganda's independence in the face of Western pressure and provocation." The bill is popular in Uganda, but rights groups have condemned it as draconian in a country where homosexuality is already illegal.

"Outsiders cannot dictate to us, this is our country," said Museveni. "I advise friends from the West not to make this an issue, because if they make it an issue the more they will lose."" (from the article LL linked)

 

"There's now an attempt at social imperialism, to impose social values. We're sorry to see that you (the West) live the way you live but we keep quiet about it," he said.

 

""He knows that while the West cares about homosexuality, it's not to such an extent that they would severely punish a good ally," said Ugandan political analyst Angelo Izama.

A Ugandan government spokesman said Museveni had taken the unusual step of signing the bill in public to "demonstrate Uganda's independence in the face of Western pressure"." (from Reuters)

 

don't put me on 'the wrong side of history' or whatever, but i do find it interesting that part of the reason for justifying this law (in ugandan's minds) is to release themselves from western-imposed morality

 

Which is fucking hilarious, given the huge Christian presence in Uganda, and the strong possibility that the bill was largely inspired by US evangelical ideology. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/05/11/uganda-anti-homosexual-bill-inspired-by-american-evangelicals.html

 

http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/1/retrogressive-antigaylawinugandahastiestotheus.html