A coward stalked Mooney’s Grove today. He (or she) snuck around and stuffed a folded paper under the windshield wipers of cars parked near Gay Visalia’s second annual Family Fest celebration. A full page of homophobic ramblings, unsigned and unattributed, lacking in coherence, logic, or facts. Normally I wouldn’t give this kind of thing a second thought, simply crumpling the flyer and tossing it in the nearest trash can. Today, though, I think I’ll do something a bit different. I’m going to respond, as best I can, to the points the author (whoever it was) tried to make. It’s going to be a rambling post, but that’s due to the flyer’s incoherence. Hang in there, and see how the homophobes imagine you.
A Coward Stalks Mooney Grove Festival
September 25, 2010
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“Fierce Advocate”? No, not really. (via Queer Visalia)
September 23, 2010
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I’m a bit disappointed in him right now. The alternative isn’t acceptable, so I’m sure I’ll vote for him again, but he’s not living up to his promises.
via Queer Visalia
Conundrum
September 17, 2010
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Abraham Lincoln – Gay American?
September 13, 2010
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For four years, Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed shared one bed. At the time, it was common for two men of limited economic means to sleep together, but Lincoln and Speed’s arrangement continued long after the young future President could afford his own bed. Lincoln, in letters to Speed, said “I do not feel my own sorrows more keenly than I do yours,” and “You know my desire to befriend you is everlasting.” Lincoln signed letters to Speed “yours forever”, a phrase not used even with his wife, Mary Todd. Lincoln’s lifelong struggle with “melancholia”, his professed affection for Speed, and his reported awkwardness around women lead some to believe Lincoln was gay.
Superstitious Thinking Prevents Rational Thinking (via Tulare County Atheists)
September 12, 2010
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Partners in Crime
September 11, 2010
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Fair warning: This is a dangerous group. You never know what might result from them getting together. What one doesn’t think of, the others will. A primary operating premise is “they said it can’t be done. Let’s go do it!!”
Yes. Shameless promotion. What can I say? We’re Queer that way.
Check out the QueerNetworks… network!
Gods of the Stadium
September 9, 2010
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From Advocate.com:
Photographer François Rousseau and his calendar of mostly nude rugby stars are back with the 2011 Dieux du Stade (Gods of the Stadium) calendar. Têtu Magazine has a first look at the cover and some history of the calendar series (in French).
The calendar will be on sale this fall.
Ok. It’s official. My favorite sport is rugby. Don’t know a thing about it, and don’t care that I don’t.
Shuttle Geek – Discovery Rolls Out For Final Mission
September 9, 2010
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The Space Shuttle Discovery is moved into the Vertical Assembly Building today, in preparation for the next Shuttle mission to the International Space Station. This may well be the last flight of Discovery. STS 133 While there is a new system on the drawing boards, it will be years before the United States has a manned spacecraft after the shuttles are retired. In the meantime, we will rent space on Russian rockets to get our astronauts into space.
Asteroid Geek – In Space, Nobody Can Hear You Coming
September 8, 2010
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But they can sometimes see you…
On Wednesday, September 8, 2010, asteroid 2010 RX30 sailed past Earth at a mere 154,600 miles away. That’s just over half the distance to the Moon!
The images above were taken at the Mayhill, New Mexico Observatory’s 0.25 meter telescope at 12:45 am by Italian amateur astronomers using the Global Remote Astronomy Telescope Network. Details at Wired Astronomy.
Whoosh! I thought I felt something brush past me this morning!
(well, drat. The image is supposed to be an animated gif, but for some reason it’s not animating! Go to the Wired Astronomy page to see the asteroid actually moving across the image)
UPDATE: 9/09/2010 1330 hrs PT
A couple of people have asked about the size of the asteroid, so after a bit of Google work, the results are in. 2010 RX30 is 10 to 20 meters across (32 to 65 feet). In comparison, the rock that hit Arizona 50,000 years ago was about 45 meters (150 feet) across.
2010 RF12, an asteroid 6-14 meters (19 to 45 feet) across slipped past us later the same day (5:12 pm EDT) at a mere 49,000 miles. The Goa’uld may be practicing!
JimmieJoe / KC6YRU 
Uppity Queer: Somebody Doesn’t Like Me
September 27, 2010
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Someone doesn’t like me, and really doesn’t like that I publicly advocate for gay rights issues. This person has created several profiles, and posts comments and blogs from several screen names. The common thread? “They” are all from Porterville, and sometimes list similar other items in the profiles, if they don’t set it to “private”. Now, I’m NOT saying they’ve created all these screen names and profiles just to pick on poor little Jimmie. He/she has used them against other blog posters as well, so I’m in rather respectable company. This blog, however, is just about my experiences.
Did you know I was a sociopath?
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