Don't mess with us

Dude. When you post "We are not a gay bar!" on your outside bar sign, people are going to get mad. Not to mention, it's unlawful. Pbbbbbttttttt.

Getting jiggey with it ... or something like that

This made my Monday.

STFU E-Harmony

I've never tried online dating, as I have certain fears I was never able to overcome. However, many of my friends and The Wifey's friends have indeed successfully found love, or at least some like with a bit of sex mixed in by fishing for honeys online. That sounds absurb, ignore it. Moving on.

E-Harmony was the only site that didn't allow queers to join its Christian, overly occupied with saving sex until marriage, heterosexual boringness. And Eric McKinley filed a complaint against the online matchmaker ("Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match" ... sorry, fell into "Fiddler oon the Roof. Many apologies.) in 2005. From NBC:

"Online dating service eHarmony is adding another personality trait to its 29 dimensions of computability. The California-based company will begin providing same-sex matches under as part of a settlement with New Jersey's Civil Rights Division.

Under terms of the settlement, the company can create a new or differently named Web site for same-sex singles. The company can also post a disclaimer saying its compatibility-based matching system was developed from research of married heterosexual couples."

But here's where I lose interest. E-Harmony has, um, standards that I would probably never agree to in the first place. And, there are a TON of queer online dating sites. Why would you want to join E-Harmony? I suppose that from what someone said in the comments that because they never really said they were only marketing to straighties, they were being discrimatory. In any event, McKinley won $5,000 and got a one-year membership. Methinks he won't find Mr. Right.

A Day Without a Gay

The newest battle waging against the Prop 8 results and other marriage amendments is the Day Without A Gay on Dec. 10. Those who are interested in participating, should call in gay to work and volunteer at a local organization. Thing is, I never even call in sick to work, so calling in gay doesn't seem to be my kind of pie, but I'm interested. Why it's a Wednesday, I have no idea. Can't it be a Friday? Hmm. Maybe I'll just have to call in gay a few times before the year is up.

If you want to get an idea of where to volunteer during the day, go here.

Prop 8 protest in Washington, D.C.

We weren't able to make the Prop 8 protest, but we can live vicariously (and hopefully victoriously) through those who were able to make it. Washington Blade has a pictorial up here.

Getting beyond the jargon

Like many of you, I was saddened by Prop 8 passing. If you're wondering what can happen now, check out Melissa Griffin's article on the ins and outs of gay marriage in terms of the law.

My sentiments exactly

All's fair in love and war

Or is it?

The gay marriage debate continues

It's nice to see a columnist for a mostly conservative chain of papers happy about gay marriage, even though it's because she likes weddings in general. The story also delves into the differences between marriage and a domestic partnership, two semi-separate things that I can use some education on. So if you're up for reading a brisk column on the ins and outs of California's law on gay marriage, here's one point of view.

Homework

Not a big fan of USA Today, but it was soverynice of them to break down where each presidential candidate stands regarding gay civil rights.

And, when you're bored with that, you can even play the presidential candidate Match Game. How nifty is that? I'm most like Hillary! Neat!