tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post704618623668801951..comments2024-02-19T09:57:54.701-08:00Comments on The Angry Dad: In the custody of the wrong parentGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16032672334544228703noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-38377175251189961162012-09-30T11:21:36.889-07:002012-09-30T11:21:36.889-07:00I'm the baby in the photo above, now 21 and ha...I'm the baby in the photo above, now 21 and happily adopted by my mother. The article originally appeared in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and was a little dramatic and out of touch for my taste. <br /><br />This is what happens when straight people who have no GLBTIQ friends or family write articles about gay rights issues - they just don't understand the vastness of this particular civil rights movement and the complications inherent within.<br /><br />It's an ignorant assumption that "partner" in the context of the astronaut's obituary meant "business partners" because in today's world, the gay and lesbian lexicon has been adopted by mainstream media. You'd have to have your head pretty far up your ass not to understand how context affects the meaning of the word "partner". Alternatively, this is not "promoting lesbianism" as lesbianism has existed forever. Rather, this is an attempt to be respectful of people who bleed red and just happen to like having sex and sharing their life intimately with a person of the same sex. Particularly lesbian women face assault, rape, and other threatening and destructive behavior on a daily basis simply because they like other women. And that's fucked up. It's important for the media to normalize homosexuality because it helps to stop hate crime. If you don't think of a person as an "other" who needs to be corrected, then you're less likely to try and rape them straight. And, yes, this a real thing.<br /><br />I have so many more thoughts on this piece and on gay rights and have reached out to the author to discuss this more. Hope to get the opportunity. Sequoia E Rosewoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01855095411267218271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-43328098599159280402012-07-27T21:07:00.953-07:002012-07-27T21:07:00.953-07:00That could mean that the women were just business ...That could mean that the women were just business partners,<br /><br />(Dr. O’Shaughnessy is chief operating officer of Dr. Ride’s company.) <br /><br />Obviously they are trying to promote lesbianism<br /><br />So which is it ? werethey just business partners or is it obvious they are trying to promote lesbianism ??????<br /><br />I don't care about Ride's private life ???? yeah, obviously... <br /><br />her mother, Joyce; .<br /><br /> but that is no excuse to try to redefine common English words like "mother" <br /><br />How is stating, "her mother Joyce"<br />trying to redefine common nglish words like "mother". Her mother's name is Joyce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com