I am not a Barack Obama fan.
Really, the man annoys me.
Barack Obama is a politician. He’s a very smart politician. But he’s still a politician. And just like every other politician who runs for office, he’s going to do whatever he has to—within reason (unless he’s sure he won’t get caught, of course)—to win an [...]

I thought this was pretty clever; it’s only a minute or so long and really gets the point across.
Oh, and commenting is back, at least for now. I’m working on a long-term solution (and other changes), but that’ll be a few several more days yet.
Update: Okay, I lied. Commenting is not back. Sorry…

It never changes.
I read BYU philosophy professor Jeffrey Nielsen’s op-ed in the June 4 (Utah Pride day) edition of the Salt Lake Tribune and cheered.
I cheered and then wondered what the fallout was going to be for Nielsen. The church has a long history of punishing members who publicly disagree with official church policy, [...]

I’ve always been a fan of Salt Lake City’s mayor, Rocky Anderson. Contrary to popular opinion, the few times he and I have spoken, he’s been gracious and engaging. And no matter your opinion of him, he’s obviously very smart.
Check out part of last night’s state of the city address:
One group that has been consistently [...]

I knew it. Right away, I found something that annoyed me enough to bitch about.
Yesterday, KUER-FM’s RadioWest program (which I believe is syndicated regionally), focused on the Brokeback Mountain/Larry H. Miller debacle and included commentary from GLBT Community Center of Utah executive director Valerie Larabee, among others.
I didn’t hear the program myself, but a reliable [...]

Larry H. Miller’s Brokeback Mountain hissy isn’t the only stupid Utah thing on the gay radar lately. State Senator Chris Buttars (R-West Jordan), our own Fred Phelps/village idiot, has drafted yet another anti-gay measure (Buttars was partially responsible for last year’s “traditional marriage” amendment to the state constitution).
This time around, he’s targeting gay-straight alliances in [...]

Salt Lake City listed among the top 50 gay-friendly cities.
Salt Lake really does have more gay residents, per capita, than many cities across the nation. It sticks in my mind that we’re somewhere in the top 10, behind San Francisco and Seattle, but in front of New York, Atlanta, and other major metropolitan areas. That’s [...]

Utah schools are at it again.
Provo High now has its own Gay-Straight Alliance. Given that Provo is “the most conservative city in the nation,” the creation of this “club” of course brings out Utah’s crazies. Again.
Why all this “again” stuff? The drawn-out legal battles were taken care of nearly ten years ago, when Salt Lake [...]

I guess now’s as good a time as any to come clean.
Though it was never very carefully veiled, I’d always been careful to not mention by name the TV station at which I used to work. I was in management (director of community affairs) and didn’t think it was smart to talk shit about an [...]

Given the recent increased debate about “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” I think the article below is an especially interesting juxtaposition between the United States and Canada in regard to same-sex marriage.
Plus, it’s fun to think about hot army boys in love. Especially Even anonymous ones.
Canadian Forces See First Gay Wedding
HALIFAX - The Canadian military is [...]