Randall Terry (above) - anti-choice activist and noted homophobe - attended the National Equality March last weekend to heckle the pro-equality marchers. And according to the picture above - all those hot menz made Randy a little "happy" - with emphasis on LITTLE. Or maybe it was the older daddy who all up in Randy's face that got a "rise" out of him.
I did some internet research and wasn't surprised to learn that Randy is a real piece of work. Terry left his wife of 16 years for his church secretary, and he publicly and vocally disowned his adopted son after the son came out of the closet. Is that what they mean by "Family Values"??
See the original post from Joe.My.God HERE. There's also a video of Randall Terry's National Equality March antics HERE.
The National Equality March has gotten underway in Washington, D.C. - and thanks to Twitter I've been able to keep up with what's going on. Twitterer dcconcierge uploaded these pictures of Lady Gaga (above), and Cynthia Nixon (below) marching this afternoon.
I wish I could be there marching with them...
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In the last few days some prominent people and organizations have "come out" in favor of equality for the GLBT community.
Surprisingly, two of these people are from the NFL - and they're both straight. I posted before about Baltimore Raven Brendon Ayanbadejo'swords of support. Brendon was followed by New Orleans Saints linebacker Scott Fujita.
According to an interview with the Huffington Post, California native Scott Fujita first became aware of gay and lesbian discrimination when he read about an Arkansas law that mandated ONLY male and female married couples could adopt children. Since Scott was adopted, this bothered him. He knew how many kids were waiting for adoption, and he couldn't understand why any government would make it more difficult for these kids to have a family of their own.
When asked if he faced a backlash from his teammates for his support of gays and lesbians, Fujita replied:
No, I have no concern about that whatsoever. I know who I am. My wife knows who I am. I don't care one way or the other Dave. I imagine that when some of this gets out guys in the locker room might give me a hard time, and they always give me a hard time. They call me the Pinko Communist Fag from Berkeley. I'm used to it. I can take it all.
And considering that Scott "Pinko Commie" Fujita is 6' 5" and weighs 250 pounds, I'm sure he doesn't give a fig what others think - and I thank him for that.
Another ally who went to bat for gay and lesbian rights this week was Microsoft. Microsoft recently donated $100,000 to the Approve Referendum 71 campaign in Washington state. The "Yes on 71" campaign will give Washington domestic partners the same rights as married partners if it is approved/upheld.
The $100,000 from Microsoft is significant, because it's almost double the amount raised by anti-71 "Christian" extremists. Great job, Microsoft!!
And finally, as her newest fan, I must feature the fierce and fabulous Lady Gaga's video which asks you to support the National Equality March in Washington, D.C. As some of you know, Dust Bunny Dan will be representing the Bunny Minions in Washington this weekend - find out how YOU can support the National Equality March HERE.
Lt. Dan Choi - one of the thousands of victims of Don't Ask, Don't Tell - lends his support to the National Equality March (held on October 10/11 in Washington D.C.):
"I disagree with the notion that making the trek to DC will take away from our other efforts. In fact, it will focus and re-energize the work we will do when we get home. 2009 can be a milestone, a tipping point. This is the year when we step up to our full citizenship as Americans: marrying and raising families, serving in our military. Join us in Washington on October 11 to tell the whole nation."
There is another person named "Dan" who was an early, and vocal, supporter of the March - and that is today's birthday boy - our good friend from Chicago, DAN ...
In honor of his birthday, Dan is now the "Featured Dust Bunny Blogger" on DavidDust. Happy Birthday Honey!!
