A Chance Meeting on my Run This Morning
- At June 13, 2013
- By danmclellan
- In About Me
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Had a nice surprise as I turned a corner on my morning run. I love living in Boulder, CO!
One Million Moms Fear Dressing… or is that UNdressing
- At June 12, 2013
- By danmclellan
- In Fun, Uncategorized
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“Let’s Get Zesty” Ad
One Million Moms is all a twitter of the above ad featured in People magazine. Fanning themselves and swooning, they posted the following:
“Last week’s issue of People Magazine had the most disgusting ad on the inside front cover that we have ever seen Kraft produce. A full 2-page ad features a n*ked man lying on a picnic blanket with only a small portion of the blanket barely covering his g*nitals. It is easy to see what the ad is really selling. A person has to look closely to see the item the company is marketing because the salad dressing bottle is so small next to the male model, picnic basket and other food items.”
Bring me my smelling salts! It is true the man is nearly n*aked (and frankly, if I looked like him I would never wear clothes) and the salad dressing IS pretty small, but hey moms, size doesn’t matter, right? At least that’s what One Million Husbands say.
It’s true, there has always been a lot of flesh in advertising… like this:
Michelangelo pushes the 14th century homosexual agenda.
Come on, OMM! Let’s get the boycott of the Sistine Chapel started!
I do truly feel sorry for the 1.5 Million Children raised by these idiots….
Video: Missing Husband: How Couples are Split Apart by DOMA
- At June 11, 2013
- By danmclellan
- In Gay Rights
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Watch this heart wrenching video – David and Jason and Jason are legally married, but as a binational gay couple, they cannot get a green card for Jason. DOMA has forced them to be separated for months at a time 17 times since they met. A straight couple would never have to endure this pain.
Here’s hoping the Supreme Court strikes down this unconstitutional law this month. My husband, Michael and I face the same fate if DOMA stands. Read more about DOMA here, here and here.
Celebrate Love with the Perfect Card
- At June 11, 2013
- By danmclellan
- In Cards
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“The most eloquent silence; that of two mouths meeting in a kiss.” unknown
The SCOTUS DOMA Decision – What It Means
- At June 11, 2013
- By danmclellan
- In Marriage Equality
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A Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of section 3 of the The Defense of Marriage will be revealed this month. Gay couples and allies wait for the verdict – one that would provide over 1100 rights to same sex couples. Murray Lipp offers a great overview in Huffington Post Gay Voices blog. He gives a good overview of the history of the law and Eddie Windsor’s case against it (For more information on that, see my DOMA Digest).
I particularly liked his list of five ways in what he calls “DOMA’s destructive impact. He offers a great description of the negative impact DOMA creates and what would be gained if DOMA section 3 is repealed. In brief they are:
- Immigration (this one strikes close to home as my husband is Canadian and here on a student visa – when that expires, if DOMA is still in effect, we need to leave the US)
- Social Security and Medicare
- Federal Taxes
- Family Medical Leave
- Military Benefits
Except for number 5, these impact ALL married couples – Our fingers are crossed as we wait for word from the high court. In the meantime, please share this post with others so people begin to realize what the ramifications of discriminatory laws have on their gay friends and family. It is clear from recent polling that many straight (and some gay) Americans don’t really understand what DOMA is and how it impacts the lives of married gay couples in our country. The more people know, the more minds change, the closer to equality as a nation we become.
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