That's my opinion...and I'm STILL not sorry.
-Aedan Saint
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Thursday, 10 November 2011
QueerFM Opinion: Legislated Bullying?
Sunday, 6 November 2011
QueerFM Opinion (sort of): OCCUPY Movement (not enough FACTS for ACTUAL opinion))
There are SO many issues in play here...so rather than re-tread the ground being covered by the Vancouver SUN, CBC and other Canadian media (check @QueerFMVan on Twitter for articles posted)...I REALLY tried to find out the OCCUPY Movement's goals and the WHY of it all. I wanted this young woman's death to *mean* something.
The BEST definition I could find: OCCUPY MOVEMENTQ: What is the goal? Why are we protesting?A: "This protest cannot be boiled down to a simple soundbite because this protest is ambitiously seeking a complex, fundamental, philosophical change in the social, political, and economic infrastructure of our country... The strength of Occupy... lies in the ambiguity of its mission. There is no laundry list of specific, unreasonable, and untenable demands. There is only the demand for change. Change of, by, and for the people, enacted by our elected officials. If the powers-that-be respond with absolutely nothing, then it is clear that they will never, ever be interested in effecting substantial change of our financial system, no matter how strong public support may be."(from www.occupyvancouver.com)Is this enough...or effective? Occupy Vancouver's website also talks of thousands of people across 100 cities and uses the words...
"Too Big To Fail"
REALLY?!? Wait...didn't they say THAT about the banks and companies they BAILED OUT to the tune of billions? Might I suggest your marketing on this could have used a little help - or perhaps even reading the newspaper before using THOSE words?
Regardless of marketing FAIL...and NOT insisting that your emcampment be DRUG & ALCOHOL FREE from day one - and *enforcing* that (yes...even smoking green), isn't it time to either HAVE a three point set of prinicples you *stand* for? Perhaps some set of political/financial 'demands', for lack of a better term, to present to government officials, media and the REST of us 99%?
I AM one of the 99% and I agree...government MUST respresent the people it governs. However, with the problems in Oakland and other cities (as well as ridiculous 'leaders' from OCCUPY Wall Street talking on Stephen Colbert and making public perception WORSE), has this gone too far, too long...and more importantly - is it REALLY *doing* anything?? Is this just 'urban camping' or do you REALLY have something concrete to say while 'occupying' not Wall Street, not the banking district of Vancouver...but the Vancouver Art Gallery grounds?
After all this reading, watching clips on YouTube and other video sources and reading scores of articles...
I still have no idea.
I do have this one thought, however:
If the suposition is that 1% (the rich) have rigged the game to their own benefit, do you REALLY think they care about the 99% (the rest of us) other than using us as a money and labor engine to line their own pockets? Do you think CAMPING will really SOLVE the issue with no concrete leaders, no stated goals or really NOTHING in mind other than 'raising awareness'?
Oakland just lost patience and unleashed 'Shock & Awe' leading to the first general strike in the city since 1946. Did it change anything? Have the 1% really had a change of heart over any of this?
As I said...I have no idea.
But I seriously DOUBT it.
That's my (sort of) opinion...and I'm STILL not sorry.
-Aedan Saint
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QueerFM Pic(s) of the Day: 11.6.2011
Corporate slogans - Co-opted!
Awesome! Yeah...despite recent gay bashing and personal targeting...
I'm STILL not sorry.
-Aedan Saint
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Monday, 26 September 2011
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Thursday, 15 September 2011
QueerFM Opinion: North Carolina House approves referendum on gay marriage ban - PinkNews.co.uk
via pinknews.co.uk
(yes...there were MANY explitivies)
PS - Two words: Legal challenge.
That's just my opinion...and I'm not sorry.
-Aedan Saint
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QueerFM Opinion - UPDATE: New York clerk refuses to sign gay marriage licences - PinkNews.co.uk
via pinknews.co.uk
It's been several weeks since our opinion on this:
http://queerfmvan.posterous.com/queerfm-opinion-new-york-town-clerk-refuses-t
And...she lost her job.
Can you EAT principles and Church dogma? Guess you're going to find out. Was it REALLY worth losing your job over?
That is all.
That's just my opinion...and I'm not sorry.
-Aedan Saint
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Friday, 9 September 2011
New Upload to Mixcloud.com
QueerFM Arts Xtra : The FALL - Vancouver, Naughty Bear: Gold & Apollo 18! by Queerfm Vancouver on Mixcloud
via Mixcloud
QueerFM Opinion: Peter Tatchell: A 12-month blood donation ban is still unjustified - PinkNews.co.uk
via pinknews.co.uk
Discussing this week on QueerFM with Aedan Saint & Jennifer Breakspear...that being said...
12 months? Really?
State your *empirical* test to ENSURE someone isn't lying.
Go ahead...I'll wait.
No? So...this is just MORE discrimination then, yes?
That's just my opinion...and I'm not sorry.
-Aedan Saint
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Jon Stewart: Rick Perry The Nominee Republicans Want, Not Romney (VIDEO)
America REALLY wants to crazy Texan over the statesman. Jon Stewart is SPOT ON here.
Just watch...with dread.
That's just my opinion...and I'm not sorry.
-Aedan Saint
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QueerFM Geek Moment: 'Schweddy Balls' Flavor Ice Cream Hits Ben & Jerry's
In case you missed it...
You're welcome.
-Aedan Saint
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QueerFM Opinion: Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: Suing over Sex -- Now That's Criminal
Should you be obligated to have sex with your spouse? A judge in Nice, France thinks so. He fined a 51-year-old man 8,500 pounds for not having sex with his now ex-wife. The judge's decision was based on French civil code article 215, which holds that married couples must agree to a "shared communal life." In the judge's eyes, this means: "sexual relations must form part of a marriage."
In an age when countries' legal systems are finally changing their books to recognize spousal rape and sexual assault as crimes, this interpretation should be considered alarming.
While people typically marry with the expectation that sexual activity will be a part of "'til death do us part," if even just for procreation, sex isn't necessarily a guarantee. It's not a contractual obligation. It's certainly not part of the vows people declare on their wedding day. So to be faulted for failing to have sex with your husband or wife seems not only antiquated, but also barbaric, especially when you consider sexuality throughout the lifespan.
People's sexual interest and desire can wane at any point for a number of physical, emotional, mental, relational reasons. (The husband who just got sued claimed "tiredness and health problems" for his lack of libido.) People's intentions going into a marriage can change as well, with sex no longer a priority.
The French judge's decision, and justifying comment that, "By getting married, couples agree to sharing their life and this clearly implies they will have sex with each other" is disturbing. His ruling and rationale echo that of Michael Hale, a 17th century Chief Justice in England, who pronounced that a husband could not be found guilty of raping his wife "for by their mutual matrimonial consent and contract the wife hath given up herself in this kind unto the husband which she cannot retract."
These quotes basically indicate that you have no choice when it comes to sex in your marriage. You have no right to say "no." You have no protections when it comes to your spouse potentially sexually assaulting or raping you. In fact, now you can be sued!
It's easy to sympathize with the woman who sought divorce on the grounds that there was a lack of sex over the course of their 21-year marriage. To withhold such bonding, affection, and touch can, in many ways, be seen as a form of emotional abuse, especially when one's sexual needs have been explicitly expressed.
At the same time, being able to successfully sue a former partner for withholding sex should be unfathomable and considered criminal. Whether married for two years or twenty, husbands and wives have the right to control their bodies, including abstaining.
Follow Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright on Twitter: www.twitter.com/YvonneFulbright
Seriously? Are prenupts for the amount and QUALITY of sex REALLY necessary at this point?
Lawyers. Is NOTHING off limits for litigation?
Anything for a buck?
Business as usual.
That's just my opinion...and I'm not sorry.
-Aedan Saint
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Thursday, 8 September 2011
QueerFM Opinion: Can Prop. 8 Backers Defend Law in Court? | News | The Advocate
via advocate.com
The question is:
Can a non-government group SUE in court to defend a government law?
Honestly?
No. Two words: Prove damages.
That's just my opinion...and I'm not sorry.
-Aedan Saint
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QueerFM Opinion: Canadian Radio Station Holds 'Win A Wife' Contest
WTF?!? Really?
So...it's not human trafficking if it's a 'Russian bride' website? Are out of your damned minds - oh...publicity stunt.
Ok...it has to be said:
You're a collection of douchebags.
There...said it. Truth is a bitch.
That's just my opinion...and I'm not sorry.
-Aedan Saint
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QueerFM Opinion: UK to Lift Lifetime Ban on Gay Blood Donors | News | The Advocate
via advocate.com
So...just to be clear...if you're gay and IF you've been CELEBATE for 12 months, THEN you can donate blood. Wonder if they made that condition the case for EVERYONE...if this case MIGHT get the hearing it deserves. #discriminationsucks
Monday, 29 August 2011
QueerFM Opinion: The Most Powerful Gay Man in the World is ________! | OUTtv Blog
via outtv.ca
That's right gang...the rainbow apple - truly is representing their CEO in more ways than one.
Most powerful?
Yes. What will he do with this interesting position in a time of such pivotal change around the world?
He's the CEO of Apple. If anyone has a larger voice to introduce change through policies and products simply at APPLE which will resonate around the world...
...I can't think of one.
Does Oprah count?
We'll be watching...
That's just my opinion...and I'm not sorry.
-Aedan Saint
Politics & News (& BASEBALL)
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QueerFM Opinion: Call for gay men to donate blood stem cells | PinkNews.co.uk
via pinknews.co.uk
Hey Canada,
How about it? Banning donations from gay men (who've had sex in the last 10 years)...Really?
In a time when people are living so much longer, healthcare costs are rising exponentially, and when both life sustaining treatments along with research to develop them is so needed, isn't it time to aggressively review your policies?
Isn't the health of your citizens WORTH stepping back from homophobic dogma?
That's just my opinion...and I'm not sorry.
-Aedan Saint
Politics & News (& BASEBALL)
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Saturday, 27 August 2011
QueerFM Opinion: Yankees 1st ever to hit 3 slams in a game
via cbc.ca
Three words:
I SAW HISTORY
I still hate the Yankees, though.
Just being clear.
Alright then.
That's just my opinion...and I'm not sorry.
-Aedan Saint
Politics & News (& BASEBALL)
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#QueerFM Opinion: Megachurch Pastor: Not Against Gays, Just Against Gay Sex
via advocate.com
Well that's OK, then. As long as you're not against Gays.
Wait.
What?
That's just my opinion...and I'm not sorry.
-Aedan Saint
Politics & News
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Thursday, 25 August 2011
Maltese LGBT community faces legal anomaly after discriminatory rule is revoked - PinkNews.co.uk
via pinknews.co.uk
VERY strange case...interesting to hear how this deeply Catholic country...with EU imposed limitations.
Friday, 19 August 2011
QueerFM Opinion: On "Jon Stewart Takes On Fox News' 'Class Warfare' Claims (VIDEO)"
Simply put - Jon Stewart and the Daily Show writing staff conduct a fantastic discussion of ideological differences between Conservatives & Liberals with regard to the Budget - but more so... the differing MEANS to an END.
DEFINITELY worth seeing!
That's just my opinion...and I'm not sorry.
-Aedan Saint
Politics & News
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QueerFM Opinion: On "New Obama Policy: Deportations Coming to an End? | News | The Advocate"
via advocate.com
Finally getting the message, Mr. Obama? We're just people who want the same rights as others..? No?
I'm one of 'those people', if you hadn't guessed. I HAD Hope.
I don't anymore. That train has left the station.
Now...looking at the REAL possibility of a crazy gay conversion ultra-conservative like Bachmann, ANOTHER Texas George W. Bush on steroids who thinks Social programs are a 'ponzi scheme' (Rick Perry) and a number of others who are essentially cardboard cutouts spouting psudo religious conservative dogma - who to vote for?? I mean...using a table napkin and paper towel as examples of WHY same sex marriage ISN'T marriage?!? Seriously?
Anyone who makes me think Sarah Palin is LESS crazy...is outright dangerous. So Mr. Obama - the question is:
Do YOU have HOPE?
Bridal Shop Turns Away Lesbian Customer | News | The Advocate
via advocate.com
Ah...the joy of bigotry - the gift of hatred that just keeps on GIVING. Enjoy that *special* circle of hell reserved for bigots, bullies, and some politicians...
Thursday, 18 August 2011
QueerFM Opinion: On "You're Appointing Who? Please Obama, Say It's Not So!"
http://www.responsibletechnology.org/blog/858
The person who may be responsible for more food-related illness and death than anyone in history has just been made the US food safety czar. This is no joke.
Here's the back story.
When FDA scientists were asked to weigh in on what was to become the most radical and potentially dangerous change in our food supply -- the introduction of genetically modified (GM) foods -- secret documents now reveal that the experts were very concerned. Memo after memo described toxins, new diseases, nutritional deficiencies, and hard-to-detect allergens. They were adamant that the technology carried "serious health hazards," and required careful, long-term research, including human studies, before any genetically modified organisms (GMOs) could be safely released into the food supply.
But the biotech industry had rigged the game so that neither science nor scientists would stand in their way. They had placed their own man in charge of FDA policy and he wasn't going to be swayed by feeble arguments related to food safety. No, he was going to do what corporations had done for decades to get past these types of pesky concerns. He was going to lie.
Dangerous Food Safety LiesWhen the FDA was constructing their GMO policy in 1991-2, their scientists were clear that gene-sliced foods were significantly different and could lead to "different risks" than conventional foods. But official policy declared the opposite, claiming that the FDA knew nothing of significant differences, and declared GMOs substantially equivalent.
This fiction became the rationale for allowing GM foods on the market without any required safety studies whatsoever! The determination of whether GM foods were safe to eat was placed entirely in the hands of the companies that made them -- companies like Monsanto, which told us that the PCBs, DDT, and Agent Orange were safe.
GMOs were rushed onto our plates in 1996. Over the next nine years, multiple chronic illnesses in the US nearly doubled -- from 7% to 13%. Allergy-related emergency room visits doubled between 1997 and 2002 while food allergies, especially among children, skyrocketed. We also witnessed a dramatic rise in asthma, autism, obesity, diabetes, digestive disorders, and certain cancers.
In January of this year, Dr. P. M. Bhargava, one of the world's top biologists, told me that after reviewing 600 scientific journals, he concluded that the GM foods in the US are largely responsible for the increase in many serious diseases.
In May, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine concluded that animal studies have demonstrated a causal relationship between GM foods and infertility, accelerated aging, dysfunctional insulin regulation, changes in major organs and the gastrointestinal system, and immune problems such as asthma, allergies, and inflammation
In July, a report by eight international experts determined that the flimsy and superficial evaluations of GMOs by both regulators and GM companies "systematically overlook the side effects" and significantly underestimate "the initial signs of diseases like cancer and diseases of the hormonal, immune, nervous and reproductive systems, among others."
The Fox Guarding the Chickens
If GMOs are indeed responsible for massive sickness and death, then the individual who oversaw the FDA policy that facilitated their introduction holds a uniquely infamous role in human history. That person is Michael Taylor. He had been Monsanto's attorney before becoming policy chief at the FDA. Soon after, he became Monsanto's vice president and chief lobbyist.
This month Michael Taylor became the senior advisor to the commissioner of the FDA. He is now America's food safety czar. What have we done?
The Milk Man Cometh
While Taylor was at the FDA in the early 90's, he also oversaw the policy regarding Monsanto's genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (rbGH/rbST) -- injected into cows to increase milk supply.
The milk from injected cows has more pus, more antibiotics, more bovine growth hormone, and most importantly, more insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). IGF-1 is a huge risk factor for common cancers and its high levels in this drugged milk is why so many medical organizations and hospitals have taken stands against rbGH. A former Monsanto scientist told me that when three of his Monsanto colleagues evaluated rbGH safety and discovered the elevated IGF-1 levels, even they refused to drink any more milk -- unless it was organic and therefore untreated.
Government scientists from Canada evaluated the FDA's approval of rbGH and concluded that it was a dangerous facade. The drug was banned in Canada, as well as Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. But it was approved in the US while Michael Taylor was in charge. His drugged milk might have caused a significant rise in US cancer rates. Additional published evidence also implicates rbGH in the high rate of fraternal twins in the US.
Taylor also determined that milk from injected cows did not require any special labeling. And as a gift to his future employer Monsanto, he wrote a white paper suggesting that if companies ever had the audacity to label their products as not using rbGH, they should also include a disclaimer stating that according to the FDA, there is no difference between milk from treated and untreated cows.
Taylor's disclaimer was also a lie. Monsanto's own studies and FDA scientists officially acknowledged differences in the drugged milk. No matter. Monsanto used Taylor's white paper as the basis to successfully sue dairies that labeled their products as rbGH-free.
Will Monsanto's Wolff Also Guard the Chickens?
As consumers learned that rbGH was dangerous, they refused to buy the milk. To keep their customers, a tidal wave of companies has publicly committed to not use the drug and to label their products as such. Monsanto tried unsuccessfully to convince the FDA and FTC to make it illegal for dairies to make rbGH-free claims, so they went to their special friend in Pennsylvania -- Dennis Wolff. As state secretary of agriculture, Wolff unilaterally declared that labeling products rbGH-free was illegal, and that all such labels must be removed from shelves statewide. This would, of course, eliminate the label from all national brands, as they couldn't afford to create separate packaging for just one state.
Fortunately, consumer demand forced Pennsylvania's Governor Ed Rendell to step in and stop Wolff's madness. But Rendell allowed Wolff to take a compromised position that now requires rbGH-free claims to also be accompanied by Taylor's FDA disclaimer on the package.
President Obama is considering Dennis Wolff for the top food safety post at the USDA. Yikes!
Rumor has it that the reason why Pennsylvania's governor is supporting Wolff's appointment is to get him out of the state -- after he "screwed up so badly" with the rbGH decision. Oh great, governor. Thanks.
Ohio Governor Gets Taylor-itus
Ohio not only followed Pennsylvania's lead by requiring Taylor's FDA disclaimer on packaging, they went a step further. They declared that dairies must place that disclaimer on the same panel where rbGH-free claims are made, and even dictated the font size. This would force national brands to re-design their labels and may ultimately dissuade them from making rbGH-free claims at all. The Organic Trade Association and the International Dairy Foods Association filed a lawsuit against Ohio. Although they lost the first court battle, upon appeal, the judge ordered a mediation session that takes place today. Thousands of Ohio citizens have flooded Governor Strickland's office with urgent requests to withdraw the states anti-consumer labeling requirements.
Perhaps the governor has an ulterior motive for pushing his new rules. If he goes ahead with his labeling plans, he might end up with a top appointment in the Obama administration.
To hear what America is saying about GMOs and to add your voice, go to our new non-GMO Facebook Group.Jeffrey M. Smith is the author of Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies About the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You're Eating and Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods from Chelsea Green Publishing. Smith worked at a GMO detection laboratory, founded the Institute for Responsible Technology, and currently lives in Iowa—surrounded by genetically modified corn and soybeans. For more information, visit Chelsea Green.
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This makes our list of 'Top 3 Causes of the Zombie Apocalypse'.
Allowing manufacturers of ANY product to determine it's level of safety without *some* form of third party oversight seems fool-hearty at best...but allowing *corporations* to do it?!? Are you nuts?!?
Food safety is an age old issue. I get that. People need to be fed, especially in impoverished and overpopulated areas. Some might even go as far to say, the health risks from unexpected allergic reactions, developmental, physical and even cancer related 'misadventures' (medical jargon for 'oops') are part and parcel to the safety versus volume argument.
What ABOUT the genetically mutated super-bug that wipes out the human immune system permanently??
(now...where have I heard about a epidemic something similar?)
How about the rise of a disease like smallpox in a first world country?
(damn...that's already happened as well)
Think about that new strain of zombie causing virus transmittable via ....
(but I digress)...
Doing this to the helpless, seems barbaric.
(and pisses me off)...
Thinking it won't eventually affect you on the same planet as them, that's just stupidity.
(and pisses me off)...
Wait...they're doing this in the US? Using drugs banned in Canada, Europe, Japan, Austrailia & New Zealand, they did what?!? They're appointing the guy who OK'ed all of this, to the TOP US post on the subject??
OK. Conspiracy theories popping into my brain, aside - let's talk economics.
It's always been more profitable to 'the economy' to treat a disease rather than cure it. One word:
Residuals.
So...by contaminating the food and water supply...you're actually making more ~money~.
And...by developing treatments (drugs) for any arising diseases instead of curing them...you're making more ~money~!
Right. Got it.. You marketing bastards...
That's just my opinion...and I'm not sorry.
-Aedan Saint
Politics & News
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Monday, 15 August 2011
Trans woman and gay man wed in Cuba | PinkNews.co.uk | QueerFMVancouver.com
via pinknews.co.uk
Interesting and inspiring development in Marriage Equality around the world - especially the involvement and sentiments of Mariela Castro as head of Cuba's National Sex Education Centre. Congratulations, Wendy & Ignacio!
QueerFM Opinion : Bachmann on Gays: “I Don’t Judge Them” | News | The Advocate
via advocate.com
Bullshit.
Had to call it...
That's just my opinion...and I'm not sorry.
-Aedan Saint
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The Most Important LGBT Group You’ve Never Heard Of | News | The Advocate
Charles R. Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law
via advocate.com
A FANTASTIC organization that deserves a great deal of support. The results they're putting together from increasingly more detailed data, may be a serious game changer in the Marriage Equality debate.
QueerFM Opinion : Anti-gay Republican ‘arranged gay sex with teenager’ | Pink News |
via pinknews.co.uk
I'm going to keep this short.
Mr. Hinkle - you're an idiot (on so many levels).
There - I said it.
or...to put it another way:
Welcome to the MediaShark Rollercoaster. This thrill ride is a non-stop, take no prisoners, kick in the crotch designed to completely shred life as you know it! Sit back, relax and enjoy - the feeding frenzy is just *beginning*.
Keep your arms, legs and *penis* inside the car at all times for your own safety - and avoid 'wide stancing it' at your local airport bathroom stall. Our friendly and hungry media teammates will be happy to examine your every move for the foreseeable future, or until Sarah Palin FINALLY announces - what she had for lunch (gotta milk that 'will she or won't she' run for President cash cow a bit longer).
Please fasten your seatbelt and be advised of the aromatherapy calming spray, personal hand santizers and complimentary sickness bags we've included under your seat for your convenience...just our way of saying - thank you for the entertainment.
(Avoid those clandestine trips to the bath house for awhile - just a tip.)
Enjoy your ride, Sir.
Isn't hypocracy a BITCH?!?
That's my opinion....and I'm not sorry.
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Remembering Christina Santiago | NOH8 Campaign
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QueerFM extends our most heartfelt condolences. Such a horrific event and so sudden, it makes us appreciate each moment. You're in our thoughts in Vancouver, Alisha.
Remembering Christina Santiago | NOH8 Campaign
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QueerFM extends our most heartfelt condolences. Such a horrific event and so sudden, it makes us appreciate each moment. You're in our thoughts in Vancouver, Alisha.
Sunday, 14 August 2011
Saturday, 13 August 2011
A little tidbit from Paul Nixey on Facebook...and a QueerFM addendum | @QueerFMVan #notsorry
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QueerRadio Vancouver 30.000 people 'in attendance' (more like max of 15K based on actual numbers of heads present) is at BEST a weak showing for ANY Major League Baseball game. In fact, the same day as 'The Response' - the LAST PLACE Houston Astros in Perry's home STATE of Texas - had better attendance. Is the the 'intelligent design' in question...counting inaccurately, or poor marketing? Just a little tidbit from Aedan Saint @QueerFMVan. #notsorry
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QueerFM Opinion: New York Town Clerk Refuses to Sign Marriage Licenses | #MarriageEquality
via advocate.com
So...you're resigning, then? Oh. You're being fired. That's rough. Wait...you refuse to do your job and have the audacity throw a fit?
Unless you're a town clerk in the middle of a firefight in Afghanistan and being ordered to kill an unarmed and defenseless civilian during the pursuit of your clerical duties, do you REALLY think you're standing atop the 'moral high ground' on this one?
Been reading this new tactic of the extreme Conservatives for weeks now - I've had it. I've had *enough* of people refusing to do their job siting religious beliefs while simultaneously breaking both the law of the land - and obstructing human rights.
A bit overstated, or harsh?
No. If the clerks in question were on the other side of the desk applying for a marriage license and were refused based on the gender of their spouse, they'd scream bloody murder, call the ACLU, call their congressman, call their pastor, call the Pope, call Mel Gibson...and call a press conference!
Maybe the problem here is lack of compassion. Maybe it's self-centeredness...wait - maybe it's a question of not having READ the Manual on this. Here's a few expressions you may have missed from the Man himself:
Q: 'What would Jesus do?'
A: 'Love your neighbour as you love yourself and your God.'
or
A: 'Give unto Caesar what is Caesar's.'
(like the first one better)
So...what's it going to be, gang? Follow the law and what's right for another human being - especially if the tables were someday turned...or spout dogma - and eventually lose your jobs?
Oh...who's asking for 'special treatment', now? Right...
That's my opinion and...
I'm not sorry.
-Aedan Saint
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QueerFM Opinion: #Vancouver man challenges bike helmet law - #BritishColumbia
via cbc.ca
Hmmm...wonder if he read the story on the motorcyclist who protested helmets - in a anti-helmet rally recently? He crashed and died DURING the ride. Yeah. Really.
I hate helmets too. We ride motorcycles. Yeah - it's faster and definitely in traffic. Is it the same, no. Do we both FALL at faster than walking speed. Yep.
Want to really take that risk in the grand scheme? Lots of causes out there that you can make a difference with - that don't settle entirely...on your personal desire not to wear a helmet.
Just my opinion...
...I could be wrong.
@QueerFMVan
Friday, 12 August 2011
QueerFM broadcasts @FillmoreFamily Reunion - Come out and SUPPORT @ALovingSpoonful
QueerFM broadcasts @FillmoreFamily Reunion - Come out and SUPPORT a *great* cause - @ALovingSpoonful
It Gets Better Project | Help Keep this Project Going: Vote Daily and Spread the Word
via itgetsbetter.org
An AMAZING get the Word OUT - get the Grant IN campaign! @QueerFMVan is on board...are you? @ItGetsBetter #Vancouver
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