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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description></description><title>Gay Rage</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @gayrage)</generator><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>I am not your &amp;#8220;gay best friend,&amp;#8221; I don&amp;#8217;t give a fuck about your curtains.</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I am not your &amp;#8220;gay best friend,&amp;#8221; I don&amp;#8217;t give a fuck about your curtains.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/42413831681</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/42413831681</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:02:00 -0500</pubDate><category>gay</category><category>homosexual</category><category>homosexuality</category><category>lgbt</category><category>lgbtq</category><category>queer</category></item><item><title>Let's see how many followers I lose</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dotcomslashpost.tumblr.com/post/29810208638/lets-see-how-many-followers-i-lose"&gt;dotcomslashpost&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fresnel149.tumblr.com/post/29807280227/lets-see-how-many-followers-i-lose"&gt;fresnel149&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cumsoline.tumblr.com/post/29806957042/lets-see-how-many-followers-i-lose"&gt;cumsoline&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://snaiperskaya-vintovka.tumblr.com/post/29806568226/lets-see-how-many-followers-i-lose"&gt;snaiperskaya-vintovka&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://timblrrr.tumblr.com/post/29806046315/lets-see-how-many-followers-i-lose"&gt;timblrrr&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I hate abortion. I hate weed. I hate drugs. I hate Obama. I hate the liberal agenda. I hate the new health care bill. I hate the unbalanced budget. I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I love Guns. I love freedom. I love the Constitution. I love Chik-fil-a. I love the NRA. Above all I love liberty. Problem?&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I’m fine with everything else but- &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Abortion is a choice and having a choice is a liberty&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Also gay individuals marrying is another liberty &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;other than that you’re good to go&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Fuck OP. If you want to smoke weed, do drugs, or eat Chik-Fil-A it’s all the same. It’s not exactly good for your health, but it’s your right to be able to do so. And you’ve got no right to tell anyone what to do with their body. Oh, and I’d like to suggest that you exercise your constitutional right to go suck a big fat cock.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I feel like he might have been trying to say that he believes in all these things, but above all else, he believes in the individual’s right to choose for themselves, and thus what he believes is rather irrelevant in the scheme of things. If that was the case, it was a good message, but worded really badly.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;No, that’s not what he’s saying at all.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Just another douchebag bigot in a uniform.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Do people like this even know what the word &amp;#8220;freedom&amp;#8221; actually means, or do they just repeat it over and over because they read it off a bumper sticker with a picture of an American flag on it?  I mean, he&amp;#8217;s essentially saying &amp;#8220;I love freedom but only when it applies to me.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/29811523718</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/29811523718</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 01:17:45 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>socialistexan:

ciel-the-earl-phantomhive:

dontflinch:

thenaugh...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvglgrfGaz1qm7br5o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://socialistexan.tumblr.com/post/13956691138/ciel-the-earl-phantomhive-dontflinch"&gt;socialistexan&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ciel-the-earl-phantomhive.tumblr.com/post/13953097304/dontflinch-thenaughtynerdyomar"&gt;ciel-the-earl-phantomhive&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dontflinch.tumblr.com/post/13940996937/thenaughtynerdyomar-randomlancila"&gt;dontflinch&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thenaughtynerdyomar.tumblr.com/post/13564061078/randomlancila-podunkqueer-also-sorry-to"&gt;thenaughtynerdyomar&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://randomlancila.tumblr.com/post/13563125085"&gt;randomlancila&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://podunkqueer.tumblr.com/post/13535915380/also-sorry-to-frighten-the-fuck-out-of-my-new"&gt;podunkqueer&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Also…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sorry to frighten the fuck out of my new followers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;THIS^ is love. I was dying, due to pcp pneumonia and acute respiratory failure/distress.  I lost over 150lbs, one of my lungs collapsed and will never re inflate, I had chest tubes, multiple IV’s, I was on a ventilator, had a tracheostomy, had to re-learn how to walk, talk, eat and breathe on my own, all over again. My husband, was there for me EVERY. FUCKING. DAY. The amazing doctors and nurses at KU Medical Center ALL commented on how amazingly dedicated my husband was. How few husbands show such tenderness and love. I would have died, had he not been there to keep me going.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have a man who wiped my ass for me because I messed myself in my hospital bed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now, tell me that we are going to ruin the sanctity of marriage and I will bust your fucking teeth out.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wow&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;3&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;This….&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;This needs more fucking notes. This is amazing.&lt;3&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;^^^^^^^^^^^^^&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;This needs a million notes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/14000039130</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/14000039130</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:15:13 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>thesoapboxschtick:

I was kind of hoping that Newt would pick up...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvpp5gD0ZB1qas8z9o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thesoapboxschtick.tumblr.com/post/13787220755/herman-cain-endorsement"&gt;thesoapboxschtick&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I was kind of hoping that Newt would pick up Cain to be his VP. That would have been the funniest presidential race ever- sitcom worthy. Like Turk and JD from Scrubs but with less brainpower.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; And probably even more sexual tension too.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13791732092</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13791732092</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:14:03 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Newt Gingrich is a shitty fucking liar, Ron Paul is a racist fucking asshole, Michelle Bachmann is a...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Newt Gingrich is a shitty fucking liar, Ron Paul is a racist fucking asshole, Michelle Bachmann is a stupid fucking moron, Herman Cain is a goddamn joke, Rick Perry doesn&amp;#8217;t know anything about the way the government works, and they&amp;#8217;re all homophobic pieces of shit.  And as a bonus: Donald Trump is a self-imporant fucking scumbag.  Oh, and fuck Mitt Romney too.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13791512803</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13791512803</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:09:20 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>stfuconfederates:

jasoncidal13:

Hahahaha

Oh fuck you. Fuck...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvqah8FZP31r2rp2eo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://stfuconfederates.tumblr.com/post/13788689774/jasoncidal13-hahahaha-oh-fuck-you-fuck-you"&gt;stfuconfederates&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jasoncidal13.tumblr.com/post/13775761208/hahahaha"&gt;jasoncidal13&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Hahahaha&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Oh fuck you. Fuck you fuck you fuck you.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Can people please for the fucking love of all things holy stop disrespecting the President of the United States? Not just as the POTUS but as, you know, a human being? What in the ever-living fuck is wrong with you?&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; How is this even a joke?  Are you that simple that a poorly photoshopped image of the president, a Geico reference, and the n-word are all it take to make you laugh?&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13791412094</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13791412094</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:07:10 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Michele Bachmann Is Right - The Atlantic</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/11/michele-bachmann-is-right/249039/#.Ts6hRfHXWc0.tumblr"&gt;Michele Bachmann Is Right - The Atlantic&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;“”This wouldn’t be tolerated if it was Michelle Obama, it shouldn’t be tolerated for a conservative woman,”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-Michelle Bachmann, regarding The Roots playing Fishbone’s “Lyin’ Ass Bitch” for her intro music.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First off, The Roots are one of the favorite bands and the fact that they did this made me so happy.  But anyway…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The thing Bachmann seems to not understand about this is that she is in fact, a liar.  And that is not even opinion.  There is no debating that.  She has lied about the HPV vaccine, the ACLU’s involvement with interrogation, the role of Planned Parenthood, and so many other things.  One could argue that she’s not a liar, she is just wrong, but for someone in her position who so many people listen to (for some unfeasible reason), being misinformed and accidentally spreading misinformation is at least just as bad as intentionally doing so.  The fact that she is a conservative has nothing to do with it (insofar as the fact that she is a conservative has nothing to do with her being a disgusting, lying, scumbag, but I’ll leave that up to you).&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13265069874</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13265069874</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:07:50 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Rush Limbaugh did NOT just call Michelle Obama "uppity"</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://seriouslyamerica.tumblr.com/post/13180110116/rush-limbaugh-did-not-just-call-michelle-obama-uppity"&gt;seriouslyamerica&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I will cut you, Rush. &lt;a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-rush-limbaugh-nascar-fans-booed-michelle-obama-for-uppityism-20111122,0,1231120.htmlstory"&gt;[Source]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;So much anger for this man right now&amp;#8230;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13180329988</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13180329988</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:30:02 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Rush Limbaugh Blames School’s Tolerance For Murder Of Gay Student</title><description>&lt;a href="http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2011/11/22/375043/after-murder-of-gay-student-rush-limbaugh-blames-middle-school-for-promoting-gay-agenda/"&gt;Rush Limbaugh Blames School’s Tolerance For Murder Of Gay Student&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;Rush Limbaugh is scum.  Fuck him and every goddamn thing he says.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13180223566</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13180223566</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:27:50 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>In 48 hours, political leaders in Russia will vote on a law that makes speaking out as a gay, lesbian or trans person ILLEGAL. Because Russia is a large and powerful nation, the international community has stayed silent.  If thousands of us raise our voices, they will be forced to speak out and stop this horrific law</title><description>&lt;a href="http://act.allout.org/go/587?akid=374.371111.7Em0QC&amp;t=3"&gt;In 48 hours, political leaders in Russia will vote on a law that makes speaking out as a gay, lesbian or trans person ILLEGAL. Because Russia is a large and powerful nation, the international community has stayed silent.  If thousands of us raise our voices, they will be forced to speak out and stop this horrific law&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://im-not-o-fucking-hungry.tumblr.com/post/13121070271/in-48-hours-political-leaders-in-russia-will-vote-on-a"&gt;im-not-o-fucking-hungry&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLEASE REBLOG - IT ONLY TAKES 5 MINUTES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13143662841</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13143662841</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:44:10 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>thesoapboxschtick:

Logic at it’s best.

I would wear this...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv10emzsuB1qb6t6wo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thesoapboxschtick.tumblr.com/post/13131474710"&gt;thesoapboxschtick&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Logic at it’s best.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I would wear this sticker one my car proudly.  If the sanctity of marriage is really something so worth defending, shouldn’t there actually be some sort of sanctity there to defend?&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13143501531</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13143501531</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:40:31 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>inlieuofwit:

[white text on black background: ‘How many...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltysbbdFPU1qbvg3bo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://inlieuofwit.tumblr.com/post/12187109569/white-text-on-black-background-how-many"&gt;inlieuofwit&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;[white text on black background: ‘How many Homophobes does it take to change a lightbulb? None. They fear change, even  if it can make the world a brighter place.]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;small&gt;This photo is credited to the facebook group &lt;em&gt;Wipeout Homophobia on Facebook&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;I found it through a really excellent facebook group: &lt;em&gt;I bet this turkey can get more fans than NOM&lt;/em&gt; it’s a really great forum of discussion and interesting LGBTIQA related features  &lt;/small&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; Zing!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13114107094</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13114107094</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:29:07 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>lol so can we talk about how in every bible and catechism class I have ever had to take</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://thefifthhorseman.tumblr.com/post/10837899522"&gt;thefifthhorseman&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://victoryjobs.tumblr.com/post/10667488099"&gt;victoryjobs&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;we were taught about how David and Jonathan were ~best bros~&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls3tf6PbMk1qaobv3.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;when this was&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls3tffZYV51qaobv3.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;obviously&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls3thjndpz1qaobv3.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;not the case&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://victoryjobs.tumblr.com/tagged/that_time_there_was_a_gay_couple_in_the_bible_and_nobody_talked_about_it_ever"&gt;#that time there was a gay couple in the bible and nobody talked about it ever&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;This is very interesting to me because I&amp;#8217;ve never heard of this before.  I hold strong to the fact that people who try to use the Bible to justify their bigotry either a) never actually bothered to read the Bible, or b) intentionally pick and choose which parts they want to agree with in order to validate their homophobia.  And that&amp;#8217;s not even taking into account the ways that it can be argued that the Bible doesn&amp;#8217;t actually even consider homosexuality immoral at all.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13102762787</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13102762787</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:21:06 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Santorum: ‘Our Country Will Fall’ As A Result Of Same-Sex Marriage</title><description>&lt;a href="http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2011/11/19/372875/santorum-our-country-will-fall-as-a-result-of-same-sex-marriage/"&gt;Santorum: ‘Our Country Will Fall’ As A Result Of Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;It astounds me that someone could actually believe this.  What astounds me even more is that he is also running for president of the country.  Things really aren’t looking good these days…&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13088125537</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/13088125537</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:40:46 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>missveryvery:

Help Michigan Students Stop the “License to...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lugspmbDXA1qdappmo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://missveryvery.tumblr.com/post/12611948574"&gt;missveryvery&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/help-michigan-students-stop-the-license-to-bully-bill?utm_source=action_alert&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;alert_id=nBcqcXxWHV_DNLIPOhaOs"&gt;Help Michigan Students Stop the “License to Bully” Bill—&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;[TW for homophobia, transphobia, gay bashing, bullying] &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5 class="header why-important"&gt;Why this is Important&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It’s tough being a student when bullies are allowed to physically and verbally hurt you at school. Unfortunately, because of a dangerous new bill passed by the Michigan State Senate, it’s only going to get worse.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On November 2, minutes before voting to pass a new bullying bill, the Michigan State Senate added special language that provides a blueprint for bullies. According to this language, as long as the bullying is done because of “a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction,” then it’s ok.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As students, we deserve better. And if enough of us speak up, we can stop this dangerous bill.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I was in 7th grade putting my books in my locker when a few guys game up behind me. They called me a faggot and a dyke and asked me why I even bothered to show my face at school because no one liked me. I ignored them because I was scared of what else they might say and who else they might tell if I stood up to them. I went to shut my locker when an 8th grader pushed me against the wall. I didn’t know what to do so I stood there, alone and afraid. &lt;strong&gt;One of his friends slammed my locker shut on my hand breaking my fourth finger.&lt;/strong&gt; I held back tears while I watched them run away laughing. When I got home I lied to my parents about what happened to my finger because I didn’t want them to tell the school. I was afraid the school would do nothing accept call me out in front of everyone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My name is Katy Butler, I am now a junior at Greenhills School in Ann Arbor Michigan and I am lesbian. For me, 7th grade was four years ago and writing about that event, even thinking about it, I still tear up. Stopping the “License to Bully” bill (SB 137) and passing real anti-bullying legislation is so important to me because I don’t want anyone else to have to have such strong, painful memories. Being bullied because of something I couldn’t change hurt, but it hurt even more that my school did not do anything about something that they could change.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My story is not unique. Students all across Michigan have stories just like mine. Students like my friend Carson Borbely, who is currently in eighth grade:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“A few weeks ago in class, I brushed a friend’s hair away from her face. A loud voice sharply interrupted, &lt;strong&gt;‘Don’t touch her. Trannies carry diseases.&lt;/strong&gt;’ The teacher didn’t do anything. That was the fourth incident in her class that I had been harassed by the same boy. Nothing was done. The only reprimand he got was a sharp calling of his name. The teacher asked him passively to stop. He continued.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Carson and I are speaking out for all those students who suffer every day at school. We’re speaking out because we deserve a bill that will actually protect us at school, not make it more dangerous, or give bullies a free pass. People keep telling us youth “It Gets Better”. Well it can’t get better if you don’t make it better. I’m doing my part to help, please do yours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please stand with students across the state and sign our petition demanding that the Michigan State Legislature pass a real anti-bullying bill. One that doesn’t have special exceptions, but does list the reasons students are bullied most often, and does add reporting requirements. A bill that actually protects students.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Sincerely,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Katy Butler, Michigan high school student&lt;br/&gt;Carson Borbely, Michigan junior high school student&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VV comment:&lt;/strong&gt; I don’t know why assault in schools isn’t taken seriously. If I, as an adult, took someone’s hand and smashed it in a locker, I would get arrested. &lt;strong&gt;In school, nothing happens.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/12612861893</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/12612861893</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:11:40 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Al Franken Fact Checks Chuck Grassley: Marriage Has Evolved Over Time</title><description>&lt;a href="http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2011/11/10/366309/al-franken-fact-checks-chuck-grassley-marriage-has-evolved-over-time/"&gt;Al Franken Fact Checks Chuck Grassley: Marriage Has Evolved Over Time&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;Wow, this is some great stuff right here.  Not only the overturning of DOMA, but Al Franken serving some asshole with a selective eye for history.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/12605203385</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/12605203385</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:46:36 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>This perfectly illustrates why I find the “if ________...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj3om6D1hx1qc5eq3o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;This perfectly illustrates why I find the “if ________ want to be equal, why do they get ________?” mentality to be utter nonsense.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/12578227768</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/12578227768</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:51:46 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Something that defenders of “traditional marriage”...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt6l8kRjf61r1b1nbo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Something that defenders of “traditional marriage” tend to forget about (or probably never even consider in the first place) is that marriage has already been redefined a number of times.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/12226761781</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/12226761781</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:00:47 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>On Oakland</title><description>&lt;p&gt;If what&amp;#8217;s happening in Oakland right now doesn&amp;#8217;t bother you because the police are &amp;#8220;just doing their job,&amp;#8221; then shouldn&amp;#8217;t you be bothered that this is what their job is causing them to do?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Edit for Relevant Links:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-Oakland Tribune Liveblog:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_19188125"&gt;http://www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_19188125&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-Footage of protestors being gassed:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=8405794"&gt;http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=8405794&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; -Livestream of Oakland from ABC&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/livenow?id=8405688#&amp;amp;cmp=twi-kgo-article-8405688"&gt;http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/livenow?id=8405688#&amp;amp;cmp=twi-kgo-article-8405688&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/11939054776</link><guid>http://gayrage.tumblr.com/post/11939054776</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:24:00 -0400</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
