The words of Buju Banton’s song from 1988, “Boom Bye Bye”, are a foul stench to humanity. My response to that song and anything like it is (as Austin-based organization, allgo, put it succinctly) the promotion of violence and hate is not entertainment, ever! Yes, the story is told about the song referencing a man/boy [...]
Posts Tagged ‘protests’
Marriage equality rally tonight in Oak Lawn
With last night’s disappointing results in Maine with “No on No. 1″ and Washington’s, “Yes on No. 71″, members of the gay community in Dallas are calling for a protest tonight in the Oak Lawn area at the Legacy of Love monument at the corner of Cedar Springs and Oak Lawn. Headed by Equality March [...]
My problem with ‘Boycott Jamaica.org’
While swapping names on Twitter to follow on #samesexsunday (H/T to Andres and Michael), the topic of the Boycott Jamaica website came up again. Having some more time to think about the motive behind the site and through discussions with some new Twitter buddies, I’ve come to the conclusion that I can’t support it. JFLAG, [...]
A Day without a gay? Are you serious?
My friend emails me this morning with what seems to be the latest protest action in the post California Proposition 8 passing called a Day Without a Gay, supposedly in the spirit of International Human Rights Day, Wednesday December 10th. On December 10, 2008 the gay community will take a historic stance against hatred by [...]
