Scare tactics abound in California marriage debate

Today's stories that have queer people talking

Anti-gay marriage activists in California are crying once again that THE GAYS ARE COMING FOR YOUR CHILDREN. Sigh. For the last time, you losers — until they’re old enough to mix me a martini, children are of no use to me!

Facebook is venturing outside its “walled garden” with Facebook Connect, a wider Internet platform that users can opt into if they choose. The first companies chosen are CBS, Citysearch, CNET, CollegeHumor, Digg, Disney-ABC TV, Evite, Flock, Hulu, Kongregate, Loopt, Plaxo, Radar, Red Bull, Seesmic, Six Apart, Socialthing, StumbleUpon, Twitter, Uber, Vimeo and Xobni. That just sounds like a lot of weeds in the garden but it’s nice to see that Disney and Red Bull can coexist peacefully!

Hey, I’m on the road this week — biking from Toronto to Montreal on the 10th annual Friends for Life Bike Rally for the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation. Wish me luck or, better yet, sponsor me and help those who need it!

>> Read previous Daily Roundup entries

A former editor of the late, lamented fab magazine, Scott has been writing for Xtra since 2007 on a variety of topics in news pieces, interviews, blogs, reviews and humour pieces. He lives on the Danforth with his boyfriend of 12 years, a manic Jack Russell Terrier, a well-stocked mini-bar and a shelf of toy Daleks.

Read More About:
Power, Canada

Keep Reading

Pete Hegseth announces gender-affirming care for low-T soldiers

Military men over 30 will be screened annually for testosterone levels and can access testosterone replacement therapy to access “maximum psychological and mental readiness”

Jamil Jivani’s comments about Pride show how he wants you to hate him

The Conservative MP’s culture war posts about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s attendance at Toronto Pride are bait for persecution points

The most banned books in Alberta school libraries

These titles have been removed from libraries in five or more school divisions this year

The Tumbler Ridge shooting is already fuelling anti-trans hate in Canada

Bad actors on the right are leaping to connect the shooter’s trans identity to the violence
Advertisement