Same-sex male couple ban books about mom for daughter’s sake

Thanks to NOM for alerting us to this story about two men who “shy away from books that center around a mom character” when reading to their daughter.  They believe “reading time is daddy time.”

On Huffington Post, the men explained how they choose books for their toddler:

We like books with a point. 

 We like books with strong female characters, and we tend to shy away from stories about princesses. . . it seems like so many princess narratives focus on physical beauty and waiting for some prince to come rescue or complete them. No, thanks. 

 We tend to shy away from books that center around a mom character. No, we are not trying to shield Simone from the fact that she has two dads rather than a mom and a dad. But when reading to her at such an early age, we'd rather focus on stories that reinforce the bond between a father and child. She sees plenty of mom figures on TV and in her real life already. Reading time is daddy time.

Many parents think of reading time as Child Time. But for others it’s time for propaganda.  I once worked with a teacher who screened picture books and censored out the ones that had moms doing traditionally female work such as cooking.   Woman Power, and all that.

What’s wrong with cooking?  What’s wrong with being a mom?

These two men can teach their toddler how fathers act.  But who will teach her how to be a strong female?  Or a strong mother?

Gender matters.

Marriage Equality president says same-sex marriage differs from ‘fight for civil rights’

For years same-sex marriage activists have been pushing the civil rights narrative.  Instead of arguing with logic or statistics how two men can provide equal fathering and mothering to children as one man and one woman can, they avoided the debate entirely by piggybacking on the civil rights cause and calling those who disagree bigots, prejudice, discriminatory, and hate-filled.

We read African American bloggers on Huffington Post proclaiming, "the civil rights issue of our time is gay marriage."  They argued that "Gay is the new black."

But now gay rights activists claim they never pushed the comparison between same-sex marriage and civil rights.

President of Marylanders for Marriage Equality, Ezekiel Jackson criticized those who claim same-sex marriage advocates framed their cause as a civil rights issue.  He wrote, “That’s offensive and plain wrong.”  Instead Jackson asserts that the push for same-sex marriage is “not the same” as the fight for civil rights, and that the “vast majority” of supporters don’t claim it is:

“The vast majority of marriage equality supporters — Gov.Martin O'Malley, legislators, the pro-equality coalition, union members, supportive ministers — don't compare gay marriage to the decades-old fight for civil rights. It's not the same.”

However, his organization’s own website explains that Marylanders for Marriage Equality is a coalition comprised of different organizations such as the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the Baltimore chapter of the NAACP.  HRC is the same outfit that supported projects such as the documentary Marriage Equality, a film described as a “short documentary that connects the Black Civil Rights Movement with the LGBT Marriage Equality Movement.” 

Did I read that right?  Cuz that sounds a heck of a lot like it’s equating the black civil rights movement with same-sex marriage.  And it seems an awful lot like they are using the civil rights movement to drum up support for same-sex marriage in the “Black” community:

"In addition, MARRIAGE EQUALITY is partnering with the National Black Justice Coalition and Human Rights Campaign to create a nationwide outreach campaign that will launch with the film’s premiere and include events and screenings in Black communities in Washington DC, Maryland, California and New York and will speak to both Gay communities and African American communities about this basic civil right."

Perhaps the president of Marylanders for Marriage Equality didn’t know about that short film titled Marriage Equality.  Hey, what a coincidence, they practically have the same name.  Maybe he never heard of NJ Governor Chris Christie either, or the flak he got for defending gender-integrated marriage in his state.  The New Civil Rights Movement did.  They said that Christie “will be viewed like segregationist Alabama Governor George Wallace who in the 1960′s defined his shameful persona as a segregationist during a similarly ugly age in America.”

The New Civil Rights Movement is a website “dedicated to keeping you informed of all the issues in the gay rights arena, especially gay marriage.”  No doubt it’s just a coincidence that they call themselves the New Civil Rights Movement.  It’s not like they are comparing themselves to the civil rights movement of the 60’s or equating Christie with Wallace.

Perhaps Jackson never heard of the barely-there radio organization National Public Radio which hosted a segment on the connection between the civil rights movement and SSM a year ago on April 26, 2011: 

“Same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue for many gay Americans, but many African Americans disagree. Rep. Byron Rushing (D-Mass.), a straight, black politician, hopes to change that.”

Host Neal Conan explained, “Many gay rights activists cast what they call marriage equality as a civil rights issue. Many black Americans disagree. In a new documentary short, director Thomas Allen Harris tells the story of a Massachusetts politician striving to bridge that divide.”

CONAN: As Byron Rushing notes in your film, many in the black community have not made believe [sic] to embrace gay marriage as a civil right? 

Mr. HARRIS: … the black community is so diverse, so I think that there are a lot - there's a lot of support within the African-American community for marriage equality on the level of, let's say, the elected officials. Many of whom have a background or come from the civil rights movement. They see the connection. Certainly, lawyers, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, those folks also see the connection between being able to get married civilly and the civil rights movement of the '50s and '60s. 

People on the street, they might feel differently.

Is it just me or does that sound like advocates are comparing SSM with the civil rights movement?  But that was so last year.  Just like Minnesota Rep. Erin Murphy who claimed marriage equality "is the civil rights issue of my time."

Gay rights activists are trying to have it both ways, just as they want marriage without the complementary genders.  For years SSM advocates appealed to the social justice and success of the civil rights movement, while simultaneously eschewing the integration of genders in marriage.  But now they realize they have overplayed their cards and are driving a wedge between gays and blacks who resent their hijacking the civil rights cause to push for gender-segregation in marriage.

The vast majority are not fooled by the back pedaling of the gay rights activists who now choose to distance themselves from those who equate race with sexual orientation.  It’s been going on for years.  All president Jackson has to do is Google “same-sex marriage” and “civil rights” and he’ll see for himself the vastness of comparison that the Internet offers.

Jackson might be fooling himself, but he’s not fooling the “vast majority” or the “people on the street.”

Same-sex harassment scandal in North Carolina Democrat Party leads to firing, resigning

Just what same-sex marriage advocates did not want to surface:  an ugly same-sex harassment scandal in the North Carolina Democrat Party.  Crotch talk, sex details, penis picture, sexual harassment suit, firing, resignations, and more fallout expected.

From the Daily Caller:

A bombshell letter from the former North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) communications staffer to now-former NCDP Executive Director Jay Parmley detailing the allegations of sexual harassment has surfaced. 

In the letter, dated Dec. 8, 2011 — which local news outlet WRAL first published with redactions of alleged victim Adriadn Ortega’s name — Ortega alleges that Parmley “frequently gave me unwanted shoulder rubs despite my verbal objections” and that Parmley “often solicited my opinion on his clothes.” 

“He would point both hands to his crotch area and ask me how his crotch looked in those pants that day,” Ortega wrote, adding that Parmley “would frequently pretend  to punch my crotch and make a popping noise with his mouth.” 

“On July 28, 2011, the executive director discussed, in detail, his sexual activities from the past when he was living in South Carolina,” Ortega then said. “In addition, he discussed in detail his sexual activities from when he moved to North Carolina, where he solicited sex from gay websites such as [REDACTED].” 

The next day — on July 29, 2011 — Ortega alleged that Parmley “showed me a picture of a penis.”

On October 3, 2011 Ortega discussed the sexual harassment with NCDP Executive Director Scott Falmlen who assured him he was a “valuable employee.”  But in November, Parmley fired Ortega.

It wasn’t until the scandal recently became public that Parmley resigned, on Sunday.  And now Democrat Governor Bev Perdue is pushing for Parmley’s boss, NCDP Chairman David Parker to resign as well.

Hotair wonders how this same-sex harassment scandal will impact President Obama’s reelection campaign:

The Democratic Party chose Charlotte, North Carolina to host its convention thanks to its new status as swing state, following Barack Obama’s narrow win there in 2008.  By putting Obama on stage in Charlotte, they hope to recapture the magic in the Southern state and deny Republicans and Mitt Romney the chance to swing 15 electoral votes in November.  The last thing they need now is a sex scandal in the North Carolina Democratic Party — but that’s what they have now, according to The Daily Caller.

Muslims in Scotland say ‘no to same-sex marriage’

"There is no scope for compromise on this issue and we simply say this: No to same-sex marriage."

Responding to efforts to change the institution of marriage, imams in Glasgow voiced their concerns in a resolution being sent to Muslims throughout Scotland:  “we are deeply unhappy and vigorously opposed to the proposed legislation for same-sex marriage.”

From the BBC:

The Scottish government has been consulting on whether to bring in a law which would allow churches to hold same-sex wedding ceremonies. 

The Council of Glasgow Imams said such a legal move would be an "attack" on their faith and fundamental beliefs. 

The views of the Islamic clerics are in keeping with those of the Catholic Church and the Church of Scotland. 

The Council of Glasgow Imams said the "main purpose of marriage is, of course, the procreation of children" and that because gay couples had been "accommodated" through the legalisation of civil partnerships, there was "no need for such unions to be blessed as marriages by faith institutions".

They urge citizens not to vote for any candidate who supports legalizing marriage for monogender couples.

"Furthermore, we must now make it clear that in the following days, preceding the local authority election in Scotland on Thursday May 3 we will be urging our community from the pulpit to make sure that any person they consider voting for does not favour the proposed legislation."