Dear Pat Robertson,

I thought I’d write you this letter as you must be crestfallen and quite befuddled about Proposition 8 being overturned recently in California; when I heard the news, I immediately thought of you. Ok, I didn’t, but I did begin to think of you shortly after the announcement was made—because of what you had to say on the subject.

Pat, from your lips to God’s ear to my fingertips:

“Ladies and gentlemen, what are we facing? The homosexuals want to destroy the church, and they want to destroy marriage. That’s what it amounts to. It doesn’t matter how sacred an institution is and how important it is to society, as long as there can be a confirmation that this lifestyle is acceptable. That’s what they want. Oh man, pray for this country.” Read the full story

Fundamentalist Christians. Right-Wing Neo-Cons. The Vatican.
Carrie Prejean. Gay Men.

Above is a short list of enemies of same sex marriage. Which one of those is making your eyebrows wiggle? Yea, I bet it’s the last one. Sure, there are the usual suspects who spout off about the ills, follies and dangers of same sex marriage. Yet, among the choir of puritanical Calamity Janes is a not-so-small group of gay men.

Turns out there are a cadre of queers out there that would rather gay marriage didn’t exist. I wonder how many of their signatures were on Prop 8? But I digress… Read the full story