Category Archives: Hatred

A Gay Dad Sounds Off on Donald Trump and Mark Rubio’s War of Penises

Posted on March 11, 2016 by

  Don’t get me wrong. I appreciate male physique and anatomy. That would define the “gay” part of being a “gay dad.” I have a healthy appreciation. I don’t particularly like when male genitals are referred to as “junk”. I … Continue reading →

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A Gay Dad Letter to Matthew Shepard

Posted on December 1, 2015 by

  Today Matthew Shepard, had he lived, would have been 39 years old. Instead, he forever will be remembered as a gentle looking young 21-year old who left for dead on a cold Wyoming plain, crucified for being gay. I … Continue reading →

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Gay Dad Tells Off the Mormon Church: Leave Our Kids Alone

Posted on November 6, 2015 by

It is not news that LGBT folks have suffered abuse and atrocities at the hands of organized religion. From independent Christian Churches who have literally threatened to kill or exile us, to the Catholic Church who for years declared us … Continue reading →

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A Gay Dad Sounds Off About the Kansas Teacher Who is Getting Fired for Fighting Homophobia

Posted on November 4, 2015 by

A teacher is being asked to resign for his actions to fight homophobia in his school. This gay dad tells him why backing away now is not a good idea. Continue reading →

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A Gay Dad Sounds Off on the “Purity” Parents Who Want to Keep LGBT Info Out of Sex Education

Posted on November 2, 2015 by

When did your local schools last revise their sex education program? Let me cut to the chase. Omaha Public Schools has not revised its sex education and related health classes for 30 years. 30 years. Bad enough that it fails … Continue reading →

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A Gay Dad Sounds Off on How Mike Huckabee is Choking on a Mixed Bag of Chips

Posted on September 28, 2015 by

While this note is a “thank you” letter, I actually mean it to be a letter of request. Eat your own chips. More specifically, please take your own campaign slogan to heart. You encourage the eaters of your limited run colored chips to be BOLD. Please, Doritos, be bold yourself. Continue reading →

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A Gay Dad Invites Pope Francis to Friday Dinner to Hang Out With His Family

Posted on September 22, 2015 by

The pope visits America. A gay dad invites him to dinner with his family while he is here. Here is why and what the dad hopes to accomplish. Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Equality, Family, Hatred, Living, Marriage equality, Prejudice, Religion, US Politics | Tagged , | 10 Comments

A Gay Dad Sounds Off on Clerk Kim Davis and the Pseudo Christian Martyrs

Posted on September 1, 2015 by

As Kim Davis strives for religious martyrdom, she appears to be less saint and more George Wallace, bringing to mind one of the most shameful moments of the civil rights movements in the sixties. Continue reading →

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A Gay Dad Sounds Off On the Pawn for the Homophobia Industry Refusing to Do Her Job

Posted on August 20, 2015 by

Along the metaphorical highway on the journey to LGBT civil rights, there are many collisions. These are when willful ignorance runs headlong into justice. Few of these are as fascinating as the wreck taking place in Rowan County Kentucky. It … Continue reading →

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A Gay Dad’s Open Letter to the Christian Billboard Couple: Get Your Homophobic Messaging Out of the Faces of Our LGBT Kids

Posted on August 7, 2015 by

Two years ago Richard and Betty Odgaard humiliated a gay couple. After a long tour of the Görtz Haus in Grimes, Iowa, Lee Stafford and Jared Ellers were informed that they would not be welcomed to engage the establishment for … Continue reading →

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