Written: 12/06/2012

I love the AP Styleguide.  I’m a writer, so of course I do.

This seems strange however:

Last week the Associated Press declared war on the word “homophobia,” deciding its new stylebook would ban it (and “Islamophobia”) because a “phobia” is an “illness” and connotes a “mental disability.” Therefore, says the AP, it is not accurate and should not be used in a “political or social” context.

I’m not sure I completely understand where they are coming from, but I think that homophobia is recognizable to use.

Granted, many organizations use their own styleguide, or take the AP, or Chicago, MLA or what have you, and modify it a bit to be their own.

All my best,

The King of Spades

Written: 12/06/2012

UPS has decided to stop funding the BSA, until their discriminatory policies end.

This however, is not a rational reaction:

For example, a day after the Human Rights Campaign repeated the charge that the Family Research Council was a “hate group,” an employee of another LGBT organization walked in to the headquarters of the Family Research Council, armed with 50 rounds of ammunition and a bagful of Chick-fil-A sandwiches, and began shooting the “haters” who worked there. According to Thomas Strobhar, President of the Corporate Morality Action Center, “UPS should be careful whom they support with money that belongs to all the shareholders. The Boys Scouts are a national treasure with legitimate interests regarding the safety of the scouts, while the Human Rights Campaign has contributed greatly to a lack of civility in public discourse.”

All my best,

The King of Spades

Written: 12/06/2012

Equality opponent in Maine writes that the LGBT community doesn’t deserve rights because we have too much sex.  If it was just that, I’d say he was jealous.

But sadly, it’s not.  Apparently we’re “inducted” into the LGBT “lifestyle” by rape and

The basis of homosexuality is centered around anonymous sexual encounters.

So wrong.  The countless couples who have been fighting and waiting for the right to be married, after being together for years is astonishing.  Yes, sex is a lot easier to find in the gay community, and some men need to make sure they keep that in check, lest they go off the rails.  But the basis of any relationship is love, friendship and caring.

All my best,

The King of Spades

Written: 12/06/2012

GOProud is the ridiculous gay sub-group of the Republican party.  They have no standards and just blindly follow the Republican party, even endorsing their anti-gay hate in their party’s platform.  The Log Cabin Republicans, though much smaller, at least have some semblance of sanity and fight for equality.

After this last election, GOProud finally decided that equality is something they should work for.  Not marriage, oh no.  Just civil unions.

I mean, I guess it’s progress.

Laughable, but it’s progress.

All my best,

The King of Spades

Written: 12/05/2012

Guinness was way ahead of its time.  And yes, I do occasionally enjoy a pint:

Guess I’ll have to increase it in the rotation.

All my best,

The King of Spades