I’m yard-stick straight, and I want to go to this thing just to show my support. (Plus, it gives me an excuse to wear a costume Dorothy costume. These things are usually a blast!)

Been watching this thing all week, and I kept thinking… Yeah, he’s messed with the wrong demographic. The great thing about gays and lesbians is that there seems to be a great deal of support from within their community nationwide. If the parade hadn’t been allowed, I’d have had a nice Schadenfreude moment watching what happened next.

Birmingham already has a horrible reputation built on it’s civil rights history. This was the last thing we needed. A black mayor OF ALL PEOPLE should have understood that one. Roughly 50 years ago, black people saw for themselves what it was like having an unwelcome march through downtown. Then again, I’ve also witnessed their reactions to Vietnamese store owners and Mexicans… Looks like the Birmingham biggot torch has been passed, and the black population is running with it nicely.

And on top of that, his whole “government shouldn’t endorse blah blah” statement is ALWAYS going to be seen as b.s. Now that he’s done his sackcloth and ashes bit, anything he says can be taken in just that manner. I’m surprised the national media hasn’t been all over this guy.

I was watching the California decision on gay marriage, too. And it reminded me of the seperate but equal decision. Seperate is not equal. Period. They’re exactly right.