Some days, I fear that I'm repeating myself; suffering from broken record syndrome. But I suppose in a war there's a certain redundancy to each battle. The geography and the names may change but the struggle pretty much looks the same. I also keep at it because I do believe that part of the enemy's strategy is to wear us down on multiple fronts until we just shut up, accept our second class citizenship and crawl obediently back into some national closet--and I for one am not about to do that.

But some days I really don't want to write, I just want to find one of these hateful morons and give him a good old-fashioned punch in the nose. It's violent, it's wrong and it's immature, but it would feel so yumalicious!

The latest blood spilt is over the battle for California's queer kids. Several California-based and national "Christian" groups are pounding on the California governor's door demanding that he veto a new state law that has successfully made its way through the California state legislature. The new law would ban discrimination against queers in California schools. The "Christians" are also demanding that the governor censure the California Parent Teachers Association (PTA) which has "endorsed the demand to shows gays positively."

One of these so-called Christian groups, the Campaign for Children and Families is claiming that a ban against a Christian or Muslim's right to condemn and ostracize children who choose perverted and sinful lifestyles is censorship and an attack on religious freedom. Truly Godly children should have the right to set their queer peers straight in every way possible.



I haven't yet come face to face with anyone who actually succumbs to this kind of insane illogic underpinned by superstition, ignorance and fear, but my clenched fist is twitching. It just feels so right, delivering that punch in the nose. Clearly logic, reason, sanity and decency are complete strangers to such people.

According to the absurdly named hate group "Campaign for Children and Families", "The California PTA which boasts of speaking "for every child," has endorsed the homosexual indoctrination plan assembled by the state legislature that could be used to ban even the words "mom" and "dad." "

"The new plan bans any teaching or activities in schools involving a "discriminatory bias" against homosexuals, transgenders or bisexuals". Karen England, the executive director of Capitol Resource Family Impact said the essence of the law, SB 777 is that it seeks to normalize alternative lifestyles in California schools with special recognition for homosexuality, bisexuality, and transsexuality.

The religious lunatics have been driven over the edge by a letter from the "extremist queer-loving" California PTA to the governor's office in which the PTA states, "The California State PTA supports equal rights for all. We believe all children and youth should have equal opportunities to develop and reach their maximum potential. We also believe that every child is entitled to a safe and positive school climate that provides for the emotional safety of the students, supports and recognizes each person's efforts to achieve his/her full potential; and provides the social and cultural acceptance every individual needs of high self-esteem."

Now those are fighting words!

Clearly this is language that would deeply offend Jesus, Muhammad and their devoted followers. The neo-Conservative groups would have us believe that God demands that they run every queer child into the ground; convert the ones who are reachable and bash the f*** out of those who aren't.

According to Karen England, "This astonishing legislation would ban any teaching or activities in schools that 'promote a discriminatory bias' against homosexuals, transgenders, bisexuals, and those with gender ... issues,"

"The PTA supposedly speaks on behalf of thousands of teachers and parents...However, very few of their members know of the subversive legislation...SB 777 seeks to normalize alternative lifestyles in California schools... It is doubtful that the members of the...PTA would support such extremist policies in their local schools, let along the entire state."

England said the ramifications of the legislation already can be seen in Los Angeles, where the district previously adopted some of the policies now being set up for statewide implementation.

"In this policy, teachers are instructed to keep a student's transgender status private, including from the student's parents. ... This is an appalling school policy – treating parents as the enemy, at the expense of the student's relationship with family."

England noted that even more alarming is the policy of providing access to restroom and locker facilities that "correspond to the gender identity that the student consistently asserts..."

"If a male student 'consistently asserts' himself as a female at school, he will be granted access to female restrooms and locker rooms. As teachers and school officials grow accustomed to seeing boys entering female-only areas, they will be less likely to intervene for fear of offending a transgender student. Those with evil intentions will then gain access to innocent girls in otherwise safe environments. This poses a serious danger to the safety of young female students."

Of all of the accusations we've heard against queers, my new favorite is the notion that little boys would pretend to be transgender in order to gain access to girl's rooms so that they could rape and molest innocent females. Let me know if you've heard one better than that. Also let me know if you've thought up a better response to these people than a punch in the nose. I'm really at a loss.