Big Thumbs Down to the Ukraine.

Elton John and his partner of many years, David Furnish, have decided they wanted to adopt a child from an orphanage in the Ukraine. This child is a special needs child as he is HIV positive. This child has a very small likelihood of being adopted (only 30 HIV positive children have been adopted in the last 2 years according to the article.) And yet... under the conditions that he is not "legally married" and "too old," he is being denied the ability to give this child a loving home and an incredible opportunity at a very happy and stable life. Let's hear it for Yuriy Pavlenko, Minister of Family, Youth and Sports in the Ukraine, as well as Ukranian law and the Happy Child Foundation (oh, the irony) who are standing in the way of making this dream come true. If this were Brad and Angie, it's sure that they would be encouraged to make multiple adoptions. But no, this is clearly a case of gay discrimination (gay marriage and other civil unions aren't recognized in the Ukraine, and even if they were, those interviews seem to be opposed to it anyway.) I honestly don't see Elton and his partner doing this as some kind of publicity stunt. And while I recognize that a celebrity adoption one child from a foreign orphanage doesn't help the world entirely, at least he's willing to open his heart and home to someone who might otherwise never be adopted, never know what having parents is, and essentially live as much more difficult life. Shame on you, Ukraine (but let me not point all my fingers at you, as I realize we here in the U.S. have many strides to make as well...)

Hubby Hubby!

Ben & Jerry's are at it again! These people are the epitome of cool (although they really should come out with a vegan flavor already.) In honor of Vermont's support of marriage equality (and all the other states who have wised up enough to allow ALL to marry), they've come out with this new flavor called Hubby Hubby. The super cute carton has a rainbow and a picture of two grooms on a wedding cake.

Seriously, way too cute. Kudos, Ben & Jerrys!

Progress!

Yesterday, the Lutheran church voted to allow non-celibate (and I assume celibate if they wish) gays and lesbians to serve as part of the clergy! While I'm not Christian or Lutheran, I'm happy to see them finally being a little more open minded and realizing that hey! Gay people aren't going to rape your children and sacrifice them to the devil! Seriously... it's nice to see a little progress. Now how about we get the first openly gay pope, eh? Eh? Let's paint the pope-mobile with a big ol' rainbow.

Hrm. Wonder how ol' Luther would feel about this...

Stewie Griffin Is Out!

Any avid watcher (and even most casual watchers) of Seth MacFarlane's Family Guy knows who Stewie Griffin is. And since then, there's been speculation that Stewie might possibly be gay. From hitting on Brian to partying with a bunch of guys in leather at a nightclub to being completely terrified at the sight of vaginas, Stewie has always kind of given clues as to what his sexuality might be (or might become since he's still a baby I supposed), but no official statement had been til now. Thanks to German for pointing me to the JoBlo article!

Apparently, Seth MacFarlane was interview by Playboy and he confirmed the years of rumors surrounding Baby Griffin:

"We had an episode that went all the way to the script phase in which Stewie does come out. It had to do with the harassment he took from other kids at school. He ends up going back in time to prevent a passage in Leviticus from being written: ‘Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind. It is an abomination'."

I guess Stewie is just acting out. MacFarlane continues on about the outing of the youngest Griffin, "But we decided it’s better to keep it vague, which makes more sense because he’s a 1-year-old. Ultimately, Stewie will be gay or a very unhappy repressed heterosexual. It also explains why he’s so hellbent on killing [his mother, Lois] and taking over the world: He has a lot of aggression, which comes from confusion and uncertainty about his orientation." So there you have it, your favorite diabolical baby likes other baby dudes. No more hinting."

Kudos to MacFarlane for making the first well-beloved gay baby cartoon! Let's hope he's not the last.