Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters

Analyzing and refuting the inaccuracies lodged against the lgbt community by religious conservative organizations. Lies in the name of God are still lies.

Thursday, February 09, 2012

School superintendent stands up to 'ex-gay' group

The recent controversy regarding an ex-gay group, PFOX (Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays) distributing flyers to students at a Mar...

'Gays will lose because they are perverts' and other Thursday midday news briefs

Editor's note - It is rare that I receive negative comments on my posts and it is even rarer that I feature these posts. However a comm...

Another religious liberty fraud bites the dust

Marcia Walden In the middle of all of the controversy about Roland Martin, Proposition 8, and Washington state, I almost missed this posi...

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

BREAKING - Washington state House of Representatives passes marriage equality bill

Simply awesome: The state House Senate voted 55-43 Wednesday afternoon to legalize same-sex marriage. On Feb. 1, the state Senate voted ...

Fake black leaders always ignore gay communities of color

So CNN put Roland Martin on suspension for his homophobic Superbowl tweets. Good, but pardon me for not dancing in the streets. I used to ...

'Victim of brutal gay bashing speaks out' and other Wednesday midday news briefs

Beating victim to speak out - Good for him! We are on your side, my friend. Stay strong. Myth: ‘Gays make more money than non-gays’ - If...

Religious right spokesman tells deliberate lie on Obama appointee

Robert Knight deliberately smears Chai Feldblum Robert Knight is a longtime stalwart in the religious right, fighting against lgbtq equal...

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Prop 8 supporters too scared to testify, too bold to whine after the fact

Why didn't Maggie Gallagher testify at original Prop 8 trial? In celebration of today Appeals Court ruling against Proposition 8, I ...

'Brutal attack caught on video underscores that anti-gay violence is NOT funny' and other Tuesday midday news briefs

The next time CNN correspondent Roland Martin feels the need to make fun of anti-gay violence, he should take a look at this video (I apolog...

NOM's Brian Brown tried to steal Bayard Rustin's legacy during recent debate

Bayard Rustin One thing said during the debate between NOM's Brian Brown and Freedom to Marry Evan Wolfson last week got my blood b...

Monday, February 06, 2012

South Carolina license plates will celebrate gay equality

There are so many directions I can go today whether it be the Roland Martin controversy , the Prop 8 decision coming down tomorrow , or that...

'NOM's Brian Brown does badly in debate against Evan Wolfson' and other Monday midday news briefs

Freedom to Marry's Evan Wolfson debated the National Organization for Marriage's Brian Brown yesterday on NYC's WABC 7 and ann...

Washington state group pushing anti-gay junk science

Joseph Backholm - a "new" leader pushing same old junk science. When the news came that the Washington state Senate had passed...

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Black gays and lesbians you should know about

I ran these videos a while back but in celebration of Black History Month, they deserve another look: Theses lists are awesome but...

Friday, February 03, 2012

Know Your LGBT History - James Baldwin

Words can't do James Baldwin proper justice, so I hope that these two videos can. I especially like the second one. It's why he is o...

'Will Virginia discriminate against gay taxpayers?' and other Friday midday news briefs

Opponents of Marriage Equality in Washington Gear Up for Ballot Referendum Before It's Even Law: VIDEO - Well we knew this would happen...

Parents angry at 'ex-gay' group for pushing false information to children

As if our lgbtq children don't have enough to deal with: Flyer On Gay Choice Stirs Controversy: MyFoxDC.com I did note a silver lini...

Thursday, February 02, 2012

'Diaper pastor can't shut his mouth' and other Thursday afternoon news briefs

This is a day in which so much stuff happened that I won't be focusing on one thing. So for the first time in a long time, I am going to...

'Anti-gay groups abusing campaign finance laws in Minnesota' and other Thursday midday news briefs

Anti-Gay Groups Abuse Campaign Finance Loophole To Shield Donors In Minnesota - You mean the National Organization for Marriage is engaging...

NOM gets blasted on its blog for lying about military chaplains

This is good. Recently, the National Organization for Marriage's president, Brian Brown, put up the following on the group's blo...

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About Me

BlackTsunami: Columbia, South Carolina, United States; Alvin McEwen is 53-year-old African-American gay man who resides in Columbia, SC. McEwen's blog, Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters, and writings have been mentioned by Americablog.com, Goodasyou.org, People for the American Way, Raw Story, The Advocate, Media Matters for America, Crooksandliars.com, Thinkprogress.org, Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish, Melissa Harris-Perry, The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, Newsweek, The Daily Beast, The Washington Blade, and Foxnews.com. In addition, he is also a past contributor to Pam's House Blend, LGBTQ Nation, Alternet, Daily Kos and the Huffington Post, He is the 2007 recipient of the Harriet Daniels Hancock Volunteer of the Year Award and the 2010 recipient of the Order of the Pink Palmetto from the SC Pride Movement as well as the 2009 recipient of the Audre Lorde/James Baldwin Civil Rights Activist Award from SC Black Pride. In addition, he is a three-time nominee of the Ed Madden Media Advocacy Award from SC Pride.

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