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.

Monday, February 03, 2014

Anti-gay ad or parody of anti-gay ad? How can you tell the difference?

If one would compare an actual anti-marriage equality ad to a parody of an anti-marriage equality ad, the main issue is not guessing which...

'Spooky claims about CA transgender student law proven to be wrong' and other Monday midday news briefs

One Month Later: How California's Transgender Student Law Is Affecting Public Schools - This is so shocking . . . that anti-lgbt lies...

News Flash - Prop 8 WAS about hate . . . and fear . . . and exploitation

I was reading comments on various issues last night and ran into something which got me angry. I forget where but the commentator was ru...

Friday, January 31, 2014

Know Your LGBT History - 'You Are My Friend'

Nowadays, the younger set of gay men fawn over singers like Beyonce and Lady Gaga with their outrageous costumes and dance moves as w...

Anti-gay rapper needs to be set straight on black, lgbt history, identities

According to the Huffington Post : Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's marriage equality anthem "Same Love" may have rocked the...

Anti-gay Republican should be pitied for hypocrisy and hubris

Agema Dave Agema won't go away. Agema is the Republican National Committee member from Michigan whose past and recent comments ab...

Thursday, January 30, 2014

'LGBT community wins two victories in the courts' and other Thursday midday news briefs

Editor's note - Due to the snow storm and me catching up with work at my regular job, I was only able to publish two posts today. Plu...

The voices of children in same-sex households should not be ignored

I will agree with the anti-gay right about one thing (don't pass out) regarding the argument over marriage equality. Part of it is ab...

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Kirk Cameron wins the award for the tackiest anti-gay Grammy outrage statement

Kirk Cameron I've believed for quite a while that the lgbt community must be careful not to have our desire for fairness and equali...

'Another anti-Christian victimization story turns out to be a lie' and other Wednesday midday news briefs

Another Religious Right Tale Of Anti-Christian Victimization Gets Thoroughly Debunked - If Fox News's Todd Starnes worked for a legit...

Beyonce and Satan? Anti-gay criticism of Grammy awards reaches silly low

While watching various anti-gay groups and spokespeople criticize Sunday's Grammy awards for the mass same-sex marriages, it's inte...

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Illinois Bishop compares anti-gay exorcism to punishing disobedient children

When Illinois made marriage equality legal last year, Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois took it upon himself to pe...

'Utah rally pushing anti-gay image regarding gays & children' and other Tuesday midday news briefs

The good news is that the longer those who oppose marriage equality push such nasty images (particularly in light of the fact that many...

Clerk defending Nevada's marriage equality ban changes his mind

Here is something interesting out of Nevada. A clerk defending the state's ban on marriage equality has changed his mind: One of th...

Monday, January 27, 2014

Saturday Night Live skewers Sochi just in time for Olympic games

When I saw this SNL Weekend Update moment on the Sochi Olympics, I felt kinda guilty because I laughed my ass off. However, in lieu of rec...

'Right-wing media throw hissy fit over marriages at Grammy awards' and other Monday midday news briefs

Right-Wing Media Freak Out Over Same-Sex Marriages At The Grammys - Another bit of proof that the performance was a smashing success. Jus...

Macklemore & Lewis's Grammy performance inspires our children

Without question, the most memorable moment last night at the Grammys was Macklemore & Lewis's performance of "Same Love...

Friday, January 24, 2014

'How I nearly quit blogging today but changed my mind' and other Friday midday news briefs

After over seven years of blogging, I finally ran into a post which made me contemplate chucking the entire thing: C-SPAN becomes latest...

Jon Stewart presents . . .The 2014 Sochi Homophobic Olympics

How in the world did I miss this? Jon Stewart calls out worldwide homophobia in relation to the upcoming Sochi Games as only he can in h...

Thursday, January 23, 2014

NOM's Brian Brown wants to impeach VA attorney general for support of marriage equality

I'm such a bad boy for enjoying this but I can't help myself. One of the delights of the recent announcement of VA's Attorney...

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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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