Comments for satori stephen

Comment on Evolution complete. by Lane

Lane — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:15:10 +0000

Love it. You can feel and you emote many feelings other Americans+ feel

Comment on Evolution complete. by Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:35:11 +0000

You are absolutely right Ben. After watching the full interview this morning on GMA, I was a little saddened to note that he still carves out an exception for states to decide the issue on their own, which is on its face ridiculous. Why not let states decide on their own about interracial marriage or slavery for that matter? Inalienable rights are those that the states may not legislate away, under any circumstance. I should probably revise the title of this post to read “Evolution continues”, but I still think it is a very big deal for the President to affirm his belief in our equality.

Comment on Evolution complete. by Ben

Ben — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:30:09 +0000

This is a wonderful post, and a lot of what you say about how being gay has affected the person you’ve become I think also applies to me. In fact, I wonder if we won’t actually lose a little something when our gayness becomes as unremarkable as eye color. If we had grown up in a society where gays were fully accepted and integrated and normal as can be, would we have turned out to be the fabulous people we are? Something to ponder.

But more substantively, perhaps, I have to quibble with your title. Obama’s evolution is not quite “complete.” He still believes it’s a state-by-state issue, when in fact it’s a fundamental constitutional right that should not be subject to public vote.

Comment on Evolution complete. by Mom

Mom — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:37:03 +0000

Now I’M getting teary….you are both wonderful sons, and I’m so proud of both of you!

Comment on Evolution complete. by Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:32:44 +0000

Now I’m getting choked up again, thanks. I love you too!

Comment on Evolution complete. by David

David — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:29:29 +0000

That was one of your best posts, start to finish. I love you and am proud you are my brother.

Comment on The meaning of equality by Stephen

Stephen — Sat, 05 May 2012 23:01:46 +0000

One other interesting data point in all this is how young my friend is (27), and how unseemly he seemed to think my demands for equality were. His argument was that he didn’t have to have his gayness be the most important thing about him or what defined him. But I pointed out that as soon as you are self-censoring (in a way that straight people need not), it does in fact define you, whether you admit it or not.

Comment on The meaning of equality by Gabe

Gabe — Sat, 05 May 2012 22:50:28 +0000

Really interesting observation – the notion of equality as relative concept. I tend to be on your side of the equation. But generational differences certainly exist. My gay dad will tell you – his expectations of equality are really similar to your friend’s description of that in Mexico – no need to “flaunt’ it, just tacit acceptance. I suspect the same generational pressure for open equality will follow in LatAm as time advances. Young Mexicans will not be satisfied with the same limitations their parents’ were.

Comment on The meaning of equality by Arthur

Arthur — Sat, 05 May 2012 22:22:32 +0000

I, too, have lived in both Latin America and Gringolandia, and I have to agree with you. While it is different and maybe not as virolent in LatAm, homophobia definitely exists. In some places people expect gay men and women to keep their traditional gender roles (i.e. marry a person of the opposite sex, have kids with them, etc) and live their other, homosexual life as a somewhat open, but unspoken, secret. Tolerance isn’t the same as acceptance, and it seems your friend has confused the two. However, Latin American isn’t a monolith and there are different views on social mores and sexuality throughout the region. Mexico is a great example; DF grants marriage equality, but other states do not (though they must recognize all marriages from other states – no DOMA there). Argentina started out that way, with only the capital region recognizing same-sex marriage, and now the entire country has marriage equality. Hopefully, Mexico is next.

Comment on Dear Virgin America, so far you are crap by CJ Forse

CJ Forse — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:54:32 +0000

Hey, Stephen. Coudn’t agree more with your level of surprise about Virgin not stepping up to the plate in the tech space. Just took a Virgin flight in which I watched A Day in the Life of Richard Branson. I saw him check in with a digital boarding pass, so I logically thought, “oh cool, I’ll just do that on my flight back home.” I was downright confused not to find this service available on their site or on the non-existent app. Crazy that Virgin has ventures in deep sea underwater tourism and yet their consumers still have to print their boarding passes on paper. Anyway, your post came up when I searched for a solution to this problem. Good job. Cheers!