You can’t just “pray the gay away.”

I’ve stumbled upon an organization called Truth Wins Out, who, according to their website, are “fighting right wing lies and the ‘ex-gay’ fraud”.  Sounds good to me.  I found one of their videos on good ol’ YouTube, and I was nearly moved to tears when I watched it today.  It is revolting – yet not at all surprising – that the Mormon church (among others) has encouraged gay people to marry someone of the opposite sex in an effort to “cure” them of their homosexuality.  Lester and Barbara Leavitt have a much different, much sadder story to tell.  As you’ll see in the video, “isn’t it time we stopped destroying families in the name of Family Values?”  For lack of a better word, amen to that.

Jugs and java!

Well, my beloved state is in the news again, and this time, it’s juicy as hell!

Donald Crabtree of Ellsworth, Maine, wants to convert Vassalboro’s old Grand View Motel into – get this – a topless coffee shop!

Of course, public opinion in the small town is polarized, with some saying outrageous things like, “Well, my daughter catches the bus down the street from there, so I think it’s a bad idea” and others saying things like, “Who cares?  We all need to make a living.”

Seriously, though, why do these prudish small-town people think that this “sort of place” would attract “the wrong crowd”?  I don’t know of too many straight men who don’t enjoy looking at a nice rack.  Aren’t we all, then, surrounded by “the wrong crowd”?  Why not give this “crowd” a place to congregate and drink – of all things – coffee?

But, at the moment, Crabtree is in luck, because the planning board unanimously approved the proposal.

I just hope they come up with a cute name for the place.

Like Jugs ‘n’ Java.

Or Hoes ‘n’ Joe.

Or Bean Brew ‘n’ Boobs.

I can just hear the men of Vassalboro now:  “Sure, honey, I don’t mind running into town and getting you a coffee.”

Truth v. Myth? You be the judge.

If you have a bit of free time to spare, you MUST watch this amazing display, broken up into 14 parts.  Hitchens v. Hitchens.  Enjoy, faithful readers!