Saturday, November 15, 2008
2008 Wanda Sykes Comes Out
Posted by Dan Savage on Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:42 PM
Comedian Wanda Sykes outed herself at the anti-Prop 8 rally in Las Vegas today.
"You know, I don't really talk about my sexual orientation. I didn't feel like I had to. I was just living my life, not necessarily in the closet, but I was living my life," Sykes told a crowd at a gay rights rally in Las Vegas on Saturday. "Everybody that knows me personally they know I'm gay. But that's the way people should be able to live their lives."
Sykes, who is known for her feisty and blunt style, said the passage of California's Proposition 8 made her feel like she was "attacked."
"Now, I gotta get in their face," she said. "I'm proud to be a woman. I'm proud to be a black woman, and I'm proud to be gay."
Now is the time for all of us to get in their faces. Good on you, Wanda.
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That black guy on CNN made dan his bitch, as Dan begged him to give us some rights. Now Dan, once again, is going to leave us poor common fags with far fewer options then he has, and move to Canada.
You should gone off on his ass about the morals of your average anti gay niggress. I mean, really, has anyone ever seen a niggress with a kid or ten, who is married?
You should gone off on his ass about the morals of your average anti gay niggress. I mean, really, has anyone ever seen a niggress with a kid or ten, who is married?
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Anthony, or whoever is in charge of Tech Stuff now, your troll bot is broken. Please update it to a more interesting model.
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That troll on Slog made fucksavage his bitch, as asslips begged him to give us some rights. Now asslips, once again, is going to leave us poor common fags with far fewer options then he has, and move to Canada.
You should gone off on his ass about the morals of your average troll. I mean, really, has anyone ever seen a troll with a kid or ten, who is married?
You should gone off on his ass about the morals of your average troll. I mean, really, has anyone ever seen a troll with a kid or ten, who is married?
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yes, ass lips (your words, not mine). you're absolutely right. this post is a perfect example of how being gay, black, and female each exist within a vacuum.
your racism is just as much of a tool, as the homophobia that exists within the black church is to the neocon agenda.
your racism is just as much of a tool, as the homophobia that exists within the black church is to the neocon agenda.
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This is the irony of the anti-gay movement. Their biggest complaint is that we "shove things down their throats" (fantasize much?). Yet if they would just treat us as full citizens, we wouldn't have any reason to get in their face. They could go on comfortably hatin' the way they want and we'd leave them alone. But as Wanda said, "Now we gotta get in their face!"
We have to show our numbers and our common humanity. We need to show that we come from all walks of life. If they didn't want gay issues to be shoved into their face, they shouldn't have made a huge political movement out of restricting gay rights.
We have to show our numbers and our common humanity. We need to show that we come from all walks of life. If they didn't want gay issues to be shoved into their face, they shouldn't have made a huge political movement out of restricting gay rights.
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Watch Wanda in an Ad Council public service announcement created in conjunction with GLSEN (the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Education Network) as part of there Think Before You Speak campaign. Follow this link and click on Pizza Shop under Television on the right...
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Gays should NEVER vote for a black person again. NEVER. I am glsd that Obama won, but I will work against any black person who runs for office again. gays vs blacks, it's on
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Trolls should NEVER troll this blog again. NEVER. I am glsd that Obama won, but I will work against any troll who trolls this blog again. trolls vs trolls, it's on
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why is Slog all of sudden ridden with vermin?
Someone please call the exterminator before this turns into Perez Hilton...
Someone please call the exterminator before this turns into Perez Hilton...
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