Dan,

"I'm a human being who believes others deserve to be treated with dignity"

Is that all people or just the ones who think like you?

Speak,

"Wow " after all that, you support the party that makes life harder for gays instead of the one fighting for equality."

I think you're confused.

It's liberals who have turned "gay rights" into a political wedge by dividing people, weaponizing identity, and making it harder for gays to just live their lives, making it harder for gays.

Laura,

This is the way comedy is meant to be.

Judy Judy Judy

Laura.

You liked Sam Kinnison?

His voice grated on my nerves.

I liked the antics of Judy Tenuta.

She was funny and had a soothing voice.

Whatever happened to Arsenio Hall?

I liked his energy.

Bell,

That being said, I'm not going to miss him.

These late night shows are tanking in the ratings and it's no wonder why.

We need another Johnny Carson.

Bell,

My concern is that we're sliding from comedy into a kind of speech-policing that feels uncomfortably McCarthyesque.

I'm not saying I believe this to be true, but I do wonder who's next.

Dan,

People who want comedy instead of politics are going to be happy

I read the FCC pressured Disney and ABC.

I read Kimmel's comment was saying Kirk was actually killed by "one of their own" and now trying to blame it on the left.

I didn't see this headline.

I like mine better.

Kimmel canceled

Speak,

You seem to think I changed my lifestyle and things went great.

Nope. Being married didn't fool anyone.

I still had to deal with crude remarks. Once someone spilled toner inside the copier. They didn't know I was sitting behind a partition. One of them said, "Why not have (my name) suck it out.

Being married didn't hide me in a closet.

On top of that I have the eccentric computer-head personality. Geek..nerd.

I was the one who installed all networking, servers, workstations, accounting software and design, setup and training. Plus, prepared financials in construction, manufacturing, retail and distributor environments.

Also, I was sometimes hired to find and fix problems in those settings. Is it a hardware or software problem? And then go from there.

Not fitting in well and being unique was overlooked because no body could manage me.

I was self motivated and excellent at troubleshooting.

But I still got the gay harassment. Once my car was in the shop and a guy in the warehouse picked me up in his pickup truck in a blizzard. Made me sit in back in the open in the freezing snow when there was room in the cab.

If you think my marrying a woman was living in a closet, you have no idea.

Gays today just don't get it that 20 years ago things was very different for gay people.

One,

"Given social media today, probably more than than you are comfortable with."

You tell yourself that.

I can imagine a gay couple raising a child hoping for it but not a straight couple. Most couples hope for grandchildren.

Who would wish such a hardship on a child they loved?

Pretty unlikely.

Clown,

If you see what I wrote as attacking gays, I pity you.

What I wrote is blunt and honest.

You need to become a thicker skinned adult instead of a wimpy child.

Clown,

I don't pretend anything.

And I don't attack gays you liar.

GFY.

Clown,

You have absolutely no concept of the courage it's taken for me to survive and thrive.

Eb,

"roughly the same number of couples who say, "I sure hope little Jr turns out autistic or disabled""

I'm not making this into a major issue but you did just lump being gay in with disabilities.

At least you're being honest how you see it.

In this straight world, being gay has its own challenges.

Family rejection. Fitting in. Feeling deprived of the benefits of being straight.

Let's not kid ourselves.

Being gay is hard and mostly unfair how the world views you.

And there ain't a thing you can do about it but grow some thick skin.

Clown,

My eyes are wide open.

With my age and life experience, I see this from more than one angle.

And here's the bottom line.

Gays today risk overplaying their hand.

Clown,

"I'm glad society has become more tolerant of homosexuals."

Really?

You think that's what's happening?

I have a very realistic attitude about the situation.

Here's a question.

How many straight couples have said, "I sure hope little Jr turns out gay"?

Don't kid yourself.

"Tolerance" is not "acceptance".

Eb,

Clarify yourself please.

Clown,

"You constantly cried about gay marriage destroying the sanctity of marriage."

That was back when Christian bakers were refusing to participate in gay weddings and being sued for it.

I take offense to that.

I do believe gay couples can have ceremonies where they make a commitment vow before God. But claiming those marriages are sanctified by God is, I believe, a mockery.

I'm not hating anyone.

Clown,

"BullJohnson personally spews hate on the DR for democrats, liberals, and the LGBTQ on a regular basis."

Liar liar pants on fire...

Syc,

'BillJohnson
Dems don't preach hate."

No...they just practice it.

Let's see...who was bragging about holding me in "contempt"?

I never listened to Kirk but was aware of him and his following.

The response in other countries has surprised me. His message must have resonated with a lot of people.

Dems sure don't have anyone like that unless they promise more government goodies.

Not just because of this revelation.

I have always respected Danni.