Daniel Greene

Tag: gay

  • Why I’m boycotting the 2014 Winter Olympics

    I won’t  watch the winter Olympics this year because I am disgusted with the Russian government’s homophobia, corruption, and abuse of its citizens. I don’t know what difference my lack of media consumption will make as a political statement, but I don’t even want to watch, I am that turned off.

    I admire Olympic athletes, and I can understand why they would compete instead of boycott; they have spent their lives preparing for the  games not knowing where they will be hosted, and if they back out now, they forfeit their chance to win. It is unfortunate they are participating in a country that flies in the face of the Olympic sprit, but I wish them luck! I just won’t be watching.

  • Google posts Doodle in support of gay Olympians

    Google posts Doodle in support of gay Olympians

    In support of LGBT athletes at the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Google sported a rainbow-colored doodle on their search page and quoted from the Olympic Charter:

    The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic sprit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.

    –Olympic Charter

  • Love-affirming rap song brought me to tears today

    Listened to the sweetest hip-hop song on the radio today, so lovingly affirming of sexual diversity. Regardless of whether you like the genre, you owe it to yourself to listen to the eloquence of this rap.

  • We’re proud to be an American

    Andy & I had mixed feelings about our visit to WTC & 9/11 memorial
    Andy & me at the World Trade Center & 9/11 memorial

    Or at least we know we’re free– to walk around this site, that is. As much as it saddened and frightened me on 9/11, and as much as I respect the people who died, the people who died trying to save them–and the people who survived–I was glad to be over the hour-and-a-half ordeal it took us to get into this mall/quad/park so we could actually experience it. I can’t imagine it’s going to be this hard to get in once all the construction is complete, is it? I mean, it’s a public space in public streets surrounded by public buildings. It shouldn’t take that much security just to walk around there. Just my opinion, no offense intended.

  • Signs for gay, lesbian, bi, transgender, queer, and questioning (closed-captioned)

    This is my video about signs for gay, lesbian, bi, transgender, etc.; a.k.a. queer or LGBTQ. I thought I blogged this before, but I guess not! I’m blogging it now because I closed-captioned it today. Enjoy, and let me know if you have any questions.