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Video of transgender politician Brittany Novotny on CNN

  • 16-09-2010 02:11AM
    #1
    Links234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,944 ✭✭✭✭


    http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/15/transgender-politics/

    I've been following Brittany Novotny's campaign for a while now, and it's fantastic to see she's getting some great coverage like this. and while it's obviously important to me that she's transgender, that's not the main reason why I'm following her with such interest, it's that she's running against insane homophobe Sally Kern who says that homosexuality is a greater threat to america than terrorism.

    I'm really hoping that Brittany can win, and if she can do it in somewhere as conservative as Oklahoma, that's a big step forward for LGBT people, but it's also an even bigger win for everyone if she can boot out this lunatic Kern who believes that there's some secret cabal of homosexual millionaires attacking her!

    watch the video, it's amazing that someone in office can believe such things :eek:

    maybe a lot here won't be interested or really care about something going on in Oklahoma but I think it's very interesting and I really hope Brittany will win.


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  • #2
    liah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,750 ✭✭✭liah


    You hope she'll win? What are her policies, outside of obviously promoting LGBT issues?


  • #3
    Saila
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,751 ✭✭✭Saila


    if you say so


  • #4
    policarp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,680 ✭✭✭policarp


    What else would you expect from a southern American state?
    Bible thumpin is all they can do or think.


  • #5
    aligator_am
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,598 ✭✭✭aligator_am


    Links234 wrote: »
    http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/15/transgender-politics/

    I've been following Brittany Novotny's campaign for a while now, and it's fantastic to see she's getting some great coverage like this. and while it's obviously important to me that she's transgender, that's not the main reason why I'm following her with such interest, it's that she's running against insane homophobe Sally Kern who says that homosexuality is a greater threat to america than terrorism.

    I'm really hoping that Brittany can win, and if she can do it in somewhere as conservative as Oklahoma, that's a big step forward for LGBT people, but it's also an even bigger win for everyone if she can boot out this lunatic Kern who believes that there's some secret cabal of homosexual millionaires attacking her!

    watch the video, it's amazing that someone in office can believe such things :eek:

    maybe a lot here won't be interested or really care about something going on in Oklahoma but I think it's very interesting and I really hope Brittany will win.

    LEAVE BRITTANY ALONE!!!! :pac:

    But seriously, I think it's mad how all these God espousing loons hop on the band wagon and tell us that Jesus would be appalled by this sort of thing, surely, using their logic, God created mankind, so if someone is gay does mean that God made a mistake? I think that's what's at the core of their bitterness to be honest, the fear that their infallible creator made a mistake. (in their opinion that is, I'm not saying gay people are a mistake before anyone attacks).


  • #6
    Morlar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    liah wrote: »
    You hope she'll win? What are her policies, outside of obviously promoting LGBT issues?

    This is another sex change advocacy thread - beyond that policies don't come into it. Would be my guess.


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  • #7
    strobe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭strobe


    Links234 wrote: »
    http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/15/transgender-politics/

    I've been following Brittany Novotny's campaign for a while now, and it's fantastic to see she's getting some great coverage like this. and while it's obviously important to me that she's transgender, that's not the main reason why I'm following her with such interest, it's that she's running against insane homophobe Sally Kern who says that homosexuality is a greater threat to america than terrorism.

    I'm really hoping that Brittany can win, and if she can do it in somewhere as conservative as Oklahoma, that's a big step forward for LGBT people, but it's also an even bigger win for everyone if she can boot out this lunatic Kern who believes that there's some secret cabal of homosexual millionaires attacking her!

    watch the video, it's amazing that someone in office can believe such things :eek:

    maybe a lot here won't be interested or really care about something going on in Oklahoma but I think it's very interesting and I really hope Brittany will win.

    You should really start a thread in the forum requests forum so that you could have somewhere to post all these transgender threads Linksy.....ohh..... wait....


  • #8
    Links234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,944 ✭✭✭✭Links234


    liah wrote: »
    You hope she'll win? What are her policies, outside of obviously promoting LGBT issues?

    actually, one of the interesting things about her is that she's not basing her campaign on LGBT issues at all, but economics, public education, transport and infrastructure.

    have a look here about the issues she's talking about


  • #9
    johnmcdnl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,740 ✭✭✭johnmcdnl


    aligator_am wrote: »
    LEAVE BRITTANY ALONE!!!! :pac:

    But seriously, I think it's mad how all these God espousing loons hop on the band wagon and tell us that Jesus would be appalled by this sort of thing, surely, using their logic, God created mankind, so if someone is gay does mean that God made a mistake? I think that's what's at the core of their bitterness to be honest, the fear that their infallible creator made a mistake. (in their opinion that is, I'm not saying gay people are a mistake before anyone attacks).

    God didn't make a mistake duhhhhh - People choose to be gay remember... . whoever tells you otherwise is lying remember... God is always right and people who choose to be gay are sinners


  • #10
    recylingbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    Links234 wrote: »
    it's fantastic to see she's getting some great coverage like this.
    Why?
    Just because she's transgender?
    and while it's obviously important to me that she's transgender, that's not the main reason why I'm following her with such interest, it's that she's running against insane homophobe Sally Kern who says that homosexuality is a greater threat to america than terrorism.
    Right. While i don't agree with the honourable Sally, it's hardly a policy to just vote vor the other person.
    I'm really hoping that Brittany can win, and if she can do it in somewhere as conservative as Oklahoma, that's a big step forward for LGBT people, but it's also an even bigger win for everyone if she can boot out this lunatic Kern who believes that there's some secret cabal of homosexual millionaires attacking her!
    She makes some 'potentially' good points. Maybe there is a syndicate of rich homosexuals pouring money into Brittany's election fund.
    I don't know.
    watch the video, it's amazing that someone in office can believe such things :eek:
    Done.
    maybe a lot here won't be interested or really care about something going on in Oklahoma
    correct.


  • #11
    30H!3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 110 ✭✭30H!3


    I wouldn't say no..


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  • #12
    Agonist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,329 ✭✭✭Agonist


    If she paid good money to be changed into a man I reckon she's due a refund.


  • #13
    mikom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,391 ✭✭✭✭mikom


    liah wrote: »
    What are her policies, outside of obviously promoting LGBT issues?

    Shoes.


  • #14
    recylingbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    You need to branch out...

    Threads started by Links234

    thread_dot.gifsubscribed.gifVideo of transgender politician Brittany Novotny on CNN
    Links234
    Today 02:45
    by mikom lastpost.gif
    12 13 After Hours thread_hot_new.gifpoll_posticon.giffirstnew.gif Poll: Guys. have you ever crossdressed? (multipage.gif1 2 3 4)
    Links234
    Yesterday 23:30
    by Links234 lastpost.gif
    116 3,505 After Hours thread_new.giffirstnew.gif Group backing Sally Kern calls transgender opponent Brittany Novotny ‘a confused it'
    Links234
    13-09-2010 01:25
    by Einhard lastpost.gif
    5 135 US Politics thread_hot_new.giffirstnew.gif XY woman gives birth to XY daughter
    Links234
    10-09-2010 13:34
    by sbsquarepants lastpost.gif
    23 1,422 After Hours thread_hot.gifchristian views on transsexauls? (multipage.gif1 2 3 4)
    Links234
    04-09-2010 20:10
    by Seaneh lastpost.gif
    90 2,078 Christianity thread_hot.gifwhat do people get out of shouting abuse from cars at people they don't even know? (multipage.gif1 2 3)
    Links234
    25-08-2010 11:46
    by robbie_998 lastpost.gif
    65 3,643 After Hours thread_hot.gifLadies: How would you react if your husband/boyfriend turned out to be transgender? (multipage.gif1 2 3 4)
    Links234
    18-08-2010 14:35
    by maple lastpost.gif
    112 4,119 The Ladies' Lounge thread_hot.gifToddler beaten to death for acting like a girl (multipage.gif1 2)
    Links234
    12-08-2010 11:16
    by scientific1982 lastpost.gif
    35 1,409 After Hours thread_hot.gif(US) Judge rules for transgender woman fired by Georgia (multipage.gif1 2 3)
    Links234
    07-08-2010 20:32
    by Links234 lastpost.gif
    76 1,973 After Hours thread_hot.gifChanging your sex is not cosmetic. (multipage.gif1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page)
    Links234
    28-06-2010 00:51
    by Links234 lastpost.gif
    401 11,652 After Hours


  • #15
    Morlar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    recylingbin wrote: »
    You need to branch out...

    Threads started by Links234

    thread_dot.gifsubscribed.gifVideo of transgender politician Brittany Novotny on CNN
    Links234
    Today 02:45
    by mikom lastpost.gif
    12 13 After Hours thread_hot_new.gifpoll_posticon.giffirstnew.gif Poll: Guys. have you ever crossdressed? (multipage.gif1 2 3 4)
    Links234
    Yesterday 23:30
    by Links234 lastpost.gif
    116 3,505 After Hours thread_new.giffirstnew.gif Group backing Sally Kern calls transgender opponent Brittany Novotny ‘a confused it'
    Links234
    13-09-2010 01:25
    by Einhard lastpost.gif
    5 135 US Politics thread_hot_new.giffirstnew.gif XY woman gives birth to XY daughter
    Links234
    10-09-2010 13:34
    by sbsquarepants lastpost.gif
    23 1,422 After Hours thread_hot.gifchristian views on transsexauls? (multipage.gif1 2 3 4)
    Links234
    04-09-2010 20:10
    by Seaneh lastpost.gif
    90 2,078 Christianity thread_hot.gifwhat do people get out of shouting abuse from cars at people they don't even know? (multipage.gif1 2 3)
    Links234
    25-08-2010 11:46
    by robbie_998 lastpost.gif
    65 3,643 After Hours thread_hot.gifLadies: How would you react if your husband/boyfriend turned out to be transgender? (multipage.gif1 2 3 4)
    Links234
    18-08-2010 14:35
    by maple lastpost.gif
    112 4,119 The Ladies' Lounge thread_hot.gifToddler beaten to death for acting like a girl (multipage.gif1 2)
    Links234
    12-08-2010 11:16
    by scientific1982 lastpost.gif
    35 1,409 After Hours thread_hot.gif(US) Judge rules for transgender woman fired by Georgia (multipage.gif1 2 3)
    Links234
    07-08-2010 20:32
    by Links234 lastpost.gif
    76 1,973 After Hours thread_hot.gifChanging your sex is not cosmetic. (multipage.gif1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page)
    Links234
    28-06-2010 00:51
    by Links234 lastpost.gif
    401 11,652 After Hours

    Those links are no good.


  • #16
    Links234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,944 ✭✭✭✭Links234


    recylingbin wrote: »
    Why?
    Just because she's transgender?

    Well, yes and no.
    It would be dishonest of me to say my interest in her campaign has nothing to do with the fact that she's transgender, I appreciate and respect her for that, and I think it's important that real transgender people are visible, but it's not just because she's transgender.

    I mean, there's other transgender politicians that I have no interest in, and don't have respect for simply because of being transgender. like Donna Milo for example: http://www.queerty.com/donna-milo-is-against-gay-marriage-even-though-she-once-had-one-20100524/

    I think Milo's an idiot and a hypocrite
    Agonist wrote: »
    If she paid good money to be changed into a man I reckon she's due a refund.

    what? :confused:

    She's a woman.


  • #17
    recylingbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    Morlar wrote: »
    Those links are no good.
    bigot!


  • #18
    ottostreet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,986 ✭✭✭ottostreet


    Links234 wrote: »
    Well, yes and no.
    It would be dishonest of me to say my interest in her campaign has nothing to do with the fact that she's transgender, I appreciate and respect her for that, and I think it's important that real transgender people are visible, but it's not just because she's transgender.

    I mean, there's other transgender politicians that I have no interest in, and don't have respect for simply because of being transgender. like Donna Milo for example: http://www.queerty.com/donna-milo-is-against-gay-marriage-even-though-she-once-had-one-20100524/

    I think Milo's an idiot and a hypocrite



    what? :confused:

    She's a woman.

    I don't think the real reason for you following this campaign, or having an interest in these candidates has anything to do with politics. After all, why would it? It's Oklahoma ffs. The real reason is...your interest in all things transgender related is becoming somewhat tiresome to read. (On AH at least)


  • #19
    Agonist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,329 ✭✭✭Agonist


    Links234 wrote: »

    what? :confused:

    She's a woman.

    Yeah, I should have added a :cool: or :p

    She's a bit like the Aviva stadium. They took lansdowne road and got the builders in so it could self-identify as the aviva it always knew it was. The address is still lansdowne road though.


  • #20
    Morlar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    ottostreet wrote: »
    I don't think the real reason for you following this campaign, or having an interest in these candidates has anything to do with politics. After all, why would it? It's Oklahoma ffs. The real reason is...your interest in all things transgender related is becoming somewhat tiresome to read. (On AH at least)

    A-fcuking-men. It would be like me posting about WW2 every other day in afterhours or someone into cars posting about cars every other day in AH. This in my view is why there are other specialist forums.


  • #21
    Links234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,944 ✭✭✭✭Links234


    ottostreet wrote: »
    I don't think the real reason for you following this campaign, or having an interest in these candidates has anything to do with politics. After all, why would it? It's Oklahoma ffs. The real reason is...your interest in all things transgender related is becoming somewhat tiresome to read. (On AH at least)

    I have a very big interest in LGBT issues in general because they are important to me, I've been following debates about Prop 8 in California even though it's over in California.

    what are you saying, "don't talk about things that are important to you"?


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  • #22
    ottostreet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,986 ✭✭✭ottostreet


    Links234 wrote: »
    I have a very big interest in LGBT issues in general because they are important to me, I've been following debates about Prop 8 in California even though it's over in California.

    what are you saying, "don't talk about things that are important to you"?

    I am massively interested in cars/formula 1/music.

    I take them to the specialist forums. In case you think I'm being negative towards LGBTs, I'm not. I just don't care sufficiently about it or the issues relating to it to read about some politician in America who happens to be transgender. Maybe its just me, but I don't see how this is deserving of a thread.


  • #23
    Links234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,944 ✭✭✭✭Links234


    ottostreet wrote: »
    I am massively interested in cars/formula 1/music.

    I take them to the specialist forums. In case you think I'm being negative towards LGBTs, I'm not. I just don't care sufficiently about it or the issues relating to it to read about some politician in America who happens to be transgender. Maybe its just me, but I don't see how this is deserving of a thread.

    There's plenty of discussion about LGBT issues on After Hours all the time, absolutely loads of it. in fact, some of the biggest debates going on here are about LGBT issues, so as far as I can see AH is a suitable place, and I don't see why I should be singled out and have my thread dragged off topic on purpose because people don't like it.


  • #24
    fonecrusher1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,984 ✭✭✭fonecrusher1


    This is AH you are going to get stupid replies. You are going to get people joking about the topic. You are going to get people who just don't give a fcuk.
    Yet you always act as if you are surprised & annoyed at the general reaction you get in After Hours & then go on a lengthy crusade, arguing with anyone who does not see things as you want them to see things.


    This thread: Absolutely destined to become a bickering match.


    Im into cars & the outdoors. I go to those specific areas of boards to discuss them.


  • #25
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,646 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    What's all this about "issues"?

    The only issue here is............. would ya? ;)


  • #26
    ottostreet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,986 ✭✭✭ottostreet


    Links234 wrote: »
    There's plenty of discussion about LGBT issues on After Hours all the time, absolutely loads of it. in fact, some of the biggest debates going on here are about LGBT issues, so as far as I can see AH is a suitable place, and I don't see why I should be singled out and have my thread dragged off topic on purpose because people don't like it.

    I think youre being singled out because of
    a. the video relates to oklahoma, not irish issues.
    b. it relates to a pretty specialist subject, of which you can pick either:

    i. American politics
    ii. LGBT.

    There are other forums for this. Maybe I'm the one who's wrong, but I don't think AH is the place for something as specific as this.


  • #27
    Links234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,944 ✭✭✭✭Links234


    yeah I expect stupid replies, but is it so wrong of me not to expect people to pull the thread completely off topic because they're not interested in it? it seems a very petty way to act towards anyone.
    and again, there's plenty of LGBT related threads on after hours already and have been as long as I've seen,
    MrStuffins wrote: »
    The only issue here is............. would ya? ;)

    would you?


  • #28
    ottostreet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,986 ✭✭✭ottostreet


    Links234 wrote: »
    yeah I expect stupid replies, but is it so wrong of me not to expect people to pull the thread completely off topic because they're not interested in it? it seems a very petty way to act towards anyone.
    and again, there's plenty of LGBT related threads on after hours already and have been as long as I've seen,



    would you?

    I'm curious as to what you consider a 'stupid' reply. I haven't seen anything so far I would consider stupid, inflammatory, or nasty. The only negative comments have been in relation to the specificity of your thread, not so much the content itself.

    And I wouldn't.


  • #29
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,646 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Links234 wrote: »
    would you?

    I dunno.

    I like to make those kinda decisions after i know of and hear their opinions on the issues!


  • #30
    Links234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,944 ✭✭✭✭Links234


    ottostreet wrote: »
    I'm curious as to what you consider a 'stupid' reply.

    that was in response to fonecrusher:
    fonecrusher1 wrote: »
    This is AH you are going to get stupid replies.


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  • #31
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,646 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Links234 wrote: »

    I'm really hoping that Brittany can win, and if she can do it in somewhere as conservative as Oklahoma, that's a big step forward for LGBT people........

    Links, may i ask, WHY would you vote for him/her?

    Is it JUST because he/she's transgender and his/her opponent isn't?

    Isn't that pretty bigotted?


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