Speaking of queer lives for the straight eye, I found the following commentary, relayed by Patrick Letellier, to be both funny and disturbing at the same time:

Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning … recently said to the press, ”I don’t hate gay people.“

Bruning uttered that reassurance as he backpedaled, er, clarified an earlier statement he had made. When he learned that a Massachusetts court had green-lighted gay marriage, Bruning said to an Associated Press reporter, ”Does that mean you have to allow a man to marry his pet or a man to marry his chair?“

Uh, yes, Mr. Attorney General, that’s exactly what it means. I’d like to introduce you to my Sealey Posturepedic husband — he’s the dark green recliner in the corner. And that basset hound next to the chair? That’s my ex.

Houston, we have a problem: It looks like some people still have an awfully long way to go before they come to grips with the fact that queers are people, too …

Laura Nathan-Garner