Friday, May 31, 2013

BYE-BYE BACHMANNS

BYE-BYE BACHMANNs
 
By:  Randy Gillis
 
 
 
 
 
 
To help commemorate the departure of Michele Bachmann from the political arena (hopefully), I thought I would dig up one from the vaults.  Way back when word got out that Michele's hubby Marcus was in the 'cure the gay' business, and after seeing an eye-opening YouTube video of him, I decided to write him a letter, offering him what I thought was some sage advice.  And considering he will now be primary bread earner, I think most of it is still good, especially if he intends to work outside the Cabaret circuit.  So, for old time's sake:
 
AN OPEN LETTER TO DR. MARCUS BACHMANN
 
Dear Dr. Bachmann,
Having just been introduced to you through the miracles of the Internet, I feel compelled to send this letter of warning.  Given all the good work you do with homosexuals by delivering them to righteousness through your reparative therapy program (and with no small contribution from the power of Jesus Christ), you should know that you are in danger.  In any demonic possession situation, it is never the possessed that are at spiritual risk, it’s the exorcist.
I fear that dedicating so much of your time to those tormented souls has resulted in some “contamination,” if you will.  To be blunt, you’re showing some signs.  The moment I heard your voice my gaydar (which was turned off and secured on the top shelf of my closet) turned itself on, hopped into my office, jumped on top of my head and screamed like a girl.  When we watched your charming dance on stage with your lovely wife Michelle, my gaydar reached for the letter opener and killed itself.
As we all know by now, prolonged exposure to homosexuality will result in ever increasing homofication of God-fearing heterosexuals.  Perhaps those closest to you are unable to see what’s happening (or they’re all laughing behind your back).  But from where I sit, it’s as plain as the tranny hooker on Eddie Murphy’s face.
I think your priorities should be as follows:
1.  Voice and diction training.  When it comes to gayness, the proof is in the S’s.  And you, my friend have enough incccccccidiousssssss S’sssss to warrant ssssssimply too much sssssusssssssspiccccccion.  I don’t mean that to be cruel, but you need to know. 
2.  Invest in a movement class.  You have far too much flounce in your bounce.  And hands are always a problem.  If you can’t butch them up, just keep them in your pocket.  In fact, as a general rule, the less movement you make the better.  One limp wrist could undermine your credibility as a butch heterosexual conversion therapist.  And you had far more than a limp wrist happening on that stage.  You had…..JAZZ HANDS.  And we all saw it. 
3.  Watch your grooming.  Yes, heterosexual men can be well-groomed, but there’s well-groomed and then there’s gay-groomed and I think you may have tippy-toed over the line.
4.  No more picking out your wife’s clothes.  Though you do a suspiciously good job, the implications are clear.  You could delegate that task to one of your patients, maybe as a work-study project to help some of the less fortunate gays offset the (totally worth it) high cost of normalcy.  You might as well take advantage before the gay is gone.
Considering the sheer scale of the damage you’re facing, you may need to resort to more extreme measures.  You should seriously consider having an extra-marital affair (with a woman), and a sex tape to go with it.  And no fancy editing.  We’ll need to see face, penis (yours and no one else’s) and vagina all in the same frame.  And no trying to Photoshop your face on to Ron Jeremy’s body. 
As a last resort, you can always enroll yourself in your own reparative therapy program.  The world loves an ex-gay.  They display the strength of will, self-sacrifice and endurance that made America what it is today.
Now that this situation has been brought to your attention I’m sure you will take the steps necessary to ensure you house of heterosexual cards will stand on solid ground.
 
Sincerely,
Your Longtime Companion (in Christ, silly)
Randy, the Barbarian Queen
 
 


Wednesday, May 8, 2013

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY AMENDMENT ONE!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY AMENDMENT ONE!
 
By:  Randy Gillis




 
 
 


 
 
 

 One year ago today, North Carolina taught me a fact of life that I wasn't prepared for.  You see, I had always believed that knowing a gay person was the best way to calm fears and change attitudes, but then Amendment One came along and showed me just how naive I really was (and I've lost the friends and family to prove it).  I was so distraught that I couldn't work the next day.  I called in sick (not a lie) and wrote a letter to vent my anger.....and posted it on Facebook.  I though I would dig it out and share it again to mark the occasion:
 
 
Dear North Carolina,
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Well, you did it. In spite of all the information out there about what this will do to your friends, family and neighbors. In spite of the other-worldly level of contemptuous cosmic thinking and racist origins of this travesty, you loaded up the church vans (like your preachers dictated), headed to the polls (like your preachers dictated), picked up a pen (an advanced instrument for many of you) and filled in the circle for Amendment One, further demonizing your fellow North Carolinians (like your preachers dictated). What makes it all the more fun is that YOU are the ones who constantly whine like little bitches about the "evil" of government intrusion. Are you feeling proud?
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Before I continue with this diatribe, I want to extend my love and thanks to all my friends who voted against this insanity and for all the love and support you have given me in these difficult days. As the Apostle RuPaul would say, "ConDRAGulations, you're safe," and always in my heart.
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Now, if I have any friends or family who voted for Amendment One (and yes, I'm talking to you), or who didn't vote but thought Amendment One was a good idea (and yes, I'm talking to you), I ask only one thing of you. I would like for you to muster all your strength and scrape together an ounce of integrity (Google it if you need a definition) and REMOVE me from your friend list, because we aren't friends. If this is how you feel about gay marriage then this is how you feel about me. We are the same and at this point, why add hypocrisy to insult to injury? This is not one of those situations where we can "agree to disagree" and chit-chat about pleasanter things. This is far, far bigger than that. There will be no need to exchange words but if you feel compelled, go for it. I have a few on reserve for you. Most of them are short and easily understood.
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You'll remove me now or I'll remove you later. Makes no difference to me, for you see, gone is the wise-cracking, good-natured Randy. You killed him. But in his death a new creature was born. Say hello to wise-cracking Randy in a poo-poo mood! And it's about to get really ugly in Randy land. It's time to unleash the DOGS OF WAR! Prepare yourselves as I summon the Shih Tzu of Christianophobia, the Pekingese of Islamophobia and the Pomeranian of Jewophobia. Each, by-the-way, has taken "Best in Category" in hell for the last three years. Not-to-mention the Wombats of Mormonophobia and Scientologophobia (cause let's face it, they don't deserve a mammal metaphor), and any other "-ophobia" I may come up with at my whim. My page will become a bastion for blasphemy using whatever combinations of filthy words I can conjure (see, it's started already).
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I will troll the World Wide Web, gathering every slathering example of "believer" I can find and parade them all over my wall for my amusement. I will type till my tips are shot to hell and my manicurist refuses to see me again, for the sole purpose of expediting your very own prophecy of becoming a mocked and scorned people. I realize that this makes me something of an enabler, but I'm okay with that. But from your side of the counter, it also makes me an important part of your god's plan so suck on that fat one for a while. And by all means, feel free to reply so I can scoff at you, laugh my obnoxious French laugh and delete you faster than a preacher can snort coke off a hustler's ass (which is a totally hot image by-the-way. Does that make me wicked?). I will rip into the flesh of your world-view, gnash my teeth around it, swallow it and return it to you in the form of a rectal blast of steamy contempt (I'm on Metamucil, so that won't be nearly as difficult as you might think). I will raise monuments to the true trinity of Dawkins, Harris and Hitchens, otherwise known as the Father, the Son and (as of December 15, 2011) the Holy Ghost.
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As I no longer consider myself to be a North Carolinian, I will revel in watching you finally join the cool kids like Mississippi and West Virginia and giggle with glee as you sink to whatever depths your ignorance will allow. I will contribute in any way I can to the national feeding frenzy of mockery and inbreeding jokes (I'm starting my own list of North Carolina jokes now). I will post profanity-laden pot shots and hit below the belt at every opportunity. If great comedy comes from great pain, prepare to laugh your asses off. All of these things I swear to you......that, or I'm going fishing.
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If you think I'm going just a tad overboard because of one amendment, you're wrong. This if for a lifetime of Amendment 1s, Proposition 8s, Ballot Measure 9s and all the rest. This is for a lifetime of watching and listening as religious "leaders" declare war on and cause the suffering and death of gay people worldwide. This is for a lifetime of watching gay people used as fodder for the political machine. I could go on, but you get the idea.
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As for Amendment One? It's going to hurt a lot of people; until we undo it....and we will (I'll also get a certain satisfaction out of watching North Carolina go bankrupt trying to defend the indefensible). The only thing you've accomplished is to waken a sleeping giant (although I have lost 12 pounds due to my walking regimen).
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As for me? Now, whenever someone asks me where I'm from, I will hold my head high and proudly say, "Weeee doggie ya'll, I'm from South Caroliney." Okay, I may leave off the "weeee doggie" part.
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Sincerely,
Randy Gillis




Wow!  Reading it again, I have to say, it is ugly, angry, and bitter (and sometimes funny).  But it's also an accurate picture of where my head was at one year ago. 

So, what's it like today?  Well, I still struggle to not think about what so many of my friends and some of my family did to me on that day.  I stomp it down or push it away.  But it's always there, waiting to creep back into my head.  I get great comfort from watching marriage equality on a slow but unstoppable march as just yesterday Delaware became the 11th state to adopt what should be a given, legal protection for, and recognition of everyone's right to marry the person that they love.

Of course things will be bad in North Carolina for a long time.  Maybe people are waking up in this state, now that it has become painfully obvious that Amendment One was just a warm up for worse things to come.  Things that will take years to correct.  Only time will tell.  So, until then, I don't want to be a sour puss, so, happy anniversary Amendment One!  I wish you a short life, continued ridicule, and a painful death! :)