One of the reasons my online nym is “dyke” is because by using that word proudly and publically, I take away the power of homophobes to use it against me. Coulter has once again accomplished her mission, and has everyone talking about her use of the term “faggot” to slur Edwards. People on the left are decrying her, again, for being an eliminationist extremist, and unrepentent fascist, and rightly suggesting that the way to use this outburst of hers is to chain it to those Republicans who praise her. Mitt “I hate faggots too!” Romney introduced Coulter at this event, and said that he “liked her.” She has also endorsed him. So from now on, never refer to Romney without also attaching some term relating to his homophobic friends, OK?

Quiddity has a great post up with the conservative response. Oh, look at the pearl clutching. “Ann was a bad, bad girl. We’re so upset.” No, they’re not. I know it, you know it. Because if they were at all interested in stopping homophobia, they wouldn’t be supporting the party that has introduced bill after bill for the express purpose of denying me my civil rights. They wouldn’t endorse politicians who whip up theocratic bases with the boogeyman of the homosexual. They would speak out about incidents of gay-bashing and inequality in the work place, in our laws, in our culture. Winger pundits never bother to “defend” queers until one of their own has gone a tad too far, and threatened to upset favorable political conditions. Their supposed concern is little more than calculation, mixed with a the need to keep a hand in the pockets of rich, closeted Republican donors.

Speaking of the closet, let’s take a closer look at Bareback Andy, and his supposed awakening at the CPAC hate-fest:  Read more