The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

I've always been a staunch supporter of the LGBT community. For as long as I can remember, as with all demographics, I've fought for them attaining equal rights in this country. Of what value is freedom if not every person is legally allowed to access it? Having said all that, I started feeling old over this past Christmas season when I was approached by a person who came out to me as "non-binary." LGBT: Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders. That's what I know. Non-binary ? What in the world is that? Hating the feeling of being ignorant on a topic, I decided to research the term and here's what I found. "Genderqueer, also known as non-binary, is a catch all category for gender identities that are not exclusively masculine or feminine - identities which are outside the gender binary and cisnormativity. Genderqueer people may express a combination of masculinity and femininity, or neither, in their gender expression. Genderqueer people may identify a...

It started raining during a joint news conference which featured President Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan, so Obama asked a pair of marine to shield them from the rain by holding umbrellas over their heads. It was reported by most in the media as a light-hearted moment. Not so much for the far-righties, however - many of whom claimed that the president breached Marine umbrella protocol. Lou Dobbs tweeted, "Obama expects our troops to hold d*mn umbrellas rather than go inside: It's disrespectful, inconsiderate, classless." Sarah Palin wrote this message concerning the matter on her Facebook page - "Mr. President, when it rains it pours, but most Americans hold their own umbrellas." Nevermind the fact that Palin, Ronald Reagan, and other politicians have employed their own umbrella-holders... Yes, according to the far-right, there was Benghazi-gate, IRS-gate, AP-gate, and now umbrella-gate. Pretty soon, I have a feeling these same far-right comme...