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In fact, it's way past time. Don't Ask Don't Tell was a silly policy when it was implemented, and is even sillier now. You could make the argument that it was a necessary interim step, given the acceptance of gays then versus now, but that moment has passed. It's time to realize that one's sexual orientation -- or preferences, for that matter -- don't have much to do with your ability to aim a gun, run a radio, or lead troops in combat.

Looks like the military is finally catching up to the rest of us:

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Unfrigginbelievable:

An opponent of same-sex marriage, Governor Carcieri has vetoed a bill that would have added "domestic partners'' to the list of people authorized by law to make funeral arrangements for each other.

So now gay people can't even bury their dead. Bigotry knows no bounds.

More inane Carcieri statements below the fold ...

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Remember, sometimes the best way to tell the truth is through humor:

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Sometimes, when I read the text of legislation, I'm struck by the level of indirectness and obfuscation. Take Kentucky Senate Bill 68, for example. If you didn't know some legislative history in the state -- most especially the Marriage Protection Act -- you might not immediately get the point of this bit of legislation-ese:

prohibit the approval of foster care, relative caregiver services, or adoption of a child by an applicant who is cohabiting with a sexual partner outside of a marriage that is legally valid in Kentucky

Why couldn't the authors of the bill just say what they meant? Why avoid the obvious point of the bill, which is to prohibit adoption by gay people?

Well, since Senator Gary Tapp doesn't know how to be direct, I think we should help him. Herewith, a more direct rewrite of the bill. See what you think:

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Not a surprise, but certainly a disappointment. Gary Tapp proposes in Senate Bill 68 that any "applicant who is cohabiting with a sexual partner outside of a marriage that is legally valid in Kentucky" be prohibited from adopting, providing foster care, or even caring for a child that's a relative. Obviously aimed at gays. Hope it dies quickly.

(Hat tip to Jake at Page One Kentucky for putting this out first.)