Four Moms

So I'm watching the Today Show last week, as I do every morning, and lo and behold was a man with his 4 wives. He was sitting there like a pompous ass surrounded by his 4 wives, talking about his 16 kids and how life is hunky dory. The women acknowledged that there is some jealously among the wives, but how overall, life is wonderful, and their living arrangement is ideal. They want people to learn more about how they live and how "normal" they are, so guess what? They have a reality show on TLC.

Now, I have been pitching a reality show for a while. Stop judging. I don't think it's ideal to have my children on television, but I do think it's important to put a real family with gay parents on TV. I have always wanted to do a show about my family where people watch it and forget that we're gay because we just as boring as everyone else, and deal with the same everyday issues. I am a stand-up comic, I have 2 sons, one adopted, one bio, an elderly mother in a nursing home, a partner, an ex-partner who has a partner, lots of supportive friends and one bathroom. So essentially, my kids have 4 moms too, but we're not all sleeping with the same guy - actually we're not sleeping with any guys.  My kids are pretty normal - I mean as normal as you're going to get with a mother who is a comedian.  Now wouldn't you watch that show?

I'm getting really sick of how anything heterosexual gets a pass in this country. Don't Ask Don't Tell is an abomination. 14,000 troops have been thrown out of the armed forces and in many cases convicted felons are taking their places. Criminals can serve openly in the military and gay people can't. Criminals can get legally married and gay people can't.  Why aren't people more pissed off? As I pay my taxes on October 15, I pay knowing that I am not treated equally in this country because I am a homosexual - that my partner and I are not entitled to the same rights at MaryKay LeTourneau and her husband. That should I G-d forbid collapse at a theme park in Florida and be rushed to the hospital, my partner wouldn't be allowed to stay by my bedside.  Look, I know the economy sucks. I know there is a war. I know Christine O'Donnell has never had an orgasm. I know all that. But come on already. Let's stop waiting for everyone else to do something about this. It is so incredibly unfair. You should be more pissed off that 10% of the population is treated like second class citizens than the fact that your portfolio is down. At least you know you'll get social security and pension benefits from your husband or wife, while I'm doing stand-up at The Chuckle Hut from my wheelchair.