Congratulations, Boys!
DJ Qualls Reveals He's Engaged to 'Supernatural' Costar Ty Olsson: 'We're Going to Be Old Men Together'
Supernatural stars DJ Qualls and Ty Olsson are engaged!
The actor, 45, revealed the big news on the May 15 episode of his Locked and Probably Loaded podcast with Kelly Blackheart. During the episode, he shared that he and Olsson clicked after they met and then built a strong bond over the years as their friendship evolved into something more.
"Ty and I became inseparable at the very beginning, just immediately," Qualls shared. "And over the last 10 years our relationship evolved to what it is today, and now we're getting married."
The actor, who played werewolf Garth on the series, also recalled how he first met his fiancé, who played the vampire Benny on the show, at a convention for the popular CW series. He said they "didn't know each other at all," adding, "We maybe said three words together at the Supernaturalconvention, and then we went to London for four or five days afterward."
"And then I was going to Turkey with a friend — and he is such a pure, awesome guy. He came up to us — we all went out as a group — and he was like, 'Can I come on your trip with you?' " the Z Nation actor said.
"And I'm like, 'That is so ballsy!' I could never invite myself on somebody's trip. 'Cause I'd be afraid they would begrudgingly tell me yes and then not want me there. But it was just so pure and awesome, and that's who he is," he continued. "I didn't know him. And it was the beginning of our friendship."
Qualls went on to describe Olsson as one of the "most wonderful" people he's ever met.
"It's just so crazy that this person who was just my friend, now I think about all the time and he sends the best messages, and he supports me and loves me unconditionally in the right way," Qualls continued.
The Turning Point actor further pointed out on the podcast that he felt that "unconditional love" comes with the condition that "you treat that person with some respect and their best interests are your best interests," and that was something Olsson did with him.
"Ty was the first person in my entire life, my entire life that [I] ever had that with," Qualls said. "I say just a friend. [He is] the best friend I ever had, and now we're going to be old men together, which is so crazy."
Following the news, several fans on the show congratulated the couple on social media. One person wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter): "Congratulations DJ Qualls and Ty Olsson what a time we live in."
In response to the fan comments, Olsson shared on X on Thursday, May 16, "Thank you everyone for all the love and support and kindness today 🙂 sending you all some love and hugs."
"I Felt A Great Disturbance In The Force, As If Millions Of Gay Bears Suddenly Cried Out In Anguish And Were Suddenly Silenced."
Supernatural stars DJ Qualls and Ty Olsson are engaged!
The actor, 45, revealed the big news on the May 15 episode of his Locked and Probably Loaded podcast with Kelly Blackheart. During the episode, he shared that he and Olsson clicked after they met and then built a strong bond over the years as their friendship evolved into something more.
"Ty and I became inseparable at the very beginning, just immediately," Qualls shared. "And over the last 10 years our relationship evolved to what it is today, and now we're getting married."
The actor, who played werewolf Garth on the series, also recalled how he first met his fiancé, who played the vampire Benny on the show, at a convention for the popular CW series. He said they "didn't know each other at all," adding, "We maybe said three words together at the Supernaturalconvention, and then we went to London for four or five days afterward."
"And then I was going to Turkey with a friend — and he is such a pure, awesome guy. He came up to us — we all went out as a group — and he was like, 'Can I come on your trip with you?' " the Z Nation actor said.
"And I'm like, 'That is so ballsy!' I could never invite myself on somebody's trip. 'Cause I'd be afraid they would begrudgingly tell me yes and then not want me there. But it was just so pure and awesome, and that's who he is," he continued. "I didn't know him. And it was the beginning of our friendship."
Qualls went on to describe Olsson as one of the "most wonderful" people he's ever met.
"It's just so crazy that this person who was just my friend, now I think about all the time and he sends the best messages, and he supports me and loves me unconditionally in the right way," Qualls continued.
The Turning Point actor further pointed out on the podcast that he felt that "unconditional love" comes with the condition that "you treat that person with some respect and their best interests are your best interests," and that was something Olsson did with him.
"Ty was the first person in my entire life, my entire life that [I] ever had that with," Qualls said. "I say just a friend. [He is] the best friend I ever had, and now we're going to be old men together, which is so crazy."
Following the news, several fans on the show congratulated the couple on social media. One person wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter): "Congratulations DJ Qualls and Ty Olsson what a time we live in."
In response to the fan comments, Olsson shared on X on Thursday, May 16, "Thank you everyone for all the love and support and kindness today 🙂 sending you all some love and hugs."
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I Don't Think That Phrase Means What You Want It To
Exactly, Jesse. And it's a good thing.
Cognitive Dissonance
Quote of the Day
Seven Years Old But Bears Repeating
…since it appears that our rights may soon be under attack again by the same hateful bigots we've been fighting since the 1970s.
"This isn't 1935"
It's Been a Very Bad Week in Wingnuttia
And I couldn't be more delighted.
First it was upholding "Obamacare."
Then it was the Confederate Flag.
And the icing on their fucking big cake of sadz was Marriage Equality in all 50 States.
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." ~Martin Luther King Jr.
Love Wins!
"Today the Supreme Court fulfilled the words engraved upon its building: 'Equal justice under law.'" ~ Bernie Sanders
Betty Bowers Explains It All
You Might Be On The Wrong Side Of History…
…when you have the KKK cheering your actions.
Say Hello to the Face of Hate Stupidity
From Towleroad:
Boise, Idaho-area couple Justin and Melanie Sease are driving around in a car painted with phrases like "HOMOSEXUALITY is a sin & a abomination", "Just Say NO to Gay Marriage", and "GOD'S NOT DEAD". They say they're speaking out for others who are afraid to do the same in light of the recent arrival of marriage equality in the state, and whine to KBOI that they're being ridiculed for it:
"We've had a few homosexual extremists who cuss us out and get very angry with us and threaten us."
Why are they on a crusade?
Says Justin, who claims he's "taking a stand for the Heavenly Father":
"We can never accept public homosexuality. It's wrong, and it's wrong in God's eyes first. He's very clear in the Bible. The Bible says that when homosexuality is publicly accepted, basically it spreads like a cancer….This is kind our little way of protesting the homosexual extremist movement…"
Said Melanie:
"If nobody else is going to do it, why not start doing it. Hopefully, other people will join us and follow us and do what we're doing.Most everyone who has seen our vehicles gives us a thumbs up, waves, smiles, or honks."
Watch, here…
I have a question for these "Christians:" why is it that their supposedly omniscient, all-powerful daddy-in-the-sky is so utterly and completely incapable of enforcing his supposed edicts by himself? Why does he always have to call upon the assistance of these yahoos who have barely three brain cells between them to do his bidding? In the old days this sky-fairy would supposedly have to do little more than sneeze and fire and brimstone would be raining down upon the unwashed, unworthy heathen before you could say, "Gesundheit!"
The only possible explanations I see are…
◆ Sky Daddy is—despite their pronouncements to the contrary—in fact, dead.
◆ Sky Daddy doesn't exist—and never has.
◆ Sky Daddy is alive and well and is either perfectly okay with gay marriage—or has in fact moved on to watching over much more interesting creatures than Homo sapiens.
…none of which fit too well into this couple's narrow, self-centered, bigoted view of the universe.
Seriously…can you imagine spending eternity with these people?
Wow
In my wildest dreams I never thought I'd see this in Arizona. I figured the state would have to be dragged, kicking and screaming, into the 21st Century.
Wow. Just wow.
Better Late Than Never
Last weekend Ben and I flew down to Phoenix for our very belated wedding reception. Since we got married under the friends/family radar a year ago, we both thought some sort of celebration is due—not only for ourselves, but also for those same friends and family.
Since the vast majority of the people we wanted to share in our special day lived in Arizona, we decided that Macayo's in Phoenix would be our venue. Since we haven't had really good Mexican food since we moved to Denver, this was a no-brainer.
Obviously, we went for a Doctor Who theme, but only the die-hard fans got the fez…
I think everyone had a good time…
We had to run a few errands the next day before we left…
And of course we had to visit one of our old (and hopefully future, in 2-3 years) stomping grounds…
Then we met a few of our friends at Lolo's Chicken & Waffles for brunch before heading to the airport. Absolute heaven…
You're Doing It Wrong
A Christian group that is planning a "fast" in opposition to same-sex marriage has claimed that members don't actually have to stop eating food to take part.
The Virginia-based Family Foundation announced a coordinated fast earlier this month, in order to influence the US Supreme Court into rejecting same-sex marriage when it hears the first of a series of appeals cases in October.
The group had said previously: "The Supreme Court begins their session on October 6th. We fully expect them to take a marriage case sometime in the next year.
"Join us for 40 Days of Prayer, Fasting and Repentance for Marriage from August 27 through October 5, 2014.
"Our 40 Days will culminate on October 5th just before the court begins their session."
However, the group has since told members that they don't actually have to give up food at all to take part in the "fast."
They wrote: "We are asking the entire Body of Christ to join us for this feast – giving up physical food isn't necessary – but feeding on the spiritual food provided is vital."
As people don't actually have to give up food to take part, the group opposed to re-defining the definition of marriage seem to be re-defining the meaning of a fast.
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The Batshittery is Strong in this One
"This is a full-scale assault against Christianity and the followers of Christ. When prayer is banned from the public square, when our President fails to defend biblically defined marriage, and he openly and zealously advocates for gay rights; when legislators rush to overrule existing laws to promote gay marriage; when schools and courts consistently suppress religious freedoms; we know we are locked in a war against the Christian faith, not culture. The architect behind this offensive is none other than Satan himself. The Scripture says that the devil, our archenemy, is bent on as much destruction as possible. Satan knows that one day very soon, he will be cast into the lake of fire and sulfur in hell (Revelation 20:10). As that day draws near, his malicious, hellish activity is intensifying." – Franklin Graham, writing on his daddy's website. (Via Good As You)
I don't know about any of you, but I stopped having invisible friends when I was 4 or 5 years old, and the monsters living under my bed and in my closet also disappeared only a couple of years later. This guy, however…
You are on the Wrong Side of History
Don't Be the Asshole
Someone Call the Whaaaaaambulance!
From Joe.My.God.:
During his daily show on Christian radio, today hate group leader Tony Perkins asked his listeners to join NOM's hilariously failed boycott of General Mills. Because Betty Crocker is a homo-loving purveyor of anti-Christian cake mix.
At Betty Crocker, the only thing they're mixing up is their priorities. Hi, I'm Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. If you ask conservatives, Betty Crocker's latest promotion is a recipe for disaster. This summer, the famous dessert line decided to jump on the same-sex "marriage" bandwagon-and bring cakes to celebrate. In Minnesota, where parent company General Mills is headquartered, Betty Crocker decided to donate wedding cakes to the first homosexual couples who exchanged vows on the first day that counterfeit marriage was legal. "Betty celebrates all families," said manager Laura Forero. "We don't want to be old fashioned," the company explained. Unfortunately for General Mills, the majority of Americans think natural marriage is anything but old fashioned. And they've made it tough on companies like Target, Starbucks, and JC Penney who disagree. Know where your money is going. When you're at the store, think outside the Betty Crocker box! For a full list of products that are undermining marriage, check out DumpGeneralMills.com.
REMINDER: When anti-gay Christianist hate groups call for nationwide boycotts of LGBT-friendly companies, that is a righteous use of the free market in order to preserve morality, marriage, family, and The American Way. But when GAY groups use or threaten the use of a boycott, THAT is homofascist intimidation, intolerance, bullying, and a "mafia-style" attempt to deny the freedom of speech. (Hello, Oregon!) Just so we're clear.
If This Doesn't Make You Smile…
…you are dead inside.
Witches for Equality
That Didn't Take Long
From the Los Angeles Times:
The Supreme Court rejected an emergency request to stop same-sex marriages in California, a lawyer for the gay couples who sued said Sunday. Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., one of the lawyers who challenged Proposition 8, said that he had just received word from the court Sunday morning that Justice Anthony M. Kennedy denied a request by ProtectMarriage, the sponsors of Proposition 8, to halt the marriages.
Boutrous said that Kennedy, who handles petitions from the Western states, did not comment on the decision. The 9th Circuit normally waits 25 days before acting on a case just decided by the Supreme Court. But in a surprise move, a three-judge panel that included liberal jurist Stephen Reinhardt lifted a hold it had placed on a 2010 injunction ordering state officials to stop enforcing the gay marriage ban.
(Except we know they won't be.)
The Answer to the Question is…
you can't.
Madleen Kane: Forbidden Love (1978)
I'm still giddy from yesterday.
Happy
Very, very happy at today's events.
And I know it's kind of immature, but damn…the schadenfreude I'm feeling right now from all the bleating coming out of the usual suspects on the right who were convinced their imaginary friend in the sky was going to come through for them and support their hatred is just delicious.
As Homer said, I wish I could have seen Brian Brown and Maggie Gallagher's faces when it was announced.
George Takei Proves Yet Again That He is Made of Awesome
Yes, I stole this. And yes, I stole the title from one of the comments left on the original site. Deal with it. This needs to be seen far and wide.
Now Available In Color!
Word.
Word.
