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I had been blogging and posting on a .Mac site for a while, but in November 2008, I decided to see what it was like on the WordPress side of things, and so I began this blog. Initially, I expected to use “thomascwaters.com” as a training tool, to learn how to use WordPress, ands devote my attention to a podcast and blog called, A Queer Look at the Bible. But the November election of Obama, and the passage of Prop 8 in California changed that. I began blogging heavily here on thomascwaters.com, and have been ever since.
A Queer Look at the Bible, has evolved too, and differently than I first expected, please, check it out. It isn’t as pro-Christianity, as I once expected it to be, so if you are looking for gay-affirming “make it nice” nice sermons, you will need to look elsewhere. Still I think it is is very pro-Faith, and a good read.
Below is a list of other social spaces across the web where you can find me including YouTube, where I have a series of videos called the “2 Minute Activist.”
Other places you can find me:
Twitter: tcwaters (I’m on twitter a lot)
FaceBook: Thomas Waters, Pittsburgh PA
FriendFeed: tcwaters
Delicious:tcwaters
Flickr: tcwaters45
Youtube: tcwaters835
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Welcome to the blog Chip! Tried to reach you before the March last November, but I must have incorrect contact information.
So nice to see Tom Waters keeps turning over the stones of faith, spirituality, Chrisitianity and the Bible — dipping them into the stream of all that is happening in the news and the community around him. Hope he'll stop to see me if anything brings him back to Washington, DC! – Chip
Hello Thomas,
I am writing on behalf of World Wildlife Fund and its “Act For Our Future ” campaign to encourage the U.S. Senate to act on climate legislation. Like your blog, we are also participating in Blog Action Day and we would like to join forces with you to spur Senate action on a climate bill this year.
WWF’s Act For Our Future campaign is an integrated online and broadcast TV campaign focused on getting Americans to call their Senators and ask them to vote “yes” on climate legislation. Your blog could help us reach more people and have a greater impact.
Your help would be appreciated in highlighting or mentioning our campaign in your Blog Action Day posting and linking to our content on your website. In return WWF would like to draw our vast network of 1.5 million U.S. members to your site by cross-posting some of your content and links on our ActForOurFuture.org campaign site, as well as posting material on our campaign Facebook and Twitter pages.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Many thanks,
Jacklyn
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Hi Tom, I wonder, what do you know about our local mayor candidate Franco Dok Harris, vis-a-vis GLBT issues? Thanks, Harriet
Great question Harriet! I don’t know too much actually, and perhaps I need to dig in and find out. I know this: He was at the signing of the Allegheny County nondiscrimination ordinance earlier this summer, and I know that lesbian blogger, Sue Kerr thinks much of him. I believe if you check out her blog, you can find an interview with him there.
Sounds like a great idea DK! sorry I took so long to reply.
@transracial
Hi Tom, Cool blog. I’ve been checking it out for awhile and seeing you at Pride reminded me to take another look. I wonder if you would post advice for those of us who live in Pgh in areas where elected officials are supportive of HB300 and other GLBT initiatives. I send them notes to thank them for their support, but otherwise wouldn’t lobby them at this point because they are already on board. I’ve been told that officials don’t care much to hear from people who are not their constituents… so I’m not sure about lobbying officials who do not represent my neighborhood. Given all of this, what can I do to be more politically active? Thanks. H
As a gay man I am a bit ashamed of my lack of community involvement. Mostly I stick to myself and hide out in the little world my partner and I have created. I stumbled across you on Twitter and have enjoyed the many links you have provided in regards to the gay community. It makes me wonder how I can make a difference.
Steven
Thanks for the comment Steven! I’m sure there are lots of ways that you can make a difference. I think it just started with making a choice to get involved somewhere- in some way. It is a fallacy to think that any one of us makes all the difference. Rather it is a matter of everyone making some difference, and all of these differences adding up to change.
thanks for posting my More Intelligent Life piece
let’s communicate
DK