Pennsylvania – LGBT bills die with end of state session
My fear is that Republican leadership in both the House and the Senate won’t allow any pro-LGBT legislation to be introduced or out of committee, leaving it DOA from the get go. Time will tell.
Activism
Cindy McCain: The Power of the Bigotry
For anyone following most every LGBT Rights story, it is a roller coaster of ups and downs. Unfortunately the “downs” seem to outnumber the “ups” most times. But one breaking story this week is especially important to consider. The story of Cindy McCain and her support for LGBT Rights. At a foundational level, both Cindy and the daughter, Meghan have been outspoken and at odds with the majority of the Republican party over LGBT rights.[Read More…]
Thousands of Faxes to Boehner, Demanding Jobs
Fax Boehner Now: So, if the Republicans feel they can do better for the economy, have at it. Come on, My Speaker to be. Where are the jobs? John Boehner Battling Faxes As Voters Demand Jobs Boehner, new Speaker of the House, is battling not Democrats but fax requests today. Voters are launching a fax-John Boehner campaign today asking “where the jobs areâ€. In the last half hour, Twitter has been dominated with re-tweets of[Read More…]
Andrew Shirvell Fired from Michigan Assnt AG Position
A Michigan assistant attorney general who started a blog against the University of Michigan’s openly gay student body president has been fired, the state attorney general’s office said Monday.
The Beginning of the End of Democracy
Or, she, (and others?) are advocating for a re-rendering of our founding documents, which would be thoroughly scary. The ability to amend the Constitution was built into the document on purpose for a real reason.
Dan DeMarco: Write-In Candidate Against Jane Orie
Note: @npghprogressive sent me a message via Twitter after I posted this to inform me that Dan DeMarco is not a write-in candidate, but actually on the ballot. The 2 Political Junkies post has been revised, and if my post was misleading, I apologize for the inconvenience. Maria, over at 2 Political Junkies has a great post about Dan DeMarco who is running in the PA Senate’s 40th district against the criminally indicted incumbent, Jane[Read More…]
Tom Corbett’s Future for a Theocratic PA?
However, he has now demonstrated a part of his real agenda which could not be more anti-LGBT by filing a brief in the California Prop 8 case. To be clear, the Prop 8 case, by everyone’s estimation wouldn’t have any bearing on Pennsylvania directly.
Progressives and the Midterm Election
This is for everyone who claims to care about progressive issues. Telling the Dems to go F*#k themselves will do nothing to move LGBT issues further. Here is what will move LGBT issues further.
I’d Rather Kiss Than Fight For Our Rights
I have said a number of times on this blog, that activism for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender rights is changing, but even I never would have guessed that that would mean using a kiss to change the world. A very long kiss, that is. But that is what Matty Daley, 21, and Bobby Canciello, 19, chose to do over the weekend. While the same-sex kiss might have raised some eyebrows, the support the pair received[Read More…]
All Faggots Must Die Comment Came From Chamblis Office
Homophobia and the acceptability to hate gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender folks is so pervasive in our culture, and it is growing in the political arena.