Tag: Activism
Gay Marriage And Public Opinion
This Forbes.com story provides a number of statistics from polls over time that demonstrate attitudes towards GLBTQ issues. It is a good read. The title is about Gay Marriage, but the polls deal with many aspects of gay acceptance. for
Religious Right Admits Using Schoolchildren Won Them Prop 8
Maybe I’m naive, but it seems to me that most Americans will over time, and given the chance, begin to separate out the truth from myh and choose reality over emotionalism and exploitation. The role of the gay rights activist,
Petrarca Meeting: Unintended Consequences
Unintended Consequences Last Thursday, I posted about meeting with PA State Rep Joe Petrarca, and he had four main concerns he expressed about PA HB 300. Today, I’d like to talk about his second concern- that bills sometimes have unintended
Babette Joseph’s Quote Clarified
I posted earlier about a conservative blog called A Right Turn. The link to at the bottom of this post. The post is interesting in that the writer claims that no one should be discriminated against only for being gay
Meeting with Your Elected Official
I’m off this morning, joining Brian and Emilia, to meet with PA Representative Joe Petrarca about PA HB 300. This is a very different type of action from writing a blog or participating within the blogosphere, and one I am
The Gathering Storm is Called Justice
Grabbed this over at Joe.My.God. Â The linked post describes a link to Frank Rich’s column in the NYT. The Rich column is really good, and this blog a good intro. Check it out! Joe. My. God.: Justice Is Gathering. If
Proposition 8 ‘Day of Decision’ Set?
UPDATE: As confirmed by the comment added to the blog post below, the date of the decision has not been released. The Queerty article appears to be incorrect. Looks as if the CA Supreme Court ruling may be announced next
It’s Official: We Won the Culture War. Really?
My partner Brad and I were just having a discussion about this over dinner last evening. he might characterize me as being “the glass half empty” but my point was we are at a very critical juncture in the battle,
The Republican Spin
I just have to post this, but I’m not sure why. Maybe because it is 5a.m. and I’ve been up for an hour already. Truly, for gay rights to make progress, we simply need to move some moderate people from
