Tag: Civil Rights
State laws banning marriage equality make no sense
Charles Moran is a spokesperson for the Log Cabin Republicans, and so it isn’t much of a surprise that he believes that Marriage Equality is really a conservative issue. In his book, a real conservative ought to be for marriage
Identity as a Weapon in Politics
The link below is to an Op-Ed in the Seattle Times that is a pretty good read. I take issue with the editor, Ryan Blethen, in one regard: …leaves me wondering why gay-rights supporters have jumped into the toxic mud
Trans Blogging
Here are two blogs by and about Transpersons that I’d hope everyone would check out. To me, it is critical that nondiscrimination legislation in Pennsylvania must move forward with Gender Identity and Gender Expression intact. Trans Group Blog: The Big
California Prop 8 PR Firm hired for potential Maine gay marriage battle
So the Maine H8′ers are bringing out the big guns to do whatever they can to win and squash equality. Schubert Flint Public Affairs was sued by the parents of two of the kids shown in a Prop 8 ad without
The Beginning of the Fall of Obama’s Gay Support
I guess it could be argued that the beginning already happened, but I do believe we are beginning to see a major turning point however. I don’t always agree with all that John writes, but I’m with him 100 %
Pennies to the President
While I believe the President’s level of control is limited- he can’t bring about al the gay rights changes alone, his level of flip=flop and his abandon of the GLBTQ people who helped get him elected is astounding and can
ACLU: Know Your rights!
I started my Pride Week event list, with the ACLU-led session on Know Your Rights, and boy was it a good choice for a place to start the week. The evening started with a brief panel where each speaker talked
Rites vs Rights
The link below is to an article about California and Prop 8 and what will happen next, but I’d like to direct you to an editorial by Rabbi Irwin Kula below that article. Here is a snip: Progress on human
Pittsburgh Pride Events for Monday June 8, 2009
There are 3 awesome events this evening to start your Pittsburgh Pride Week. IO wish I could be at all 3, but I will pick 1 instead. The list of performers at the Hard Rock  Cafe´fundraiser for PFLAG Pittsburgh looks
Why Are Lies and Deception the Primary Tools of Some Conservatives?
NO Bathroom Bill – STOP House Bill 1728 There is one part of blogging that I really dislike. Sure, you can say, that I don’t really need to do it, but it is a part of my process that I
