Post Tagged with: "Gay"

Rally, concert, parade part of gay pride festival

Here’s an article from today’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for you to check it. Sara Bauknecht touches on many of  the various parts of the entire Pride week events, but there is a real focus on this Friday’s Advocacy Rally. “It’s a great time for people to come together,” said Cleve Jones, a national human rights activist and AIDS Memorial Quilt founder who grew up in Mt. Lebanon, and will speak at Friday’s rally. “It’s about visibility and[Read More…]

June 2, 2010 — Comments are Disabled — Gay Pride, general

Bulldogs hit Aker with two-match ban over ‘gay’ comments

Not only are players coming out, but teams, and the structure of professional sports is making progress at demonstrating a lack of tolerance for intolerance, like with this story. Sports won’t become fully safe for LGBT athletes anytime soon, but these are all steps forward.

June 1, 2010 — 1 comment — general

I AM: God, Gloria Gaynor and Gays

One of the most awesome things God ever said (if you buy into the idea that at one time, a long, long time ago, God actually spoke to a few human beings). God said, “I am.” And that’s what I have to say, “I am.” I am Gay. I don’t lead a gay lifestyle,

May 14, 2010 — 5 comments — Gay Pride, general

L+G+B+T: Does it Matter?

The method for dealing with lies and misinformation has to be to counter them by calling out the lies and offering real information instead. L+G+B+T matters when we all raise our voices together against any of the weapons of lies and misinformation directed at any of us individually.

April 27, 2010 — 3 comments — Activism, general

Living In The Gaytrix – 74% Would Refuse A Straight Pill

Too often, activists like me are pushing for legislative change which is good, but may not be the only thing needed for things to improve. There may be an enormous amount of new work that needs to be done surrounding self-dentification and identity.

April 21, 2010 — 3 comments — general

Can You See My Gayness?

if someone thinks they can really see me, and know me and they totally ignore or deny that I am gay, then they are not seeing me for the whole of who I am.

April 18, 2010 — 1 comment — general

Not Being Quiet About Out in the Silence

For her, any protections open a slippery slope to gay marriage, so it is better to keep gays and lesbians, discriminated against and treated badly, to protect marriage.

April 5, 2010 — 1 comment — general

Did Gays Cause Srebrenica Massacre

There are no real plausible reasons to support the second class citizenship of LGBTs in the US anymore. It is time for the march for greater equality to continue to move forward.

March 19, 2010 — Comments are Disabled — general

I Can Do That!

Fiascos like the Prop 8 vote or the Maine referendum have created an unfounded worry that most people, and especially most older people are opposed to gay civil rights. But this is unfounded. It just isn’t true! People of all ages see value in Equality and are willing to step up and take actio

March 14, 2010 — 2 comments — Activism, general, Same-Sex Marriage

Sunday, July 12, 2009 Bible Reading

Welcome to a Queer Look at the Bible! This week’s lectionary readings: 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 or Amos 7:7-15 Psalm 24 or Psalm 85:8-13 Ephesians 1:3-14 Mark 6:14-29 This week’s QP: Reading from the Hebrew Scriptures (Christian Old Testament) 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19:1Rainbow (A very little bit Gay) Reading from the Psalms: Psalm 24 or Psalm 85:8-13 1Rainbow Reading from the Epistles: Ephesians 1:3-14: 1Rainbow (Not Gay at all!) Reading from the Gospels: Mark 6:14-29:[Read More…]

July 12, 2009 — Comments are Disabled — Biblical Commentary, Podcast
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