Tag: GLBTQ
How About a Trip to Maine?
Really awesome blog post linked here, written by Paul Hogarth about why he has decided to take a 10 day trip to Maine and volunteer to help with the No on 1 campaign. I’m thinking of going as well, but
How the Far Right Distorts Things
One of the ways that the Far Right works to slow (or stop) the movement for Equal Rights for GLBTQ’s, as well as other minorities, is to spread misinformation. Sometimes, this includes outright lies, but more often than not, there
Thoughts About the PA Equality Summit
Now that I’ve been back in Pittsburgh for a day, I’m mostly recuperated from yesterday’s trip to State College for the PA Equality Summit. Sponsored by the ACLU of PA and Equality Advocates PA, the gathering was designed to join
Help Maine’s “No on 1″ Campaign
I linked to this in another blog entry, but I feel it is important enough that I want to draw some more direct attention to this opportunity to help protect GLBTQ rights, by supporting the No on 1 campaign in
Why I Am Going to the Equality March on October 11, 2009
I’ve written a few posts in opposition the the upcoming Equality March, and I still fully agree with everything I said, but I am writing today to talk about why I am going to the march. I’ve been thinking about
Duvall resigns from Assembly after taped sex talk surfaces
If you are opposed to equal rights for gays and lesbians on religious grounds, you lose any degree of credibility when you fail to speak out against hypocrites who brag about their adultery to their coworkers.
Man in hospital after vicious brick attack
The people who need to look most closely at this picture and story are those who are opposed to equal protections for gays and lesbians on religious grounds. Those who claim that if gays have rights it will interfere with
Let’s Get Honest About the March on Washington
The linked blog post is by someone I follow on Twitter, and if you have been reading my blog, you won’t be surprised that I’m not very enthusiastic about the timing of the National March on Washington. Â Here is my
Pennsylvania Equality Summit Announced
Pennsylvania Equality Summit As more and more states progress toward full equality for LGBT citizens, and pro-equality legislation remains bottle-necked in the Pennsylvania legislature. It is now more important than ever before for activists from across the state, from every
TransOhio Symposium shatters new ground for Midwest transpeople
Really wonderful read to understand issues surrounding transgender people. Respecting and calling for the inclusion of transfolk in any GLBTQ rights actions is something I have cared about for many years. Probably 15 Â or more years ago, a FTM transman
