Tag: lesbian
Gays OK for Cable, But Not TV?
HBO leads on TV in showing homosexual characters HBO scored highest among 15 networks for its representation of homosexual characters last season, according to a report released Monday.  That totaled 42 percent of the network’s programming hours, in series such as
The Re-Christianizing of America
The video linked is also embedded in the Pam’s House Blend story linked below, and she found it at Box Turtle Bulletin from last week. I wanted to post it, but also wanted to consider the context within which to
Allegheny County Ordinance- What the Other Side Has to Say
Yesterday, I received in the snail-mail the American Family Association of PA (AFAPA) newsletter. It is always good to know what the other side is saying. When it comes to this “other side” is is usually full of craziness, lies
Allegheny County Ordinance- What I wrote
Got a phone call this morning as it seems what I wrote last evening about what’s wrong with the county ordinance has caused some stir. It appears that what I wrote was both true and not true. So hopefully I’m
Why the Allegheny County Ordinance is Bad
As a Gay Rights activist, I didn’t think I would ever be in a position to write against a nondiscrimination ordinance designed to protect people in employment, housing and public accommodations, but here I am writing such a blog entry!
What We Are Up Against
Senators get 705,000-plus letters opposing ‘hate crimes’ Anyone who reads my blog regularly knows that I’m a major cheerleader for grassroots constituent advocacy. Making contact with your elected official is the single most important thing a person can do other
Time to lean on Leanna (and all PA Senators)
While I was away over the weekend, there were a number of bloggers who wrote about thew recent debate between PA State Senators, Daylin Leach and John Eichelberger (R- PA 30th). Two very good resources would be the Pennsylvania Progressive
Christopher Hitchens vs. Ken Blackwell
This is an interesting video of an exchange between Ken Blackwell of The Family Council and Christopher Hitchens on Hardball. Blackwell wants to hold onto the idea that the United States is a Christian nation. He doesn’t do a very
The Good News of Today’s Prop 8 Decision
There is no shortage of news and comment about today’s decision by the California Supreme Court to uphold Prop 8. I’ve written a very little about it today, replying to the change.org blog by Michael Jones. I generally like what
