Tag: lesbian

What NY tells me about PA

I watched the live video coverage of the New York Assembly’s debate on the NY Marriage Equality Bill. I’m writing about it because of the way it colors my thoughts and views about PA HB 300. While I am not

Answering Kate’s Question

Kate asked: Do you think HB300 would have more support if the “gender identity” portions were excluded? Thanks for a good question! I think that the general public understands “sexual orientation” better than “gender identity and expression” and in that

A Lesbian on the Supreme Court?

Saw this on twitter: stevenblueRT: @michaelajones: Does Obama have enough political capital to nominate a lesbian for the Supreme Court? - http://tinyurl.com/dzv36o The blog post is a very good read, BTW, so check it out. I had seen a youtube video

FACES OF US: Pennsylvania

This is a cool site and a useful action to take. Giving a face to the issue- demonstrating what a diverse and amazing and beautiful world of folks who seek change. To me this is especially striking after considering the

Petrarca Meeting: Gay Marriage

How Marriage Equality and Non-discrimination Connected Preface: I began to write this a week ago. Then, at the end of the week, I along with some constituents, met with PA Representative, Joe Petrarca. One of his concerns about PA HB

YouTube – “We the People”

Saw this on Facebook, posted there by the Patrick of the GCRM Media Center. YouTube – “We the People” stand together for marriage equality and religious freedom. If you appreciate reading my posts, would you like to thank me with a

Perez Hilton is an ASS but Miss CA is no VICTIM

WEBCommentary(tm) – Miss USA And The Ugly Counterculture Okay, I’m really tired of the Miss California-I-was-so-mistreated garbage. I don’t have any expectations that my post, added to all the verbiage out there is going to make it stop, but at

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

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