Tag: orientation

Justice and Power. Now, We Wait.

A few minutes ago, I received an email which started: A few minutes ago, the California Supreme Court heard the final oral arguments in the case to overturn Proposition 8. Within 90 days, we will know whether the court will

PA House Bill Introduced to End LGBT Discrimination

House Bill Introduced to End LGBT Discrimination (Harrisburg, PA) – Legislation prohibiting discrimination on the bases of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression in housing, employment, and public accommodations was introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives today. Rep.

Dear Citizens of Pennsylvania

Yesterday, I published my interview with Andy Meyer, the blogger behind Marriage Equality Amendment blog.  Today, I want to publish his open letter to my readers. Dear Citizens of Pennsylvania, Hello from neighboring New Jersey. We live in a time when citizenship

How Anti-Discrimination Ordinances Impact Everyone

Here is a link to the JMG site- a followup to a brutal murder in New York.  This case is really about Hate Crimes, which is a different beast from anti-discrimination  laws, but there is a connection. anti-discrimination laws protect all

TV network backs gay marriage in new ad campaign

Well this was the headline in the PageOneQ blog.  I think it may be more fitting to say  ”TV network supports an end to discrimination on any front including GLBTQ issues” but that may not be as sexy or trendy

Allegheny Country Hearing Follow-up

Thursday evening was the public hearing for the Allegheny Country Human human relations/discrimination ordinance, and it has taken me a few days to try and decide what I wanted to say about it. Still not entirely sure, so this could

Black pastor supports protests against Rick Warren

The hope of Barack Obama and the dream of Martin Luther King, Jr. do not find their fulfillment in political expediency, religious protocol or popular consensus. Obama's hope and King's dream should inspire each of us toward a greater commitment

Is Marraige Equality the New AIDS: Part 2

Marriage Equality as a rallying cry within the GLBTQ communities. A few days ago, I began this series of posts examining, or wishing to prompt examination of the seemingly new push for marriage equality, and equating it in some ways

Suspect Arrested in Murders

This is a follow up to a post I linked to last week.  I’m not sure if anyone is reading me who isn’t reading the Bilerico Project directly, but here are 2 follow up posts with the first being about

Queers United: Diversity Lesson 101: GenderQueer/Intergender

Interesting blog post about gender, identity and orientation. Seems like following up on my earlier post. These issues fascinate me so much! For me, my identity is so connected to my body/gender. I have no point of reference for grasping