Tag: Pennsylvania
Lower Merion Township May Be First To Adopt Non-Discrimination Ordinance
The primary thing that stops movement on protections like this is a lack of knowledge, or ignorance. By giving voice to the realities of the benefits of non-discrimination to the community at large, fair-minded people overwhelmingly support non-discrimination.
Welcome Back Equality PA
Ted shared with me his vision of how LGBT organizations across the state can be partnering and working together, a sentiment I share as both a blogger and activist who is passionate about issue advocacy.
Who Wants to Elect Tom Corbett?
We won't get the opportunity to hold Dan Onorato accountable for moving LGBT rights forward in the state, if we just keep painting him as the problem. It isn't a matter of "who is a stalwart for LGBT rights," but
Who will win battle for GOP soul and How Will Progressives Succeed?
It may seem tempting to sit back, and as one long time Democrat put it to me, watch the GOP implode, but I'm not so sure that 1) that is what is going to happen, or 2) even with implosion,
A Partial Comparison of Corbett and Onorato for PA Governor
Campaign sites are designed with an intended audience and purpose. They are not a bad source of information, but may not display the whole picture. Still, many bloggers do not do even half this level of research, so Gaudini is
Corbett’s Lead Due to Name Recognition
Polls are important for a number of reasons, but when we start to act based only on the polls, we fail Democracy/democratic system. Now that the primary is over, it is time to stop exclusively following poll results and begin
A PA Constitutional Convention Scares Me
But what about a constitutional convention? The only way that all of the voters get the same level of voice is if the convention included 100% of the voters. Which would be impossible. So, by the very nature of the
Corbett’s Support for Term Limits is Limited
Corbett may be running on being a good prosecutor, but that doesn't really give him the credentials needed to be the State's highest ranking executive. Dan Onorato supports a far wider range of change that will not only improve the
Holding Out for a Hero
Dan Onorato never ran as a hero. He ran as a candidate with experience managing a large county government and helping that county do well through very tough times. In fact, I never heard Dan apply any labels to
Anthony Williams and the LGBT Vote
Is he suggesting the majority of LGBT issues have been adequately addressed, but this is one of the few that haven't been sufficiently addressed? That is how it reads to me. I'd be interested too, to hear how he feels
