Archive for June, 2011

Collective Bargaining: What’s All the Fuss About?

Received this via email today and wanted to pass it along via my blog. As someone who writes mostly about LGBT issues, you might wonder how collective bargaining and LGBT rights are connected. Here are a few points: Collective Bargaining is a method by which individuals, who don’t have an adequate voice as individuals, join together so that as a group, their voice may be heard and their needs understood and met. Gay, lesbian, bisexual,[Read More…]

June 17, 2011 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general

Weiner’s Weiner and LGBT Civil Rights

But enough has been written about Weiner’s sexting, and the larger philosophical issues involved, not to mention the various prurient aspects of it. I want to talk about what this has to do with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans rights. There is a reason why the Far Right gets so much mileage out of their shock soundbite of “Bathroom Bill.” Because underneath all of the politically correct bullshit about Equality, even many progressives get squeamish when it comes to real weiners (or other genitals).

June 17, 2011 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general

Tired of Republican-Democrat Politics

“You get to the point where you evolve in your life where everything isn’t black and white, good and bad, and you try to do the right thing,” McDonald, 64, told reporters

June 16, 2011 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general, Same-Sex Marriage

Is GOP Insanity Hypocritical or Is GOP Hypocrisy Insane?

Now Boner Boy Boehner wasn’t born yesterday, and he has been in the House for a while. It isn’t like the rules about how things are done are secretive or he didn’t have a chance to pay attention to them. I can accept that he feels the House should defend DOMA. I don’t personally agree, but I can intellectually understand how he arrives at that position. and that is one reason we have courts- so that people who see things differently can seek a legal judgement. But here is the thing. When the GOP gained power in the House, they were placed in the position that they had to start to act like adults and actually lead.

June 15, 2011 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general

Santorum Calls for Special Rights for Straights

Rick Santorum- come out for an inclusive ENDA that protects SINGLE gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans persons in employment, housing and public accommodations. How about it Mr “I have gay friends” “man-on-dog sex” Santorum.

June 14, 2011 — Comments are Disabled — general

11 Ways To Celebrate Pride

In case my blog has been a bit too heavy duty recently, here is a bit of humor (that still has a good message) about Pride. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuxAA0zdppY[/youtube]

June 10, 2011 — Comments are Disabled — Gay Pride, general

Pittsburgh and Target and Homophobia

It is hard to get as passionate about that. A poor decision making system, isn’t nearly as engaging, as thinking of the corporation as homophobic.

June 8, 2011 — 1 comment — Activism, general

Target Protest in Pittsburgh Tomorrow

Received this from Keystone Progress: Remember last year when Target Corporation used its profits to support a political candidate who did not support basic human rights? The backlash was swift, as shoppers boycotted to tell Target they didn’t like the company spending its profits on politics that were not in line with its corporate values. Target responded to the uproar by implementing superficial changes to its political giving policy. But today it STILL continues its[Read More…]

June 7, 2011 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general

The Pride Controversy

In my experience of being at Pride events for almost 30 years, there will be al sorts of folks at Pride and each has his or her own agenda, ideas, thoughts, feelings, desires and plans.

June 6, 2011 — Comments are Disabled — Gay Pride, general

Is Sarah Palin Smarter than a Fifth Grader?No. Sarah Palin Has No Idea Who Paul Revere Was, Or What He Did

Could Sarah Palin be stupider?   Yes, and she is stupider: She also claims Paul Revere’s “midnight ride” on the eve of the Revolutionary War has something to do with the U.S. Constitution’s second amendment — the Bill of Rights wouldn’t exist until 1789 and wouldn’t be ratified until the end of 1791 — another 16 years after Revere’s famous ride. Ugh, every time Sarah Palin speaks in public, the nation’s collective IQ drops another[Read More…]

June 6, 2011 — Comments are Disabled — general
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