Archive for May, 2014

Michael Sam and two of the most significant advances in LGBTQ Rights.

Michael Sam and two of the most significant advances in LGBTQ Rights.

And that’s why I believe these two events, an NFL draft pick and a celebratory kiss between boyfriends are two of the most important events for America’s LGBTQ Rights in the recent past.

May 11, 2014 Comments are Disabled Activism, general
Schuette’s gay marriage brief: special rights for some and a snub to the Constitution.

Schuette’s gay marriage brief: special rights for some and a snub to the Constitution.

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette uses the recent decision surrounding affirmative action to suggest that a voter approved ban on same-sex marriage should be upheld. He cites: “As Justice Kennedy recently explained, (in the affirmative action case) “[i]t is demeaning to the democratic process to presume that the voters are not capable of deciding an issue of this sensitivity on decent and rational grounds,” Schuette wrote in his appeal of a ruling in March by[Read More…]

May 11, 2014 Comments are Disabled Activism, Same-Sex Marriage
Fear mongering and Homosexuality

Fear mongering and Homosexuality

If the State has an interest in maintaining birth rates (and I’m not entirely certain that it does) it can better serve that end by putting all of the focus on improving there economy, raising wages and providing adequate services to help families.

May 10, 2014 Comments are Disabled general, Homosexual, Same-Sex Marriage
Will Allyson Schwartz turn off her voters with attack ads?

Will Allyson Schwartz turn off her voters with attack ads?

Can I continue to support Allyson Schwartz in the PA Governor race? I’m not sure. I’ve wanted to support her from the very beginning, but her recent attack ads were possibly the last straw for me. Attack ads don’t increase voter turnout nor do they help undecideds pick you as their candidate. If anything the role of attack ads is to erode the possibility that undecideds don’t vote for whomever you are attacking. They  are about[Read More…]

May 9, 2014 Comments are Disabled Election, general
Is Biden the most significant Vice President the LGBTQ community has ever known?

Is Biden the most significant Vice President the LGBTQ community has ever known?

Biden is often characterized as a person who speaks somewhat recklessly, but in reality, this is a very nuanced and thoughtful statement. He is both nudging the President, pointing out there is no real downside to the President making and Executive Order, and at the same time, he emphasizes what the President has been saying al along-

May 2, 2014 Comments are Disabled Activism, general, LGBT Discrimination: Exploring Laws and Policies
Bruce Benderson is against Marriage Equality for the Wrong Reasons.

Bruce Benderson is against Marriage Equality for the Wrong Reasons.

Even if it was not his intent, by writing against Marriage, he is inadvertently writing against Equality, and Benderson shouldn’t be surprised if he faces great and vocal disagreement.

May 1, 2014 Comments are Disabled Activism, general, Same-Sex Marriage