Today, I want to lay out 4 very clear reasons why Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans need to be alarmed at the Birthers and their influence in our government, and especially the role they will play in the next Presidential race of 2012. In some regard, it isn’t just the Birthers, but the Tea Party more generally, but the Birthers, as a group offer some clearly identifiable issues to consider, and are closely[Read More…]
How can this conservative movement claim to be all about the budget and cutting spending and yet, agree to pay an outside lawyer $520 per hour? It accentuates what many of us have been saying all along, that the Tea Party is a small (but loud) group of folks who are being used by the Republican Party which really only cares about Social conservatism and issues that harm the poor, women, and other marginalized people like the LGBT community.
I had one of the poorest dining experiences last evening and wanted to write about it and alert my readers so they can avoid such an experience. The restaurant where this lousy dining experienced happened was the Common Plea in downtown Pittsburgh. Brad ad I were at an event, and had planned to eat in Market Square, using a Living Social deal he had purchased and was about to expire. we arrived in Market Square,[Read More…]
Persad’s big fundraiser, Celebrate Life, Celebrate Art is coming up, and they have a ticket giveaway going on via Facebook! Follow the link below, check out the file; answer some questions and have a chance to win tickets! The party is always one of the “don’t miss” Spring events in Pittsburgh! See you there! Facebook Ticket Giveaway (1).
Perhaps the single most important work of activists and advocates for Full Equality is to counter the lies and misinformation with truth about what real gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans persons are like. The more we are out and proud- the more people see us and our lives as they are, the harder it will be for the general public to see us as different.
I received an email today from my Senator, Pat Toomey, which contains an outright lie. Misinformation- the kind far-right social issue activists use to distort reality. I recognize your concern with potential reductions to federal funding for organizations such as Planned Parenthood. Although your views are well taken, I believe that the federal government should not be subsidizing an organization that performs abortions with taxpayer dollars, especially when we are running up record deficits. The[Read More…]
Today, Equality PA, a state-wide LGBT Rights organization issued their candidate endorsements. This is the first time this organization has undertaken an endeavor like this.
Segal’s piece should be “required reading” to help dispel the myth that this President hasn’t been tremendous on our issues. Any person who says otherwise, really doesn’t know what they are talking about. Will the GLBT community hear the truth in Segal’s words?
perhaps we have achieved little when the media doesn’t know how to talk about an interesting, and complicated Science story without trying to make it all about Homosexuality, as if that is some monolithic catchall that covers everything not straight. And the differences between Gender, SEx, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Roles remain as undifferentiated as before.
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