Articles by: Thomas Waters

Canadian Transgender Rights Bill Passes House of Commons

I saw this reported on Pam’s House Blend, although the quote and link below are to original sources. OTTAWA — The House of Commons passed a bill Wednesday that will amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code to protect transgender and transsexual Canadians from discrimination. “It’s a great day,” said the bill’s author, NDP MP Bill Siksay. “It’s been in the works for six years, and it’s great to see people from all[Read More…]

February 11, 2011 — 1 comment — general, LGBT Discrimination: Exploring Laws and Policies

Bathroom Bill Language Encourages Abuse Against Trans Community

The statistics reported about members of the Trans community are staggering, and form a solid foundation for work at the local, state and federal levels to offer full non-discrimination protections for all, including women and men who identify as Trans.

February 10, 2011 — 3 comments — general

Will We Be Fighting For Our Very Lives?

Politicians like Santorum will now use that Tea Party momentum, but will have no problem being direct in his “values” messages. It is going to be a pretty bumpy ride.

February 10, 2011 — Comments are Disabled — general

YouTube – Zach Wahls Speaks About Family

This has been all over Facebook, but in case you missed it, it is a wonderful example of giving voice to the reality of same-sex parents and the real meaning of Family. The more folks rise up and give voice to our reality, the lies and misinformatin will begin to fade away or be ignored. YouTube – Zach Wahls Speaks About Family.

February 6, 2011 — Comments are Disabled — general, Same-Sex Marriage
Bigotry and the anti-gay marriage followers

Bigotry and the anti-gay marriage followers

The solution is to ignore the intimidation and refuse to be silenced. The more we are out and visible, the harder it is for our opposition to accomplish their goals to silence us and deter equality. The more we share who we are as individuals, as couples, and as families or as supportive allies, our collective voice will drown out the hatred, lies and misinformation.

February 5, 2011 — 1 comment — Activism, general, Same-Sex Marriage

Bridging the Gap Within the LGBTQ(et al) Communities

Lauren Daley has a short but immensely important piece in the City Paper- an interview with Judith “Jack” Halberstam who will be in Pittsburgh as a Short Term Fellow. Daley’s piece is a very good read, so check it out, but this question was especially interesting: How do we bridge the gap between LGBT communities that are so varied? There has to be a different kind of politics. It’s not going to be an “identity politics”[Read More…]

February 3, 2011 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general

Lawsuits and Marriage Equality

Activists who care about Same-sex marriage need to recognize the value of work on every front, and support the efforts by others in those regards. We must support the legal efforts, the legislative efforts, and also continue to change public opinion and affect cultural change if we want to see Marriage Equality in the future.

February 2, 2011 — Comments are Disabled — general, Same-Sex Marriage

Why Are These Folks Given A Voice on Our Lives?

Most often, when reports like this surface, the attention is turned towards the anti-gay zealots, but isn’t the real culprit here the news media in general? Mr Green, 60, who was recently interviewed by the BBC over his views on Elton John becoming a father, has approved of the death penalty for gays and lesbians. Mrs Green described the incident which prompted her to leave him, recalling how he made a list of her failings[Read More…]

February 1, 2011 — Comments are Disabled — general
Marines Demonstrate Leadership Moving Foward with DADT Repeal

Marines Demonstrate Leadership Moving Foward with DADT Repeal

It wouldn’t be too off the mark to say that Marine Commander Amos, didn’t have many friends within the LGBT movements during the month of December. He was seen as an outspoken opponent to the repeal of DADT. Even I wanted to see Obama fire his ass- throw him out of there fast! But, his public opinions made clear that Free speech is welcome, and dissenting views belong at the table too. The real issue[Read More…]

January 31, 2011 — 1 comment — general

Second-Class Marriage Is Never Enough But Still Reason For Celebration

On the one hand, we want to celebrate that our relationships and our families are recognized, and on the other hand, there is no denying that second class citizenship is never enough. Separate is never equal, and we must keep working until there is Equality for all.

January 31, 2011 — 2 comments — general
1 … 103 104 105 106 107 … 154