Articles by: Thomas Waters

Designer Nick Alan Launches Kickstarter Project for New Line

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TugZ60B94vk&feature=player_profilepage[/youtube] What now seems like a long time ago, Pittsburgh was once home to a wonderful artist/designer named Nick Alan.  I first met Nick at an open house /sale of  artwork in Lawrenceville hosted by Nick and Adam Milliron. Adam is very talented as well, but I was especially impressed with Nick’s work. Nick has since taken all that creativity off to the Big Apple, but he is about to launch a new line, and[Read More…]

November 9, 2010 — Comments are Disabled — general

Breaking News: Response to Beating of David Kipp: Calls for Full Investigation

In addition to a more thorough federal investigation, the groups are calling for a formalized diversity training program to be put into place for all Allegheny County employees.

November 9, 2010 — Comments are Disabled — general

Allegheny County Jail guards charged in beating of inmate

This is from the Post-Gazette. More to be posted on this later today: The beating became the subject of an investigation after Mr. Kipp, of Polish Hill, who had been arrested for stabbing his live-in boyfriend, showed up with severely swollen eyes and face in the jail’s medical section. There, he told Bureau of Corrections Capt. Ron Pofi and Allegheny County police Inspector Christopher Kearns he was assaulted by at least one guard. via Allegheny[Read More…]

November 9, 2010 — Comments are Disabled — general

Andrew Shirvell Fired from Michigan Assnt AG Position

A Michigan assistant attorney general who started a blog against the University of Michigan’s openly gay student body president has been fired, the state attorney general’s office said Monday.

November 9, 2010 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general

WTF Happened on the Way to Change?

People feel they have so little voice in government, and while I’m not entirely sure I agree with that, I do know that their vote is one way they see they can exercise their voice. So, people who were unhappy with the way government has worked- not necessarily the direction it was going- but the process and speed and ability to function- did what they could to make that change. They voted for the other guy, or they didn’t vote.

November 5, 2010 — 4 comments — general
Equality PA To Cash In On Devastating Elections

Equality PA To Cash In On Devastating Elections

I have yet to speak to anyone even remotely connected to the LGBT movement who was happy with Tuesday’s elections, yet I was shocked to find there was one group ready to cash in on the election devastation just hours after the votes were all counted. Were they ready with their donation request even before the dust had cleared and the voting machines turned off for another year? Let me be clear from the start:[Read More…]

November 4, 2010 — 8 comments — general

Wins for Openly Gay Candidates

These openly gay candidate wins is extremely important

November 3, 2010 — Comments are Disabled — general
Tom Corporate Corbett

Tom Corporate Corbett

Dan Onorato who supports a fair tax that is aligned with what other states are charging. Dan Onorato is the right leader to work for the people of Pennsylvania,instead of Tom Corbett who is working for the big gas and oil companies.

November 2, 2010 — Comments are Disabled — general
Bloggers Who Make You Think

Bloggers Who Make You Think

Would You Nominate My Blog? I saw this on sexgenderbody, a blog I try and read at least once a week, and Olga is reposting from another blog called Essin’ Em: Sexuality Happens. I’m creating a list. A list of sex, relationship, LGBTQ, kink, social justice, feminist, humanist bloggers who have put up at least one post that has made you stop for a moment and think. Perhaps it was about sex and gender, or[Read More…]

November 1, 2010 — Comments are Disabled — general

Putting the Pieces Together for LGBT Rights

Progress may then look a bit like a three ring circus or a juggler who is handling three balls in one hand, three knifes in the other, while attempting to balance some spinning plates, all at the same time. A balancing act of all of these elements is needed to get things from point A to point B, of the road to full equality.

October 30, 2010 — 2 comments — general
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