Most Americans are ready for DADT to be repealed, but most also assume that a repeal of DADT would mean that openly gay or lesbian troops will be allowed to serve. Guess what? The current compromise bill doesn’t accomplish that at all! All the compromise does is repeal DADT, and return the military to the pre-DADT conditions where gays and lesbians were not permitted to serve.
Polls are important for a number of reasons, but when we start to act based only on the polls, we fail Democracy/democratic system. Now that the primary is over, it is time to stop exclusively following poll results and begin to look at the actual candidates hoping to be the next Pennsylvania governor. Rasmussen said Corbett’s name recognition is one of the main reasons he has a large lead. Corbett leads rival Dan Onorato 49[Read More…]
Nate Phelps, the estranged son of the controversial Pastor Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church, will join activist Cleve Jones and Rev. Dr. Brent Hawkes to promote equality at the first ever Advocacy Rally in Pittsburgh.
But what about a constitutional convention? The only way that all of the voters get the same level of voice is if the convention included 100% of the voters. Which would be impossible. So, by the very nature of the convention, some people do not have a voice while others get to make decisions that impact those who have been silenced.
Corbett may be running on being a good prosecutor, but that doesn’t really give him the credentials needed to be the State’s highest ranking executive. Dan Onorato supports a far wider range of change that will not only improve the ability for our government to be representative of the people, but will lower costs, and fight corruption.
escapades of one closet-case homosexual who spends his time condemning homosexuals, and then getting erotic sensual massages from hired male escorts
One of my blog readers sent this to me, and wanted to post it. The link at the bottom is to the health conference website for more information. Dear Friends and Colleagues, The attached is a letter requesting that employers who are Transgender friendly attend the Trans Health Conference Career Day on June 3, 2010 at the Convention Center, to talk with, interview and take applications from Transgender persons for potential employment positions. Â I am[Read More…]
But even though same-sex civil marriage is relatively new, men and women have been forming and maintaining relationships for a long, long time. We should be getting married to make visible these relationships- as one more way of being out of the closet and visible, not just as individuals but as couples and families.
But ideas such as these two represent- seeking an end to civil rights protections and comparing Obama to Nazi Germany go far beyond the expression of diverse viewpoints. They move us toward a direction where truth has no meaning
If you need any indication as to what type of governor Tom Corbett will be, just look at how he is currently acting as Attorney General, when it comes to the civil rights of individuals: Tom Corbett, current Attorney General of the state of Pennsylvania and Gubernatorial Candidate, has subpoenaed Twitter to appear as a Grand Jury witness to “testify and give evidence regarding alleged violations of the laws of Pennsylvaniaâ€. It seems as if[Read More…]