It is especially important for LGBTQ Americans to take notice of this. We are already treated as second class citizens, and historically, we have moved through periods of history where the very act of loving another was a crime. In the not too distant past, some far right conservatives wanted to round up all the gays and put them in camps as a way to protect others from AIDS.
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is really not that at all. They would be more accurate, if they renamed themselves, the National Organization against GLBT folks, but NOAGLBTF is much harder to get out of your mouth quickly.
You have such an amazing voice to your blog that is so powerful and important, except when it is connected to a personal vendetta.
agner points out (to the far right readers of the questionnaire) that he voted for the states DOMA. It is like he is saying, “I might be a democrat, but I’ve been on your side against gay marriage.” Wagner is not the only democrat who is not fully supportive of same-sex marriage, but he is the only one who wanted to highlight his connection to the far right so vividly.
While some Democrats are trying to get back at Specter for having been a Republican in the past, are we setting up an opportunity for a real and dangerous Republican to take control?
John Micek writes about  the PA Family Institute’s voter guide, and of course Tom Corbett has much to say that we all need to be listening to. Here in Pittsburgh, among the gay and lesbian bloggers, the primary point of conversation has been that Joe Hoeffel supports same-sex marriage, but the reality is, we need to be putting a stronger spotlight on the real issues facing LGBT Pennsylvanians if a Republican is elected. Namely, we[Read More…]
Crimes against Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender people happen everywhere. It could be in the smallest most conservative place, or in the biggest gay mecca, like West Hollywood. Yet, no matter where, violence like this is unacceptable, and the solution is for the community to rise up and demand an end to these types of happenings.
While I do not have all the details, Veruca, who was attacked says that the Pleasure Bar was helpful to her, unlike what another Pittsburgh blogger is reporting.
There is nothing wrong with Christianity nor most Christians, but when our elected officials are taking actions to remove rights from people because “God placed me in this powerful position,” there is a really big problem.
Scalia suggests to do otherwise, the court would be creating “new rights,” something that gets associated with activist judges. Here, the activist judges appear to be the far right conservatives, Alito and Roberts.