Why Marriage Equality Matters: The Sharon Reed Story
If we fail to help and protect our growing families and our children, we also set our overall movement back.
Articles by: Thomas Waters
CNN and the Never Ending Battle Against Homosexuality
We do not need to talk about homosexuality, but rather talk about being gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transexual.
Is LGBT Biphobic?
By focusing on the issue of “rights,” we have rightfully framed a part of the issue, while ignoring the fact that this very frame masks a bigger underlying issue. Sexuality, isn’t about being gay or being straight. Sexuality is far more complex and fluid than that.
Tom Goss and Jeremiah Clark
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Who Inspires You?
But the question of who inspires me, is a harder question. Or to move our of the realm of generalizations and identify specific people or things that inspire me. Much more work!
Hate Crimes, Preaching, and Free Speech
If we talk about gay and lesbian people, we are talking about people- real people. People talking about people. But if we talk about homosexuality, we are talking about something else- and the longer our real lives are labeled and considered as a “something else” we can be treated as outside of the norm, outside the realm that includes all real people.
The Politics of Love: New Website Launched!
“Politics of Love” a website with downloadable resources for anyone interested in doing advocacy work for Marriage Equality. Check it out! The site contains, audio, video, handouts, and powerpoint tools.
Still Time To Queer the Census
If you haven’t mailed your census form back yet, you can still do so, and it is an important thing for you to do to help make lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people less invisible.
When Rights and Rights are in Conflict
What are the ramifications of stifling free speech, and/or speech that offends others? Where are the limits and who gets to make them? What happens when it appears as if your rights and my rights can not co-exist? Whose rights win out?
Not Being Quiet About Out in the Silence
For her, any protections open a slippery slope to gay marriage, so it is better to keep gays and lesbians, discriminated against and treated badly, to protect marriage.