ACLU Greater Pittsburgh Chapter Annual Meeting
Nationally syndicated radio talk show host Bev Smith will give the keynote address, “Loss of Liberties and Social Injustice: It’s All About Perception.”
Articles by: Thomas Waters
Betsy Ross and Gay Marriage
Pennsylvania is currently looking to embed religious bigotry and discrimination into our state’s constitution with SB 707. This has been tried twice before, but both times it has been defeated. Still the radical religious right persists, and is again wasting time and tax dollars to again attempt this change to the constitution.
Does Gay Sex Cause Earthquakes?
So these rabbis are doing what the religious community leaders have always done. When faced with what were seen as attacks to their status quo, they spoke out in an attempt to control, and keep the community following that status quo.
Facebook, Censorship, and Public Perception
this is a great example of the way our culture is changing and needs to change, as we grapple with the connection between our bodies, and our voice/ right to express who we really are.
Dallas Principles Co-Author Needs to Get a Grip?
I call upon all the authors of the Dallas Principles to issue a statement about this and condemn the suicide language used by Charles Merrill. If Merrill is an example of our collective leadership, we need new leaders!
Should Valentine’s Day Be a Gay Activism Day?
I’d only say that in the words of RuPaul: “If you can’t love yourself, how the hell you gonna love someone else.”
It Really Isn’t About Marriage
For Ken, it was about showing up. What will it be for you?
Texas crowd cheers Palin’s secession remark
The link below is to the Daily Kos from last week, and is about a speech she gave, but I think there is another story here to consider. So, Sister Sarah tried to use a play on words, to use the Texas secession issue and morph it into a Texas succession theme. Â But what happened? The crowd was far more enthusiastic about the idea of secession than suceeding. Really. Think about that for a minute.[Read More…]
Courtesy vs Confrontation
By interacting, I don’t mean a single interaction, but rather if the legislator knows you, they are more likely to really hear you, and your opinion can affect their thinking and action.
What You Can Do About PA SB 707
Pennsylvania has joined the growing list of states where same-sex marriage is front and center at the moment. Unlike Iowa, or Washington DC, it is not because PA may soon allow marriage equality- just the opposite. A Pennsylvania Senator has introduced a joint resolution, SB 707, which would amend the PA constitution to describe marriage as between one man and one woman, thus writing discrimination against same-sex couples into the PA constitution. Background posts on[Read More…]