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Drawing the line between same-sex marriage and the other LGBTQ rights issues.

The linked article below is all about a flyer from 2002 Pride that now, the Romney camp is disavowing, but the reality is that Romney’s support for LGBTQ is not that clear. Perhaps like many politicians, he was just out for the votes and trying to portray himself as supportive. In the worst case scenario though this current disavowing is just the failure of a man to show integrity s he fears that many Republican[Read More…]

January 11, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — Election, general, Same-Sex Marriage

Do you ask your family to assist in LGBTQ advocacy?

Today, I received an email from change.org asking for money, but it mentioned a former marine who is straight, but speaking out against the repeal of the New Hampshire same-sex marriage rights. The quote and link is to a post last year about him: Craig Stowell says his 22-year-old brother Calvin is gay, and after he heard about two hearings to repeal gay marriage in New Hampshire on Thursday, he had to speak out. Not[Read More…]

January 8, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general

RuPaul, Ron Paul, and political by couture.

Saw a post about this over on Americablog, but the quote below comes from the source at Politico.com. In the quote, the emphasis is mine: RuPaul described himself in a press release as “not a political person by nature,” but added, “any time a man leaves the house in a wig and a pair of cha cha heels, he’s making a political statement. Let us not forget that this great nation was founded by a[Read More…]

January 6, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, Election, general

Occupy is today’s way for being engaged in the process!

In the LGBT movement, the parallel for Occupy is coming out and being visible. Being a part of the dialogue rather than living a double standard or a lie. That isn’t too hard to compehend, is it?

January 6, 2012 — 1 comment — Activism, general

cis

I am working on a blog post/response to a post on Americablog. Before posting it, I wanted to post some basic info about “cis.” If any reader has more or different information or links they feel is useful to help everyone better understand cis, please post as a comment. Thanks! From wikipedia Cisgender ( /?s?sd??nd?r/) (or cisgendered) is an adjective used in the context of gender issues and counselling to refer to a class of gender[Read More…]

January 5, 2012 — 5 comments — general

Rick Santorum hasn’t been talking about gay marriage. Really?

He can even claim that he isn’t lying! Because being the good God-fearing Christian that he is, he would hate to be called a liar. Se that comment about “freedom”? That really means religious freedom, and that means keeping marriage safe from the homosexuals. That means supporting religious people who don’t want to sign marriage licenses, or make wedding cakes or otherwise provide services to gay people.

January 5, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — Election, general

Book Forward: Activist Book Club

I don’t know why we know so little about the great work that groups like ACT UP did, and perhaps this book will illuminate this, but too soon for me to tell, having only completed the Forward. Do we not know, because no one thought it important enough to document and pass along/teach? Do we not know, because the larger culture is stil uncomfortable with a very queer movement, and the stigma of AIDS still creates a blockage to adequate discourse?

January 3, 2012 — 3 comments — Activism, Book Club, general

Changing the system without screwing the future.

This is from a Salon article about Occupy Des Moines: Welcome to the latest and perhaps most unique iteration of Occupy Wall Street, where a splinter cell of Occupy Des Moines protestors, many of them former Obama supporters, are heading the movement’s first significant injection of street politics into electoral politics. And if what’s happening in Iowa augurs anything for the 2012 cycle, Democrats nationwide will be facing a vote of no confidence from former[Read More…]

January 2, 2012 — 1 comment — Activism, general

The Changing Definition of Marriage

Saw this via Twitter: Follow GLBTadvocates for more good stuff!

January 1, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — general

Activist Book Club: Readers Welcome!

Especially as I sit in QUILTBAG meetings, I realize that this younger generation of activists have all the right motivations and passion, but in many ways are re-inventing the wheel all over, sometimes spinning their wheels. Got me wondering if there were any great boks out there to help articulate the lessons learned from ACT UP or other grass roots movements.

January 1, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general

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