Save the Date: 17th Annual Pgh Summit Against Racism
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Activism
How “Gay Rights” Activists Harm the Future of Equality
We must quit talking about Gay Rights as if it is an all inclusive term. We have to stop talking about Gay Marriage as if it is a good descriptor, and we must do everything we can to prompt all of culture to talk more broadly about sexual orientation and identity, as well as gender identity and expression.
Blog Changes in 2015
Blog post articulates some of the changes you will see on thomascwaters.com, including a negative commentary on “Facebook Activism.”
This week in HIV/AIDS, December 30, 2014
This week in HIV/AIDS, is an ongoing weekly blog series where I highlight news or commentary about HIV/AIDS in an attempt to increase the dialogue about HIV/AIDS within the LGBTQ community.
Will State Strategies Propel LGBTQ Rights Forward in 2015?
What will the LGBTQ movement need to focus upon in 2015 and how. Commentary regarding a state-level strategy for LGBTQ issues as identified by David Mariner and published on The Billerico Project.
The future of LGBTQ Rights is bleak: Eminem is gay?
See James Franco realizes what a bunch of assholes we are that we will believe anything put before us, when it is done by some guy who collectively, we want to get in their pants. And by that, I mean Franco’s as wells Eminem’s.
KYS, Stigma, HIV, and Hornet
I received an email today regarding HIV and stigma partly in reply to a series of posts I wrote about HIV back at the end of November: 2014, HIV and the Gay Community Who deserves HIV/AIDS? HIV and accountability HIV and PrEP The email came from Sean Howell, CEO at Hornet, an online gay men’s dating app. The app has what Sean called the KYS (Know Your Status) feature and grew out of much work with[Read More…]
Are you a good trans ally?
Controversy is swirling regarding Kate Pierson’s new song, “Mister Sister,” and there is perhaps much that can be said about that. But to do so feels as if one might be wading into a whole lot of ugly. So, I was pleased to see a post in my news feed the other day about being a good trans ally. In the controversy, it becomes clear there is much that the trans community doesn’t need or doesn’t[Read More…]
Is coming out easier in 2014?
The linked article and video are worth your time so I’m hoping you take some time to read and watch. I saw this on Facebook, and it prompted me to post about something that has been on my mind for a while. Do you think it is any easier for youth to come out as gay or lesbian today than it was in the past? The general thought is that it is easier because there[Read More…]
Who deserves HIV/AIDS?
There was an interesting post that I’d read yesterday, which linked Harvey Milk and the struggle against HIV as two connected precursors in the movement towards Marriage Equality. This is an idea that deserves consideration, and I hope you read the post. I’ve often wondered, if there would be a strong gay male identity or community if there had been no AIDS epidemic. I suppose there would have been something. However, a real sense of[Read More…]