Activism

Senator Toomey wants to hear from you!

This message was sent out by Equality PA: Senator Toomey’s offices are open once again, and their call lines are open to hear from folks like you who support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)! That’s why we are having another day of action this Saturday to show Senator Toomey the tremendous support for ENDA in Pennsylvania. Can you join us? With no clear federal law prohibiting workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or[Read More…]

October 24, 2013 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, LGBT Discrimination: Exploring Laws and Policies

Don’t Come Out: Come Out For!

I want to suggest that there is something more important than coming out. Or rather, after you are out, then what can you do? Don’t simply come out! Rather Come out for Equality, Fairness and Freedom. Come out for celebrating and respecting diversity!

October 11, 2013 — 1 comment — Activism, general

Bisexuality and the LGBTQ Community

Let’s stop feeding into the false truths of those who seek to oppress us and reframe the dialogue around sexual orientation. Let’s begin to work against heteronormative privilege, rather than for Gay Rights where we exclude those who don’t identify as gay.

September 28, 2013 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general

Why do Teabaggers hate the Affordable Care Act?

Also published today, are reports that the ACA will cost less than previously anticipated. And the battle for the GOP continues… with the American People the real winners in the end.

September 25, 2013 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general

The value in talking over coffee.

If you want to do something to improve the LGBTQ community, go have coffee with some one from a different group or organization. Spend an hour listening and sharing honestly. No talking about or at each other. The whole community thanks you in advance.

September 25, 2013 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general

The Problem With Pennsylvania (is people like Victoria)

State-wide progress requires state-wide work, state-wide coalition building, state-wide communication and state-wide cooperation. All Pennsylvanians who care about Fairness and Equality must be willing to listen to one another, understand the various factors at work in different parts of the state and together seek solutions.

September 17, 2013 — 2 comments — Activism, general, Same-Sex Marriage

Why “Q” is for “Questioning”

So, reliance upon “Gay” as an identifier fits well into our known experience of advocacy and legislative advances even as it fails to speak to the real culprit causing a lack of Equality.

September 15, 2013 — 2 comments — Activism, general

The Gay Russia Dilemma

This morning I received a Facebook chat message from Michael Lucas. He wanted to know why I was still friending a Russian gay activist, Nikolay Alexeyev: Sorry to bother, but how can you still be friends with Nikolay Alexeyev after his Jew hating remarks on FB? http://americablog.com/2013/09/russian-gay-activist-alexeyev-huge-new-anti-semitic-meltdown-facebook-twitter.html I friended Alexeyev after the news about Russia’s Gay Propaganda law started to dominate LGBT news. While some were calling for the IOC to pull the Winter Olympics out of[Read More…]

September 5, 2013 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general

Why Gay Republican is an Oxymoron

Contemporary efforts like voter suppression and rigid immigration controls are about preserving what a privileged class has and realizes it is losing. The work of the NRA to attack all gun laws is designed to help perpetuate fear of white men with guns, and at the same time impede fighting real gun violence, which is often within minority communities.

August 21, 2013 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general, Homosexual

Why are they threatening to boycott the Olympics?

Missing from any discussion of the the boycott seems to be mention of why a boycott is being discussed. Ultimately, the goal is to help gay, lesbian, bi, trans, and queer people, especially youth in Russia.

August 20, 2013 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general, Homosexual

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