ssues like START, the destruction of the Constitution, and the elimination of social programs are the real goal. The rhetoric around smaller government and fiscal responsibility are just the empty words used to invigorate the voters and create a media spectacle.
This post on The New Civil Rights Movement blog, sets out expressly to thank Sara Palin and Joe Miller for creating the environment that led to Murkowski’s win. I appreaciate the snear towards Miller and Palin, but I think the real credit goes to Murkowski who did what it took to beat the odds and win as a write-in vote. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the successful and historic write-in candidate who won over the Sarah Palin[Read More…]
This is from AMERICAblog, and there are a few more details there such as a link to a sample phone script. KEY SENATORS WHO NEED TO HEAR FROM REPEAL SUPPORTERS NOW: –Susan Collins (R-ME); –Olympia Snowe (R-ME); –Richard Lugar (R-IN); –Judd Gregg (R-NH); –Scott Brown (R-MA) –George Voinovich (R-OH); –Kit Bond (R-MO); –Joe Manchin (D-WV) –Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) –Mark Kirk (R-IL) via AMERICAblog Gay: SLDN’s target list of Senators who need to hear from DADT[Read More…]
Short commentary: It is a freaking hard time to be a blogger working in the area of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights, when the Country and our Government as a whole is so totally screwed up. Wanting to write about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is timely and essential, but placed in the context of a Congress where the GOP cares only about tax breaks for the millionaires and billionaires, and a President who[Read More…]
It the importance and weight of the Souther Poverty Law Project’s pronouncement is to mean anything and have any affect, we have to be willing to draw a clear delineation between hate speech and anti-gay speech. It may be true that most often they are the same thing, but the distinction allows for Free Speech and the requirement for dialogue to be filled with facts and the truth.
I think there is clearly some within the LGBT community who express transphobia at anywhere from a very mild to very blatant and offensive level.
This is from LifeSiteNews, a far right crazy website, which is constantly working to deny lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons equality. I thought this was a very telling illustration of the way bigots justify their hate. This bill, proposed by the NDP’s ‘LGBT’ critic Bill Siksay, is merely the latest attempt by the homosexualist lobby to force their ideology on our families. It will lead to even greater restrictions on our freedoms as we’ve[Read More…]
there is a homosexual agenda, and that agenda is to be treated with the same rights, responsibilities, and protections as straight people currently enjoy.
Saw this on Facebook: Nearly one year later – these words could not ring much truer – “Hope 2.0 is about using the lessons of Dr. King to create the conditions that give them no other choice.” GetEQUAL is looking for people willing to play a “State Lead” role in our 2011 campaign – if you’d like to be actively involved in our next steps – email: INFO@GetEQUAL.org Some within the LGBT movement see GetEqual[Read More…]
Here is a list of websites that offer LGBTQ Rights information, resources and assistance. Â The list came from a posting on Facebook, and may not be a complete list. Â If there are other sites you would add to the list, please feel free to add a comment to this post. http://www.advocate.com/ http://www.getequal.org/ http://www.hrc.org/ http://www.afer.org/ http://www.gay.com/ http://www.out.com/ http://www.hrw.org/ http://www.gfn.com/ http://www.glaa.org/ http://www.glnh.org/ http://www.ilga.org/ http://www.aclu.org/ http://www.eqca.org/ http://www.bgay.com/ http://www.glaad.org/ http://www.laglc.org/ http://www.iglta.com/ http://www.365gay.com/ http://www.iglhrc.org/ http://www.moveon.org/ http://www.sfpride.org/ http://www.imminst.org/ http://www.change.org/ http://www.amnesty.org/ http://www.lapride.org/[Read More…]