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Pittsburgh Performance for Tom Goss and Jeremiah Clark

If you didn’t see Tom Goss and Jeremiah Clark last Fall at the Cub Cafe, don’t worry, they are headed back to Pittsburgh for a great show on Friday April 9, 2010.

March 18, 2010 Comments are Disabled general

Youth Bullying, Homophobia, Gay Marriage and College Students

What percentage of youth enter college and are therefor included in this poll? Does this difference represent a regional, economic or cultural divide? I wonder about this because at the same time as we see support among college freshmen rising, experts also claim that there are growing levels of bullying of youth happening in high schools and even earlier education.

March 18, 2010 3 comments general

Free Speech or Hate Speech: The Westboro Baptist Church

It gets me thinking about the difference between free speech and hate speech and the role of Religious Liberty.

March 17, 2010 2 comments general

Time To Say Thanks for PA SB 707

There is one major task left in regards to this bill. We need to say thank-you to those senators who voted to table the bill, and keep the PA Constitution free from discrimination.

March 16, 2010 7 comments Activism, general, Same-Sex Marriage

Kevin Acklin Is Now A Democrat

I was truly impressed, and I hoped at that point that we would see him seek out election again. The city will be a better place with Kevin in there working on the committee level.

March 15, 2010 Comments are Disabled general

Tom Goss: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Matt Alber and I were on tour in Febuary when the news about this was most heavy, we met with some discharged servicemembers, heard their stories and wrote a song about it. 100% of the donated proceeds from “Who We Are” goes directly to SLDN.

March 14, 2010 Comments are Disabled general

Phone Calls Needed Against PA SB 707

On Tuesday morning, the PA Senate Judiciary Committee will be taking up John Eichelberger’s SB 707 which would amend the PA Constitution, writing discrimination into it. The bill would essentially change nothing except that the ban on same-sex marriage would be built directly into the constitution.

March 14, 2010 7 comments Activism, general, Same-Sex Marriage

I Can Do That!

Fiascos like the Prop 8 vote or the Maine referendum have created an unfounded worry that most people, and especially most older people are opposed to gay civil rights. But this is unfounded. It just isn’t true! People of all ages see value in Equality and are willing to step up and take actio

March 14, 2010 2 comments Activism, general, Same-Sex Marriage

Remind Me Why Gay Marriage Is Evil

Neither of us have ever done anything inappropriate with a minor, nor have we tried to buy off someone’s silence to keep our evil deeds a secret. But we are supposed to be the ones who are a threat to the family and to children?

March 13, 2010 3 comments general, Same-Sex Marriage

Advocacy and Arguing

Without it, the only thing that exists is a lose-lose outcome. With the right space created for dialogue and interaction a win-win becomes possible.

March 12, 2010 Comments are Disabled general