general

The Other Men Project: Portraits of Transmen presents “Locally Queer”

Ebba Schmid, local photographer and creator of The Other Men Project: Portraits of Transmen, has put together a show called “Locally Queer”. It will run from March 10-24, with an opening reception March 10 from 6-9 pm. More info on the Other Men Project here: http://www.other-men-portraits-of-transmen.org/ The show and all events are at the Brew House at 2100 Mary Street, Southside Asher and I will be co-presenting a Transgender 101 on March 14th Open Mic:[Read More…]

March 4, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — general

Action Alert: PA Voter Suppression Bill Vote Coming.

Late Friday, word came out that we would see a PA Senate committee vote on PA HB 934, a Voter ID bill and a full Senate vote is possible later this week. Like many states across the country where Republicans won control in 2010, the PA GOP has been moving lock step ahead with an agenda designed to harm he re-election of Barrack Obama, and promote a radical social activist agenda that targets women and[Read More…]

March 4, 2012 — 1 comment — Activism, Election, general

Activism is a combination of little things.

Each and every one of us can do things and we have no idea what chain of events can be placed into motion because of it. Btrett’s efforts weren’t some wel thought out, strategic plan for gay acceptance. It was far simpler; tryuly humble and more personal. Yet that action helped set the stage for other actions by other people, that led to more actions by more people. Get the picture?

March 2, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general

Grasping the Occupy Movement, and what it means today.

Occupy model was working, and working well enough that the Status Quo was so utterly scared of it that it had to get it all shut down. The Status Quo wants us to all believe that the current system is all we have, and so we have to make thiings work within it, making only little tiny changes as we go. The Occupy movement demonstrated this to be a fallacy, and invited everyone to not only envision different models, but to experiment bringing them into being.

March 2, 2012 — 1 comment — Activism, general

Will Ravenstahl make an announcement at the SCDC meeting?

Would that be a place for the Mayor to announce that he is signing on to the Mayors for Marriage Equality list? That would make a spash, right? This is pure speculation on my part, but what do you think? Sound plausible? Possible? Useful to his campaign?

February 29, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, Election, general, Same-Sex Marriage

DADT and the value of visibility.

For many queers, the issue of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) was merely about the ability to serve in the military, and for some, this seemed like a no brainer. Why woulds a person want to go and risk their life for a country that treated them as second class citizens? And others rationalized war as “wrong,” so no need to support the repeal of DADT. The real value of ending DADT however had little[Read More…]

February 28, 2012 — 1 comment — Activism, general

William Duncan’s legal analysisis anything but.

On the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) blog, which really should be named the NOHGP (National Organization Hating Gay People), William Duncan offers what is terms “legal analysis,” but which is actually just sarcastic snarkiness. Nothing either legal or analytical about it. For those interested, the “Heightened Scrutiny Clause” is next to the “Right to Government Funded Healthcare Clause” in the Constitution. Of course, all but one of the federal circuits and the U.S. Supreme[Read More…]

February 28, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — general, Same-Sex Marriage

Will DWTS advance LGBTQ Rights?

Saw this on Joe.My.God: Lesbian tennis legend Martina Navratilova has been cast for the upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars. And it leads me to ask what you think of this premise: Dancing With the Stars is doing great things for LGBTQ Rights? Do you agree? Over the various seasons of this show, there have been a number of folks who self-identify as LGBT, and I’m of the belief that this advances LGBTQ Rights[Read More…]

February 28, 2012 — 1 comment — Activism, general

Santorum to end separation of church and state

Santorum’s position doesn’t place all Catholics at odds with the Constitution. He does however place the institution of the Roman Catholic Church as the enemy of the First Amendment.

February 26, 2012 — 1 comment — American Theocracy: Analyzing the Religious Right, Election, general

Republican Lawmakers Appeal DOMA Ruling To Ninth Circuit

[Emphasis added is mine] A group of congressional Republicans defending the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will appeal this week’s District Court ruling against the law to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Earlier this week, District Judge Jeffrey White, a George W. Bush appointee, found DOMA violated the Constitution’s equal protection clause because it denied benefits to gay and lesbian couples. Some justices on the Ninth Circuit have previously ruled that the[Read More…]

February 24, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — general, Same-Sex Marriage

Social Icons