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Republicans efforts to increase health care costs while controlling women’s choice.

Some might try and claim that the GOP strategy is confusing. On the one hand they fight Health Care Reform and claim it is about taking away a person’s choices. And then on the other hand, they are fighting in many states to force tests and procedures onto people against their will. This increases health care costs by promoting unnecessary procedures. ProgressMoShuffle has a good piece over on the Pennsylvania Progressive about this. But I[Read More…]

February 24, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — general

Santorum and Theology

Most folks are talking about this Obama comment as if it were directed at Obama, and I think that is missing quite a bit. Yes, Santorum wants to take a swipe at the President, but I think he is also taking a swipe at Mitt Romney who is a Mormon.

February 21, 2012 — 1 comment — American Theocracy: Analyzing the Religious Right, Election, general

Trans discrimination: Baltimore County Council to continue discrimination

So if Baltimore County does strip public restrooms and locker rooms as they are considering, they are essentially saying that discrimination is acceptable because Fear trumps facts. They may do this to try and compromise, but this is no compromise. It is a loss for equality; a loss for LGBTQ rights; and a win, only for the antigay haters.

February 15, 2012 — 1 comment — Activism, general, LGBT Discrimination: Exploring Laws and Policies

Sinning for marriage!

The truth of the matter, is that the judges did nothing to the vote of seven million voters. The judges looked at the case to determine if the actions were aligned with the constitution or unconstitutional, and they found it to be unconstitutional. It would not have mattered how Prop 8 came into being. If it had been an act of legislation or a referendum vote, it still has to be constitutional. Every law must be constitutional.

February 14, 2012 — 1 comment — American Theocracy: Analyzing the Religious Right, general, Same-Sex Marriage

Who will same-sex marriage help?

Personally, I think this says less about “gay headline policy priorities” and more about the fact that black LGBTQ’s have not been a visible part of the LGBTQ movement all along, from a political perspective.Therefore, what is seen as “major progress” by some is still seen as very little progress by others. I also disagree with the sentence:

February 11, 2012 — 2 comments — Activism, general, LGBT Discrimination: Exploring Laws and Policies, Same-Sex Marriage

Want to run for office?

Why not instead, look at getting out Lesbian, Gay, Bi or Trans persons elected all across the state and start by looking for those districts where a candidate is unopposed? and today I have two of those types of districts to discuss:

February 8, 2012 — 2 comments — Election, general

Occupy Everywhere

I remain convinced that the Occupy Movement is the single most important social justice efforts to be seen in the United States in since the 1960’s. It is a beginning, and the status quo, which the movement battles against is a formidible foe. If there is to be a long term victory, the movement must continue every day in every way.

February 6, 2012 — 1 comment — Activism, general

Battle Against Theocracy

Alabama State Sen. McGill does not shy away from referencing his personal religion in public statements regarding political decisions, which would normally be problematic, but is especially so when these statements turn out to be extremely hypocritical. Most recently, he publicly stated that keeping teachers’ pay low is “a Biblical principle.” “If you double a teacher’s pay scale, you’ll attract people who aren’t called to teach,” he said. Alabama’s teachers are among the least paid[Read More…]

February 5, 2012 — 2 comments — Activism, Election, general

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