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PATTI LABELLE BRINGS HER “NEW ATTITUDE†TO PITTSBURGH. Headlines Pittsburgh Pride’s Downtown Street Event
he anti-gay groups would have you believe that loving same-sex couples, many who have been together for many years are trying to destroy “the Traditional Family.” But in reality, love makes a family, not the gender of the parents. This didn’t happen because these people are straight, but those who truly care about preserving “The Family” as a social unit, need to turn their attention to those things that truly destroy families, and that wouldn’t be same-sex marriage.
But we need to open our eyes- everyone on the progressive side of things and recognize just what we are up against, and then work together to combat it. A president whose ideas on gay marriage are evolving isn’t the real enemy. Those who seek to make God bigger- that’s the real enemy here.
Here are the slides from my talk at the Digital Media in a Social World Conference, last weekend in Columbus OH. My slides aren’t very meaty- just bullet points to keep me organized, but shared nonetheless. Activist blogging.
“When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love.”
Added a new blog to my blogroll today that I want to bring to your attention- Angels of Sodom! The blogger, Cody is a University student, and I’m really impressed with what I’ve read on his blog. Check it out.
That may sound like an April Fool’s prank post, but in reality, there are two-count them- two, GOP candidates running for president who support gay marriage. Not a joke. Fred Karger, who I heard interviewed on Gay USA some weeks ago is an openly gay man no less, and he just won the New Hampshire straw poll. Some 208 of the 322 Republicans who voted 208 described their views as “moderate†or “conservative.†More than[Read More…]
Marriage is above all, a legal issue, and has been for a very long time. The State issues a marriage license, not a church. Under the law all citizens deserve to be treated fairly and equally unless good reason can be shown otherwise. Despite the way that the anti-gay groups complain, no cogent, realistic, meaningful, or rational case can be made for stopping loving committed same-sex couples from marrying.
Some suggest that Lady Gaga was the first major performer to be so vocal and outspoken for the LGBT community, however, I believe Elizabeth Taylor really deserves that title.