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Why Is Pat Toomey Lying?

I received an email today from my Senator, Pat Toomey, which contains an outright lie. Misinformation- the kind far-right social issue activists use to distort reality. I recognize your concern with potential reductions to federal funding for organizations such as Planned Parenthood. Although your views are well taken, I believe that the federal government should not be subsidizing an organization that performs abortions with taxpayer dollars, especially when we are running up record deficits. The[Read More…]

April 18, 2011 2 comments general

Equality PA Issues Candidate Endorsements

Today, Equality PA, a state-wide LGBT Rights organization issued their candidate endorsements. This is the first time this organization has undertaken an endeavor like this.

April 13, 2011 2 comments general

Will LGBT Voters Help Re-elect Obama?

Segal’s piece should be “required reading” to help dispel the myth that this President hasn’t been tremendous on our issues. Any person who says otherwise, really doesn’t know what they are talking about. Will the GLBT community hear the truth in Segal’s words?

April 11, 2011 Comments are Disabled general
Gender, Roles, Orientation, and The Inadequacy of Science Reporting

Gender, Roles, Orientation, and The Inadequacy of Science Reporting

perhaps we have achieved little when the media doesn’t know how to talk about an interesting, and complicated Science story without trying to make it all about Homosexuality, as if that is some monolithic catchall that covers everything not straight. And the differences between Gender, SEx, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Roles remain as undifferentiated as before.

April 10, 2011 Comments are Disabled general

Website Changes

thomascwaters.com is moving to a new server! That means that there may be some downtime when the site is not available, however it will return soon. Everything will remain the same from a user’s perspective, but the site will be on a faster server with better bandwidth, so the readers experience should be improved. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause, but in the end it will be worth it.

April 7, 2011 Comments are Disabled general

Pittsburgh Pride Entertainer Announced!

PATTI LABELLE BRINGS HER “NEW ATTITUDE” TO PITTSBURGH. Headlines Pittsburgh Pride’s Downtown Street Event

April 6, 2011 Comments are Disabled Gay Pride, general

The Destruction of “The Traditional Family”

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.

April 6, 2011 1 comment general
The Religious Battle is Bigger than LGBT

The Religious Battle is Bigger than LGBT

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.

April 5, 2011 Comments are Disabled general

Slides posted to Slideshare

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.

April 4, 2011 Comments are Disabled general

Martin Luther King, Jr. Shot 43 Years Ago Today Supporting Labor Rights

“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.”

April 4, 2011 Comments are Disabled general