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Rally, concert, parade part of gay pride festival

Here’s an article from today’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for you to check it. Sara Bauknecht touches on many of  the various parts of the entire Pride week events, but there is a real focus on this Friday’s Advocacy Rally. “It’s a great time for people to come together,” said Cleve Jones, a national human rights activist and AIDS Memorial Quilt founder who grew up in Mt. Lebanon, and will speak at Friday’s rally. “It’s about visibility and[Read More…]

June 2, 2010 — Comments are Disabled — Gay Pride, general

Bulldogs hit Aker with two-match ban over ‘gay’ comments

Not only are players coming out, but teams, and the structure of professional sports is making progress at demonstrating a lack of tolerance for intolerance, like with this story. Sports won’t become fully safe for LGBT athletes anytime soon, but these are all steps forward.

June 1, 2010 — 1 comment — general

Blogging in your head, does not count.

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May 31, 2010 — Comments are Disabled — general

Who will win battle for GOP soul and How Will Progressives Succeed?

It may seem tempting to sit back, and as one long time Democrat put it to me, watch the GOP implode, but I’m not so sure that 1) that is what is going to happen, or 2) even with implosion, it won’t spell hardship for LGBT issues.

May 30, 2010 — 1 comment — general, Same-Sex Marriage

I Am Gay, Not Those Other Things You Say I Am!

This is a really wonderful blog post, and a perfect kick off to Pride Month.  I don’t read Daniel Scogin’s blog on a regular basis, but this post is a must read! Quoting just the end- read it all by following the link- I am gay I am not defined by this I define me! via I Am Gay, Not Those Other Things You Say I Am! – The Queer Guy Tells it Straight.

May 30, 2010 — 3 comments — Activism, Gay Pride, general

A Partial Comparison of Corbett and Onorato for PA Governor

Campaign sites are designed with an intended audience and purpose. They are not a bad source of information, but may not display the whole picture. Still, many bloggers do not do even half this level of research, so Gaudini is really to be applauded.

May 29, 2010 — 8 comments — general

Constituents Changed Ron Paul’s Vote on DADT

Elected officials don’t really respond well to being called names or told that something is the right way or the wrong way. But, when you tell your own story- when you talk about how something will impact you or your loved ones, you make a difference.

May 28, 2010 — Comments are Disabled — Activism

Will Repeal of DADT Help LGBT Servicemembers?

Most Americans are ready for DADT to be repealed, but most also assume that a repeal of DADT would mean that openly gay or lesbian troops will be allowed to serve. Guess what? The current compromise bill doesn’t accomplish that at all! All the compromise does is repeal DADT, and return the military to the pre-DADT conditions where gays and lesbians were not permitted to serve.

May 27, 2010 — Comments are Disabled — general

Corbett’s Lead Due to Name Recognition

Polls are important for a number of reasons, but when we start to act based only on the polls, we fail Democracy/democratic system. Now that the primary is over, it is time to stop exclusively following poll results and begin to look at the actual candidates hoping to be the next Pennsylvania governor. Rasmussen said Corbett’s name recognition is one of the main reasons he has a large lead. Corbett leads rival Dan Onorato 49[Read More…]

May 27, 2010 — Comments are Disabled — general

Breaking News: Nate Phelps Brings Message of Tolerance

Nate Phelps, the estranged son of the controversial Pastor Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church, will join activist Cleve Jones and Rev. Dr. Brent Hawkes to promote equality at the first ever Advocacy Rally in Pittsburgh.

May 26, 2010 — Comments are Disabled — Gay Pride, general
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