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Tom Goss and Jeremiah Clark

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April 11, 2010 1 comment general

Who Inspires You?

But the question of who inspires me, is a harder question. Or to move our of the realm of generalizations and identify specific people or things that inspire me. Much more work!

April 8, 2010 5 comments general

Hate Crimes, Preaching, and Free Speech

If we talk about gay and lesbian people, we are talking about people- real people. People talking about people. But if we talk about homosexuality, we are talking about something else- and the longer our real lives are labeled and considered as a “something else” we can be treated as outside of the norm, outside the realm that includes all real people.

April 7, 2010 1 comment general

The Politics of Love: New Website Launched!

“Politics of Love” a website with downloadable resources for anyone interested in doing advocacy work for Marriage Equality. Check it out! The site contains, audio, video, handouts, and powerpoint tools.

April 7, 2010 3 comments Activism, general, Same-Sex Marriage

Still Time To Queer the Census

If you haven’t mailed your census form back yet, you can still do so, and it is an important thing for you to do to help make lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people less invisible.

April 6, 2010 1 comment general

When Rights and Rights are in Conflict

What are the ramifications of stifling free speech, and/or speech that offends others? Where are the limits and who gets to make them? What happens when it appears as if your rights and my rights can not co-exist? Whose rights win out?

April 5, 2010 2 comments general

Not Being Quiet About Out in the Silence

For her, any protections open a slippery slope to gay marriage, so it is better to keep gays and lesbians, discriminated against and treated badly, to protect marriage.

April 5, 2010 1 comment general

Join Me in Kittanning

I have often pondered what it must be like for him to think about having 2 gay children. The first, he could chalk up to my mother, and who knows what else. But the second, was born and raised in a small town, church going family environment. Does that impact how he views gay people?

April 1, 2010 2 comments general

Library Receives Threats Over Movie Event

On the one hand, anonymous phone threats are simply cowardly acts. On the other hand, the attempt to intimidate an organization in an effort to thwart free speech and the open sharing of ideas , is country to everything that makes our country what it is.

March 31, 2010 Comments are Disabled general

PA Governor’s Race: Dan Onorato, Joe Hoeffel and Lynn Griffen

So, do we want a governor who has a great voting record on progressive issues which shows he goes along with the progressive caucus, or do we want a person who can illustrate his leadership in economic as well as social issues?

March 29, 2010 12 comments general