For me, the really bad news about yesterday’s loss, is that the Democratic Party, and especially the President still don’t get it. He and they have turned off their base, and pushed away throngs of supporters by failing to lead and turn the country around after 8 years of a deteriorating democracy. And they haven’t done any of that. They have shown no real leadership at all. I don’t personally blame it all on the[Read More…]
ost this link to an excellent and short article that summarizes a number of things happening across the country as they relate to the GLBTQ community. Follow the link to the GLAAD blog for all the info.
Sex Offenders and their victims- Reference materials and scholarly papers Saw this on Twitter this morning and wanted to pass it along. All too frequently, a claim made against equality for gay people is that homosexuals are child molesters. The linked bibliography is an excellent resource for better understanding one aspect of sexual abuse- when the offender is female. The blog it is from is called “What about when Mom is the abuser? To quote[Read More…]
Republicans don’t have to become gay friendly to do this either. They can still oppose all other gay, lesbian, bisexual, or trans rights, leaving the community still disempowered and victimized by our culture and political system.
Legal Experts Weigh in on Supreme Court Banning Cameras « Prop 8 Trial Tracker. http://prop8trialtracker.com/2010/01/14/legal-experts-weigh-in-on-supreme-court-banning-cameras/
At a rally in York PA, PA candidate for governor, Dan Onorato announced his support for recognition of same-sex couples through civil unions.
The linked story is on the American Foundation for Equal Rights web site, and details an AP story. The Supreme Court was asked to halt the video dissemination of of coverage via delayed posting on YouTube, and today announced that it is blocking it for at least the first few days. This order was handed down by Justice Kennedy (I believe). Interestingly, Justice Stephen Breyer said he would have allowed the videotaping to be done[Read More…]
But no matter how we perceive the level of leadership out there, we already have the tools we need to make progress. We do that, by each of us stepping up to the plate and making the time and energy to write letters, and make visits with our elected officials.
Faith and tradition are things that many will defend and protect even beyond reason. To mess around with someone’s understanding, especially when they feel pretty sure they know what it means, is to invite a defensiveness and promote an unwillingness to be open to other interpretations.
The linked blog post is by someone I follow on Twitter, and if you have been reading my blog, you won’t be surprised that I’m not very enthusiastic about the timing of the National March on Washington.  Here is my reply to his blog post: Your blog post typifies what is so wrong about the timing and priorities for the March. “We need a National front…†and you honestly believe that a march will accomplish[Read More…]