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Fifty Shades of My Fair Lady

Fifty Shades of My Fair Lady

Or from another queer angle– a story about a young woman who wants to change herself to be more acceptable, only to come to learn that she was enough from the very start. Who doesn’t need to be reminded that we are all princesses already…

February 8, 2015 Comments are Disabled general
LGBTQ Community Help Sought to Find Andre Gray/Information

LGBTQ Community Help Sought to Find Andre Gray/Information

Andre Gray has been missing since late October, and his family is asking for members of the LGBTQ community to come out on Saturday, February 6th to help search for information, in the area of the North Side where Andre’s car was found.

February 5, 2015 Comments are Disabled general
February is Black History Month: GLAAD resource kit

February is Black History Month: GLAAD resource kit

During Black History Month, ask yourself– what will you do today to create visibility and awareness for LGBTQ persons of color and help generate an environment of inclusion for everyone?

February 2, 2015 Comments are Disabled general
End January with a commitment to Dignity and Respect

End January with a commitment to Dignity and Respect

The Dignity and Respect Pledge is a tool towards creating a different paradigm where the goal is for everyone to treat everyone with dignity and respect. Our focus as LGBTQ Equality advocates can be on finding fault with others (who often act atrociously), or actively and cooperatively building a different respect framework within our friends, our communities, our organizations, our cities and eventually the world.

January 30, 2015 Comments are Disabled Activism, general
Discrimination Protection should not be a partisan issue in Pennsylvania.

Discrimination Protection should not be a partisan issue in Pennsylvania.

Passing non-discrimination protections simply helps create an environment with less fear in the work place which means happier and more successful workers and more successful businesses. That’s a win-win for everyone.

January 29, 2015 Comments are Disabled Activism, LGBT Discrimination: Exploring Laws and Policies
Want to help make a film happen?

Want to help make a film happen?

I fully support independent filmmaking as a powerful tool in telling LGBTQ stories and I’m happy to sign on as a supporter of this film. With a little over a week to go, the film needs your help to meet the fundraising goal.

January 28, 2015 Comments are Disabled Art, general
Hurtful Cakes and Homophobe Efforts.

Hurtful Cakes and Homophobe Efforts.

Attack efforts towards some bakers demonstrate a new tactic in the battle against LGBTQ Equality. They are designed to confuse the public about the purpose of non-discrimination laws and perpetuate a myth of Christian persecution.

January 28, 2015 Comments are Disabled Activism, general, LGBT Discrimination: Exploring Laws and Policies, Same-Sex Marriage
How often should you be tested for HIV?

How often should you be tested for HIV?

I’m going to bet that many people read this type of confusing information and are left still unsure so they just give up and don’t get tested.

January 26, 2015 Comments are Disabled general, HIV/AIDS
Obama is Right: Marriage is a Lifestyle Choice!

Obama is Right: Marriage is a Lifestyle Choice!

Being gay or lesbian isn’t a choice. What gays and lesbians do choose is to accept themselves and embrace being who they are. And some of us choose to marry.

January 25, 2015 Comments are Disabled Activism, general, Same-Sex Marriage
Pittsburgh mourns the loss of a true pioneer and hero advocate/activist, Madeleine Hershey.

Pittsburgh mourns the loss of a true pioneer and hero advocate/activist, Madeleine Hershey.

I believe that today I am a different person and different advocate because of those opportunities to see real leadership and activism role modeled by Madeleine Hershey.

January 20, 2015 1 comment general