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Philadelphia to have gender neutral restrooms in new construction

A proposal submitted by councilman Jim Kenney would mandate gender-neutral bathrooms in addition to men’s and women’s restrooms for any newly constructed or renovated city-owned buildings and require transgender health benefits for city employees. Kenney said: It can be an awkward and embarrassing situation” for anyone who may “feel more like a woman, but can’t use the women’s room. These functions should be fair for everybody. A very true sentiment, even if his word choice[Read More…]

April 23, 2013 — Comments are Disabled — LGBT Discrimination: Exploring Laws and Policies, Transgender Discrimination & Issues

When Straight or Gay Doesn’t Matter

I’ve linked to Davev Wavey before, but it has been a long time. If you don’t follow his You Tube channel, you are missing a gem. Check him out! What I appreciate most about him, is his playfulness, and his perspective towards gay people loving and accepting themselves. He’s pretty easy to look at too. But I’m linking to this video today, because I love the interaction between these two guys- one straight and one[Read More…]

April 18, 2013 — Comments are Disabled — general

Marriage Bullies: Battle of the Math Symbols.

They want to paint their marriage as greater than our marriage. Theirs as real and ours as fake. Why do they need to do this? Because they know they have lost the battle for Marriage, and the only recourse they have now is to try and promote a segregationist type supremacy.

April 16, 2013 — Comments are Disabled — general

Boston Bombings

Note added 4/16/2013: As per some other websites, the photo I selected is actually quite fitting for ths blog, as it contains an out gay police officer. I chose the photo not knowing, because I thought it was especially striking as an image. I saw the first reports of the bombings at the Boston Marathon as a waited for my bus home from work today, and as I sat this evening, writing for this blog,[Read More…]

April 15, 2013 — 1 comment — general

Volunteer or Intern Wanted for PA Non-discrimination Project

This is a perfect project for anyone seeking to add issue advocacy work to their resume or experiences. It is a well defined project with specific goals and enough flexibility for someone who is highly motivated to make this project be a huge success.

April 15, 2013 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general, LGBT Discrimination: Exploring Laws and Policies

Steel City Stonewall Democrats Announces Endorsements

Pittsburgh’s Steel City Stonewall Democrats have released their endorsements which are determined by a vote of the membership. Bill Peduto- Pittsburgh Mayor Mary Gibson -County Council 3 Natalia Rudiak- City Council 4 Tonya Payne- City Council 6 Mark Tranquilli- Court of Common Pleas Eleanor Bush- Court of Common Pleas Barbara Ernsberger- Court of Common Pleas Jack McVay- Superior Court via News » Steel City Stonewall Democrats.

April 15, 2013 — Comments are Disabled — general

Equality PA Makes 2013 Spring Endorsements

Municipal lawmakers have a tremendous impact on the lives of LGBT people. In fact, all of the current protections available to LGBT Pennsylvanians have come through municipal level policy change, championed by local leaders

April 15, 2013 — Comments are Disabled — general

GOP is party of the status quo: no room for gays?

It isn’t an uncommon approach for change. With any oppressive organization or entity, some promote change from the outside and some work for change from the inside. But it is challenging to see how any gay, lesbian, bi, or trans person can see a place for themselves within the GOP as the party affirms the status quo, and votes to continue the explicit opposition to gay rights. There had been a slight chance we would[Read More…]

April 13, 2013 — 5 comments — American Theocracy: Analyzing the Religious Right, general, Same-Sex Marriage

A reply to the idea that marriage is about breeding.

If YOU feel it is against YOUR religious beliefs for two same-sex people to marry, then no one will force YOU to marry a person of the same-sex! But don’t force your theology upon my partner and I who are a loving and committed couple. My Civil Marriage won’t strop you getting into heaven!

April 10, 2013 — 1 comment — general, Homosexual, Same-Sex Marriage

When Religion Destroys Faith: Nostra Maxima Culpa

The detail I cannot quite recover from is that he picked out for abuse those deaf boys who had parents who could not use sign language – so that even if the boys had the courage to say what had happened to them, their parents would not understand. It’s things like that that simply chill you, haunt you, force you to confront the pre-meditated, profound assault on human souls that the Catholic Church, from the[Read More…]

April 10, 2013 — Comments are Disabled — general

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