In the coming weeks, pro-equality Senators and Representatives will introduce bills prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity for the State of Pennsylvania.
But in the spirit of Stonewall which we remember and celebrate every June-
It was not the A-list gays, or the trendy folks who got the ball started demanding EQUAL RIGHTS! It was the drag queens and the types of folks that were the outcasts of an outcast minority. Marriage Equality is but one small part of the large and inclusive demand we have called Full Equal Rights for Everyone!
Gagnon’s name surfaced yet again in a Google alert for “Homosexual.” The linked post is the start of a review of something Gagnon wrote which is supposed to be a secular justification against homosexuality. What does the Biblical Scholar have to bring to a secular argument to oppose gay people? And as I read, not only the commentary of Gagnon’s writing, but Gagnon’s text itself, that nagging question returned. Is Robert Gagnon gay?
Received this via email. All details are below. This is wonderful news for LGBTQ Rights in Pennsylvania!
As planned, tonight I published the first weekly LGBTQ News Recap newsletter, and I am so excited it is done! Writing the newsletter is different than writing for the blog, and the newsletter will be a great addition to thomascwaters.com overall. The newsletter will include content not published here on the blog, so there is a great reason to subscribe. Don’t be left out! On the Friday, after the newsletter has been published, I’ll have a[Read More…]
HIV/AIDS is an issue that impacts everyone, and affects our communities and the City as a whole. By doing all of these “to do” items, each and everyone of us is truly doing our part to minimize the impact of this disease and create a better tomorrow for everyone. Will you join me in committing to this HIV to do list?
Late last year the Associated Press (AP) Style Guide, made the decision to ban the use of the word, homophobia as imprecise, yet when it comes to Antonin Scalia, the word is right on the mark as expressed here in this recent quote:
It may be true that same-sex marriage has not been legal anywhere for much longer than cell phones have been around, the reality is that gay male couples and lesbian cupels, as well as numerous single queer parents have been raising children for a very, very, long time.
I simply want to highlight the shift in Far Right efforts to protect beliefs rather than protecting the exercise of religion, and the ramifications it can have towards creating the ability to legally segregate and discriminate.
Our senior US Senator Bob Casey is now one of only 10 Democrats in the U.S. Senate to still oppose marriage equality. Make a plan to call his office TODAY and politely tell him that you are a member of Equality PA and that he is on the wrong side of history.