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Breaking News: Merck Foundation Stops Funding Boy Scouts

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. AP — Mercks charitable foundation has stopped giving money to the Boy Scouts of America.The Merck Foundation says the Boy Scouts exclusion of gays from its ranks and leadership positions conflicts with giving guidelines and the companys nondiscrimination policy.The foundation says it will reconsider giving money to the Boy Scouts if they change their policy on sexual orientation. This is big news! The Merck Foundation has decided to stop funding the Boy[Read More…]

December 10, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — general

Now that marriage is the ONLY gay issue…

Or it could be on a path of hammering the status quo into stone. Remember the Ten Commandments? Look at who is sitting on the Supreme Court. Does this look like a body of individuals intent on pushing equality forward at anytime let alone in the highly charged current political environment?

December 9, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, general, Same-Sex Marriage

Breaking News: SCOTUS to hear same-sex marriage cases

From the SCOTUSBlog: The Court has announced that it will review the constitutionality of both the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8. The Court did not act today on the petition involving a challenge to Arizona’s Section O.

December 7, 2012 — 1 comment — general, Same-Sex Marriage

Is War a Queer Issue?

I received info about this exhibition on the “queer-events” list, and it got me thinking about the question: is war a queer issue? I hope you think about the question and post your ideas as comments to the blog post.

December 5, 2012 — 1 comment — Activism, Art, general

PSEC Announces New Leadership and Statewide Youth Conference.

PSEC ELECTS NEW LEADERSHIP; ANNOUNCES HISTORIC STATEWIDE LGBT YOUTH CONFERENCE IN PITTSBURGH Lewisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition (PSEC) Coordinating Committee elected new leadership as well voted to appoint several new members to the PSEC Board of Directors at their Fall Meeting at Bucknell University. Additionally, PSEC leaders voted to convene the 2013 Youth Action Conference at the University of Pittsburgh next February. The entirely youth-led organization, whose leadership is based with voting[Read More…]

December 3, 2012 — 1 comment — Activism, general

Man pretends to be gay and finds religion.

Throughout the book, Kurek emphasizes that distinction. While much of “The Cross in the Closet” is about the struggle to understand the gay community, which he tries to address by enlisting a friend to act as his boyfriend, much of it addresses how his former church’s community – and family – reacted to his new lifestyle. via Christian’s year of living gay leads to dramatic change, sparks controversy – CNN Belief Blog – CNN.com Blogs.

December 3, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — general

Breaking News: PA Representative Comes Out as Gay

Today, Rep. Mike Fleck (R-81st District) faced the world as an openly gay man.

December 1, 2012 — 1 comment — general

Teaching Bigotry?

A Kentucky teacher is being criticized for writing a politically charged statement on the whiteboard in class. South Laurel County High School teacher Kendra Baker is drawing complaints from parents and students after she wrote, “You can’t be a democrat and go to heaven.” Superintendent Doug Bennett told the Sentinel-Echo that the class had been discussing politics around election day, and Baker wrote the statement — which is reportedly a student comment — on the[Read More…]

November 29, 2012 — 1 comment — American Theocracy: Analyzing the Religious Right, Election, general

Kudos: Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents

The language used to talk about gay, lesbian, bi, trans and queer folks and issues is important especially in the mainstream media but really everywhere. We all serve as advocates for change when we help someone come to understand better language to discuss us and the issues impacting us. And it doesn’t have to be hard or confrontational! All you have to do is alert someone of the GLAAD media guide.

November 26, 2012 — 2 comments — Activism, general

The growing Catholic engagement in US government.

While we watch progress at the Supreme Court as well as across the country, we must also put effort into stopping the growing role of Catholic Church as government influencer. Or, the Church needs to lose their tax exempt status and call themselves a lobbying firm. Gay, lesbian, bi, trans, and supportive allies across the country must press for the tax exempt status of the Catholic Church to be revoked. Few actions will be as important in the coming next wave of activism.

November 25, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — American Theocracy: Analyzing the Religious Right, general, Same-Sex Marriage

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