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Joe Christopher: Every Loss Matters.

Many young folks Joe’s age simply get caught up in the club scene, yet Joe was truly a mover and a shaker. He was smart, pleasant, handsome, successful and a real inspiration. As a Facebook friend, I sometines noticed whatever was going on for him, and often something he would post would touch me deeply. In that indirect way, he always reminded me to continue to try and do my part to make the world a better place. I valued his openness and honesty, and I will surely miss him.

September 5, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — general

The Fallacy of Third Party Candidates impacting Elections.

The biggest issue for the fallacy of a third party candidate during a presidential election is the failure to remember, that we the people don’t really elect our president. The Electoral College does that, and for a third party candidate to get enoug votes to win the college is, well… Impossible. If anyone wants to argue with that, feel free. I’ll happily read your rationale. And I’ll admit I’m wrong, if I am. But I’m not.

September 5, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — Election, general

A gay guy’s thoughts about Labor Day.

So, we too often fail to recognize our similarity with the average Union worker, and turn a blind eye to the way they are still fighting for full equality and fairness. Like women, immigrants and minorities, laborers have been under fierce attack too. Surprisingly the tactics used to steal fairness from workers are the same as those used to deny us full equality.

September 3, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — general

Resignation from the Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh.

Today marks my official resignation from the Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh Board of Directors. I have contemplated the resignation for a full year, and back in June officially announced my decision, and set the date of resignation as today. This date was selected to align with the last day of our ARSP volunteer’s placement with Delta. I have been on the board for a bit over three years and have appreciated my involvement with the[Read More…]

August 27, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — general

The Battle over the Bible or Homosexuality.

The linked post is a letter to the editor of a SpringfieldIL paper, and demonstrates how, like it or not, the issue of Equality will come down to a battle between the Bible and homosexuality. I really hate to phrase it that way; I think the work homosexuality doesn’t represent the real issue, but that is the way the anti-gay religious are framing it. We may as well accept it and get on with the[Read More…]

August 27, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — General Commentary

PGN-The Philadelphia Gay News. Phila gay news. philly news – When the rape debate hits home

There is only one way to understand how some could refuse a woman the right to make choices about her own body, especially in a case of rape. That is to see the woman’s only value and role in life is to have a full uterus, no matter who the father of the fetus may be. The only thing of importance is that there is a fetus. This mindset isn’t that big of a stretch where, over history, a woman has been considered property much like a slave. Not really like a slave, but an actual slave since the woman was understood to be the property of the husband

August 24, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — general

Desperate Romney is a Birther!

Since I first studied our political system back in HS Civics, I’ve been such a fan of our two party system. If one party feels they have better solutions to the issues, they can put them forth and campaign on them. Too bad the GOP must not have learned the same civics lesson. They seem in general, and their presidential candidate in particular, hung up on being birthers, and using myth and innuendo to try[Read More…]

August 24, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — Election

Who he was as a person.

A third conclusion I would draw is that some pastors (not all) condone hate speech and violence against those with whom you disagree. Sometimes this is couched in or defended as simply preaching from the Bible, but Leisner’s comments can not be misconstrued as reading scripture. They are 100% cultural criticism.

August 15, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — general, Same-Sex Marriage

PA LGBT Leader Elected to National Board

I received the below press release today concerning Ted Martin. Ted has been Executive Director of Equality PA for a year or so now. To be honest, it seems like forever, because I just equate EQPA so much with the work he has done with his current board. It is wonderful to have such a good leader at the top of Pennsylvania’s state-wide LGBT organization. This election doesn’t really identify a fully new relationship, as[Read More…]

August 13, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — Activism

Birthin’ Babies and Chick-fil-A: Gender on the brain.

While this battle isn’t really about us, here we are right in the middle of it, and truly fighting for our lives and for our equality, and we better keep fighting hard, even if it isn’t about us. But I think this distinction is crucial, because it means that even if the abuses against us are done with the intention of harming us personally, we don’t have to take it personally. For example, it isn’t about me, Thomas Waters. It is about some group of folks trying to force their rigid ideas upon everyone else. If I don’t take it personally, I don’t need to defend myself, and who I am. I don’t have to prove that I have a right to be. I can focus all my energy into fighting for Equality, because everyone deserves to be treated equally.

August 13, 2012 — 1 comment — Activism, general, Homosexual

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