Liberty City Democratic Club posts candidate questionnaires

The candidates questionnaires are up at the Liberty City Democratic Club site.  I like how they handle this – all of the candidates in each race are listed so you can see clearly which candidates took the time to respond and which did not.  Now granted they misspelled his name, but how can Arlen Specter […]

Yesterday was a great day to be gay (and so is today …)

Yesterday was a great day to be gay (and so is today …)

What a big day Tuesday was …. The defeat of the PA Marriage Amendment was a huge deal. No drawn out drama. No legislative time wasted.  The bill went back on the table.  Huge victory. I'm finally making some headway in my attempts to find out exactly how domestic partner benefits can be extended to County employees.  […]

A nice win in the PA Senate Judiciary Committee

A nice win in the PA Senate Judiciary Committee

Kudos to Pennsylvania for stepping away from discrimination with today's vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee to table the proposed “Marrriage Amendment” introduced by Senator Eichelberger.  I was rather excited when I got the news … thanks to the magic of social media, it hit Twitter, Facebook, my inbox and my cell phone within 60 […]

Guest Piece Published on Pennsylvania Progressive

Guest Piece Published on Pennsylvania Progressive

Hey, always nice to be promoted by other blogs.  The Pennsylvania Progressive published a guest post about a Pgh queer perspective on Onorato.  Check it out.  You probably won't be surprised 🙂

Blogging for Equality

Blogging for Equality

  A marriage amendment has sprung up again in Pennsylvania. Its any easy way to pander to the right-wing conservatives who seem to populate this state. As has been practiced throughout history, fear is always a great way for a politician to get points with the constituents. I have been reading a great book about […]

In Other News …

In Other News …

Very excited to see the debut of the Post-Gazette's first female opinion blog, Ms. Mon's Salon.  She'll be blogging daily so pull up a seat and hold on … Our friend and LGBTQ ally Kevin Acklin is coming out as a Democrat and running for committee. Acklin says his party change reflects a mix of […]

Life Goes On: Blog for Equality 2010

I don't think there's much I can add on the “Marriage Protection” amendment that I haven't covered in the past 4+ years. You have the contact information.  We need you to call today. Today is the day. Sunday, I woke up at 7:30 AM, let out the dogs, put on the coffee and grabbed the […]

Liberty City Endorsement

Liberty City Endorsement

The Liberty City Democratic Club endorsement is just around the corner 2010 Primary Candidate Nights Candidates for the 2010 Primary are invited to address our membership at the following meetings: Thursday March 18th – US Congress, State Representatives Monday March 22nd – Governor, Lt. Governor, State Senate, US Senate Contact Matthew Woodcock, Chair of the […]

Pgh Blog for Equality 2010 – Tomorrow

Reminder to log in tomorrow to see what the blogosphere has to say about the PA “Marriage Amendment.” I do not know how many blogs are participating, but I hope we can count on your support.  Please consider updating your Facebook status or Twitter status and it would be great if you change your Facebook […]

ACDC Call to Action on Health Care Reform

ACDC Call to Action on Health Care Reform

I received this via an email list. Call to Action: We Need Your Help With the House of Representatives expected to vote on health insurance reform as early as next week, the Allegheny County Democratic Party and Organizing for America (OFA) are stepping up our efforts as we head into the “Final March for Reform.” […]