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Short, but sweet. Have you written your letter to the editor, yet? Senate Bill 1250, the Pennsylvania Marriage Protection Amendment, is in direct violation of my religious beliefs as a Zen Buddhist priest (“Panel OKs Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage,” March 19). I am a strong advocate of marriage and live under a strict ethical […]
I love when there's good gay stuff in the City Paper. It reminds me that journalists with actual journalistic street cred pay attention to our community and find us interesting and informative. I fully expected the paper to cover Doug Shields' showdown with Sally Kerns. I was kinda disappointed they gave Diane Gramley so many […]
Well, we lost this round. Our local allies, Jay Costa and Wayne Fontana, voted no, but even with Republican Jane Earll they couldn't prevent the “marriage protection” amendment from being voted out of committee. The legislation heads for the Appropriations Committee and then to the floor of the full Senate. Here's how the vote went down. […]
The Gertrude Stein Club of Greater Pittsburgh is a non-partisan political club. Pennsylvania House of Representatives district 19 Jake Wheatley 21 Brenda Frazier 23 Dan Frankel 24 Joseph Preston 27 John Paul Jones U.S. Congress district 14 Mike Doyle 18 Beth Hafer Pa. State Treasurer Rob McCord […]
h/t Slag Heap Representative Sally Kern 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd. Room 332 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Ms. Kern: Today I listened to your remarks (http://www.victoryfund.org/listening. ) related to your views on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people (GLBT). I was thoroughly disgusted by what you had to say and astonished that someone who presumably […]
You've probably heard the story. 2 Political Junkies broke it here in the Burghosphere. To sum it up, Oklahoma Republican and State Rep Sally Kern made some inflammatory comments before a GOP audience, including the rather silly claim that homosexuals have taken over Pittsburgh City Government. The rest of her comments are the same outrageous […]
Steel City Stonewall Democrats have endorsed Hillary Clinton for President. (That link won't be good forever — Steel City doesn't archive their “news” very effectively.) Interestingly, the group includes a list of LGBT issues that paint Clinton and Obama pretty much neck and neck. So how did Hillary come out ahead? What is it about Hillary […]
In honor of my new friend Kris Rust, here's a look at what some prominent queers are saying about their support for Obama. It is an interesting read. But note that all three interviewees are men. I”m still looking for input from lesbian Obama supporters.
Guess who is rolling into town? Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore and his posse of homo hatin' legal eagles. Moore, you may recall, wanted to slather Alabama Courthouses with the 10 Commandments. Ironically, he's narrowed his focus to homosexuals, a group noticeably absent from said Commandments. Hmmm. I guess he's moved on to Leviticus. Anyhoo, […]
It is back. According to Equality Advocates, the legislation to start the constitutional amendment process roared back to life on Valentine's Day. Just yesterday, SB 1250, the “Marriage Protection Amendment,” was published and referred to the Judiciary Committee in the Senate. There are 17 co-sponsors, the same number as last time. Four Republican Senators who […]
