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Today, I had the pleasure of addressing a class of MSW students at the University of Pittsburgh. The class focuses on policy and I used my work in the LGBTQ community to illustrate how advocacy can drive real social change. It was an interesting experience. Another speaker works for local government and a third is […]
Mombian publishes the 2009 Rainbow list of books for children and young adults. Abe Lincoln and marriage. But it's not because of Lincoln's sexual orientation or other “stuff” that February 12, Lincoln's birthday, has for 12 years now been the centerpiece of National Freedom to Marry Week. Lincoln's strongest connection to the freedom to marry […]
From the updated White House website. It sounds great. Now let's see what kind of inclusive action unfolds. Support for the LGBT Community “While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do. Too often, the issue of LGBT rights is exploited by […]
UPDATE: I'm deleting comments. If you have an opinion, fine. If you can prove wrongdoing, contact the MSM or email me privately. Otherwise, stick with opinions not unsubstantiated accusations. If you see something that needs deleted, email or call me — I'm trying to keep up with it. ********************************************************************************************************************* Even though I had a call […]
Here's the scoop … there's going to be a BIG QUEER RALLY on Saturday, January 10 from 2 – 4 PM at the Schenley Quad in Oakland (near the libraries). This is a follow up event to the Join the Impact rally in early November which turned out nearly 500 people. The focus of the […]
Some advice from a highly respected professional on the need for a timely response from the LGBTQ community to breaking news. This regards the Rick Warren situation, but certainly applies to local, regional and statewide issues as well. This sums up exactly what went wrong when the State Legislature announced a Pittsburgh based hearing on the […]
Now this is a nice way to wake up. Yesterday, we had a really strange day including the purchase of our Charlie Brown Christmas Tree which was marked down to $10.00. Typically, we get a nice big one, but this year feels different so we scaled back. Even so, the tree is taller (just slightly) […]
Another heartening letter to the editor, this time from Carole E. Rose of Mt. Lebanon on the topic of gay rights. Ms. Rose is responding to a letter which regurgitated the “marriage = procreation” argument which this writer soundly rebuts: Does she have her head in the sand? Does she think that children are born […]
It always brightens my day to read a letter in the Post-Gazette section focusing on the civil rights of the gay community. Here's one example from Tuesday. Creating inequality Electing Barack Obama to be our president is a step toward eliminating racism; for this I am joyous and grateful. But sadly, eliminating racism does not […]
There's been a lot of chatter about pushing back against those who financially supported the Yes on Proposition 8 initiative to show that the LGBTQ community will not have our rights ripped away and then blindly spend our $$ to fill the coffers of those who did the ripping. LGBT organizers have been posting lists […]
