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Great work project, but I missed out on the denouement because of illness. I brought it on myself by not setting better boundaries, but I'm more than a little angry and hurt. That's part of life and part of the human connection that binds gay folks with straight folks — we feel things, we ache, […]
I have to make some sort of comment on this historic day. Today, the Senate voted to approve a stand alone bill that repeals the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. President Obama has promised to sign this week. This is a significant piece of civil and equal rights advancement for the LGBTQ community. Ledcat says that the […]
It is 7:15 AM on the day of a work event and I'm blogging. I should be rushing around panicking about my clothes and trying to get the dry cleaner plastic off my winter coat … The Pennsylvania Resources Council, Alcoa and Manchester would like the Steeler Nation to recycle. They provide the bags, the […]
Reverend Howard Bess, Baptist pastor from Alaska, has this to say in the Post-Gazette: Churches are no longer leaders in broad moral and ethical discussions. Young people have grown weary of churches that cannot get past issues such as homosexuality and abortion. Our new crop of church drop-outs is still very interested in alternatives to […]
Hatboro, PA, passed an anti-discrimination ordinance which included sexual orientation and gender identity. Then the Mayor vetoed it. Hatboro Mayor Norm Hawkes vetoed a measure Monday night that would have established a borough commission to review prejudice claims – a step advocates argued was necessary to extend protection to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people […]
Well … where to begin. At last count, I have 600 email messages about DADT in my box and reading through them is dizzying. The Pentagon study endorsed the repeal of DADT, finding that 70 of enlisted mend women essentially see no negative impact. 70 percent. The Pentagon recognizes that repeal decisions from the courts […]
Just when I think I'm pretty accepted in mainstream society, I get a humbling reminder of my second class citizenship. I can't be very specific, but I was asked to hide my identity as a lesbian in a certain situation. That never feels good. I told you when my sister-in-law asked me to take down […]
The PG has the story. We are all waiting for the Defense Department report on Tuesday regarding the repeal of DADT. Recent court decisions and increasing pressure from the LGBT community that President Obama keep his promise to repeal have spurred our legislators to repeal under their own terms, instead of judicial terms. Good? Bad? […]
Complacency about HIV and AIDS will prove deadly. Wednesday December 1 is World AIDS Day and Pittsburgh groups are banding together to ensure the region does not take a sigh of relief on this issue. People are still dying. People are living with medical advancements, but face barriers to the lives we take for granted. […]
Our Thanksgiving is pretty nice. We all have small families so we all gather together (my parents, Ledcat's mother, her brother and his family, our sister-in-law's mother) wherever dinner might be. This year, we headed north to Mercer County. There's no real huge lesbian element to the holiday. We've been together for 7 years so no […]
