HUD did good
post to come on saturday on the recent reg changes at HUD and what they mean for folks here in Pgh and Allegheny County. also makes the push for statewide nondiscrimination HB 300 soooo important for affordable housing.
Yuma, Arizona Mayor doesn’t want limp wristed soldiers
from hrc comes a humbling story …. The Yuma Mayor doesn't think limp wristed men don't belong in the military. The first casualty of the Iraq War speaks out … These hateful words are absolutely inconsistent with the unbending physical and mental courage that I encountered among all of the men and women with whom […]
Could hospitals soon be required to implement anti-discrimination policies
According to the HRC, yes. According to the Human Rights Commission, the Joint Commission, the largest organization that accredits hospitals nationwide, announced recently that, in the future, all hospitals in America will need to have a non-discrimination policy for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Once the new rules are in place, “the horror stories” […]
A must read on the failure of ENDA
Dr. Jillian Weiss is someone I admire greatly. I've been in touch with her for months, trying my best to contribute to the passage of the Employment Non Discrimination Act on the federal level. I was part of the ground troops getting commitments from our local electeds and I've written about it quite a bit. So […]
Pittsburgh Dyke March 2010: The Fifth Year
This was one of my favorite LGBTQ events of all time. It was joyful, fierce, unified and humbling to wind our way through Bloomfield yesterday afternoon. The event kicked off with a call to action from Dykes on Bikes founder, Miranda Vey. She uses the term “queer patriot” to describe the power within dykes and other […]
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