July 2011
1 post
tumblingqueers asked: Please help me. I am making a documentary following some young LGBT kids and need to find some to interview in the NYC area. I am trying to get my last post on my page out as an add for this. The film will show several kids under 16 who are LGBT and living in a supportive environment. Hopefully this film will reduce the sense of isolation so many of us grow up with. If this sounds like a worthy...
June 2011
1 post
Petition: Boston Red Sox: Please make an It Gets... →
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Please sign 12 year old Sam Maden’s petition. Love that this kid took it upon himself to start this!!!
Every day, gay and lesbian teens in Middle School and High School are made fun of and bullied. It’s sad that some of them are bullied so badly, they decide to commit suicide. Recently, a petition much like this one was created to ask the San Francisco Giants to make an...
May 2011
21 posts
We Will Not Be Unwritten: Preserving Queer Women... →
READY FOR AN OLD-FASHIONED FOX NEWS POLL-BOMB? →
stfuconservatives:
caraobrien:
notthatkindagay:
On the right hand side about 1/3 of the way down the page, they ask:
Do you think Navy Chaplains should be allowed to preside over same-sex marriages?
Results are currently 79% NO.
Duh. You know what to do!
Tumblr bombs away!
Get to it, followers!
Have at it people!
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Gay N.Y. Assemblyman introduces marriage bill →
civillyunioned:
Crossing fingers for this to be NY’s year and hoping the Rhode Island’s back door deal don’t show up here.
Openly gay New York Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell on Tuesday launched his fourth effort to legalize marriage for same-sex couples in the Empire State. O’Donnell has led successful votes on similar bills three times, only to see the drive for marriage equality die in the...
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Navy reverses: will no longer allow same sex... →
Under pressure from more than five dozen House lawmakers, the Navy late Tuesday abruptly reversed its decision that would have allowed chaplains to perform same-sex unions if the Pentagon decides to recognize openly gay military service later this year.
Gender stereotypes easing more for girls than boys... →
civillyunioned:
worth the read.
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“Falling in love, getting married, and building a family is part of the American...”
– Caroline Kennedy becomes 100,000th Signer on Open Letter Urging President Obama to Support the Freedom to Marry (via civillyunioned)
“Tonight, we say to loving and committed couples across the state who want the...”
– Delaware Governor Markell’s signing ceremony for the Delaware civil unions bill. (via civillyunioned)
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill Postponed Until... →
civillyunioned:
Apparently the news was not as good has hoped and the bill in Uganda is still alive and the AP Story was incorrect. The bill was scheduled for a vote for today but did not make and the vote has been rescheduled for Friday.
Please continue to sign the petition against this horrible action and encourage others to speak out.
Check out Box Turtle Bulletin for on-going updates.
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Presbyterians Clear Way For Gay Clergy →
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After decades of debate, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Tuesday struck down a barrier to ordaining gays, ratifying a proposal that removes the celibacy requirement for unmarried clergy, in the latest mainline Protestant move toward accepting gay relationships.
The measure approved Tuesday eliminates language in the church constitution requiring that clergy live “in...
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Uganda's anti-gay bill not on agenda after outcry →
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KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s parliament appeared Wednesday to have dropped plans to debate a controversial anti-gay bill after a global outcry from U.S. leaders, rights groups and an Internet campaign.
The anti-gay bill was first proposed in 2009 but wasn’t debated until last Friday. The bill had been scheduled to be debated before the full parliament on Wednesday but was...
“How many more gay people does God have to create before we ask ourselves whether...”
– Minnesota lawmaker’s gay marriage defense goes viral - Yahoo! News (via civillyunioned)
“Our nation’s permanent mission is to form a ‘more perfect union’ – deepening the...”
– Former President Bill Clinton Comes Out For Gay Marriage In New York
(via civillyunioned)
Cuomo 'optimistic' NY will legalize gay marriage →
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ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo, closely allied with the Senate Republican majority that once blocked gay marriage, said Tuesday he’s now optimistic it will be legalized in New York.
“I know it’s failed before, but I think this is a different day,” Cuomo said. “I’ll bring more urgency in the next few weeks.”
The Democrat says he believes the Senate will produce the 32 votes...
April 2011
11 posts
No, I'm not watching the royal wedding...
civillyunioned:
Why watch two people I don’t know get married with so much pomp when my marriage is still not recognized in my country (& theirs).
I’ll be interested once everyone can marry the one they love.
Katherine Franke: King and Spalding Muzzles All... →
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Apparently this is because the House GOP put a muzzle clause in their contract with King & Spaulding. What happened to Congress following the First Amendment and its directive “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom … of the people … to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Of course a contract is not law, but this seems like a slippery...
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New York Gay Widow Fights for Estate-Tax Refund After 40-Year Union
At 81, Edith Windsor at Center of Fight About Defense of Marriage Act
Edith “Edie” Windsor is the human face behind one of 12 pending lawsuits that challenge the U.S. Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in federal court. She’s also the first target of the new high-powered private attorney hired by House Republicans...
NOM Loses Thousands Of Facebook Fans As... →
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The National Organization for Marriage (NOM), the nation’s most vociferous opponent of gay marriage, lost thousands of Facebook fans after its online strategist reclaimed the group’s profile.
On Friday, Louis Marinelli posted on his website that he supports “full civil marriage equality.”
“The constitution calls for nothing else,” he concluded.
After the news broke of...
March 2011
10 posts
Lawmaker wants to ban gay student group from... →
civillyunioned:
SHAMEFUL!!!
RI State Representative Dan Gordon is calling for the Gay-Straight Alliance at Tiverton High School to be prohibited from meeting on the school’s campus. The group was started by a student as a senior project and is the first of its kind at Tiverton High School. Gordon calls it an inappropriate use of students’ time and taxpayer-owned property.
“Students have...
Why Bioware Enforces They Deserve My Money →
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From Phyrra:
On the Bioware forums, a player complained (this is the forum thread the complaint and the response came from) that Bioware neglected their main demographic, the straight male gamer, by having the straight male gamer have to ‘put up with’ men hitting on their character in addition to women.
One of the Bioware staff members, David Gaider, made a wonderful ...
“To deny any individual the rights and privileges of marriage based on their...”
– Rhode Island Democratic Party Chairman Ed Pacheco (via civillyunioned)
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“The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn’t mean that God doesn’t love heterosexuals. It’s just that they need more supervision.”
— Lynn Lavner
“In the poll, 53% of American adults said they think same sex marriage should be...”
– For The First Time, Majority Of Americans Support Gay Marriage | TPMDC (via civillyunioned)
Civilly Unioned: Homophobic? Re-Read Your Bible →
civillyunioned:
By PETER J. GOMES
The late Peter J. Gomes was an American Baptist minister and professor of Christian morals at Harvard. He wrote this piece in 1992.
Opposition to gays’ civil rights has become one of the most visible symbols of American civic conflict this year, and religion has become the…
February 2011
9 posts
Why the word 'marriage' matters →
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“Marriage matters, because marriage is how society decides whose relationships matter, and whose don’t. No matter what, gay people will fall in love and make homes together, as we always have. Marriage equality is about whether straight people are going to recognize those relationships. It’s how they decide who’s family.
Take my parents. When I visit my small hometown, my...
