ACT On Principles » Hate Crimes Bill A Victory?

ACT On Principles » Hate Crimes Bill A Victory? . . . . . This is a fascinating 'op-ed' perspective on 'the gay agenda', 'the gay question', 'the gay movement', or lack thereof.  The fact that there are extensive questions and response by the author and readers provides even more insight on the written issues.  It deserves a good read and some discussion as well.

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Center for LGBT Homeless Youth Gifted $300K by Bea Arthur Estate - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men

Center for LGBT Homeless Youth Gifted $300K by Bea Arthur Estate - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men . . . . . . ___________________________________________________

Now this is the kind of help and facility of which the GLBTQ community is deserving.  May she rest in peace!

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Behind public option: Subsidies fight - David Rogers - POLITICO.com

Behind public option: Subsidies fight - David Rogers - POLITICO.com . . . . . When all is said and done let it be known that POTUS is endeavouring to play politics of his own choosing to maintain the pendulum on his side of the hill . . . . . and will it also be known whether or not the public does truly benefit from this round of politics?

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WH Clarifies Obama Positions Regarding Same-Sex Ballot Measures - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men

WH Clarifies Obama Positions Regarding Same-Sex Ballot Measures - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men . . . . So this is the 16th of October's explanation and standing as per the White House for the Obama. What will their position be for each and every day hereafter? It would seem to me that the Obama will hold to a specific stand only after he is painted into a corner.

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President Barack Obama's speech at the HRC dinner | The Bilerico Project

President Barack Obama's speech at the HRC dinner The Bilerico Project . . . There are many opinions, views and perspectives to this age, this political setup in D.C., this POTUS, these issues which many hold dear.  Therefore, I am going to present the verbatim verbiage of Mr. Obama and forego opinionising today.  The message is too important for me to just present my opinion, when each  one's individual opinion(s) is just as sacred, just as important as the next.

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House Votes to Expand Hate Crimes to Include Sexual Orientation - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men

House Votes to Expand Hate Crimes to Include Sexual Orientation - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men

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Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize




The U.S. president Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," the Nobel Foundation said in Sweden on Friday.

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Georgia Teen Leaves School After Being Told to Dress More 'Manly' - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: "Pressure mounts on Obama speech"

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: "Pressure mounts on Obama speech" From this editor: If there is anything you read when you come across this blog, please read not only this entry but also the side references within the body of this post.

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The Way We Die Now

The New York Times

OPINION


Timothy Egan: The Way We Die Now

For our health care system to live, less money must be spent on dying patients.

http://egan.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/the-way-we-die-now/?th&emc=th

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What a difference 23 years makes.

What a difference 23 years makes.

On September 18, 1986, I woke up and thought I would try this new "one day at a time" thing I had been hearing about in meetings. Earlier that year, I had racked up my second DUI and was looking at spending time in jail for it.

Today I can say that the "one day at a time thing" has worked for 23 years. Some days have been easy, some were as painful as surgery without anesthesia.

I have watched friends die, lost my beloved lhasa apso, lost the house we got married in, got married, and helped get LGBT legislation passed in New Mexico. As my friend Julia would say, "It's a very long list."

That is what happens when one stays alive for 54 years, seeing many things, many people and places, in short, experiencing life. There is sadness and joy, moments that are just about taking a breath, and moments that are breathtaking.

Considering where I was headed, I am grateful today to be taking many breaths.

As a Latina lesbian honoring Hispanic Heritage month, I am making a big deal out of 23 years of sobriety. I am proud to have Latino blood flowing in my veins and that for today, I am sober.

Thanks to all the folks who have held my hand during these 23 years. The road has been bumpy but I am grateful to share the road with such loving, compassionate people.

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More Polling in Maine

The following has been clipped from The Bilerico Project Report dated 18 September  2009.
Here's the most recent polling in Maine from Research 2000 by DailyKos:

The numbers aren't too bad right now; this could go either way. The break-down is what we've seen in all these campaigns before: women, younger people, Democrats, and urban areas are more likely to be OK with same-sex marriage.

The LGBT side of the question is already doing a better job with the ads and framing of the debate. Now they want more volunteers to show up and do more than phone bank:

Continue reading "More polling in Maine"...

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 http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/

This is the hyperlink to The New York Times weblog called PRAESCRIPTIONS: Making Sense of the Health Care Debate, what you might call a mini-timeline published within the function of the blog format.

Take the time out to read it;  it's really worthwhile and a great tool for education of this most important issue of our current state of affairs. --TK

The Scourge Persists

By BOB HERBERT

The fact that a black man is in the White House has so unsettled much of white America that the lid is coming off the racism that had been simmering all along.



Here We Go Again

By CHARLES M. BLOW

Most Americans know that racism is an issue in this country. The question is if — and to what degree — that racism animates critics of the president.

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One Person's Definition of Equality in Day to Day Living

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The following haas been clipped and posted from The Bilerico Project Report dated 16 September 2009.

Equality; being involved in LGBT politics means that I probably utter or hear this word a hundred or more times every day but, do I truly understand what it means? What are the implications it carries for my private as well as my public life?

I work for One Kalamazoo, a ballot question committee campaigning to affirm a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender inclusive Non-Discrimination Ordinance in Kalamazoo, MI. The ordinance was passed unanimously ...twice by the city commission and derailed...twice by a small group of opposition. It will go to a city-wide vote on November 3. I've been working for this ordinance for quite sometime now and I've observed closely as new faces joined in support.

Equality can mean many things to different people. In fact, it means many things to me, for instance; it means I should have the same civil rights as you. It means I don't get to judge you and you don't get to judge me. It means that how much money somebody makes doesn't give them the right to treat me as their lesser. Often, our opponents accuse us of demanding "special rights." Not true. "Gay agenda"? Maybe; if you consider fair and equal opportunity for everyone an agenda. Within the context of my politics, it means that others shouldn't be allowed to deprive me of the same rights and considerations under our common laws that are widely taken for granted. It's not right that my viability as a person can be called into question because I may not conform in some way to mainstream standards which are unthinkingly and unquestioningly agreed upon by a fictional majority. That is my understanding of the public position of the LGBT equality movement as well.

Continue reading "What is equality, really?"...

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Joan Walsh @ Salon: The Blackening of the President

The following has been clipped from Salon via The Bilerico Project Report dated 16 September 2009.

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There's a portion of America that has insisted, despite ample evidence to the contrary, that the nomination and election of the first black president was proof that we've reached a post-racial society. The President's status as a biracial man largely raised in the Midwest was seen as a "safe" black man -- not of the traditional civil rights leadership often seen as an ornery bunch mucking in society by many. He was not the descendant of West African slaves, an origin that made many American blacks of that extraction suspicious of his racial fidelity.

But as the campaign wore on, we saw display after sad display of outright racism and bigotry (documented in dozens of Blend posts) emerge, stoked by the McCain/Palin campaign and the noisemakers on the right. But the vile behavior seemed to come from a demographic we all knew was below the surface -- people who would never vote for a black man under any circumstance. It all died down for a millisecond -- a period of calm after the inauguration, but the full-out attack was cooking as the anger at the reality that Barack Obama is President sunk in when he started affecting policy and approach to governing.

Continue reading "Joan Walsh @ Salon: The Blackening of the president"...

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More Than This

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OF INTEREST . . .

The five (5) genders of a community of Indonesia.


OF NOTE . . . . . . .

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BilericoProject/~3/srJr-uutZdc/5_genders.php

OF COURSE . . . .

One never knows.

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