Author Archives: Brian
Brian G. Murphy, 22, is a resident of New York City where he works for a children's television network. Originally from Maryland, he went to the University of Southern California where he studied film and religion. Brian is also an advocate for LGBT community, working closely with Soulforce and SoulforceQ since 2007. He maintains a personal blog at allpointsinbetween.blogspot.com
Monday, February 11th, 2008
Matt said recently that "Republicans don't like poor people" and after hearing the New Mexico legislative update from HRC, I have a new thought: Democrats don't like gay people.
Of course I don't actually believe that all Democrats don't like gay people. Heck, many gay people are Democrats! However, I do ...
Posted in Anti-Gay Politicians Watch, Democratic Party, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality | 5 Comments »
Monday, February 11th, 2008
I read the New York Times over my lunch break today and saw a report in the Metro section stating that Governor Spitzer is reducing the revenue projections by $384 million--citing the recent economic downturn (online). To balance the budget, the cuts will come mostly from Medicare reimbursements and other ...
Posted in Anti-Gay Politicians Watch, Marriage Equality, New York | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Beyond Ex-Gay is a remarkable movement that has sprung up recently and if you the oppurtunity to attend the weekend which Matt blogged about, I would highly recommend it. I was able to observe the 2007 Ex-Gay Survivor Conference and if that was any indication of what Memphis has ...
Posted in Ex-gay, LGBT | No Comments »
Monday, February 4th, 2008
I hope that Casey, one of our regular commenters, won't mind me stealing a blurb from one of our recent email exchanges:
In response to the recent revelation of a McCain gay-baiting phone automated phone call, Casey had this to say:
I note that there is no indication that McCain himself approved ...
Posted in Politics | 4 Comments »
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
I found the article Matt linked to hugely problematic.
The author's "gaydar" first went off when he read about their purity rings. I'm not suggesting that gay young people don't mask their true attractions by forswearing all physical intimacy: thereby creating an out for the lack of relations with members ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Media | 2 Comments »
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
365gay.com is reporting that Kentucky governor Steve Beshear has pledged to veto the bill to prohibit state universities from extending benefits to domestic partners. Despite this, the state attorney general issued an opinion that the universities are in violation of the state's constitutional ban against same-sex marriage and will ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, LGBT, LGBT Families, Politics | No Comments »
Friday, February 1st, 2008
The Washington Post reports that the Maryland Circuit court affirmed the Maryland State School Board which affirmed the Montgomery County school board which included information about sexual orientation in the health education curriculum. The judged ruled there was no reason to "second-guess the appropriateness" of the curriculum chosen by ...
Posted in Education, High School, LGBT Youth, Politics | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
The Associated Press is also reporting that Rudy Giuliani is preparing to formally withdraw from the Republican nomination process. In many political discussions I hear that I should "support a candidate with a chance at winning," as if Ron Paul has absolutely no chance for securing the nomination. This idea ...
Posted in Headlines, Politics | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
It is with great sadness that I read this morning the news that John Edwards is bowing out of the 2008 race for the Democratic nomination. The Associated Press reports that Edwards will make the official announcement this afternoon from New Orleans in a matter which--in my mind--highlights a ...
Posted in Headlines, Politics | 3 Comments »
