Archive for July, 2006
Thursday, July 27th, 2006
Many of my regular readers, friends and colleagues know plenty about how much I dislike what I can only describe as the cowardice of the Democratic Party. I know it probably doesn't help me much in terms of future job considerations when I blast the Democrats, but I'm doing what ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Democratic Party, LGBT, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality, Politics, United States | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
IMPORTANT UPDATE: The story of an appointment to the Georgia National Guard for Sir Ian McKellen isn't true. He was appointed to the Governor's "aide de camp" in the 1990s, but not the National Guard. For more see the NY Blade.
So it seems that on the same day a federal ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Dont Ask Dont Tell, LGBT, Politics, Soulforce/Right to Serve, United States | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
Unit cohesion. That is why the military says the Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) policy is needed. It is one of the most commonly found arguments used to enforce and uphold a policy which has caused the dismissal of more than 10,000 servicemembers since 1993 and keeps 64,000 more serving ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Dont Ask Dont Tell, LGBT, Politics, Soulforce/Right to Serve, United States | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
I got my wireless internet to work here at home. YAY!
I finally gave up on trying to do it by myself though. You know how men can be when it comes to stopping for directions.
I called both Linksys and Bellsouth. I got the wireless router configured and then had to ...
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Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
As LGBT people in Washington state and LGBT groups nationwide expressed anger over the Washington Supreme Court ruling against marriage equality today, an openly gay Washington state legislator is stepping up to the plate.
According to an article from 365gay.com News, Washington State House member Representative Ed Murray (D-Seattle) said he ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, LGBT, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality, Politics, United States | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
Ok... we finally have an openly gay boy-bander (even if the boy-band no longer exists). Hey, we'll take what we can get.
From Gay Pop Culture:
NSYNC member rationalizes having remained in the closet:
“I knew that I was in this popular band and I had four other guys’ careers in my hand, ...
Posted in LGBT, Media, Sexuality, United States | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
The Washington State Supreme Court issued their ruling today in a lawsuit brought by same-sex couples hoping to receive equality under the state's Constitution.
According to an Associated Press article from the Washington Blade, the State Supreme Court's 5-4 decision rules against 19 same-sex couples who sued the state under the ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, LGBT, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality, Politics, United States | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
... People who this song describes:
Aye Yo... You don't have to love me..... you don't even have to like me...... but you will respect me........
You know why cause Im a boss...
....
I'm bossy
I'm the bit@# y'all love to hate
I'm the chick that's raised the stakes
"Bossy" by Kelis, featuring Too Short
Let's see... ...
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Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
Sandy Carmany has a post announcing that HEAT (Higher Education Area Transit) will begin on August 8th, offering public transportation to local college and university students.
I was honored to have been a part of some of the preliminary planning on this, along with other members of the UNCG Student Government ...
Posted in Greensboro, North Carolina, Triad, UNCG, Winston-Salem | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 25th, 2006
So I definitely like the new look and feel of Greensboro101.com. I really love having local blog posts on the mainpage and I like the look of the new local blog post aggregator, too.
Roch has detailed the changes he made on the mainpage of Greensboro101.com. You should definitely check it ...
Posted in Blog, Greensboro, Media, North Carolina, Triad | No Comments »
