Yeah… not quite a blitz. I lied to you a little bit in the headline.
Three articles on the Equality Ride, one from The Southern Voice, based out of Atlanta, Georgia, one from PinkNews out of the UK and one from OutOnTheNet.
Also… here is the first official press release from Soulforce, sent out on February 21, [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Feb 24
Media Blitz… Equality Ride
Feb 23
Charlotte church leaders protest HRC: Gay agenda is a lie; ‘connected’ to pedophilia, bestiality
For an update on the happenings at the HRC Carolinas Gala see this update: HRC Carolinas Gala: Largest Dinner in the Nation
A few days ago, I posted an article, along with commentary from myself, concerning the week-long series of lectures being put on by the Charlotte, NC-based anti-gay, right-wing “Coalition of Conscience” (“Charlotte, NC [...]
Feb 23
A Few Chicago Updates
So, I am back in California but still trying to keep up with some news from the windy city. Here is some news that is pertinent to LGBT communities from Windy City Media:
Approving Daley gets Approved
An LGBT-related endorsement event was held Feb, 17 at Mary’s Attic for Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. Daley spoke [...]
Feb 21
2007 HRC Carolinas Gala: Program
This weekend is the 2007 Human Rights Campaign Carolinas Gala in Charlotte, NC. The Gala dinner is on Saturday. I’ll be going with many good friends and colleagues. This year’s event has almost, if not more by now, 1400 attendees and is the second largest HRC dinner in the nation, second only to the national [...]
Feb 19
Meeting with the adversary, Part II
[A quick note on language: The word “adversary” is used because my adversary is not my “enemy.” I am not “fighting” my adversary, but rather I am resisting what my adversary may believe or contending what my adversary teaches. My adversary is my friend and brother or sister and not one to be fought, but [...]
Feb 18
Home
I am back in California. It only took a couple hundreds of dollars worth of gasoline and hotel stays, and about 34 hours of driving.
It is strange coming home after you have been away. This is really the first year I have done it, as I went to college about 10 minutes away from my [...]
Feb 17
My day off: BIRTHDAY BOY! 21, oh yeah.
Yup… I’m taking a day off. Tomorrow, Sunday, Feb. 18th, is technically my birthday, but I’ve got work to do tomorrow for the Equality Ride and other stuffs. So… Today is my day off.
But, you know me… I can’t go a day without having an agenda (this is just one part of the entire gay [...]
Feb 17
Greensboro Equality Ride Fundraiser: SUCCESS!
Last night I hosted “An Evening at the Biltmore,” a social benefiting the Soulforce Equality Ride, in which I’ll be participating (riding on the East bus) in March and April.
The Soulforce Equality Ride is a journey of 56 young lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and straight ally activists who will travel across the entire continental United [...]
Feb 17
Awesome Video: Foley, Gay Republicans, Mike Rogers, Barney Frank & more
A good friend/colleague of mine gave me a link to this video today.
Well done and, yes, awesome.
Subject matter, yes… it is a bit out-dated, but it is still a good video.
Link to the video: http://www.currenttv.com/watch/15126969?list=newVidsBy
Producer&filterone=246370&filtertwo=-1&sid=15126969&fr=0
Technorati Tags: Mark Foley, Barney Frank, Patrick Sammon, Mike Rogers, BlogActive, Log Cabin Republicans, Congress, [...]
Feb 16
Column: Looking for our candidate
My column from this week’s Carolinian at UNCG:
Looking for our candidate
2008 stances on LGBT issues not yet clear
by Matt Hill Comer, Don’t Ask (I’m Telling)
Issue date: 2/13/07 Section: Opinions
The 2008 presidential election is certainly starting up. By the time the election rolls around in November of that year, we are all going to be so [...]
