Archive for February, 2007

Media Blitz… Equality Ride

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

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, ...

Charlotte church leaders protest HRC: Gay agenda is a lie; ‘connected’ to pedophilia, bestiality

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

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 ...

A Few Chicago Updates

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

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 ...

2007 HRC Carolinas Gala: Program

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

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, ...

Meeting with the adversary, Part II

Monday, February 19th, 2007

[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 ...

Home

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

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 ...

My day off: BIRTHDAY BOY! 21, oh yeah.

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

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 ...

Greensboro Equality Ride Fundraiser: SUCCESS!

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

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 ...

Awesome Video: Foley, Gay Republicans, Mike Rogers, Barney Frank & more

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

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 [tags]Mark Foley, Barney Frank, Patrick Sammon, Mike Rogers, BlogActive, Log Cabin Republicans, Congress, CurrentTV, Dave Halliday[/tags]

Column: Looking for our candidate

Friday, February 16th, 2007

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 ...