Don’t miss out on this wonderful event…
The American Hebrew Academy is proud to present The Laramie Project on May 2nd and 3rd at 7:30 pm at Temple Emanuel (Jefferson Road). The Laramie Project, by Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theatre Company, centers on the hate-crime murder of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay man in Laramie, [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2007
Apr 28
Laramie Project in Greensboro; May 2nd/3rd
Apr 28
The blogosphere, my community, the Equality Ride & many thanks to so many
Just today, I “met” (as in, talked to him online) Zach of The Gayly News. Zach had some pretty strong feelings on how he thought the Soulforce Equality Ride had been ignored by the blogosphere this year:
A lot of the Gay blogosphere has ignored or ,at the very least, forgotten about the Soulforce Equality Riders. [...]
Apr 27
Law Day in Greensboro; Panel discussion at Elon Law School
On Tuesday, May 1st – the same day I return from the Soulforce Equality Ride – I’ll be speaking with other local Greensboro leaders on the Law Day panel discussion being held at Elon University School of Law. Hope you’ll be able to make it out:
LIBERTY UNDER LAW: Empowering Youth, Assuring Democracy
Panel Discussion: May 1, [...]
Apr 27
Editorial on Curtis Walsh, Day of Silence suspension
It has been a few days since I have heard of any new news regarding Curtis Walsh, the gay Tennessee high school student suspended from school for organizing the Day of Silence. As far as I can tell, I have been one of VERY few LGBT activists, advocate or bloggers keeping track of this story [...]
Apr 27
WUNC State of Things: Matt on the Equality Ride
New item added to the press page… just happened today.
‘Equality Ride’ Click to listen (MP3)
For two months, gay rights advocate and UNC-G student Matt Hill Comer has been traveling by bus to Christian campuses on the east coast as part of an effort to raise awareness about homophobia. Earlier this week, Matt was arrested for [...]
Apr 25
Nine hours to Minneapolis
We have nine hour drive today to Minneapolis. The Equality Ride is almost complete.
One more stop… Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, MN, on Thursday. They aren’t letting us on campus.
After Mankato… we have our debriefing in Minneapolis, then I fly home on May 1st.
Apr 24
A true Christian welcome: Calvin College
In what I think must be our most absolute best and most welcoming stop on the Equality Ride, I must say that I am so happy to have had the experiences I did today on the campus of Calvin College, especially after Monday’s experience (i.e. my arrest) at Cornerstone University.
I had so many great discussions [...]
Apr 24
Riders attempt to attend Cornerstone chapel and are rejected
Tuesday morning, members of the Equality Ride returned to Cornerstone University and attempted to join the students in the University’s chapel service.
As the Riders approached the building where the service would be held, a campus security officer approached us and told us that we would not be welcome. We stated that we intended to attend [...]
Apr 24
Pipe bombs found in hotel of Equality Riders
On Sunday, Springfield, Ohio, police were called to the Ramada Inn where us Equality Riders stayed a few days ago after staff there found five pipe bombs stashed under a bed. The bombs were located in a room directly across from one of the rooms occupied by members of the Equality Ride:
The Springfield Police Division [...]
Apr 23
Matt Comer arrested at Cornerstone University
Click here to listen to Matt speak about his journey on the Ride and arrest at Cornerstone on WUNC’s State of Things w/ Frank Stasio
I was arrested for trespassing Monday at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan (previous post, Cornerstone: What we are facing), as we attempted to take a gift from the Soulforce Equality [...]
