Archive for June, 2007
Monday, June 18th, 2007
The Radical Right has been pumping its base with falsities and lies regarding hate crimes legislation for years.
This year, the propaganda machine has been working overtime as the U.S. House passed its version of hate crimes legislation and the U.S. Senate prepares to hear its version, aptly named the Matthew ...
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Monday, June 18th, 2007
Part Two of the InterstateQ.com Pride Series.
In Part One of the InterstateQ.com Pride series, "A Few Good Men (and Women)," we briefly discussed and explored the pre-Stonewall LGBT community and early LGBT activism and advocacy during the 1950s.
In Part Two, I wanted to delve further into the issue of the ...
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Monday, June 18th, 2007
Part One of the InterstateQ.com Pride Series.
The time before the Stonewall Riots in June 1969 are usually referred to as "Pre-Stonewall," a time when being "out" as a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender person was not only rare, but dangerous for many. An openly LGBT person was hardly ever seen ...
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Sunday, June 17th, 2007
June is, of course, celebrated as LGBT Pride Month. The celebration is rooted in history, mainly that of the Stonewall Riots which occurred on the evening of June 27, 1969 through the next morning of June 28 and weeks afterward. The Stonewall Riots marked what history would come to name ...
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Saturday, June 16th, 2007
If you visited the site at all on Saturday, June 16th, you may have noticed the site design being different or off just a little bit.
Needless to say, I've been playing around. At first, I was going to change the theme completely, but then I decided against it.
You see, ...
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Friday, June 15th, 2007
The June 15, 2007 episode of iQweekly (www.InterstateQ.com/iQweekly) has been released, featuring your regular round-up of LGBT news, our regular Election 2008 segment and an EXCLUSIVE interview with North Carolina Trans advocate Robbi Cohn. Be sure to visit iQweekly's "As Seen on" section for links and more info on stories ...
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Thursday, June 14th, 2007
Video message (added 10:40pm EST, June 13) with a secondary typed message (*not a transcript*) below
The gay and political blogospheres have been abuzz with "news" of the "outing" of 18 year old Tyler Whitney, a staffer and webmaster for the Republican Tom Tancredo's campaign for the Presidency (background info at ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, College/University, LGBT, LGBT Youth, Media, Politics, Sexuality, United States | 58 Comments »
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007
I will be guest speaking at two locations in the next week.
June 17, 2006; 11am & 6pm
The Metropolitan Community Church of Winston-Salem
4105 Patsy Drive
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27107
In a finale to a three week, Pride Month series on the three cornerstones of the Metropolitan Community Church, the Reverend Joe Cobb and ...
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Wednesday, June 13th, 2007
A new report from Media Matters is proclaiming "Conservative America is a Myth."
According to Media Matters, their report (PDF) based on over 20 years of opinion and public polling data shows that America is no where near conservative and progressive on almost all issues.
Although other issues are certainly important, I'll ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Dont Ask Dont Tell, Employment Discrimination, Hate Crimes, LGBT, LGBT Adoption, Marriage Equality, Politics, United States | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007
I've always been a loud mouth. I've always had a big mouth to spout off my opinions. I never was a huge loud mouth on the issue of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, however, until I became involved as the Greensboro city organizer of the Soulforce Right to Serve Campaign.
Since then ...
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