Archive for November, 2007
Friday, November 30th, 2007
Tomorrow is World AIDS Day and I know it is easy for me to think of AIDS Walk, Magic Johnson, or even an aquaintence from USC that I knew who was HIV+. But just as we in America have come to understand that HIV/AIDS affects more than just gay ...
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Friday, November 30th, 2007
Oh baby... Awesome.
Logo and AfterElton.com have released the poll results of the top 25 gay T.V. characters of all time.
The list is amazing. Really. And they got good diversity, too.
I was ecstatic to see so many of my fav characters on the list, but most absolute favs were right at ...
Posted in LGBT, LGBT Youth, Media, United States | 3 Comments »
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
In response to a recent post, Lyonside comments:
As a liberal Christian, I tend to get very archaeological/anthropological when talking about JudeoChristian scriptures, which really allows those who take the Bible literally and with a King James bent to shut me out.
Whenever I hear "Bible literalist" or "people who take the ...
Posted in Religion | 3 Comments »
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Matt and I met during the Soulforce Equality Ride this past spring and have been involved in other Soulforce actions and events. In June, Soulforce teamed up with Beyond Ex-Gay and the LGBT Resource Center of UC-Irvine to host the first ever Ex-Gay Survivor Conference.
As you may be aware, ...
Posted in Ex-gay, LGBT, Religion, Soulforce/Equality Ride | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Read about a rumor circulating around my Southern sister today (Leonardo's Notebook):
I heard a rumor recently that if true is both wise and not an act of desperation. BCBSSC (Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina) is going to start offering Domestic Partner Benefits. Of course, initially I took it ...
Posted in LGBT, LGBT Families, South Carolina, United States | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
...is when you start having nightmares that include co-workers.
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
So I got my first piece of hate e-mail at the office a couple of days ago. It was kind of funny in one sense, but terribly serious in another.
"Pastor Billy Ball" is the leader of Faith Baptist Church and "SONSOFTHUNDR" street ministries. Like the near-Charlotte Operation Save America, "SONS ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, LGBT, Religion, Sexuality, United States | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
OMG... Look at how skinny I looked then... Sophomore year of college... SpartanTV televised forum with two Republicans, a Democrat (me, the white shirt) and a Libertarian.
There is definitely, at least, a 10 pound difference between me then and me now (I'm blaming it on the Equality Ride, the Right ...
Posted in Misc | 8 Comments »
Monday, November 26th, 2007
Palm Beach Community College in Florida couldn't come to a final conclusion on whether to offer health insurance to the domestic partners of LGBT employees. Still today, the same-sex partners of college employees remain without access to much needed health care options.
However... health insurance is available for your pets if ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, LGBT, LGBT Families, United States | 1 Comment »
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
First of all... Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays! With my new apartment in Charlotte, I'm getting so super excited about decorating for the holiday season and I'm even going to host a little Christmas get-together at my new place. It is going to be great.
To put my site in ...
Posted in Misc | 2 Comments »
