Monthly Archives: February 2009

Vacation: Suggestions?

Once things get warmer this spring, I’m skipping work, totally ignoring the world around me and escaping for a week-long vacation.
Any good suggestions? Couches and guest bedrooms appreciated.

James Dobson leaves Focus on the Family

THANK GOD!
Perhaps now Focus on the Family will become as toothless, ballsless and as silent as Liberty U. after Falwell died.
More from the AP
Statement published by Truth Wins Out’s Wayne Besen:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, Feb. 27, 2009
Contact: Wayne Besen
Phone: 917-691-5118
E-Mail: wbesen@truthwinsout.org
TWO Comments On James Dobson Resigning As Focus on the Family Chairman
Truth Wins Out (TWO) expressed [...]

D.C. House vote bill is unconstitutional?

I feel for D.C. residents. Really, I do. It is a shame that in our Republic the citizens of its capital city are not represented in its legislative bodies.
This week, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would give one vote in the U.S. House to the representative of the District of Columbia. Currently, Rep. [...]

Bye, bye Saturn

GM is going to deal a final, deathly blow to its Saturn brand, it seems:
Starved from within, Saturn’s sales peaked in 1995, dwindling despite a decade of bubble-driven auto sales. The company, raking in cash from seemingly endless SUV sales, didn’t worry about a quirky brand known for its small cars. In 2004, GM and [...]

Carolinas Black Pride presents ‘Before It Hits Home’

www.q-notes.com/multimedia/

On the need for stronger HIV/AIDS prevention

A young journalist from Britain writes that the LGBT community needs a stronger and more effective HIV/AIDS prevention program:
Craig’s story brings home the reality of barebacking – a reality missed by the glossy HIV prevention adverts and messages aimed at my generation of gay men (I’m 23). Those responsible for the ads, organisations such as [...]

Local organizing, ex-gay protests, HRC

You might be asking, “Where the hell is Matt? He hasn’t made a post in, like, forever.”
My little gay butt has been working overtime the past two weeks as the whole of the gay world (or, at least, a good portion of it) descended on Charlotte at exactly the same time.
I worked with the Charlotte [...]

Truth Wins Out joins N.C. gay groups to challenge infamous ‘Ex-Gay’ Road Show

Take a gander at the press release below, then head over to www.truthwinsout.org and, for more details on events visit www.rainbowaction.org/events/.
TWO Joins Coalition of North Carolina Organizations to Counter Infamous ‘Ex-Gay’ Road Show
New Landmark Publication, ‘Ex-Gay & The Law’, To Be Unveiled At Friday Press Conference
Truth Wins Out (TWO) announced today that it has joined [...]

NC: Rowan County board approves anti-gay marriage resolution

Read more at Q-Notes Online

Some Okla. rep’s forget their Sunday School lessons

The Dallas Voice blog points out that the Rev. Scott Jones (pictured right) was invited to give the opening prayer for the Oklahoma State House of Representatives. Jones originally reported the story at his blog, including the fact that at the end of the day, a Republican objected to including Jones’ remarks in the record.
Twenty [...]