My name is Lisa McAlister. I am a graduate student at California State University, Fresno, Department of Social Work Education, conducting a narrative study concerning how women who have undergone conversion therapy story its impact on their lives.
After some deep soul searching, Senator Mary Margaret Haugen has announced that she will support marriage equality in Washington, giving the state the needed 25th vote to pass the marriage bill. The Senator talks about her deeply religious history and how, ultimately, the Golden Rule made her decide that marriage equality should move forward.
“I have very strong Christian beliefs, and personally I have always said when I accepted the Lord, I became more tolerant of others. I stopped judging people and try to live by the Golden Rule. This is part of my decision. I do not believe it is my role to judge others, regardless of my personal beliefs. Continue reading
At his chosen family memorial, Jennifer McGuire, the “Mama Badger” who took Eric into her home after he was kicked out of his parent’s, gave this moving eulogy. The crowd was in tears as it rose to its feet in applause at the end.
So if you’re a gaymer, you might have noticed how videos games as of late are including gay content, Dragon Age II, Mass Effect 3, and with the latest announcement, Star Wars: The Old Republic. Pretty awesome right? Well Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council, is calling out for his listeners to barrage Bioware with comments “to show companies who the Force is really with!” in a radio bulletin entitled ‘Rebel Fleet Surrenders to Gay Empire’.
Australia has just made itself a little less discriminatory to it’s gay citizens. While still not approving of same-sex marriage, (in spite of super cute TV ads) the Australian Government will now give a Certificate of No Impediment to same-sex couples who want to get hitched overseas. The certificate provides proof a person is over 18, not married, and there are no other barriers to them getting married. The certificate was previously only issued to heterosexual couples, and is usually required when one wants to get married in another country. As of February 1, same-sex couples can apply for the certificate.
” I am passionate about the creation and performance of music, both self-composed and composed by others, with a substantial publication list of arrangements and compositions in a variety of fields including music for theatre, film and television. I am committed to achieving excellence in both live and recorded music.”
I currently reside in Scotland, where I recently completed my PhD in music at The University of Edinburgh.
Here it is via YouTube and the White House. It was probably one of the best State of the Union speeches I’ve heard since the Clinton years.
A few months ago I came across a new spelling of the word Gay. It seems that Ghey has made its way into the Urban Dictionary and is meant to denote something that is “a derivation of gay meaning lame. meant to be non-offensive to individuals of a homosexual persuasion.”
Little known fact, or so it seems to be, Fred Phelps, the man in charge of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church, ran for Governor of Kansas 3 times (1990, 1994, and 1998)…registered as a Democrat.
He is still registered as a Democrat.
He supported Al Gore quite vocally, along with many other members of his family.
He also ran, twice, as a Democrat, for Mayor of Topeka. (1993 and 1997).
In 1992 he ran in the Democratic Party primary for U.S. Senate. Phelps won 31% of the vote…in a state that runs closed primaries.
This day last year, the godfather of the Ugandan gay rights movement, David Kato, was horrifically beaten to death. Over 100 activists and family members publicly gathered in Kampala today, facing hostility and stigma, to remember David on this bitter anniversary.
“We are here to celebrate and thank God for our beloved friend and human rights activist David Kato,” gay rights campaigner and former Anglican bishop Christopher Senyonjo told the crowd.
