Originally posted on Lucy’s Football:
(I realize you were all expecting Part Two of yesterday’s post today. Sometimes, as the man said, life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans. And life happened yesterday and demanded I blog about it. Expect Part Two of the stats post…Friday. Maybe. Or Saturday.…
This video is circulating about a group of “undocumented” LGBTQ immigrants who say their message was silenced at the HRC rally at the US Supreme Court this week. To me, this speaks to the fact that no matter how enlightened and inclusive we think we are, we all still have invisible badges of privilege that…
The same week that marriage equality is being debated in the Supreme Court, in not one but two cases, my own state of Nevada is also entering the fray — again. I say again because Nevada voters approved an amendment to our state constitution that bans same-sex marriage with a two-election process (2000, 2002). But…
What a year it’s been for the civil rights for the LGBTQ community! From marriage to access to fighting discrimination to the end of DADT, 2011 has been a big year for the fight for equality for all people. Let’s take a look at the year’s biggest stories: Marriage Equality: This was a big year…
Is it just me or is this whole debt-ceiling/credit-rating crisis just another in a long history of GOP antics during the hot summer months. Is this the GOP’s version of summer camp? Hi Kids! Welcome to Camp GOPWannaFuckUs! And the “talent” at the end-of-summer show is who was the most convincing boogey man? Who got…
Any time now, perhaps even as you read this, we may be seeing the last gasps of the Defense of Marriage Act (or DOMA). Earlier this week, President Obama issued an official statement in support of the Respect for Marriage Act (PDF), which would dismantle DOMA and recognize unions in states where same-sex marriages are…
