by Brianna Butterfield You can also listen to the audio HERE February 14, 2011 from N3 OLYMPIA, Wash. – Lawmakers in Olympia don’t expect to pass many hot-button social bills in the midst of the budget crisis. But gay rights advocates took Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to make the case for same-sex marriage. ———————————————— [...]
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via NPR: Wash. Lawmaker Introduces Valentine’s Day Gay Marriage Bill
February 15, 2011
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Acceptance
February 10, 2011
“What matters most is what’s inside. What matters most is the sense of integrity, of quality and beauty.” –Oprah Winfrey Two groups of students from the David Lloyd George Elementary and Churchill secondary schools came together recently to stage a “flashmob” scene in a metropolitan shopping mall, Oakridge Centre in Vancouver B.C.. They wanted to [...]
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Fight Child Trafficking at Super Bowl 2011
January 24, 2011
from Change.org: Every year, children as young as 11 are trafficked involuntarily to Super Bowl cities. There, football fans – usually men, often inebriated – will pay traffickers to have sex with them. The Texas Attorney General estimates these kids have a life expectancy of just seven years from the time they’re first trafficked. This [...]
Posted in Activism, Anger Into Action, Child Trafficking, culture, discrimination, domestic violence, family, gay, gay families, Gay Parenthood, gay-straight alliance, HRC, human rights, lgbt, LGBT Allies, MsQueer, safe schools, sexual abuse, Super Bowl 2011 | Tagged: child abuse, child trafficking, culture, gay, gay culture, gay families, gay rights, gay teens, gay youth, glbt, human rights, human trafficking, MsQueer, queer, Super Bowl 2011 | 1 Comment »
2010 in review
January 2, 2011
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 4,200 times in 2010. That’s about 10 full [...]
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Curing Hate Within the LGBTQ
November 9, 2010
We are at a crossroad as LGBTQ people. We are actively lobbying in the political arena for equal rights. We are also vocal in the socio-cultural arena “demanding” Respect. We can March, we can Lobby, we can form non-profit Activist groups until we are blue in the face, BUT UNTIL WE ARE WILLING TO LIVE [...]
Posted in Activism, Anger Into Action, Bullying in Schools, Coming Out, culture, discrimination, Equal Rights, family, Freedom To Marry, gay, gay families, gay marriage, Gay Parenthood, gay political influence, gay teens, gay youth, gay-straight alliance, gays and politics, gender discrimination, GLAAD, glbt, GLSEN, hate crimes, homophobia, HRC, human rights, lesbian, lgbt, LGBT Allies, MsQueer, Parenting Gay Youth, queer, Same Sex Civil Unions, sexism, society, student suicides, teens, The Trevor Proejct, Tolerance, transgender, Transgender Day of Remebrance, troubled youth, youth, YouTube Videos | Tagged: 2010 Election, culture, Domestic Partner Rights, equality, gay, gay culture, gay families, gay marriage, gay politics, gay rights, gay teens, gay youth, Gender Neutrality, hate crimes, homophobia, human rights, inclusion, It Gets Better Project, lesbian, lgbt, LGBT Allies, MsQueer, queer, Respect, same sex marriage, The Trevor Project, tolerance, transgender, transgender inclusion | Leave a Comment »
“It Gets Better” (Broadway sings for the Trevor Project)
October 20, 2010
AWESOME Video put together for The Trevor Project and the It Gets Better Project. Thanks to all who made this video possible – you are amazing. Nuff said! Please help share this video with as many people as you can! Help get this beautiful and powerful message out to our LGBTQ Youth! -Deb Adler ©2010 [...]
Posted in Activism, Anger Into Action, anti-gay legislation, Bullying in Schools, Coming Out, culture, discrimination, Equality, family, gay, gay families, Gay Parenthood, gay political influence, gay teens, gay youth, gay-straight alliance, gays and politics, gender discrimination, GLAAD, glbt, GLSEN, hate crimes, homophobia, HRC, human rights, Lawrence King, lesbian, lgbt, LGBT Allies, life, MsQueer, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, National Suicide prevention Week, Parenting Gay Youth, Positive Action Demonstrations, queer, safe schools, society, student mental health, student suicides, suicide prevention, teens, The Trevor Proejct, Tolerance, transgender, troubled youth, youth | Tagged: anti-gay, Asher Brown, Billy Lucas, bisexual, bullying, Caleb Nolt, civil rights, Cody J. Barker, culture, dadt, doma, enda, equality, Felix Sacco, gay, GLAAD, glbt, harassment, Harrison Chase Brown, human rights, human rights activists, It Gets Better Project, lesbian, lgbt, MsQueer, non-discrimination, prop8, queer, Raymond Chase, Seth Walsh, student, suicide, The Trevor Project, transgender, Tyler Clementi | Leave a Comment »
Wear Purple on October 20 for Spirit Day
October 20, 2010
GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) has launched a “Wear Purple on October 20 for Spirit Day” Campaign on Facebook, Twitter and through its website: http://www.glaad.org/spiritday to ask people to honor the recent LGBTQ teens who committed suicide and to End Anti-Gay Bullying. Here are some of the suggested additional activities: “ On Wednesday, [...]
Posted in Activism, Anger Into Action, anti-gay legislation, Bullying in Schools, Coming Out, culture, discrimination, Equality, family, gay, gay families, Gay Parenthood, gay teens, gay youth, gay-straight alliance, gays and politics, gender discrimination, GLAAD, glbt, GLSEN, hate crimes, homophobia, HRC, human rights, lesbian, LGBT Allies, LGBTQ Social Networking, MsQueer, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, National Suicide prevention Week, Parenting Gay Youth, Positive Action Demonstrations, queer, safe schools, student mental health, student suicides, suicide prevention, teens, The Trevor Proejct, Tolerance, transgender, troubled youth, youth | Tagged: anti-gay, Asher Brown, Billy Lucas, bisexual, bullying, Caleb Nolt, civil rights, Cody J. Barker, culture, dadt, doma, enda, equality, Felix Sacco, gay, GLAAD, glbt, harassment, Harrison Chase Brown, human rights, human rights activists, It Gets Better Project, lesbian, lgbt, MsQueer, non-discrimination, prop8, queer, Raymond Chase, Seth Walsh, student, suicide, The Trevor Project, transgender, Tyler Clementi | Leave a Comment »
Stand Up To Youth Suicide
October 12, 2010
This is re-published from YouTube channel SeanChapin1 | October 10, 2010 “Video montage of the “Stand Up To Youth Suicide” rally and candle light march in San Francisco on October 8, 2010, organized by Affirmation: Gay and Lesbian Mormons. Featuring speakers from The Trevor Project, GSA Network, Soulforce and more (including myself singing my original [...]
Posted in ACLU, Activism, Anger Into Action, anti-gay legislation, Bullying in Schools, CA Proposition 8, Coming Out, culture, discrimination, Equal Rights, Equality, family, gay, gay families, gay marriage, Gay Parenthood, gay teens, gay youth, gay-straight alliance, gays and politics, gender discrimination, GLAAD, glbt, GLSEN, hate crimes, homophobia, HRC, human rights, lesbian, lgbt, LGBT Allies, LGBT Centers, life, MsQueer, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Positive Action Demonstrations, queer, safe schools, Same Sex Civil Unions, sexism, student mental health, student suicides, teens, The Trevor Proejct, Tolerance, transgender, troubled youth, youth | Tagged: anti-gay, Asher Brown, Billy Lucas, bisexual, bullying, Caleb Nolt, civil rights, Cody J. Barker, culture, dadt, doma, enda, equality, Felix Sacco, gay, glbt, harassment, Harrison Chase Brown, human rights, human rights activists, It Gets Better, lesbian, lgbt, MsQueer, non-discrimination, prop8, queer, Raymond Chase, Seth Walsh, student, suicide, The Trevor Project, transgender, Tyler Clementi | Leave a Comment »
It Gets Better Project – Deb Adler
September 28, 2010
Here’s the video and the text from my submission to the “It Gets Better Project” on You Tube. Hi. My name is Deb Adler. I’ve been out for about 40 years. I’m a singer-songwriter. I’ve been a professional actor, a businesswoman, an entrepreneur, and I‘m also the author of a blog called MsQueer.com. I just [...]
Posted in Activism, Anger Into Action, Bullying in Schools, Coming Out, culture, Del Martin, Ellen Degeneres, family, gay, gay families, gay teens, gay youth, gay-straight alliance, gender discrimination, glbt, GLSEN, hate crimes, homophobia, human rights, lesbian, lgbt, LGBT Allies, MsQueer, National Suicide prevention Week, Parenting Gay Youth, Phyllis Lyon, Pioneer Gay Rights Activists, queer, safe schools, society, student mental health, student suicides, suicide prevention, teens, The Trevor Proejct, Toll Free Help Lines, transgender, troubled youth, volunteerism, youth, YouTube Videos | Tagged: bullying, Bullying in Schools, culture, Del Martin, gay, gay culture, gay families, gay rights, gay teen helpline, gay teen suicide, gay teens, gay youth, glbt, homophobia, human rights, It Gets Better Project, LBGTQ, lesbian, Lesbian/Woman, LGBT Allies, MsQueer, Phyllis Lyon, queer, safe schools, self esteem, The Trevor Project, YouTube | 1 Comment »
Awesome “It Gets Better” Project
September 23, 2010
There is a new video project on YouTube that I found through Facebook via The Trevor Project and GLSEN posts – how’s THAT for Social Networking! So here’s the deal (directly from the description on YT): “If you’re gay or lesbian or bi or trans, and you’ve ever read about a kid like Billy Lucas [...]
Posted in Activism, Anger Into Action, Bullying in Schools, Coming Out, culture, discrimination, family, gay, gay families, gay teens, gay youth, gay-straight alliance, gender discrimination, glbt, GLSEN, hate crimes, homophobia, human rights, Lawrence King, lesbian, lgbt, LGBT Allies, LGBTQ Social Networking, MsQueer, National Suicide prevention Week, Parenting Gay Youth, queer, safe schools, student suicides, suicide prevention, teens, The Trevor Proejct, transgender, troubled youth, youth | Tagged: Billy Lucas, bullying, Bullying in Schools, discrimination, gay, gay culture, gay rights, gay teen suicide, gay teens, gay youth, glbt, GLSEN, homophobia, human rights, It Gets Better Project, Justin Aaberg, lesbian, lgbt, love, MsQueer, queer, safe schools, teen suicide, The Trevor Project, troubled gay teens, troubled gay youth, troubled youth | Leave a Comment »
