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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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 [...]
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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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Graeme Taylor: 14-year old Rights Advocate Extraordinaire
November 23, 2010
Graeme Taylor, a 14-year old student from Ann Arbor, Michigan, addressed the Howell School Board this past week with an eloquent and impassioned plea on behalf of a teacher who had been put on suspension without pay after ejecting students from his class for what he deemed to be anti-gay remarks. Taylor’s remarks, which were [...]
Posted in Activism, Bullying in Schools, Coming Out, discrimination, Ellen Degeneres, Equality, gay, gay political influence, gay teens, gay youth, gay-straight alliance, gays and politics, glbt, GLSEN, hate crimes, homophobia, HRC, human rights, lesbian, lgbt, LGBT Allies, MsQueer, Parenting Gay Youth, queer, safe schools, society, teens, The Trevor Project, Tolerance, troubled youth, youth, YouTube Videos | Tagged: acceptance, discrimination, Ellen Degeneres, gay, gay culture, gay families, gay rights, gay teens, gay youth, glbt, Graeme Taylor, homophobia, Howell Teacher Suspension, human rights, lesbian, lgbt, LGBT Allies, MsQueer, queer, The Ellen Show, tolerance | Leave a Comment »
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 »
PROP 8 UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!!!!!
August 5, 2010
August 4, 2010 EQUAL RIGHTS VICTORY!!!!! This afternooon, U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker overturned California’s controversial Prop 8 Amendment to the state constitution that had made same-sex marriage illegal. “Ultimately, the judge concluded that Proposition 8 ‘fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a [...]
Posted in Activism, anti-gay legislation, CA Proposition 8, discrimination, family, Freedom To Marry, gay, gay families, gay marriage, Gay Parenthood, gay political influence, gays and politics, HRC, human rights, lesbian, lgbt, LGBT Allies, life, MsQueer, queer | Tagged: CA Proposition 8, California Gay Marriage Law, culture, Freedom To Marry, gay, gay culture, gay families, Gay Parenthood, gay politics, gay rights, glbt, homophobia, human rights, lesbian, lgbt, LGBT Allies, MsQueer, perry_v._schwarzenegger_ruling, queer, same sex marriage | 2 Comments »
Another 11-year old Commits Suicide over Bullying
April 23, 2009
A second elementary school youth hanged himself last week after enduring anti-gay harassment and bullying at his school in Atlanta, Georgia. As in the case of Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, Jaheem Herrera did not identify himself as “Gay.” But his classmates did. I know I’ve used the phrase “epidemic proportions” here before, but ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!! [...]
Posted in Anger Into Action, Bullying in Schools, discrimination, family, gay, gay families, gay political influence, gay teens, gay youth, gay-straight alliance, gender discrimination, glbt, GLSEN, hate crimes, homophobia, HRC, human rights, lesbian, lgbt, LGBT Allies, MsQueer, National Suicide prevention Week, Obituaries, queer, safe schools, sexual abuse, society, student suicides, suicide prevention, teens, The Trevor Proejct, Toll Free Help Lines, transgender, troubled youth, youth | Tagged: allowing, Bullying in Schools, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, culture, gay, gay culture, gay families, gay rights, gay teen helpline, gay teen suicide, gay teens, gay youth, hate crimes, homophobia, human rights, Jaheem Herrera, lesbian, lgbt, LGBT Allies, queer, safe schools, school violence, student suicides, tolerance, troubled gay teens, troubled gay youth | 2 Comments »
