Category Archives: Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues

Florida Adoption Ban Ruled Unconstitutional: "These Children Are Thriving," Says Judge

From Box Turtle Bulletin, some great news: Miami-Date Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman has declared Florida’s gay adoption ban unconstitutional, saying, ”It is clear that sexual orientation is not a predictor of a person’s ability to parent.” This ruling grants Frank Gill, a … Continue reading

Posted in Families structures, divorce, etc, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 17 Comments

A Godless Society Is A Happy Society

“Alas” reader Joe pointed out this article to me: Proposition 8 passed because of religious folk. There is no question about it. Church-going Black Americans, tithe-paying Mormons, mass-attending Latinos, and Evangelical whites all joined forces in “protecting marriage.” The underlying … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-atheism, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 55 Comments

Hold The *&%$ing Phone.

So yesterday I was listening to Patt Morrison on KPCC, and she was interviewing various people about prop 8. One of the topics that came up was, of course, support for prop 8 in the black community. But before she … Continue reading

Posted in Elections and politics, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Race, racism and related issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 10 Comments

A Nation Built on the Hierarchy of Race

Considering all of the comments and posts on sexuality and race I’ve decided to post a modified blog post I did at my blog.  It’s an excerpt from a review of The Cost of Privielge: Taking on the System of … Continue reading

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Economics and the like, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Race, racism and related issues | 1 Comment

Prop 8

Last summer, when the California Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional, I found it impossible to get excited. I didn’t know why. It just seemed too good to be true, so deep down I didn’t think it actually was … Continue reading

Posted in Elections and politics, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 1 Comment

Speaking of Basing Your Campaign on Lies…

My husband is a phone banking coach for the local No on 8 campaign. Tonight, at an update meeting, they confirmed a rumor that was circulating around the phone banking session last week: Yes on 8 supporters are calling members … Continue reading

Posted in Elections and politics, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 6 Comments

In Memoriam: Former State Sen. Allan Spear, DFL-Minneapolis

Allan Spear served for almost three decades in the Minnesota State Senate, representing southeast Minneapolis from 1973 to 1983, then southwest Minneapolis from 1983 until his retirement in 2001. A scrupulously fair and well-respected senator, Spear was elected President of … Continue reading

Posted in Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 1 Comment

Proposition 8

As many of you heard, Connecticut’s supreme court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage today. Awesome. However, next month Californians will be voting on prop 8, which seeks to eliminate same-sex marriage here. For the last couple of months, polls … Continue reading

Posted in Elections and politics, Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 35 Comments

An awesome anti-Proposition 8 ad.

Here in California, the far-right has been pushing a constitutional anti-gay marriage amendment, Proposition 8, that will be on the ballot come November. As far as I’m concerned, this ad is pretty much everything that needs to be said on … Continue reading

Posted in Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 80 Comments

Federal Government Discriminates Against Trans Anti-Terrorism Expert

From the Washington Post: The offer, for a job as a terrorism research analyst, was pulled the day after Schroer told her future boss that she was making the medical transition from being a man, David, to being a woman, … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 12 Comments