The Movement: September 2012
Gay Chicago TV talks Electing LGBT Politicians with the Victory Fund
Filed by Waymon Hudson | September 28, 2012 1:00 PM |Getting directly involved in politics and having our voices heard is vitally important to the movement for LGBT equality. That is why we need to run for office at every level of government.Read More
Not So 'Queer' After All
Filed by E. Winter Tashlin | September 26, 2012 2:30 PM |I wrote a year ago about why I felt "queer" was the right word for who I was and how I lived my life. Now I find myself feeling as if I can't continue to identify as "queer" anymore, but what could work better? Read More
Did We Forget Dan Choi?
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | September 23, 2012 1:00 PM |Where is the love, people? Do you know what is happening to Lt. Choi? He seems to have been abandoned by our community and our media after the battle was won. Read More
Open Letter to Historically Black Colleges on Supporting LGBT Students
Filed by Viktor Kerney | September 21, 2012 10:00 AM |I am writing this letter because it is way past time to discuss this issue. The message is consistent and clear: black LGBT students do not feel supported or even cared about from the HBCUs.Read More
MN Gay Marriage Ad Follows Same Old Non-Gay Strategy
Filed by Bil Browning | September 18, 2012 3:00 PM |Washington state's first marriage equality TV ad dropped last week and it was a heterosexual snoozefest. Now Minnesota has released their first go on the small screen and it's more of the same.Read More
NCLR Urges CA Guv to Sign Gay Child Abuse Bill
Filed by Karen Ocamb | September 17, 2012 5:00 PM |Last Thursday, journalist Rex Wocker asked a very pertinent question: "So if Jerry Brown already has decided that sexual orientation can't be changed, why does he apparently still need lobbying on SB 1172 (and he apparently does)?"Read More
An Invitation to Rupert Everett: Come Meet Our Kids!
Filed by Kergan Edwards-Stout | September 17, 2012 3:30 PM |A gay dad responds to Rupert Everett's comment that there is "nothing worse" than being raised by LGBT parents.Read More
Marriage Equality Explained Through Food
Filed by Bil Browning | September 16, 2012 1:30 PM |For those with friends and loved ones who need everything simplified. What better way to understand the consequences of same-sex marriage that through a breakfast metaphor?Read More
DC Launches New Ad Campaign for Trans Rights & Respect
Filed by Viktor Kerney | September 16, 2012 11:00 AM |The D.C. office of Human Rights just launched their first Transgender and Gender Identity Respect Campaign this past Thursday. There will be ads featuring members of the transgender community across bus stops all over DC.Read More
New Report for Allies on LGBT Discrimination Gets Personal
Filed by Karen Ocamb | September 13, 2012 11:30 AM |A new report by the Human Rights Campaign, Log Cabin Republicans, the Movement Advancement Project, National Stonewall Democrats, and the Victory Fund, serves as a primer on the unfair laws, burdens and stigma still faced by many LGBT Americans.Read More
Washington's First Statewide Ad Is Another Heterosexual Snoozefest
Filed by Bil Browning | September 12, 2012 2:30 PM |But, hey, at least this time they actually show a lesbian! For 3 seconds.Read More
9/11: Losing Friends, Gaining Empathy
Filed by Kergan Edwards-Stout | September 10, 2012 11:00 AM |Our friends Ron Gamboa, Dan Brandhorst, and their young son, David, were on United Airlines Flight 175, the second plane to hit the World Trade Center. The week Bin Laden was killed, I wrote this post...Read More
Do We Still Care About Sexual Freedom?
Filed by E. Winter Tashlin | September 07, 2012 3:30 PM |As we watched speeches at the Democratic Convention that for the first time really embraced the needs and reality of our community, has our fight for equality moved beyond simple matters of sexual freedom?Read More
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Zach Wahls at DNCC
Filed by James Holmes | September 06, 2012 6:50 PM |The following is a copy of a speech, as prepared for delivery, by Zach Wahls at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, September 6, 2012.Read More
Michelle Obama's Speech to LGBT Luncheon at Dem Convention
Filed by Bil Browning | September 05, 2012 7:00 PM |First Lady Michelle Obama spoke this afternoon at a luncheon co-hosted by the Human Rights Campaign, the Victory Fund, National Stonewall Democrats, and Equality North Carolina to honor out elected officials.Read More
Schumer at DNC: We Will Pass ENDA
Filed by Matt Comer | September 04, 2012 7:10 PM |New York senator says employment non-discrimination is "high priority."Read More
'O.S.U. Haters' Shames Bigots With Their Own Words
Filed by E. Winter Tashlin | September 04, 2012 5:00 PM |Expressing your opinions on the internet is a lot like picking your nose at a traffic light. You might feel like you're in a private space, but really, everyone can see you.Read More
