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Mrs. King on GLBT Rights

( politics and queer )

This came to me from one of my email lists and I thought it was important to share it.
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Soulforce Honors the Life of Coretta Scott King and Acknowledges Her Founding Influence
The staff and volunteers of Soulforce, a national social justice movement, express deep sadness at the news that Coretta Scott King has passed away [...]

On Lobbying & The Blade

( politics and queer )

How scary, for once I agree with Chris Crain of the Washington Blade, in his condemnation of HRC’s anemic and ineffectual lobbying and PR policies. HRC put on a march, raised a ton of money, got a new building, and we got shafted with Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell-Don’t Pursue. They’re not doing a [...]

Intolerant

( politics and queer )

Enough with tolerance, I want to be intolerant.
I don’t want to tolerate those who would discriminate against me. I don’t want to tolerate those who would harm me and mine through word or deed. I don’t want to tolerate people who spend every waking moment trying to think of ways to hold us [...]

Weddings

( politics and queer )

Weddings are curious things. They’re a public celebration of a union between two persons, but they are also frequently a means by which the dominant heterosexual culture reinforces that dominance through the use of religious imagery. And as such they can be a very uncomfortable place to be if you don’t happen to [...]