Unfortunately I was not surprised to hear that the California Supreme Court decided the way that they did today. The 18 thousand gay people that got married during that small window last year gets to remain married, but no other same-sex couples can get married. The decision sucks and waiting for it sucked even more. […]
On June 28th, 2009, we will mark the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village in New York City. The Stonewall Riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by LGBT Americans and their supporters who were being systematically abused by authorities. In this case it happened during an unwarranted police raid of
Hello Fresno. I am pretty sure it’s safe to say that I’m the newest volunteer writer to the site. So before I get started serving our community, I’m going to introduce myself by telling you a little about me. I am a dreamer. When I was five I used to dream of being an astronaut,
For some, meeting with a legislator can be a bit intimidating. You CAN learn to effectively speak to your legislator. I had the opportunity to do just that at a training session on Wednesday, March the 18th, at 4:00 p.m. Two representatives of the San Francisco Transgender Law Center came to Fresno to meet with
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On Monday morning, February the 16th (President’s Day), Rachel and I departed the Amtrack train station about 6:30 a.m. A few hours later we were delivered to the front of the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The Amtrack bus ride from Stockton was unpleasant but direct. There was an excitement in the air; the front
“If you’re in the marriage business, do it equally.” This was the powerful statement made by one of the attorneys representing same sex couples last Thursday in San Francisco. This argument, made at a California Supreme Court hearing, nicely sums up one of the essential responsibilities of the government: govern with equality in all that
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In preparing this post, I can’t but help use the first-person perspective because the impact that Camp Courage in Fresno had on me personally as a facilitator is so profound that distancing myself from it would, not only be difficult, but wrong in how I should communicate what needs to be told about the amazing
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Here we are, LGBT Americans, awaiting another ruling from the California Supreme Court about whether our minority group, our suspect class, will be welded into the foundation of equality. After watching the hearings, my hopes are not high. After March 5th, I haven’t found one person who thinks we’ll win. Regardless of the overwhelming failure
You know, I get that the mood of a candlelight vigil, complete with a moment of silence, is supposed to be a somber occasion. Especially when the next day equality and the slippery slope of mob rule are facing the microscope. So, I should feel the solemnity of the occasion, right? Then why do I
