March For Equality Rally, 11/15/08 Eric Ethington
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March For Equality Rally, 11.15.08 Eric Ethington
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Eric Ethington, march for equality, Rally, SLC, UT, utah on December 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
PUSH FOR GAY RIGHTS HAS REACHED….SOUP?
Posted in Gay Issues, tagged ads, advertising, afa, american family association, boycott, campbell, campbell soup, campbell soup company, carolyn, chef, eli, ford, ford motor company, Gay, gay marriage, gay media, gay rights, homosexual, lea forant, lgbt, lgbtq, marketing, mcdonalds, niche marketing, the advocate on December 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
As some people may be aware, giant soup company Campbell recently started advertising in gay media, like The Advocate. The advertisements were like any other niche-style marketing campaign, and featured Chef Lea Forant with her son Eli and her partner Carolyn.
But even something this simple, has drawn the attention of the Christian-Conservative group American Family [...]
Senator Orrin Hatch Supports Gay Marriage?
Posted in Gay Issues, Political, tagged bush, christmas card, Gay, gay rights, hatch, holiday, homo, homosexual, lame duck, lgbt, LGBT Rights, lgbtq, orrin hatch, president bush, robert gerhke, salt lake city, salt lake tribune, senator, utah on December 26, 2008 | 45 Comments »
In a recent posting on his weblog, Salt Lake Tribune writer Robert Gerhke wrote:
“I could be bitter. I seem to have been left of Sen. Orrin Hatch’s Christmas-card list this year. I’m told his staff even got copies of his new Christmas album. But super-secret sources leaked me a copy of the card that the [...]
Gay Rights Gain Ground With the UN Vote
Posted in Gay Issues, Political, tagged Catholic Church, declaration, decriminalize homosexuality, france, french declaration, gay rights, homo, homosexuality, the Vatican, UN, United Nations, united states, US, vote on December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The United States, specifically the Bush Administration drew world-wide criticism again this past Thursday (12/18/08) as it refused to endorse the declaration put forward by France seeking to decriminalize homosexuality in the world.
According to the NY Times, Rama Yade the French state secretary for human rights, and Maxime Verhagen,the Dutch foreign minister spoke out at [...]
Orson Scott Card Shows Us How To Discriminate and Feel Good
Posted in Gay Issues, Political, tagged but don't be unkind, Disagree, equality, Gay, gay marriage, homo, homosexuality, LDS, marriage, Mormon, Mormon Times, Orson Card, Orson Scott Card, quotes, SLC, united states, US, utah on December 18, 2008 | 13 Comments »
In a recent article posted on the Mormon Times titled “Disagree, but don’t be unkind” Orson Scott Card again tried to define specifically why the LDS or Mormon church is opposed to Marriage Equality and homosexuality in general. He also added some personal examples detailing how he himself is definitely not a bigot or discriminatory. [...]
“Following Blindly” by Travis Horlacher
Posted in Gay Issues, Political, tagged following blindly, Gay, gay rights, LDS, Mormon, Prop 8, prophet, Proposition 8, salt lake, salt lake city, SLC, travis horlacher, utah on December 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This was sent to me by Travis Horlacher, asking me to post it here. Feel free to post comments and I’ll forward them to him. -Eric
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I understand that you can actually feel that you are not following blindly because you are on the inside just like I was at one point in my life, but [...]
New Jersey Commission says YES to Gay Marriage
Posted in Gay Issues, Political, tagged AnnLynne Benson, Commission, Equal Rights, equality, Gay, gay marriage, gay rights, Goldstein, New Jersey, NJ, Steven Goldstein on December 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The New Jersey Civil Union Review Commission has announced that New Jersey Legislators should pass a law allowing same-sex couples to marry, stating that “This commission finds that the separate categorization established by the Civil Union Act invites and encourages unequal treatment of same-sex couples and their children.”
Surprisingly, the commission reached this decision unanimously, although [...]
Religious Leaders Condemn the Vatican and the United States
Posted in Gay Issues, Political, tagged Ann Craig, declaration, decriminalize homosexuality, Gay, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, gay marriage, gay rights, Harry Knox, Human Rights Campaign, Institute for Welcoming Resources, National Black Justice Coalition, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, rebecca Voelkel, religion, Religion and Faith Program, Religion Faith and Values Program, Religious Affairs, Sylvia Rhue, UN, United Nations, united states, US, Vatican on December 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In a joint statement on Dec 10th, 2008 the following was released in response to the UN resolution to decriminalize homosexuality (see http://ethingtoneric.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/un-to-vote-on-gay-rights-us-stays-silent/) by Reverend Rebecca Voelkel, Institute for Welcoming Resources and faith work director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force; Harry Knox, director of Religion and Faith Program of the Human Rights [...]
UN To Vote On Gay Rights, U.S. Stays Silent
Posted in Gay Issues, Political, tagged Gay, gay declaration, gay marriage, gay rights, lgbt, LGBT Rights, Louis-Georges Tin, OutRage, Peter Tatchell, UN, United Nation, united states, US on December 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
During a UN session between Dec 15th and 20th, the United Nations General Assembly is expected to table for the first time ever a declaration that would decriminalize homosexuality in all member nations.
The declaration is being put forward by France, after a big push by French Gay Rights and Black activist Louis-Georges Tin (http://www.idahomophobia.org). The [...]
