CA Religious Organizing: For the Faithfully Secular
June 26, 2009
The movement for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality has been slow to adopt a religious strategy. As opposed to the moral imperative, the reason for our equality has been one of civil rights; an important truth, but a strategy that like all strategies knows limits. The taxonomy of the No on Proposition 8 campaign centered on fairness and nondiscrimination.
Continue Reading ►CA Religious Organizing: God is my Navigator
June 25, 2009
Anyone who has taken a Psych 101 class has heard about “navigators,” the 10 percent of the population who influence what the other 90 percent does, buys, or believes. My husband Tadd is a navigator. He lined up to buy the iPhone the day it was released and promptly raved about the device to everyone.
Continue Reading ►Reflections on an Extraordinary Day in Albany
June 24, 2009
Over the past few days I've been in Albany watching what some are starting to call a "circus" play out in the state senate. While the actions of the senate lead some to believe that nothing will ever be passed in Albany, I am confident that once the leadership battle is resolved, we will see marriage equality passed in the New York legislature.
Continue Reading ►NY Marriage Update: Senate Out of Session, at Least for Now
June 24, 2009
The New York Senate session is now over for the day. The Democrats gaveled in, acknowledged that the bills passed in yesterday’s special session were invalid because they weren’t passed concurrently in the House and Senate, Dems gave a few quick speeches and then they gaveled out.
Continue Reading ►Waves of Support for Equality on the Jersey Shore
June 24, 2009
The easy-going, laid back beach community of Ocean Grove was jolted into activism when a lesbian couple was denied the opportunity to commemorate their civil union on the beach pavilion by its owners.
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