Monthly Archives: February 2012

Minnesota school district drops anti-LGBT policy that spawned national controversy

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

A small step forward. Here’s hoping the school district actually walks the talk and will continue to progress forward. From the American Independent: Minnesota’s embattled Anoka-Hennepin School Board voted on Monday to repeal a long-held policy that prohibits discussion of … Continue reading →

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Longtime church employee was terminated for his same-sex wedding in N.Y.

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Reposted from charlotteobserver.com: The last five months have been eventful for Steav Bates-Congdon. First he got married. Then he got fired. The popular music director at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in south Charlotte lost his job last month for marrying … Continue reading →

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Singer-Songwriter Aiden James

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

From the a music review of James’s Trouble with This in MetroWeekly: If you didn’t know James was from Philadelphia, you might peg James as a Midwesterner, or near-Westerner. He sings plainly, with a hint of a twang. Ultimately, his … Continue reading →

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An Inconvienient Truth: Arizona’s Vote AGAINST a Gay Marriage Ban

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

Those who are against same sex marriage like to point out that either all states or 31 states have voted to uphold marriage as the union of a man and a woman. A few of the more cantankerous anti-gay activits … Continue reading →

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Should All Heterosexuals be ‘Privleged’ to Marry?

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

Joe Jervis of Joe.My.God. and Think Progress have both reported on Rick Santorum’s comment to a gay man that he doesn’t deserve to married because marriage is not a right it’s a privalege and we extend that “We extend certain privileges … Continue reading →

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Why It Gets Better: Howard Stern Defends Ellen DeGeneres

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

In my continuing effort to show why it gets better, comes this clip that I first heard on Joe.My.God. and am posting here. Howard Stern defends Ellen, Rosie O’Donnell and LGBT people in general in this ten-minute clip from his … Continue reading →

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Anoka-Hennepin Responds to Rolling Stone Article with Indignant Neutrality

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

Shocked to see its dirty laundry publicized in an article on the LGBT neutrality policy and its detrimental effects on students an article in Rolling Stone, the Anoka-Hennepin school district reponds with the usual claptrap about being an enviornment that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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