Opinion

I saw this on Towleroad today and couldn’t help but post it. It’s from April of this year, from testimony given in Maine regarding marriage equality.

A new ad campaign will be hitting the subways of New York soon. Earlier this year a similar campaign took place in London. Both campaigns are working to increase awareness of people who do not subscribe to any religious mythology, and to promote rational thought over fantasy. Personally, I didn’t think I’d see these kinds

(Click on images to enlarge for viewing. Photos courtesy Leon Velasco) This was a great and worth while event. There were individuals representing Porterville, Hanford, Visalia as well as Fresno in the convoy of vans and one vehicle. I went alone, not knowing what I was getting myself into and what to expect. Usually I

Anyone who knows me at all knows I’m passionate. I don’t let anyone get away with BS around me, I call out the issues when I see them, I’m brutally honest particularly when facing off against stupidity and prejudice. I passionately believe that LGBT Americans are LONG OVERDUE for equal rights. This nation should be

Boy, Barney Frank is getting hammered. Barney was interviewed by Michelangelo Signorile about a number of things, including the National March in Washington. Frank, a Congressman from Massachusetts, called the March "useless" and said "I literally don’t understand how this will do anything. People are kidding themselves. I don’t want people patting themselves on the

This is the last segment of an hour long episode of "Countdown With Kieth Olbermann" which aired Wednesday, October 7th, 2009, and dealt exclusively with health care reform. This man continues to amaze me with his words and reason. Don’t miss this…

Next week, LGBT people from across the United States will be joined by family and friends in a historic journey to Washington DC to take part in the National Equality March. In 1979, we marched on Washington to tell America we would not go away. In 1987, we marched to fight for our lives.  In

There is no doubt that candidates for public office are afforded a bit more opportunity to be heard than the rest of us. Getting on the ballot as a candidate in a local or regional election draws the attention of the media and of the many groups and organizations that are involved in the social

As a liberal, I think I try to look at other viewpoints than my own. I don’t mean that I always agree with them, but I look at them. If they feel like they might have some truth, I look again. And if I find something in them that IS true, I admit it. But,