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“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 […]
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
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
Out of Sync / A Memoir Author: Lance Bass / Introduction by: Marc Eliot I read this book with an open mind and intrigue. I was most ecstatic when the news finally made Headlines on all forms of media; “Lance Bass Comes Out”, were most of the headlines words. I never picked up a
Rick Jacobs is the chair and founder of the Courage Campaign . As their website states, "The Courage Campaign is an online organizing network that empowers nearly 700,000 grassroots and netroots activists to push for progressive change in California" The Courage Campaign tackles many progressive issues in California including disenfranchised voters, wage inequities and
Photo gallery from the cocktail reception for Camp Courage on Saturday, March 7th, hosted by The North Tower Circle…(click on images to enlarge)
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
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." –Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On the first Saturday AFTER the California State Supreme Court issues its ruling on the Proposition 8 cases, meet us on the steps
