Heroic Bulgarians deliver message of tolerance
despite right-wing hatred and violence.
Violence erupted in Sofia at the first Bulgarian pride march on Saturday, leading to the arrest of 88 people, including Boyan Rasate, leader of the Bulgarian National Union.
Bulgarian gay rights organization Gemini organized the event, which drew between 150 and 200 participants and about 1000 observers, [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Violence at Bulgaria’s first pride march.
Posted in Gay Rights, tagged Aksinia Gencheva, Attack, Boyan Rasate, Bulgaria, Bulgarian National Union, Аксиния Генчева, Боян Расате, Гей, Джемини, парад, gay, Gay Rights, GLBT, LGBT, parade, Patriarch Maksim, pride march, Sofia, Week of Intolerance on 30 June 2008 | 2 Comments »
Euro 2008
Posted in Sports, tagged Euro 2008, fernando torres, football, soccer on 30 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Going into the championship, I said I didn’t mind who won; I was just going to enjoy the match. Both good teams, both great countries. So I was surprised how disappointed I was. I didn’t realize I wanted Germany to win until they didn’t.
But I have to give the Spanish players credit. They [...]
Presbyterians approve gay clergy.
Posted in Gay Rights, Religion, tagged gay, homosexual, ordination, PCUSA, Presbyterian on 29 June 2008 | 1 Comment »
(Sort of)
On Friday, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), meeting in San Jose, voted to drop an ordination requirement that clergy observe “fidelity within the covenant of marriage between and a man and a woman, or chastity in singleness.” This is the third time the General Assembly has tried to lift the ban [...]
Sunday Funnies.
Posted in Sunday Funnies, tagged Cambridge, comedy, escalator, George Carlin, Humor, Jeff Dunham, John Pinette, prank, Wanda Sykes on 29 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
George Carlin: Stuff.
John Pinette: Chinese buffet.
Wanda Sykes: Gay marriage.
Jeff Dunham & Walter: Suicide bombers.
Prank secret revealed.
In 1958, a group of twelve students at Cambridge University parked an Austin Seven on the roof of the university’s 70-foot-high Senate House. To [...]
Cops gone wild.
Posted in Civil Rights, tagged Civil Rights, Greenwood County, Irma Marquez, Marvin Grant, police brutality, South Carolina, Steve Garren, Wayne Simoes, Yonkers on 28 June 2008 | 4 Comments »
“The operation of Wayne Simoes’ mind.”
In March 2007, Irma Marquez’ niece was hit with a bottle at La Fonda restaurant in Yonkers, New York. EMTs were called, and Marquez, a middle-aged home health aide, was also trying to tend to her niece, bending over her while the EMTs were working. An officer took Marquez gently [...]
District 5 compromise.
Posted in LGBT/Gay Rights, tagged Gay-Straight Alliance, Irmo, Irmo High School, South Carolina Equality on 28 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My alma mater, Irmo High School, has been in an uproar for the last month over the formation of a Gay-Straight Alliance at the school. Principal Eddie Walker announced his resignation, effective at the end of the 2008-09 school year when his contract runs out. The public has been divided over the issue, and the [...]
Cenk calls out gay Republicans.
Posted in Gay Rights, Politics, tagged Cenk Uygur, gay, Gay Patriot, Log Cabin Republicans, McCain, Patrick Sammon, Republican, Young Turks on 28 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In a video posted Thursday — sorry, I’m a little slow — Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks remarks on John McCain’s secret meeting with gay Republicans.
They don’t even want to meet with you in public. How can you still vote for them? It’s really … I don’t understand how gay Republicans live with [...]
Republican family values.
Posted in LGBT/Gay Rights, Politics, tagged Canal Street, D.C. Madam, David Vitter, Federal Marriage Amendment, gay marriage, Gay Rights, Larry Craig, LGBT/Gay Rights, Roger Wicker, same-sex marriage, Senate, wide stance on 28 June 2008 | 1 Comment »
Wide Stance Larry and Canal Street Dave speak out for Republican family values.
Hoping to bring the ignorant and intolerant out to the polls in November, Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi has introduced Joint Resolution 43, proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would define marriage as being between a man and a woman. Most [...]
Arizona will vote on marriage amendment.
Posted in LGBT/Gay Rights, Politics, tagged LGBT/Gay Rights, Gay Rights, Arizona, same-sex marriage, gay marriage, Tim Bee, Gabrielle Giffords, constitution, amendment, Paula Aboud, Jack Harper on 28 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Supporters of equality had hoped to keep the measure off the ballot, but on Friday the Arizona Senate rushed through the passage of SCR 1042, meaning Arizona voters will vote on a constitutional amendment to prohibit same-sex marriage. The resolution had failed to get enough votes on Wednesday, but was put to another vote Friday [...]
Faith, the military, and moral development.
Posted in Military, Religious Freedom, tagged ACLU, Annapolis, Caslen, Naval Academy, prayer, West Point on 27 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The ACLU of Maryland is threatening to sue the United States Naval Academy over mandatory prayers at Annapolis. Midshipmen at the academy are required to be in attendance for prayers at mealtime, but military and congressional leaders say that doesn’t interfere with their freedom of religion. The Academy hasn’t bothered to respond to a letter [...]
