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Wishing for the blank page
As I sat here tonight, wondering what to write, I noticed the simplicity of the white
blankness spread before me. It's crisp and clean and has sharp easily defined edges.
As soon as one letter is typed, it becomes a mass of confusion, obfuscation and blather.
Well jeepers, we’ve had a bit of a busy week or two lately, haven’t we folks?
This is an op-ed piece from Dan Carpenter originally posted on the Indy Star's website.
Dan Carpenter, op-ed columnist, has been with The Star since 1976 and has worked in various capacities, from police beat to book editor to assistant city editor.
May 28, 2008
This is a follow up post from Kyle Flood (a recent victim of a bias motivated crime on Ball State's campus). It was originally posted with our friends over at Blue Indiana.
Continue reading "Absence of Hate Crime Laws put Hoosiers at Risk " »
There are times when our community seems so motivated by the need for acceptance that we are perfectly willing to villainize other populations to gain sympathy for our movement.
Case in point: recent GLBT statements and articles that have been making the rounds on various message boards to call attention to changes in military recruitment.
Last weekend, Indiana Equality hosted a summit of GLBT and Allied leaders from
around the state. The goal was to review the past year's achievements, get a sense of
what challenges exist for our community on local and state levels, and to take a stab at
plotting out strategy for the next few months and years.
And the b.s. of the month award goes to: The Indiana Family Institute and Veritas Rex
All the time I read that not only is the Indiana Family Institute opposed to “homosexuality” (I hope this isn’t breaking news), but also polygamy. In fact, that seems to be a major talking point of the IFI and Veritas Rex, the organization’s blog.
Continue reading "Veritas and Indiana Family Institute okay with polygamy?" »
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
Posted: May 22, 2008 - 1:00 pm ET
(San Francisco, California) A California group fighting a proposed constitutional amendment that would overturn the state Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage has received a half-million dollar cash infusion from a national LGBT civil rights group.
by The Associated Press
Posted: May 22, 2008 - 3:00 pm ET
(Los Angeles, California) You have to figure "bride" and "groom" are out.
So, what will the California marriage license look like in the new era of same-sex marriages? Will it list "Partner A" and "Partner B"? "Intended No. 1" and "Intended No. 2"? Or will it contain just blank spaces for the betrothed?
Continue reading "Calif. Rewrites Marriage Licenses To Conform With Gay Marriage Ruling" »
Report shows a 24% increase in incidents over 2006
May 20, 2008
New York – Today, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) and over 30 of its members across the U.S. released their annual report on violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. The 78-page report examines data compiled from 2,430 LGBT people who experienced hate violence in regions across the country including: Chicago, Los Angeles, Columbus, Colorado, Houston, Texas, Kansas City, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, the New York City area, Pennsylvania, the San Francisco Bay area, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
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