It's Equality Tuesday!
It's Equality Tuesday and that means another look at what's happening around the country in the fight for equality. This week, we look at two stories of individuals who are making a difference. First, from New York State's oldest continuously published GLBT newspaper, The Empty Closet, a first hand account of an important gathering of clergy focused on improving grassroots organizing and advocacy within communities of faith. And then a look at a very famous family and supporter of equality rights, former congressman Dick Gephardt and his daughter.
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From The Empty Closet:
Grassroots organizing in the churches: local minister reports on State Clergy Coalitions Summit
"(Reverend Jimmy) Creech spoke from the heart about the need for marriage equality, starting with his own experiences in ministry. He made the important distinction that marriage doesn't take place during the wedding ceremony, it takes place before that, when a couple agrees to be married. He noted the marriage ceremony is "a public declaration of a personal commitment." The marriage license serves as a legal document indicating the couple is "legally responsible to one another" and to "enjoy the rights afforded by law." Read More or learn more about the State Clergy Coalition Summit and the growing support for marriage equality among religious leaders, churches, and communities of faith.
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From the online edition of the Colorado Daily: Gay Rights and Gephardt
Dick Gephardt has advocated federal recognition of state-sanctioned civil unions among gay people. He endorsed domestic partner benefits for gay and lesbian federal employees. He supported gay adoption, cosponsored the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, and cosponsored a bill that would allow United States citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their gay or lesbian life partner for U.S. residency. He discusses the fight for equality, "In order to be a successful political party you have to have beliefs, you have to stand by those beliefs whatever the consequences. If you stand for the right things, eventually it will work out politically." Read more
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ByI guess you have little or no professional responsibility or desire to report accuratly. Your statement about James Dobson is untrue and I am sure you know it. That fact is documented all over the internet. I checked out for myself and found that he did NOT say Square Bob was gay. I will no longer take anything this page says at face value, you cannot be trusted to report factually. Your bias had outshines the truth.
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First of all...
By looking at the site stats, you were searching Google for "lesbian initiation ritual"... from Mississippi... and from your place of work which happens to be a Government office (NASA's Stennis Space Center). That is alarming. Hopefully we don't let you down by letting you know that there is no "lesbian initiation ritual". Maybe you can get back to work on those spaceships now?
Second, your spelling. Third - what the heck does your comment have to do with this post?
Fourth. The story behind the controversy...
Dr. James Dobson, founder of a conservative Christian group called "Focus on the Family" addressed members of Congress at a black tie dinner in Washington celebrating the president's election victory this week. He advised the group that SpongeBob had been included in a pro-homosexual video which was to be mailed to thousands of elementary schools to push a tolerance pledge by kids, including tolerance of differences of what Dr. Dobson called "sexual identity." Dr. Dobson said most of the favorite cartoons of America's kids were in on the plot, Barney and Jimmy Neutron included.
There is a video. It was broadcast in 2002 and has been revised for distribution to schools in March. It does promote tolerance of diversity, but contains no reference to sex, sexual lifestyle, or sexual identity.
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