TIME TO MARCH ON WASHINGTON!
Shame on the California Supreme Court!
LGBTQ Invisibility
LGBT Rights Are Civil Rights – Join the Power!
THE POWER IS YOURS because you are THE POWER. JOIN THE POWER in holding political leaders accountable to support equality for LGBT people, not on some arbitrary and convenient schedule, but right now.
THE POWER works to unleash every individual’s power to engage in direct political action that creates change in the cause of LGBT civil rights. We operate under the premise that every individual can make a difference, given the tools and information to do so. By tailoring pointed actions that everyone can do even with the busiest of schedules, The Power mobilizes large numbers of people to apply sustained pressure on leaders to advance the cause of LGBT equality.
More than anything we believe Now Is Our Time. – Jeffrey Campagna
February is Black History Month – Don't Forget Our LGBTQ African-Americans
2007 US Commemorative Stamps Honoring Lesbian & Gay African-Americans © Frank H. Jump
Audre Lorde – Audrey Geraldine Lorde was born on February 18, 1934 in New York City. She decided to drop the “y” from the end of her name at a young age, setting a precedent in her life of self determination. She was the daughter of Caribbean immigrants who settled in Harlem. She graduated from Columbia University and Hunter College, where she later held the prestigious post of Thomas Hunter Chair of Literature. She was married for eight years in the 1960’s, and had two children — Elizabeth and Jonathan. Lorde was a self described “Black lesbian, mother, warrior, poet”. However, her life was one that could not be summed up in a phrase.¹
James Baldwin – James Arthur Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – November 30, 1987) was an American novelist, writer, playwright, poet, essayist, and civil rights activist. Most of Baldwin’s work deals with racial and sexual issues in the mid-20th century United States. His novels are notable for the personal way in which they explore questions of identity as well as for the way in which they mine complex social and psychological pressures related to being black and homosexual well before the social, cultural or political equality of these groups could be assumed.²
Bayard Rustin – (March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987) was an American civil rights activist, important largely behind the scenes in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and earlier, and principal organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. He counseled Martin Luther King, Jr. on the techniques of nonviolent resistance. Rustin was openly gay and advocated on behalf of gay and lesbian causes in the latter part of his career. A year before his death in 1987, Rustin said: “The barometer of where one is on human rights questions is no longer the black community, it’s the gay community. Because it is the community which is most easily mistreated.”³
Barbara Jordan – Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American politician from Texas. She served as a congresswoman in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979. Jordan was a lesbian with a longtime companion of more than 20 years, Nancy Earl; Jordan never publicly acknowledged her sexual orientation, but in her obituary, the Houston Chronicle mentioned her longtime relationship with Earl. After Jordan’s initial unsuccessful statewide races, advisers warned her to become more discreet and not bring any female companions on the campaign trail.↑
Gay Cousin Teddy on Equality Matters – A Facebook LGBTQ Political Action
Facebook Political Action
Gay Cousin Teddy reports about the Facebook political action of which many (including myself) have been part.
During this historic week, thousands will be changing their picture and status on Facebook and other social networking sites in order to draw attention to marriage equality. The hope is to draw attention to the marriage debate and the reasons why marriage equality is important to the LGBT community. The goal is to raise awareness to the 1138 rights and privileges afforded to married couples. The hope of course is that more people will recognize this as a civil rights issue and not that of an argument of forcibly changing religious doctrine. – Gay Cousin Teddy
Obama Tells Gay Community to Respect Choice of Warren at Inauguration
FAT CHANCE!
Hey Obama! How is this CHANGE? Remember Anita Bryant? She stirred up the fury and wrath of the LGBTQ Community which became the touchstone of the late 70’s movement. After Campaigning With Your ‘Ex-Gay’ McClurkin, this is the first post-election disappointment of which I was expecting.
Perhaps it’s time to take our anger to DC and rain on the Inauguration. Let’s move the Day Without a Gay Day to January 20, 2009!
Join the Impact dot com – November 15th is a National Day of Protest Against Proposition 8
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- Mormons Stole Our Rights dot com asks to revoke the Mormon Church tax exempt status:
Substantial Lobbying Activity: In general, no organization, including a church, may qualify for IRC section 501(c)(3) status if a substantial part of its activities is attempting to influence legislation (commonly known as lobbying). An IRC section 501(c)(3) organization may engage in some lobbying, but too much lobbying activity risks loss of tax-exempt status.
New York City’s PROP 8 PROTEST – NOVEMBER 15th 1:30pm EST @ CITY HALL IN LOWER MANHATTAN!
Happy LGBTQ Pride – End Racism & Homophobia in Your Lifetime
© Frank H. Jump
How To Fight Racism in the LGBT Community by Kathy Belge
On Racism in America – Pravda RUSSIA Talks About Obama’s Impact on Racism in America
Ways To Fight Homophobia in Your School – LA Youth On Coming Out
