Our Gay Lives

While the California Supreme Court is preparing to consider a state-wide right for freedom to marry this spring……people are being paid for their signatures by well-funded organizations in; an effort to put a discriminatory anti-marriage equality constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2008.
The California Supreme Courts decision is expected sometime in June.
This was courtesy of [...]

Stacey Sobel is the Executive Director of Eqaulity Advocates Pennsylvania. She and her organization have done and currently do some amazing things for the gay and lesbian community in Pennsylvania.
I will be meeting her this Tuesday at the Rally in Harrisburg to help defeat the SB 1250 Bill, the Marriage Protection amendment, that’s trying [...]

An 83 year old woman and 79 year old woman marry each other in a nursing home. They have been a couple in a commited relationship together since 1995.
The couple is from British Columbia.
Read more about them here.
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

So it turns out since so many gays and lesbians are being kicked out of the military courtesy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” that the Army and the Marine Corp are turning to letting in convicted felons instead.
Yep..it’s true. Burglars, people with drug offenses, people with sex crimes offenses, people with aggravated assault offenses [...]

Ok so my guy, Obama, didn’t win Pennsylvania, but that was kind of something that most Obama supporters knew wasn’t gonna happen anyway. But he sure did give Hillary a run for her money in a state that she was “suppose” to slaughter him.
Anyway, it was awesome that so many new folks registered to [...]

My vote is in, my partners vote is in….so the question remains……is YOUR vote in?
It’s imperative for you to get out there and vote today. The primaries voting polls close at 8pm. Gays and Lesbians need to start taking action in these elections (especially if you NEVER have before)…….ALL of our lives and [...]

Here’s an interesting piece by Michael Moore. Obama’s already got my vote….but perhaps some of you undecideds will think this piece is worthwhile. Let me know when you’re done reading it what you think?
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:43:05 -0400
My Vote’s for Obama (if I could vote) …by Michael Moore
April 21st, 2008
Friends,
I [...]

Mayor Ralph Becker had promised something for unmarried partners and he and lawmakers finally delivered the Mutual Commitment Registry.
Partners were allowed to start registering on Thursday. It is available for unmarried couples who live in an interdependent relationship. Three (3) pieces of proof must be presented to the County Recorder’s to prove such [...]

Equality Advocates Pennsylvania had sent me the following email. I’m asking everyone in PA to read it and to try to head out there if they can and to meet with your senators.
Here is the email word for word:
“Dear Carey,
Equality Advocates Pennsylvania is working hard to defeat SB 1250, the “Marriage Protection Amendment” (the [...]

Lawrence J. Korb, who was the Assistant Secretary of Defense under Ronald Reagan, testified before the House Committee and urged them to strike down the ban on openly gay troops.
Mr. Korb blasted the policy and urged lawmakers to “get rid of outmoded social restrictions” like “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” He also went on to [...]