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Some photos from DC on the first day same sex couples are eligible to apply for marriage licenses. There's a new blog dedicated to the alleged misleading campaign statements made by Dan Onorato. h/t 2 Political Junkies Dan's Land of Make Believe I don't see a rainbow flag in this picture. 🙁 Lehigh Valley […]
The New York Times interviewed Emily Ford, wife of candidate for the open Senate Seat from New York. In this interview, she takes some credit for Ford's recent much lauded turnabout on LGBTQ issues. Already, some members of the Democratic establishment have accused him of reversing his opposition to same-sex marriage and to flipping from […]
I've created a Twitter “list” of Pgh regional and statewide elected officials and politicians using Twitter. You can find it here: http://twitter.com/PghLesbian24/politicians-pgh-and-pa So far, I've identified 53 pol-tweeps. The vast majority are members of the State House of Representatives. From Pittsburgh, the pickings are a bit slim. You can find Pgh City Councilmembers (and members-elect) […]
Feministing take on the Uganda Hate Bill. But it's important to remember that this bill is still AN ANTI-GAY BILL. No matter the severity of the suggested “punishment” for homosexuality, the premise is uber-problematic. I also think it's important to remember that the anti-gay sentiment that created the bill has not been eradicated. Good point. […]
The Post-Gazette offers up what I find a disappointing (but better than most) piece on Archbishop Donald Wuerl's handling of the D.C. move to legalize marriage equality. A glaring omission is the lack of voice of a single gay person from Pittsburgh. Quoting Casey and Doyle was interesting from a national perspective, but what about […]
Ah, another small step toward Pittsburgh's consolidation with the County. Virginia is a very hostile place to be gay. Still, they appear to be on the verge of offering domestic partner benefits to state employees. Meanwhile back in Allegheny County, Chief Executive Dan Onorato … isn't the least bit concerned about it. I guess he's […]
This really angers me. I have personally spoken with City Controller Michael Lamb, City Councilperson Bill Peduto and City Council President Doug Shields among others, ALL of whom have promised me that City County merger would not mean that City employees (or potential employees) lost benefits. The problem? Well, the City of Pittsburgh, including most […]
In no particular order, these are topics I'm hoping the Mayor's LGBT Advisory Committtee will review. 1. Treat the Dykes fair and square. In 2009, the Mayor's office was a $10,000 sponsor of PrideFest, ensuring the best in public safety and public works for an event worth tens of thousands of dollars. 2009 also marked […]
Why can't Dan Onorato be content to exaggerate his role in passing this legislation? He jumped on board the anti-discrimination bandwagon months after the wagon was rolling and clearly missed the opportunity to be a leader on this issue. Still, he's not one to miss the opportunity to *claim* he was a leader. But, I […]
Just random thoughts after attending what was supposed to be the signing ceremony for the Alleghen County Human Relations Commission ordinance. Somehow it got signed two days ago. So what we had instead was a lot of build up to Dan Onorato pretending to swish a pen around on paper. I would ask for a […]
