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The arrest of a group of Baptists for child trafficking in Haiti illustrates the deep complexities of international child welfare. I was appalled at the sheer ignorance of these folks … they have done tremendous damage. So very sad for everyone. Saddest is that every resource focused on this trial means fewer going to earthquake […]
Some nice news for Pittsburgh's LGBTQ families. The GLCC Board has approved expanding the Kidsfest event to 4x year, including a very special Pride edition. I hear some nice feedback from folks about this recent event and I think it is a marvelous idea. They are accepting application for venders, performers and tabling interested folks. […]
The old joke about the divide between Pgh and Philly seems to have some truth which is not funny. I'm going to try and do a better job of sharing developing Philly news with you. Philly has an LGBT Police Liaison Committee. Dear Lord in Heaven. Can you imagine? We can't even get a coherent spokesperson […]
The Post-Gazette sums up Sunday's Gubernatorial Debate with nothing particularly earthshattering with regard to LGBT political news. This was during the 14th Ward Independent Democratic Political Club debate, considered one of the most significant progressive endorsements in the region. On abortion rights and gay marriage, Mr. Hoeffel and Mr. Doherty repeated their more liberal positions, […]
So much has been happening. I've been so busy at work that I've hardly had time to keep up with email and Facebook, much less blog. Let's do the LGBTQ stuff first. The bastion of Catholic goodness, Notre Dame, is suffering some backlash after publishing this cartoon in the student newspaper. (h/t Pam's House Blend) The paper has […]
The boys decided they really had to visit the backyard at 6:30 AM so up I got. Now I'm coffee'd up and had the wonderful joy of listening to my neighbor laying on her horn for ten minutes to get her kids out of the door. Which brings me to the number one topic of […]
Another step forward for Pennsylvania's public employees. From the Philly Gay News: Employees of Pennsylvania’s court system who are in same-sex relationships will now be entitled to the same benefits as their heterosexual married counterparts. The domestic-partner policy, announced Jan. 29 to all employees through a memo with their paystubs, will allow the partners of […]
I'm very pleased that Steel-City Stonewall Democrats are on the search for a volunteer to focus solely on social media. I've been working on this project with other local LGBT social media users and really want to applaud the group for embracing these tools to support their mission. The job description is also attached to […]
Peduto endorses Joe Hoeffel. “Joe Hoeffel is a progressive leader who will fight for Pennsylvania,” Peduto said. “I am supporting Joe, because he understands the challenges facing communities like Pittsburgh, and he isn’t afraid to make the tough decisions to change the direction of our economy for the benefit of working families. He has a […]
From the Orlando Sentinel comes a thoughtful story on an impending court ruling regarding the constitutionality of a statewide ban on LGBT adoption. Florida is the only state that outright bans adoptions by gay people, although it allows gays and lesbians to be foster parents. In November 2008, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman ruled that […]
