AFA of PA spinning hate on H.B. 1400 — what are you doing?

Give it up for Diane Gramley, prez and proponent of the American Family Association of Pennsylvania.  She works hard to get her message of hate and intolerance out into the Pennsylvania heartland , be it letter to the editor or press release. She's everywhere the homos should be. Are you? Gramley sent out this snarky […]

Do we earn the privilege of being gay?

From today's Post-Gazette, a letter written by Kurt Colborn of Swisshelm Park: I have to agree with Sen. Larry Craig's claim that he is not gay. People have forgotten that “gay” is a term of liberation. Being gay means having the maturity to accept yourself as you are. It also means having the courage to […]

I am 27 going on 17, I know that I’m naive …

Ah, I remember 27 (it was only nine years ago) and it sure as hell didn't look like this: But at the end of the day, I'm still going to continue to be who I'm going to be, and go to concerts like I always have, and go to have a drink with my wife […]

Won’t You Please Help Dan Frankel Protect the LGBT Community?

An open letter from one very cool chick with the Women's Law Project … please use the email link or pick up your phone to speak up on this issue.  Especially those of you who live outside of the City of Pittsburgh.  Note:  this legislation includes sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.  I would […]

LGBTQ Round Up — ENDA, rude Republicans,and Catholic Charities

A few things you might find interesting … The vote to mark up the ENDA has been postponed due to mounting pressure from LGBTQ groups to reinstate protections based on gender identity.  “The step taken today by the committee to delay action on the substitute bill is a clear demonstration of the strength of grassroots organizing […]

2 Town Hall Meetings on Legislation to Limit Discrimination

Both will be October 4.  First, at 12 noon, State Rep Dan Frankel is hosting a town hall meeting to discuss PA House Bill 1400. State Rep. Dan Frankel, D-Allegheny, will host a landmark public hearing Oct. 4 in Pittsburgh on his bill (H.B. 1400) that would protect people who live or work in Pennsylvania […]