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YMCA in Lansing Discriminates against Lesbian Couple :: Jun 19 @ Blog O' Queer The Lansing YMCA has sent some confusing messages lately, but arrived at a decision: Gay couples are not real couples! What follows below is the story about a woman who was denied a "family" discount at several YMCA's in the Lansing area. Then one ... Motor City Pride is Coming!!!!! :: May 22 @ Blog O' Queer Motor City Pride is coming. Are you ready.40,000 of your closest friends and allies will be in downtown Ferndale on Sunday, June 1st. Come have fun and enjoy seeing our communtiy in full strength.For more details on the entire series of events that ... Media Coverage of Triangle's Hate Crime Report :: May 21 @ Blog O' Queer Triangle Foundation released their 2007 anti-LGBT hate crime report today.Below is the news media wrap-up.Detroit Free PressProgress MI BlogLansing State JournalMlive.com (AP)Fox 2 Detroit Humor: California Marriage as Economic Stimulus :: May 19 @ Blog O' Queer NPR just ran a very cute and funny (although sprinkled with good intentioned stereotypical humor) piece about California and the economic stimulus of gay marriage. It is by Brian Unger. Marriage Victory is Key to Ballot Victory :: May 15 @ Blog O' Queer By winning marriage equality in California today, advocates for equal marriage rights were handed a major tool in their campaign to defeat a constitutional ban this fall.Now, proponents of the constitutional ban will actually be taking away ... Touching Video for your family and friends :: May 05 @ Blog O' Queer I was sent this short video, set to a beautiful song by Jewel that really puts personal stories front and center in the LGBT civil rights struggle. Bad story pulled :: Apr 27 @ Blog O' Queer It appears that WNEM pulled the story because it was so biased. Still researching how it made it up. Horrible Coverage of Day of Silence in MI :: Apr 25 @ Blog O' Queer WNEM has run one of the worst stories I have seen in recent years on LGBT issues by using insensitive and inflammatory terms to cover the Day of Silence today.You can read the story here.First, the headline is pure AFA propaganda. Then referring to ... McCain Religious Ally Still blames Gays for Katrina :: Apr 24 @ Blog O' Queer Cross posting this from Right Wing Watch:http://www.rightwingwatch.org/2008/04/perfect_timing.htmlApril 23, 2008Perfect TimingAs we noted last week, ever since courting John Hagee and receiving his endorsement in February, John McCain hasn’t been ... 10 Things to Know about John McCain :: Apr 08 @ Blog O' Queer MoveOn.org has put out a great bullet point list for McCain's record.Here it is briefly:McCain voted against establishing MLK Jr. day as a holidayPat Buchanan has said that McCain "will make Cheney look like Ghandi."The Children's Defense Fund rated ... Gary Glenn comes out swinging for bullies :: Apr 01 @ Blog O' Queer Gary Glenn, hate group leader who tries to fashion himself as a compassionate Christian, is continuing his support for bullying by 1) bullying legislators into a narrow right wing misinterpretation of Matt's Safe Schools Law and 2) working to defeat ... Right Wing Leaders Rebuke the Right Wing :: Mar 24 @ Blog O' Queer I am a huge fan of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. I read their Church and State zine cover to cover every month.This month's Church has a very exciting piece about former right-wing evangelicals rebuking the religious ... "How to Be Gay" Class Still Controversial :: Mar 10 @ Blog O' Queer The infamous class at U of M, "How to be Gay" is no longer being taught but it still riles up the conservative wing-nuts. Here is another news item on the issue with quotes from ... 2000 Queers Laughing at ourselves :: Feb 28 @ Blog O' Queer One of the reasons I love ComedyFest is that it is one of the rare opporunities our community gets together outside of the bar scene (and don't get me wrong I love our local Detroit clubs). There is no smoke, free parking and nearly 2000 LGBT people ... Guerilla Queer Bar featured in Metro Times :: Feb 18 @ Blog O' Queer Metro Times featured the Detroit Guerilla Queer Bar. See the story hereI personally think the idea of storming straight bars with a hundred GLBT folks is hilarious and politically powerful. There is no more direct way to show the power of the GLBT ... Larry Craig Publicly Spanked :: Feb 14 @ Blog O' Queer Larry Craig has been publicly spanked by the US Senate for bringing shame on the Senate and for using his position to try to get out of trouble.Read the full post hereI disagree with the committee in their assumption that Craig committed the act he ... I'm A God Father!?! :: Jan 21 @ Blog O' Queer Today my new nephew was baptized and his parents, my brother Jason and his wife Sandy, asked me to be the God Father. Of course I was honored, even though the "God Father" thing for me is less about religion and more about my diablolical plan to be ... Fun GM Style Event Photos :: Jan 15 @ Blog O' Queer I recently attended the GM Style event as a kickoff to the North American International Auto Show coming to Detroit. The Style event was amazing and GM spared no expense to throw an amazing party. Plenty of celebs, dignitaries, models, singers, and ... My Scar :: Jan 10 @ Blog O' Queer Here is my most recent column in Between the Lines.My ScarAll Politics is Loco: My scarby Sean KosofskyOriginally printed 01/17/2008 (Issue 1602 - Between The Lines News)I have always prided myself in the fact that I rarely get sick. I have never ... Disecting the Pledge of Allegiance :: Jan 06 @ Blog O' Queer Dissecting the Pledge of Allegianceby Sean KosofskyOriginally printed 01/03/2008 (Issue 1601 - Between The Lines News)All Politics is LocoThis holiday season many of us will be wrapped in the warm thoughts of family, friendship, pretty holiday ... Trans Coverage in the media improving? :: Dec 04 @ Blog O' Queer I am a huge fan of Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) and they have a very good analysis of the way the trans issue is being covered nowadays.Usually FAIR is blasting outlets for glaring omissions and biases but this piece has a little bit of ... More men OUT Larry Craig :: Dec 02 @ Blog O' Queer More men are outing Sen. Larry Craig. Check it out here.This man's poor family must be squirming. How painful it must be to watch him implode like this. FBI Stats are mixed bag on Hate Crimes :: Nov 26 @ Blog O' Queer I was recently quoted in a number of places criticizing the FBI annual hate crime report. The numbers are grossly inaccurate and most of the media treats them as if they are highly sophisticated, professionally gathered statistics.You can read more ... Great Quote from Mark Twain :: Nov 21 @ Blog O' Queer I love this quote from Mark Twain about the Jewish community. It reminds me a great deal of the contributions of the GLBT Community."...If statistics are right, the Jews constitute but one percent of the human race. It suggests a nebulous dim puff ... Three MI Republicans Vote for ENDA :: Nov 08 @ Blog O' Queer Yesterday was the historic and controversial vote on ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act). Three Michigan Republican Congresspersons voted YES which was very surprising to me given their past record.They were: Congressman Joe Knollenberg, ... |
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