From: The Stranger | Slog Posted by Dan Savage Rudy Giulliani intends to campaign against same-sex marriage if he jumps into the NY governor’s race next year. Rudy’s gay BFFs—the male couple he lived with while he was divorcing his second wife—insist that Rudy has nothing against gay people. It’s just that the former mayor [...]
Archive For April, 2009
Same-Sex Marriage Myths Busted
Myths: Same-sex couples in New York can get the protections they need for their families without marriage. Civil unions and domestic partnerships are the same as marriage. If the state allows same-sex couples to marry, religious institutions’ freedom will be threatened. Marriage as an institution has remained the same for millennia. New York does not [...]
Groceries That Are Actually Cheaper to Make at Home
via LifeHacker By Kevin Purdy Photo by Flirty Kitty. It’s easy to find recipes for homemade yogurt, granola, and other common groceries, but far harder to know, cent for cent, if making them really saves money. One Slate writer did the math for us. Jennifer Reese is a dedicated home cook, but was suspicious that [...]
A mini LNG film festival: Spectacular anti-LNG videos
More videos on: On the Wilder Side From: On the Wilder Side “Here in Long Island, there have been LNG projects proposed for Eastern Suffolk/The Long Island Sound and for Nassau County/Long Beach area. The Eastern Suffolk project, called Broadwater, had a recent setback in court. In Nassau County, environmentalists and activists are still having to [...]
Siena Poll shows majority of New Yorkers support marriage equality for same-sex couples
The Empire State Pride Agenda just released the following statement by Executive Director Alan Van Capelle regarding the latest Siena poll: April 20, 2009–“Siena’s latest poll numbers on where New Yorkers stand on the issue of marriage for same-sex couples make me proud to call the Empire State my home. Not only are a majority [...]
Pro-Gay Sites Filtered From Tennessee Students | Threat Level from Wired.com
Pro-Gay Sites Filtered From Tennessee Students By David KravetsApril 15, 2009 Public schools in Tennessee are filtering access to online websites discussing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, but are not blocking sites advocating “reparative” therapy to change their lifestyle. Nobody is disputing the existence of the filters in the Knox County Schools and Metro [...]
Mildred Loving of Loving vs. Virginia Speaks out about Marriage Equality
Image via Wikipedia Background: In 1958 Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter decided to get married. But because Mr. Loving was White and Ms. Jeter was Black, their marriage was considered illegal in their home state of Virginia. The couple went to Washington, D.C. and got married there. Shortly after returning to Virginia, they were arrested. [...]
Charity:Water
Charity:Water If you’re looking for a worthy cause to support, let me recommend Charity:Water. Their mission is to bring clean and safe drinking water to the 1 billion people on our planet that do not have access to it (that’s 1 in 6 of us). A $20 monthly gift can provide one person with clean, [...]
Communicating Climate Change: Making the Science Accessible
[From Red, Green, and Blue] In spite of a global scientific consensus on climate change, policy makers and the public still lag far behind in terms of recognizing the urgency of global warming and acting accordingly. Major news outlets (*cough,* Washington Post, *cough cough*) continue to disseminate confusing and misleading denial arguments, and well-meaning scientists [...]
Today is National Call-In Day to End Nuke/Coal Subsidies
From: Nuclear Information and Resource Service Dear Friends, Today is National Grassroots Call-In Day to stop taxpayer subsidies for nuclear power and coal! Please take a moment to call your Senators and Representative and let them know billions of dollars of your money in subsidies for new nuclear reactors and coal plants are simply an [...]