Gabi Clayton On 10/16/2008 The Righteous Mothers (based in Olympia, Washington) wrote: The Righteous Mothers are excited to have made a music video of Old Fat Naked Women for Peace. You can see it two ways. On our website: http://www.righteousmothers.com under Look/Listen or on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OINStsPwgQ4 And you can watch that YouTube version right here: Thanks …
One of my favorite bands, Rebecca Riots, sent out this message: Subject: [Rebecca Riots] New Song For You and UsDate: 11/6/2008 Dear Friends, While it is awesome and inspiring that we have elected an African-American to the White House, we still haven’t managed to commit ourselves fully to the concept of equality. Provisional results suggest …
Adam R wrote today on a PFLAG National Blog post Olbermann on Marriage Equality: Keith Olbermann of MSNBC commented on his show recently about the passing of Proposition 8 in California, and his dismay and disappointment with the results. He wonders why anyone would want to deny another person the right to the same things …
With Obama on the brink of victory, America’s leading black voices share what it means to them. Maya Angelou, novelist: What it means if Mr Obama is voted in, is that my country has agreed to grow up, and move beyond the childish idea that human beings are different. Samuel L Jackson, actor: It actually …
Let’s not get carried away. (… snip) Let’s not be naive. … (… snip) Maybe you’re not convinced. Maybe you need a sign, some sort of indicator of what’s truly at stake, something that proves we are at a turning point not merely of tax brackets and energy strategy and foreign policy, but of the …
Hi everyone. This is just a quick note to say I am in ‘the other Washington’ (DC) for the national safe schools roundtable convening, representing Safe Schools Coalition. I arrived on Tuesday and spent the night at my friend Cynthia’s house and it was great to see her again. Then a ride on the DC …
For some reason I am looking back at some old things today that relate to coming out. It’s not the same, but parents and straight allies come out to. In Everyday Out (originally published in GayPlace Online in 1997) I wrote with Catherine’s help: Public speaking does not come natural and easy for me, and …
The Huffington Post | October 5, 2008Rachel Weiner wrote: Ifill: Palin “Blew Me Off” On “Meet the Press” Sunday morning, vice presidential debate moderator Gwen Ifill said Palin “more than ignored” some of her questions — she “blew me off.” She added that Palin decided to “give a stump speech” instead of a debate, and …