The American Family Association’s claims about the Matthew Shepard hate crimes bill were so outlandish that they’ve been debunked on the urban-myth-busting website Snopes. Claim: A bill before Congress would make it a “hate crime” for pastors and churches to speak against homosexuality. Status: False. See: Hate Crimes Prevention Act @ Snopes Urban Legends.
A Fantastic First Preview. By the end of the show, they were on their feet immediately. The most enthusiastic ovation imaginable. And afterwards, in the lobby, we hugged everyone, of course. Our favorite thing. It was fantastic. And so many of them commented on how glad they were that that show was not amplified. Hey! …
A friend sent me this and I filled it out and sent it back to him, but rather than forward it to people I thought I would post it here for your amusement. Here goes …A) Four jobs I have had in my life: a licensed vocational nurse a church secretary a Baskin Robbins ice …
My dear friend Jason Hungerford’s aunt is missing. Joey Lynn Offutt, a 33-year-old single mother, has been missing since July 12, 2007, after a fire destroyed her home in Sykesville, Pennsylvania. See my aunt has been missing andJason’s blog Perks of Being Me Please help if you can, and spread the word. Jason is the …
I received an email today that led me to this article: When he was in eighth grade, Ari Beighley told his closest friends at school he was gay. But he kept his silence at home for two more years, his homosexuality hidden in the midst of his conservative evangelical Christian family. “Then I just didn’t …
Stonewall Youth’s speaker’s panel spoke about bullying at Washington Middle School in Olympia on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. Alec and I attended a school board meeting on Monday, July 11, 2007, along with youth from Stonewall, members of PFLAG and other folks in the community. This letter to the editor was published as a Letters …
Check out these great articles about my friends Steve Schalchlin and Jim Brochu and their musical coming to one of my favorite cities this August. In yesterday’s San Francisco Sentinel: THE BIG VOICE: God or Merman? Direct From Off-Broadway — A Special Event at the New Conservatory Theatre Centerby Seán Martinfield, Sentinel Fine Arts Critic …
The click of heels against the marble floors echoes through the halls as staffers hurry to happy hour, yoga or home. It’s 6:30 p.m., and the entire Dirksen Senate Office Building is rushing. Everyone except Hans Scheltema, who leans against the wall in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee room.0726 07 Scheltema, a hulking man …