Monday, May 28, 2012
Via AmericaBlogGay:
Russian gays arrested for simply trying to hold a Pride parade
AP: Gay activists tried to stage two demonstrations in Moscow on Sunday to demand the right to hold a gay pride parade in the Russian capital, but they were blocked first by Orthodox Christian opponents and then by police, who detained a total of about 40 people from both sides. The gay activists first gathered outside the city council building, where a few scuffles occurred as their...Via Tricycle Daily Dharma
Tricycle Daily Dharma May 28, 2012
Sowing the Seeds of Freedom
When
we practice meditation, we sacrifice inner objects—unskillful thoughts
and mental states—and make our minds solid, sovereign, and pure.
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Sunday, May 27, 2012
Via AmericaBlogGay:
More polling data suggesting Obama changed minds with gay marriage stance
Interestingly,
this poll suggests that black opposition to gay marriage shrunk, though
it didn't turn into more support. Rather, they moved from "against" to
"unsure." Which is still a marked improvement. Among Latinos, our
numbers improved as well.
This poll showed only 41% support for same-sex marriage. Clearly
there's some variation in the recent polls, with many...
Via AmericaBlogGay:
Did gay marriages destroy straight marriages?
Not
unless Tony Perkins has a secret hankering for some farm-boy in Iowa.
Credit: Daily Dish
As the Dish explains, after initial bursts of weddings following the
legalization of same-sex marriage, the marriage rates in each state
trend back to where they were before. Thus, no drop in marriages.
Of course, that won't stop liars like the Family Research Council from
claiming that...
Via JMG: NORTH CAROLINA: Hundreds Protest Pastor "Concentration Camp" Worley
An estimated 1200 protesters gathered today
outside the North Carolina church of Pastor Charles "Put Gays In
Concentration Camps" Worley. Unlike fellow NC Pastor Sean "Beat Gay
Kids" Harris, Worley has refused to apologize for his message. The Hickory Daily Record reports:The protestors came out in force to bring a message of love and acceptance. Their signs bore bold statements like, “Jesus had 2 dads and he turned out just fine.” And “I am a gay, moral, conservative Christian.” Sheriff’s deputies and Newton police officers kept the peace as the protestors stood by the side of the road and cheered every time a car drove past and honked in approval. A vocal group of more than 50 counter-protestors were on hand to support Worley and his church. They too had signs with slogans like, “Sodomites are vile, unnatural and worthy of death. Romans 1:21-32.” And “Gay pride is why Sodom got fried.” The protest’s organizer explained her goals for the event. “Hopefully our protest today will send a message that we, as a community, as a state and as a country, will not stand in the background in silent acceptance,” said Catawba Valley Citizens Against Hate member Laura Tipton. “This protest has grown beyond Pastor Worley. I hope his congregation sees that we are gathering in love. Their messages are wrong, and we will not accept them.”
Reposted from Joe
Via AmericaBlog Gay:
Colin Powell says yes to same-sex marriage
He's been a tad behind the curve. But it does help to have a prominent African-American get with the program, so this is still good news. Even if he has his own personal demons to deal with.
http://gay.americablog.com/2012/05/colin-powell-says-yes-to-same-sex.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AMERICAblogGay+%28AMERICAblog+Gay%29
He's been a tad behind the curve. But it does help to have a prominent African-American get with the program, so this is still good news. Even if he has his own personal demons to deal with.
http://gay.americablog.com/2012/05/colin-powell-says-yes-to-same-sex.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AMERICAblogGay+%28AMERICAblog+Gay%29
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma
Tricycle Daily Dharma May 27, 2012
Shoulder to Shoulder, Hand to Hand
In a sense, all of Buddhist practice takes place here, in this most intimate realm: here, in the family, shoulder to shoulder with fellow workers, beside each other on the cushion. We meet each other face to face, and so have all our teachers and ancestors met each other. In this way have all the Buddhas taught. Hand to sweating hand.
- Sallie Tisdale, "Washing Out Emptiness"
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Friday, May 25, 2012
Via JMG: Updated Electoral Projections
I'm
going to try and remember to post one of these every Friday until November. The
interactive
version with the latest polling data can be found at Huffington Post.
Via AmericaBlogGay:
President Obama takes on Black America's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy
Aisha
C. Moodie-Mills from the Center for American Progress raises a
fascinating notion: That President Obama's embrace of marriage equality
has fueled in the black community a much-needed discussion about gay
civil rights. Great piece in the Atlantic, here are a few grafs:
The most profound impact of Obama's "evolution" on same-sex marriage
could come in the form of dismantling...
Via AmericaBlog Gay:
On marriage, leadership mattered - and it paid off
Mike
Signorile:And there's a lesson here for all progressives -- and for the
Obama campaign. We were told by the Democratic strategists and the
campaign pollsters, the Democratic establishment, that coming out for
marriage equality would be harmful to the president. The establishment
pundits, gay and straight, were defending the White House, giving the
president a pass, as were the establishment...
Via AmericaBlog Gay:
Huge shift in black support for marriage in Maryland following Obama endorsement
These
numbers are almost too good to be true. But they come from PPP, one of
the most respected polling firms.
57% of Maryland voters say they’re likely to vote for the new [same-sex]
marriage law this fall, compared to only 37% who are opposed. That 20
point margin of passage represents a 12 point shift from an identical
PPP survey in early March, which found it ahead by a closer 52/44...
Obama Campaign Launches New Site And Video In Praise Of LGBT Rights Advances
Obama Campaign Launches New Site And Video In Praise Of LGBT Rights Advances
Updated site: LGBT Americans For Obama.Reposted from Joe
JMG Editorial Of The Day
The New York Times yesterday posted an editorial about Dr. Robert Spitzer's recanting of his infamous "ex-gay" research and its conclusions.
Dr. Spitzer, who just turned 80, has acknowledged that his survey was deeply flawed. In a letter to the editor of the Archives of Sexual Behavior, which had published his study, he said he had no way of knowing whether the patients who said they had changed were deceiving themselves, lying or reporting accurately. He apologized for making “unproven claims” about reparative therapy and for any harm he may have caused to anyone who “wasted time and energy” undergoing the therapy. Critics have noted that the people interviewed were nominated by centers that were performing the therapy and that there was no control group and no clear definition of what counted as therapy. There is also some evidence that reparative therapy can lead to depression or suicidal thoughts and behavior. It is absurd, potentially harmful, pseudopsychiatry. It should have been rejected long ago.
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma
Tricycle Daily Dharma May 25, 2012
To Give Without Bargaining
The
body breaks, things change, life ends. Only when impermanence is fully
apprehended do we really have the chance to serve, to give without
bargaining.
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- Bonnie Myotai Treace, Sensei, "The Sword Disappears in the Water"
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