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.
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"
Read the entire article in the Tricycle Wisdom Collection
Read the entire article in the Tricycle Wisdom Collection
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Via AmericaBlog Gay
ExxonMobil against consider proposal to bar anti- gay, trans discrimination
ExxonMobil
has turned this proposal down before. Nasty company. Big Oil. Enough
said. From Chris Johnson at the Blade:All eyes will be on one of the
nation's largest publicly traded companies next week when shareholders
will vote on whether the company should make LGBT protections part of
its formal non-discrimination policy.
At a meeting set for May 30 in Dallas, shareholders for the...
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma
Tricycle Daily Dharma May 24, 2012
Our Full Expression
When we are fully expressed from moment to moment, we are transparent.
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- Sensei Nancy Mujo Baker, "On Not Being Stingy"
Read the entire article in the Tricycle Wisdom Collection
Read the entire article in the Tricycle Wisdom Collection
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Why The New ‘Obama Gay Marriage Support Is A Wash’ Meme Is Wrong | The New Civil Rights Movement
The New Civil Rights Movement shared a link.
A new poll claims Obama’s support for gay marriage hasn’t had any affect on his polling numbers. Here’s why that meme is wrong.
Via JMG: Brown Vs Savage: Duel Update
Dan Savage has set the time and place for the one-on-one debate that NOM's Brian Brown challenged him to earlier this month. Per this week's Savage Love podcast, Dan has invited Brown and his wife to a dinner at his Seattle home with Dan and his husband, where New York Times
columnist Mark Oppenheimer, who has previously interviewed both
parties, has agreed to moderate the discussion. I've just spoken to Dan
by phone and he tells me that the event will be filmed with the
tentative plan to upload the debate to YouTube "in its entirety and
without edits." The exact date is not yet known, but Savage suggested
some time in June. Stand by for Brian Brown's reaction to the
invitation.Via JMG: Photo Of The Day
JMG
reader Aaron Heier writes: "It's happening. The street sign is up &
ready for the unveiling just outside of the San Diego LGBT Community
Center today at 5PM. It's the first Harvey Milk Street ever."
Via HimalayaCrafts:
“We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.” - Buddha
— with Vilma D. López and Sandun Rajapaksha.
Via Follower of the Buddha
The Buddha
Namo Buddhaya Namo Dharmaya Namo Sanghaya སངས་རྒྱས་ཆོས་དང་ཚོགས་ཀྱི་མཆོག་
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