Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Via JMG: SF Gay Bar Gains Landmark Status
In 1972, when Mary Ellen Cunha and Peggy Forster threw open the doors and uncovered the windows at Twin Peaks Tavern on the corner of Castro and Market streets, they didn't know they were making history. But four decades later, the bar that has sat both literally and figuratively at the center of San Francisco's gay rights movement and community is now a historic landmark. Twin Peaks Tavern, which first opened in 1935 but was purchased by Cunha and Forster in 1971, is believed to be the first gay bar in the nation to feature full-length, open plate glass windows that let its patrons look out, and more importantly, the public look in. The lesbian friends, known to most regulars as "the girls," opened the bar to the world at a time when many gays still feared losing their jobs or being socially ostracized if their sexual orientation was revealed. It has now survived for 40 years as one of the Castro district's most memorable and welcoming establishments.
Labels: nightlife, San Francisco, The Castro
Via ॐ Blue Buddha Quote Collective / FB:
"Travel only with thy equals or thy betters; if there are none, travel alone."
~ The Dhammapada
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"Travel only with thy equals or thy betters; if there are none, travel alone."~ The Dhammapada
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Via Gay Politics Report:
- Historic call for equality at Obama inauguration
President Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to use the word “gay” in an inaugural address yesterday, saying the nation’s journey toward a more perfect union will not be complete "until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law." In a reference to marriage rights for same-sex couples, Obama said, "if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well." That line may signal that the administration is about to weigh in on a pending case at the Supreme Court that could determine whether the Constitution guarantees the right of same-sex couples to marry. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (1/21), Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (1/21), CNN/Political Ticker blog (1/21), Metro Weekly (Washington, D.C.)/Poliglot (1/21)
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Gay poet followed by pro-gay priest at inauguration: Openly
gay poet Richard Blanco mentioned Americans “arrayed like rainbows” in
his official inaugural poem. He was followed by Washington, D.C.,
marriage equality champion the Rev. Dr. Luis Leon, whose benediction
prayer included a reference to gays. Washington Blade (Washington, D.C.)
(1/21)
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Lesbian and Gay Band Association marches in Inaugural Parade: About 240 musicians from 32 LGBT bands across the country marched past
President Obama's reviewing stand at yesterday's inaugural parade. Towleroad
(1/22)
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma:
Tricycle Daily Dharma January 22, 2013
Transcending our own Views
If
we take something to be the truth, we may cling to it so much that even
if the truth comes and knocks at our door, we won't want to let it in.
We have to be able to transcend our previous knowledge the way we climb
up a ladder. If we are on the fifth rung and think that we are very
high, there is no hope for us to step up to the sixth. We must learn to
transcend our own views.
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- Thich Nhat Hanh, “The Heart Sutra”
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Monday, January 21, 2013
Via JMG: President Obama's Inauguration Speech
Joe wrote: Never before has a president mentioned us in an inauguration speech.
Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law – for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths – that all of us are created equal – is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall; just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who left footprints along this great Mall, to hear a preacher say that we cannot walk alone; to hear a King proclaim that our individual freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom of every soul on Earth.
Reposted from Joe
Via JMG: LGBT Groups Praise President Obama's Inaugural Call For Full Equality
In his second Inaugural today, President Obama traced the moral arc from Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall, and rightly exalted the struggle for the freedom to marry as part of America's moral commitment to equality, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Freedom to Marry applauds our president and the moral leadership he has shown, the moral leadership we will continue to need until all Americans, all loving couples, all families, can share fully in the American promise we celebrate on Inauguration Day.National Gay & LesbianTask Force
We couldn’t agree more. It’s now time for the president — and for all of us — to finish the job of ensuring that every American gets a fair shake. President Obama has repeatedly shown he is willing to fight for us. We have another four years to keep the momentum going, and will be vigilant in pursuing policies to ensure our community is not left behind. This includes pushing for federal LGBT employment protections, ending the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, combating HIV/ADS, preserving a social safety net, and much more. America deserves nothing less than a president who will treat all families fairly. We congratulate President Obama and his administration and look forward to working with them in this second term to build a stronger future for LGBT people and opportunity for all.Outserve-SLDN
Today, President Obama made history with a clear and passionate declaration of the fundamental rights of LGBT Americans, and all Americans. We honor the work of his first term - especially his leadership in the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" - and expect great progress over the next four years on the very real inequalities that exist for our LGBT service members, veterans, and their families as we work together to bend the moral arc of the universe toward justice.More reactions will be posted as they arrive.
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Via Tricycle Daily Dharma:
Tricycle Daily Dharma January 21, 2013
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
If the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha are about anything,
they are about a profound understanding of identity and the broadest
possible meaning of liberty—teachings that sooner or later had to appeal
to a people for whom suffering and loss were their daily bread.
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- Charles Johnson, "A Sangha by Another Name"
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Sunday, January 20, 2013
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