Corporate support swings behind marriage equality
Starbucks,
Microsoft, Boeing and Google are among a growing number of companies
taking stands in favor of allowing same-sex couples to marry, a
development some say is emblematic of a major shift in corporate
America’s approach to LGBT issues. “Earlier on there was more risk than
reward. Now there’s far more talk about the reward and less about the
risk,” said Bob Witeck, a consultant who advises corporations on LGBT
issues. Another sign of
the sea change in corporate thinking on the issue: Target is selling
T-shirts with LGBT-positive messages to help raise money for the Family
Equality Council, a group which is part of coalition fighting a marriage
amendment in Minnesota. Politico (Washington, D.C.)
(6/3), The Washington Post/The Associated Press
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Via AmericaBlog Gay:
AFA hate group: "It is all together right to discriminate against homosexuals"
This
is the same hate group that is threatening Target with a boycott over
some Pride t-shirts the chain is selling.
I'll say this for AFA, at least they're consistent in their hate.
They've said a lot of hateful things about Jews in the past. And now
they continue to pull no punches in their intolerance and bigotry
towards gays.
The thing is, AFA always ends up losing...
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma
Tricycle Daily Dharma June 5, 2012
Building Faith, Building Commitment
For
Buddhism, faith doesn't mean the blind acceptance of teachings as
unquestionable dogmas. Rather, faith suggests a combination of trust in
the Buddha as a fully enlightened teacher, confidence in the Buddha and
in his guidance, and feelings of devotion and reverence towards the
Buddha. This quality of faith is to be strengthened because it's what
builds our own commitment to the entire practice.
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- Bhikkhu Bodhi, "Recollection of the Buddha" (Tricycle Online Retreat, June 2012)
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Monday, June 4, 2012
Via JMG: Full Movie: The Laramie Project
Posted to YouTube today in its entirety. Moisés Kaufman and members of New York's Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie, Wyoming after the murder of Matthew Shepard. This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than 200 interviews they conducted in Laramie. It follows and in some cases re-enacts the chronology of Shepard's visit to a local bar, his kidnap and beating, the discovery of him tied to a fence, the vigil at the hospital, his death and funeral, and the trial of his killers. It mixes real news reports with actors portraying friends, family, cops, killers, and other Laramie residents in their own words. It concludes with a Laramie staging of "Angels in America" a year after Shephard's death.
Reposted from Joe
Via JMG: Ninth Circuit Likely To Rule Tomorrow On Rehearing Prop 8 With More Judges
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an alert that a ruling will come tomorrow on whether to rehear Prop 8 with a larger panel of judges. Insiders speculate:
KQED's Scott Shafer said this is almost surely the decision on whether to rehear the case en banc. An en banc panel is made up of 11 judges, chosen at random from the circuit. If the 9th Circuit denies the request, Prop 8 supporters will almost certainly ask the United States Supreme Court to hear the case. Proponents of Prop 8, California's same-sex marriage ban, asked the 9th Circuit for the en banc review in February, after a ruling by a three-judge panel upheld Judge Vaughn Walker's 2010 decision striking down the law as unconstitutional.Prop 8 Trial Tracker has more on what could happen.
If that happens, Judge Reinhardt’s narrow opinion stands, and the proponents of Proposition 8 can then petition for certiorari at the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court were to deny review, the Ninth Circuit’s decision would stand, and Proposition 8 would be struck down. Gay and lesbian couples would be allowed to marry in California. If the Supreme Court grants review, there will be briefing and oral argument and a decision next year.
Via JMG: NC GOP Platform Endorses Discrimination
Think Progress points us to this just-adopted plank in North Carolina's official Republican Party platform.
Government should treat all citizens impartially, without regard to wealth, race, ethnicity, disability, religion, sex, political affiliation or national origin. We oppose all forms of invidious discrimination. Sexual orientation is not an appropriate category.The GOP's platform also opposes adoption by same-sex couples.
Via JMG: Mormon Allies March In Salt Lake Pride
Hundreds of straight Mormon allies marched yesterday in Salt Lake City's gay pride parade. Before
the drag queens in heels danced across Main Street, more than 300
members of the LDS Church left Utah Gay Pride Parade spectators in tears
Sunday morning. One Mormon father turned to the crowd and thanked
people for forgiving him. The group, Mormons Building Bridges, said they
wanted to send a message of love to the state’s LGBT community, a
message they believe is compatible with their faith. Emily Vandyke, 50,
carried a sign with the words from an LDS children’s song: "I’ll walk
with you, I’ll talk with you. That’s how I’ll show my love for you."
Several blocks along the parade route, she embraced a tall woman weeping
at the edge of the crowd who said, "Thank you." "I haven’t recognized
them as equals," Vandyke said a few minutes later. "They have been
invisible to me." Later, parade Grand Marshal Dustin Lance Black,
tweeted: "In tears. Over 300 straight, active Mormons showed up to march
with me at the Utah Pride parade in support of LGBT people."Reposted by Joe
Via JMG:
Expressing Support For Trans Contestants
Moments after expressing support for transgender beauty pageant contestants, Miss Rhode Island was crowned Miss USA last night. GLAAD reports:When asked "Would it be fair if a transgender woman won the Miss USA title," Culpo responded, "I do think it would be fair..." because "there are so many people who have a need to change for a happier life. I do accept that because I believe it's a free country." The crowd erupted with cheers.
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma
Tricycle Daily Dharma June 4, 2012
Where Meditation Begins
What
it all comes down to is that even if you practice meditation to become a
paragon of love and wisdom, all it can do is put you face-to-face with
who you are and with what is, which is where all meditation begins.
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- Stephen Schettini, "What to Expect When You’re Reflecting"
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Sunday, June 3, 2012
Via Out Gay FB:
“Follow your bliss. If you do follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while waiting for you, and the life you ought to be living is the one you are living. When you can see that, you begin to meet people who are in the field of your bliss, and they open the doors to you. I say, follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be. If you follow your bliss, doors will open for you that wouldn't have opened for anyone else.” ~ Joseph Campbell
Via JMG: On Macy's Website
Free Republic is ever so pissed: While conservative activists have focused on the promotion of gay marriage by store chains J.C. Penny and Target, Macy's has gone under the culture radar in its partnership with the Obama-allied homosexual group, the Human Rights Campaign. The incoming president of HRC, Chad Griffin is an Obama bundler. You won't see it in Macy's weekly sales circular, and you'd be hard pressed to find it on the front page of the Macy's website, but the Human Rights Campaign is loud and proud in declaring its partnership with Macy's urging customers to purchase "election year" Vote Equality t-shirts with the proceeds going to the Human Rights Campaign.
Via JMG: Target Blocks AFA's Hate Mail
Last
month we snickered when the One Million Moms bitched that JC Penney was
blocking their emails. And now Target is doing the same. Snork! Via the
Christian Post: When Target began selling the pro-gay shirts late May, the American Family Association sent out an alert to supporters, asking them to let Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel "know that a majority of Americans oppose same-sex marriage and are able to use their pocketbooks to voice their opposition to companies that support it." In a recent update, AFA stated, "Target is blocking emails from the AFA Action Alert system." The family group is asking supporters to contact the retailer through other means. Steinhafel says that diversity is a "core value" at the retailer and that Target fosters "an inclusive culture." Family Equality Council is now among a dozen groups that Target partners with.Target, Macy's, JC Penney, Home Depot.... There sure are a lot of shopping options for loyal gays these days.
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma:
Tricycle Daily Dharma June 3, 2012
Right Lying
If
I’m torn between truth and falsehood, I have to ask myself if the
choice I’m leaning toward would be self-serving or selfless, harsh or
kind, harmful or harmless. Only then can I know what’s best to do.
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- Lin Jensen, "Right Lying"
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