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President Obama once again proclaimed June 2010 as LGBT Pride Month. Most of us should be used to this by now — Gay Pride has been celebrated for the past 40 years, though it has become much more mainstream recently than in those early days. What I found interesting in the president’s proclamation was his [...]
“Tried out a new church today. Jesus was there. It was a very nice welcome.” That was my Facebook status a few weeks ago after I’d decided to strike out on a new adventure. When you’re restless, when you’re bored, when you’re tired of the same thing day in and day out, you start looking [...]
On June 1st, President Barack Obama officially declared June 2009 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. Of course, June has been “Gay Pride” month since the Stonewall Riots in June 1969, and there are parades and festivities occurring this month all around the world, from Omaha to London to Tel Aviv to Shanghai. [...]
Yesterday, thousands of people joined demonstrations and rallies in major cities across America to protest the passing of Proposition 8 in California two weeks ago. I have friends and family who participated in those rallies in California, Texas, Oklahoma, and New York. This is an extremely controversial issue, with people taking strong stances on either [...]