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Progress from the Catholic Church! (wish I still lived in WA state!)
Catholic Priest Receives Standing Ovation For Shunning Anti-Marriage Equality Petition Drive ( Read more... ) -
Forced castrations reportedly found in Roman Catholic care
Not surprised, but just...WOW ( Read more... ) -
Lesbian woman denied communion at her mother's funeral
I may be incorrect but isn't it between an individual and God as to whether they feel worthy of taking communion? As for the Priest berating her publicly about her personal business and then walking out while she was speaking... people wonder why gay people feel hatred and judgement from these people??? Or why young people commit suicide rather ( Read more... ) -
I'm in love...
I'm having a love affair with Lady Gaga's new album Born this way. Complete, smitten, infatuated, twitterpated, head over feet, heart wrenching CRUSH.
Every day I listen to it and hear the songs, and every day something new will grab me about a song- a lyric, a beat, a note, her voice.
read below for more utter squees and embarrassing confessions: ( Read more... ) -
"How I can be a Christian and not think being gay is a sin"
(copied from a woman, Stacey Johnson Donovan, who posted this on facebook)
Most people understand how this works, but just in case.
First off, don’t talk to me about Leviticus. Don’t even. Are you doing everything in Leviticus? Really? Every time you have your period, you go off by yourself for seven days and you don’t touch anything for fear of ( Read more... ) -
Momentum
Is it just me or does it seem like gay rights issues are exploding all over the news and media all of a sudden? I mean, I realize I'm going to notice them more then the average person, and sometimes I go hunting for them, but today on yahoo news (the first 3 at the top of the first page), here are some of the headlines:
Judge orders 'don't ask, don' ( Read more... ) -
Why can't I own a Canadian?
Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a radio personality who dispenses advice to people who call in to her radio show. Recently, she said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22 and cannot be condoned under any circumstance. The following is an open letter to Dr. Laura penned by a east coast ( Read more... ) -
Sign Petition- Mormon leader's speech on gays
copied from my post on XOC:
Being an ex-Mormon, and a lesbian, this whole issue hits too close to home. I cannot believe this ignorant, hateful speech given by this Mormon leader, especially in light of the past few weeks and the rash of suicides by gay youth.
He talks about homosexual "tendencies" as "this wickedness" and compares it to ( Read more... ) -
Prop 8- OVERTURNED!
I've been waiting for this news for months! We won! I am so beyond ecstatic! Next step- the U.S. Supreme court, where I hope someday it will be federally legal for ALL people to marry.
Anyway here's a news article about the California court's decision:
A federal judge overturned California's same-sex marriage ban Wednesday in a landmark case that ( Read more... ) -
Eclipse!
Annie and I are going to see the new Twilight movie Eclipse tonight. We're going to the opening night, midnight show- of course! It's tradition now. I get to stand in line with a bunch of kids dressed up like Bella or with their "Team Jacob" shirts on! Yay! I love it. (and no I am not a scary Twi-mom ( Read more... )