Minnesota, #12

12 down!!!

Delaware!

One of the first 13 has become the 11th to legalize gay marriage. Let's keep the love train going!

Rhode Island joins the party!

Rhode Island is the 10th state to legalize Gay Marriage. WOOT! 1/10 of the country!


And I just made myself sad. :( Still, any good news...

Open letter (not by me) to parents: Your child might be gay.

A must read.

2012 Elections

With the Republicans scrambling to find a candidate, it's important to know about Rick Santorum. (Try googling him.  I'll wait).  I get my information from http://blog.spreadingsantorum.com/.  It has many fine editorials of it's own by one of my favorites, Dan Savage, and links such articles as:

RICK SANTORUM’S ANTI-ABORTION POLITICS WOULD HAVE KILLED HIS OWN WIFE

and

RICK SANTORUM’S TOP 10 MOST OUTRAGEOUS CAMPAIGN STATEMENTS, 

including ANNUL ALL SAME-SEX MARRIAGES,  GAY SOLDIERS ‘CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN CLOSE QUARTERS’, and one that sadly affects me and some close friends personally, WE DON’T NEED FOOD STAMPS BECAUSE OBESITY RATES ARE SO HIGH.

For a bit of a lighter side, take a look at 25 PEOPLE WHO JUST GOOGLED “SANTORUM” FOR THE FIRST TIME.

Local Happenings: Candlelight Gathering

To anyone living in Michigan: I urge you to join us on Tuesday the 20th for a Candlelight Gathering to help support those battling with depression and suicidal thoughts. It's being organized by a good friend of mine, who happens to be gay. 

It will be at the St. Joseph's of Orion parking lot at 5:30. Once the sun has gone down completely (5:45-6ish), we will start the candle lighting. After a few reflective moments of silence we will open the microphone to anyone who would like to speak. Although many of us have been effected by suicide, we ask that this not be a memorial. This is a chance to show the youth of our community that they have a massive support system that cares deeply for them. WE ARE HERE FOR YOU! LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!

This is an issue that's been hitting the youth of the nation hard, especially GLBT youth. Pleas,e share this with anyone who lives in Michigan.  Thank you.

In my own Back Yard.

In a little over a month, there have been 4 suicides in Lake Orion schools, and over 11 in all.  The last one was a sixth grader at the middle school (I have no information on identity at this time).  There was another in Waterford during the weekend, WHERE I LIVE.  A close friend is trying to put together a candle light vigil to show support.  I'll keep you posted on where/when/what goes down.

In the meantime, please take a moment to sign this petition asking Lake Orion Community Schools to have a Mandatory Seminar for all students on Suicide Prevention.  Any action helps.

In Michigan, you could be fired for being gay--Help do something about it!

I just received this message from the Equality Michigan Action Network.

If your boss thinks you are gay you could actually lose your job. We know that sounds impossible but in Michigan it's the law. Civil rights laws protect us from many forms of discrimination — based on your race, gender, religion, age, sex, weight or marital status — but not if you are gay or transgender.

What's worse? Just last week, Representative Tom McMillin (R - Rochester Hills) introduced a bill that would outlaw Michigan cities from implementing nondiscrimination policies that are better than the outdated state law, as 15 cities already have.

Please tell Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger that we shouldn't have to change ourselves, he should change the law.

We need as many people as possible to send him this important message.

That’s why a coalition of civil rights organizations and everyday Michiganders are coming together to launch a campaign to change the law. We need to protect all Michigan jobs by ending discrimination, of any kind.

Thanks for stepping up,

Denise Brogan-Kator and the Unity Michigan Coalition

Please, if you live in Michigan, help us to send this important message!