Tag Archive for 'equal rights'

Ex-Gay Quackery and Why You Should Care

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Jessica
on May 31, 2008
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There is a threat in this world that threatens the very people that support it. Ex-gay camps, or as they really are, gay concentration camps, make money off of the gullible people that are willing to send their kids on one of these retreats. These people scoop the personality and critical thinking skills (or what is left of them) out of a person’s head and collect your money. This is not a tin foil hat conspiracy theory, it is actually happening right here and right now! Sometimes, people are able to break free from the programming that goes on at these camps (thus creating ex-ex-gays, who speak out against the institution). However, given this very real threat, we should all be aware of it and do everything we can to stop it. Continue reading ‘Ex-Gay Quackery and Why You Should Care’

California Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage!

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Jessica
on May 15, 2008
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In a wonderful move towards marriage equality, the Supreme Court of California has legalized same-sex marriage and thus, provided another venue in the United States for marriage equality to be fully recognized. I would like to personally thank everyone that made this victory possible, but I sadly will not leave Colorado until I have my surgeries completed. But at least I know that when I find the love of my life, I won’t have to travel to Canada or the Netherlands to get legally married to her. Whee!

National Day of Silence

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Jessica
on April 24, 2008
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Hello, my friends. I would like to let everyone know that effective 12:00am on the 25th of April, I will not respond to any communication (phone calls, e-mails, messages). This is in honour and recognition of the National Day of Silence, a day which is used to resemble the silence that some people tolerate when the topic of homophobia is brought up.

I will be more than happy to respond to your messages and communications after the National Day of Silence. I thank you in advance for your patience and consideration.

My biggest issue in the LGBT community

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Jessica
on April 16, 2008
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What is my biggest issue when it comes to LGBT advocacy? That is a very good question to ask, because there are a lot of issues that warrant equal attention. There are inequalities in adoption, a lot of internalized homophobia in a lot of people and there is no desire in the public school system to start teaching tolerance for LGBT people. A lot of people think that my priorities may have changed when I was gay bashed at Safeway the other day. But alas, they have not. While the incident at Safeway does pose a question of whether or not a city is truly LGBT-friendly, it has not changed my core passion. The issue that I fight for the most, and the one closest to my heart, is equal marriage rights. Continue reading ‘My biggest issue in the LGBT community’