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DNC Week Is Going Better Than I Initially Thought

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Jessica
on August 27, 2008
in Colorado, Enemies, Friends, Homophobes/Racists and Jesus Freaks/Doomsayers
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I personally have to say that this is truly a “foot in the mouth moment” as I look back and say that the DNC was not the maelstorm that I initially thought it was going to be. I think that things went on very well, there was a minimal amount of violence and the police presence was nothing but helpful. This week, even though I was not planning on going to the actual convention, I expected the DNC to ruin my work week and make my life in the Mile High City a living nightmare. That was not even close to my experience at all! I have had lots of fun along 16th Street Mall protesting against many groups of people. While it is true that such bigotry and hate makes me ultimately saddened for these people, who cannot see the love and beauty of our relationships, I guess these protests and the counter-protests serve a very fundamental purpose of letting people know that these people are the very face of homophobia and bigotry, that the consequence for acting like these people is looking like these people. Continue reading ‘DNC Week Is Going Better Than I Initially Thought’

The Public Utility that Supports Marriage Equality!

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Jessica
on August 25, 2008
in Friends
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Yes, in California, there has been a very large range of support for equal marriage and the most surprising of which came from a public utility company. Such support from such an unexpected source is always welcome and I should hope that this inspires other government agencies to take the right stand in the way for equal rights and equal marriage. The public utility in question is Pacific Gas and Electric and their support for equal marriage was announced by Darlene Chiu, their spokeswoman. And as it turns out, this kind of position is not at all odd for this public utility to make, as they have been fighting for equal rights and were one of the first companies to sponsor a LGBT association in the 80s. They have also fought actions to curtail affirmative action and crack down on illegal immigration. Now, is this a company that cares about it’s citizens or what? Continue reading ‘The Public Utility that Supports Marriage Equality!’

I Have a Bad Habit of Planning My Own Weddings

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Jessica
on August 13, 2008
in Buddhism, Friends and Romantic Interests
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I have a horrible habit that I am trying to break - you listening? It’s something that really messes with my personal life and with the lives of the people that I know, trust and possibly even love. I mentally plan my own wedding on a regular basis. In and of itself, this is not a bad thing, if I actually had a partner to get married to and a wedding already scheduled. But the sad thing is that I have neither. So, why is it that I am in this habit of taking people that I meet and visualize myself spending the rest of my life with them and mentally debating whether or not to have the service at First Unitarian or First Universalist? And why is it that this is a problem for both me and the people that I care about? Continue reading ‘I Have a Bad Habit of Planning My Own Weddings’