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| Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 | | 9:06 pm |
| | Saturday, June 20th, 2009 | | 8:50 pm |
| | Thursday, June 11th, 2009 | | 4:25 pm |
To my Quaker readers
I will not be at FGC or any other Friends gatherings this year because I'm overworked and underpaid at my job. I hope to correct this in 2010. I still go to Meeting in First Days, however. | | Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 | | 7:39 pm |
| | Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 | | 11:50 am |
Reminder: LGBT events in Michigan
LGBT People with Disabilities Pride Picnic The first one (that we know of) in Washtenaw County, Michigan will take place Sunday, June 14 from 1:30 to 3 pm in the picnic shelter of County Farm Park. The entrance is on Platt Rd, just south of Washtenaw Ave in Ann Arbor. The picnic shelter is near the playground. Families, including dogs, are welcome! Working Together Forum LGBT people and allies are welcome to this grassroots discussion about where our movement for equality should go and what strategy we should use. The meeting takes place Monday, June 15 from 7 to 9 pm at the Ypsilanti Public Library, 5577 Whittaker Road, Ypsilanti. This is the first of a series of such forums around the state. | | Friday, June 5th, 2009 | | 11:55 am |
Terrible news in Michigan
On May 25, 2009, the slain body of Foxy, born Curtis Ivy, was found in Highland Park. Foxy was fatally shot in the back of the head. That same night, another transgender woman was the victim of an attempted shooting in Detroit. Both victims are African American transgender women under the age of 35 who are reported by police to be commercial sex workers. | | Monday, June 1st, 2009 | | 7:45 pm |
| | Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 | | 3:37 pm |
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| | Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 | | 3:57 pm |
We lost in California
The California Supreme Court held up the anti-equality Prop 8 Constitutional amendment, banning all future same-gender marriages. Those who were already married during the short window that the state issued licenses will still have theirs recognized. Please go to http://www.dayofdecision.com/ to find a protest in a city/town near you. | | Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 | | 2:05 pm |
Good news in DC and Maine!
D.C. council votes to recognize gay marriage WASHINGTON -- The latest threat to all things good and holy -- if opponents of same-sex marriage can be believed -- is right here in the nation's capital. The D.C. Council approved, by a 12-1 vote Tuesday night, a bill that would grant recognition in Washington to gay and lesbian marriages performed in other states. The bill, which Mayor Adrian Fenty is expected to sign, wouldn't allow gay marriages to be performed in D.C., but it would mean the city would treat gay and lesbian couples who wed in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and Iowa (and soon, possibly, Maine) the same way as straight married couples. Gay couples could file joint D.C. tax returns, and would be entitled to pension and health care benefits as spouses, not just domestic partners. The Human Rights Campaign called the move a "common-sense" thing to do; supporters say a full marriage law won't be far behind. But even the initial vote could provoke the feds to step in. House and Senate subcommittees that oversee the District review every bill passed by the D.C. legislature, and if they object, Congress can overturn the measure. Usually, federal lawmakers don't interfere with D.C. provisions, but conservatives are already looking forward to telling the District's 591,833 residents how to run their city. "Some things are worth fighting for, and this is one of them," Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Utah Republican who's the GOP's ranking member on the D.C. oversight panel, told the Washington Post. "It's not something I can let go softly into the night... I recognize the Democrats are in the majority, but I represent the majority of Americans on this issue." That's debatable, as Alex Koppelman pointed out here last week. But Chaffetz made clear on his Twitter feed that he's eager to enforce his own moral views on people who aren't his constituents regardless. First, he posted a link to the Post story with his quote, and then -- in response to questions, including a few from me -- he said Congress was completely right to interfere here. "Why am I involved?" he asked. "Congress is set up to oversee the affairs of D.C. I am one of the Members on the relevant committee." The Utah freshman, who knocked off Chris Cannon in a GOP primary last year for not being conservative enough, sleeps on a cot in his office, but that doesn't make him a D.C. resident -- why should Chaffetz have any say at all over D.C. laws? Since Democrats control both the House and Senate by wide margins, it's unlikely Chaffetz and his pals will have much luck this time. (Federal lawmakers do have a long history of meddling in District business, though.) But the fact that conservatives are even able to put up a fight over a municipal ordinance in a city where they don't live underscores what's going on. Chaffetz and his allies want to use one injustice -- that Congress can do whatever it wants with the District -- to compound another one -- that gay and lesbian couples aren't treated the same under the law as straight couples. By 2009, you'd hope it wouldn't work. Update: Maine Gov. John Baldacci, a Democrat, just signed the state's gay marriage law, which means five states now allow gay and lesbian couples to marry. (from salon.com's War Room blog) | | 11:36 am |
Happy Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day (a bit in advance) for all the mothers out there, including those (like me) of pets. Mother's Day began as a peace movement. The idea was that no mother wants to loose her children to war. | | Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 | | 2:21 pm |
AmeriCorps opportunity in Washtenaw County, Michigan
Work as an AmeriCorps VISTA for the Washtenaw Youth Mentoring Coalition this summer! To apply, go to http:// my1.americorps.gov/mp and click on “search listings.” Under program name type “Washtenaw Youth Action Corps.” Click on those words in red when they appear. The summer job information will then pop up with a red button that says “apply now.” The job begins June 1 and ends August 7. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma. Applications are accepted through May 31. Questions? Contact: Alex Gossage, 734-971-0277 or agossage@aacil.org. | | 12:48 pm |
Health Update
We saw the surgeon for a follow-up visit yesterday. She says I'm doing really well and there's no signs of a hernia. I can now swim and ride my bike, so long as I'm not mountain biking or off-roading. I said, don't worry because I don't do that kind of biking anyway. I still have a 15-pound-weight-lifting limit for another two weeks, but that's pretty minor, given everything I can do again now. | | Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 | | 4:37 pm |
| | Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 | | 4:49 pm |
Earth Day
Happy Earth Day, everyone! I look forward to the weather here improving and my tummy muscles recovering so that I can soon enought bike to and from work. | | Sunday, April 19th, 2009 | | 12:11 pm |
Michigan Lobby Day Against Bullying
Already this year six young people in the United States have died due to bullying, with countless others attempting suicide or dropping out of school completely to avoid the unnecessary torment. It is time to put an end to the violence in our schools so all children can be safe. Please join us and other Michigan organizations for the All American Lobby Day to end bullying in Michigan! Join us Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. at Teamsters Hall (local 580), located at 5800 Executive Drive in Lansing, MI. We will lobby for SB 0159*, a law to protect all Michigan youth from bullying and increase the safety in Michigan schools. Michigan Democratic Party Chair Mark Brewer will be train participants that morning on how to effectively lobby. Midday, we will host a press conference to let all Michigan residents know about this important bill. We need your help getting the word out to others about this Lobby Day, so please work with us to inform, invite and mobilize your friends, family and peers in the upcoming weeks to get as many people involved as we can. Some of the sponsoring and endorsing organizations include: the Michigan Democratic Party LGBT & Allies Caucus, the Michigan Democratic Party’s Youth Caucus, Michigan Equality, The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) College Democrats, Project Light, Order of St John the Beloved (a Catholic organization), the American Family Committee and the Kalamazoo Gay and Lesbian Resource Center. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Phil Volk at philvolk2004 at yahoo.com or (734) 474-5290. Want to get involved prior to Lobby Day? Each Tuesday beginning April 14th we will have a ‘work parties’ in Ann Arbor at 7:00p.m. in the lower level of Starbucks at 222 S. State St. *Please read this important section of Bill SB 0159: (iv) Is based on a pupil’s actual or perceived religion, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, height, weight, gender identity, socioeconomic status, or any other distinguishing characteristic or is based on association with another person who has or is perceived to have any of these characteristics. | | Friday, April 17th, 2009 | | 1:34 pm |
Aidan
My cousin Caleb's wife Shannon gave birth a few days ago to their first child, Aidan. He's 9 pounds! This is the first baby of this generation among my siblings and cousins on my mum's side. Very exciting! (Yes, I already have a dog named Aidan but we're not going to mention that to the extended family). | | 1:24 pm |
Update on me
I had my gall bladder out Friday of last week. I'm healing, but slowly. The doctor said I would be back to work this week. Ha! I'm only now able to walk around without help. I will go to the office for a two-hour youth event tonight but my mum is coming with me to help. Lexi has been fabulous. She was with me in the hospital and again when we had to return to the ER the next day. I cried because I told her that's a sign of true love--taking care of someone who is so helpless thanks to having her tummy cut open and then staying up with her until 3 am in the ER. She says it was all the meds making me loopy and so making me cry. I still see it as love and I so appreciate it! | | Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 | | 12:27 pm |
More good news--now from Vermont!
Vermont Legalizes Gay Marriage With Veto Override By DAVE GRAM The Associated Press Tuesday, April 7, 2009; 12:16 PM MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Vermont on Tuesday became the fourth state to legalize gay marriage _ and the first to do so with a legislature's vote. The House recorded a dramatic 100-49 vote, the minimum needed, to override Gov. Jim Douglas' veto. Its vote followed a much easier override vote in the Senate, which rebuffed the Republican governor with a vote of 23-5. Vermont was the first state to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples and joins Connecticut, Massachusetts and Iowa in giving gays the right to marry. Their approval of gay marriage came from the courts. Tuesday morning's legislative action came less than a day after Douglas issued a veto message saying the bill would not improve the lot of gay and lesbian couples because it still would not provide them rights under federal and other states' laws. |
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