LGBTQ Issues
Weekend Happenings: Walk for a Cure and Equality Forum
My dear friend and fellow NSC’er, Pam, invited me to join her this Sunday – May 2 – at the Philadelphia MS Walk. Her friend works at Drexel Neurology and they walk every year. Fun times with great people for a great cause!I am going to miss the Breast Cancer walk this year, so I [...]
LGBTQ Immigration Rights in Philadelphia
LGBTQ IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTSin PHILADELPHIA Join us to hear stories from LGBTQ Asian Americans and Latino immigrants, updates on immigration policy from Washington DC, and ways we can join the fight for comprehensive immigration reform. Panelist include: Laurent Widjaya, Norman Medina, Ben de Guzman, Reagan Cooper (invited). Monday, May 17th, 2010Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine St, [...]
Whose Curves Are You Talking About
When did Curve Mag start representing only a limited segment of lesbians/queer women? Femininity seems to be the order of the day, since it appears that the rest of the gender spectrum has been kicked to the curb. When did this happen? Have I been living under a rock? Quite likely, given my schedule as [...]
Intentions and Dimensions of Belonging
Anyone who has been around TDP for a while, knows that I struggle a lot with finding a real, meaningful sense of community. I don’t always feel like I belong. I’ve always felt not quite a part of, floating on the margins. I am transnational – German and American. I am a military kid. These [...]
That's Not My Closet!
This is long overdue. I have had to process this a bit longer than usual, but now some things need to be said. I rarely pray over blog posts. I contemplate, meditate and mull over, but rarely do I actually pray over a post. Nothing else has allowed me to get past the anger. Some [...]
Crosspost – Swirl Standing with Atlanta's LGBT Community
This is crossposted fromthe SwirlBlog: From time to time we are compelled to stand up for what is right and condemn what is wrong. Swirl is a committed ally of the LGBT community. Therefore we felt compelled to voice our outrage about the recent Atlanta Police Department raid of the Atlanta Eagle, a long-standing LGBT [...]
Act Now! Stand with Atlanta’s LGBT Community
Update: Come out on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at the Atlanta Eagle for a conversation with the new Atlanta PD LGBTÂ Liaison, Brian Sharp, and staff of the Atlanta Eagle to answer questions about the continuing developments of the 2009 raid and the ways in which the Atlanta police department is working to reshape their interactions [...]
Loving Day
“We loved each other and got married,” she [Mildred Loving] told The Washington Evening Star in 1965, when the case was pending. “We are not marrying the state. The law should allow a person to marry anyone he wants.” Mildred Loving fought for her right to marry someone of another race in 1960′s Virginia. More [...]
International Women's Day 2009
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY! Please take this time to remember the incredible women in your life and those that paved the way before you! I could not have asked for a more perfect day! I started my day in fellowship at The Well and then participating in the IWD 2009 Conference in Center City, Philadelphia. [...]
The Baby and the Bathwater, Uneasy Change
“No person is your friend who demands your silence or denies your right to grow.” – Alice Walker What if that person is you? Seems like I only talk about trials and tribulations lately. The saga with my birth-father is never ending. My dad’s family is as loony as ever – especially with my cousin’s [...]
Town Hall Meeting – The State of Black Gay Men's Sexual Health
COLOURS, the Black Gay Men’s Leadership Coalition and House of Blahnik Present: Philadelphia Community Town Hall Meeting: The State of Black Gay Men’s Sexual Health! Representatives from throughout Philadelphia’s LGBT community will be in attendance to discuss the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the LGBT community, particularly among LGBTs of Color. Friends and Allies are most welcome and [...]
Race, Gender, Sexuality – Components of Identity
I participate in various diversity forums. Recently, a colleague was surprised to find out that I am gay. Since I rarely (if ever) talk about my sexual identity, she assumed that I was straight. I thought being a part of various LGBT coalitions made my orientation clear. She stated that all of her LGBT [...]
LGBT’s On the Move in Philadelphia
These are some exciting and challenging times. LGBT People of Color are on the move in Philadelphia. The Black Gay Men’s Leadership Council is celebrating its 3 year anniversary. What a FANTABULOUS accomplishment! I had the pleasure of meeting BGMLC’s President, Lee Carson, at last month’s Philadelphia Obama Pride LGBT Community Meeting. Since then, we [...]
