Letter of “Congratulations” to Del. Tiffany Alston
Welcome to another installment of Hands and Feet highlighting folks on the ground and in the trenches, fighting for their families and communities. Prudence Juris and I have only been friends for a short while, but in that time I have learned many valuable lessons, the most important being about patience. She recently penned this [...]
My Birthday Wish Needs YOU!
My 30th Birthday Wish – Help me make sure that transnational LGBTQ families and couples and HIV-positive foreign nationals are included in comprehensive immigration reform actively wage a battle against hate and bigotry! I am turning 30 tomorrow – *ghasp*! This year is going to be filled with a lot of wonderful change (getting married, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Act Now!! Justice for Julio Maldonado and Denis Calderon
Julio Maldanado and Denis Calderon were victims of a vicious racially-motivated hate crime in 1996. They ended up sending 13 years in prison for defending themselves. And now they are on the verge of being deported. Seth Williams, then a prosecutor with the City of Philadelphia, tried the case which ultimately landed Julio and Denis [...]
Seeking the Cranberry, Part I
So, I am reaching back to my original blog – Seeking the Cranberry. It was born as I was breaking through a spiritual plateau of sorts. Most of those old posts were posted in private mode. I may re-post them to the public, but it suffices to say that I was going through an awkward [...]
Berlin, Germany: Muslims to Meet Gays and Lesbians in Day of Understanding
On October 3, more than a thousand Mosques across Germany will open their doors to non-Muslims in an effort to promote diversity, cultural dialogue and understanding. Since its launch in 1997, it remains the only initiative of its kind, and hundreds of mosques and Islamic associations have joined this initiative since its inception. The primary [...]
