We are hosting a Phelps-A-Thon to counter Fred Phelps' hateful message. For every minute the "God Hates Fags" clan is protesting, we will be collecting donations to benefit the Boston Latin School Gay / Straight Alliance club. The … [Read more...]
Driving Equality Van Unconstitutionally Searched
This is the fourth time we have been search, and it is the second unconstitutional search. The first unconstitutional search was at a checkpoint between New Mexico and Texas. The van was searched without my permission and without a warrant. … [Read more...]
Hate Mail
During the Driving Equality trek, I receive two to three pieces of hate mail a week. You can pledge any amount you chose, whether it be $0.25, $0.50, $1, or even $2 for every piece of hate mail I receive from now until the end of the … [Read more...]
Using Fred Phelps to Raise Money for LGBT Youth
The website lets you choose which ever Phelps-A-Thon location you'd like. If you know that Phelps is coming to your area, and want to use his hatred to raise money for your local GSA or LGBT community center, let me know and I'll add it to … [Read more...]
No God in Massachusetts
Massachusetts was founded by religious zealots (burning "witches" and hanging Quakers) and we still have many "blue laws" on the books. Yet, this Gallup analysis finds that Massachusetts is one of the least religious states (reported on … [Read more...]
Day at the Inauguration
6:55AM My father and I are standing in line, waiting to get into the inauguration. We have tickets from our congressman. We arrived here at 6am and have been in line for about an hour. The line stretches about two miles around … [Read more...]
LGBT Rights Protest
On November 4th 2008, with the election of Barack Obama and the passage of Proposition 8, a new LGBT civil rights movement was born. Election Day sparked a fire that has spread across the country. It is clear that a new push for LGBT … [Read more...]
Rick-A-Thon: Let Rick Warren Raise Money for LGBT Equality at Obama’s Inauguration
Rick Warren's invocation will not last longer than a couple minutes. You can pledge any amount you chose, whether it be $0.05, $0.10, $0.25, or even $1 for every second he speaks. You can even pledge a flat rate for the entire time he is at … [Read more...]
The Focus of Our New LGBT Rights Movement
I understand that it is the marriage issue that lit the spark to create this new LGBT movement. It is that basic civil right, to marry the one you love, that has brought so many new faces to the fight for LGBT equality. This is the … [Read more...]
Unitil Ruined Christmas
Lunenburg is my hometown and where my parents still live. I will be there for Christmas. My parents, like many families in the area, are just now getting their electricity back. It took 11 days to restore power to my family's house. Every … [Read more...]