Now, I'm not under the impression that this bill is all that damned draconian. At best (or worst, if you're afraid of equal rights for people you don't understand), it makes it clear you can't discriminate against someone who identifies, … [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...]
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...]
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...]
Phelps-A-Thon a Huge Success
Congratulations to everyone that made the Phelps-A-Thon a success! We collected donations from over 100 people all over the country. A few days ago I received a letter from a woman in a small town in Montana. She thanked me for turning … [Read more...]
Phelps-A-Thon
On the "God Hates Fags" website, Phelps has this to say about the upcoming protest in Boston: BCA Black Box Theatre - God Sent Matt 2 Hell! 527-551 Tremont Street. Matt is in Hell! Deal with it. Just read Romans 1, and see him and you in … [Read more...]
Help Protect our Pro-Equality Supermajority – It’s Time to Get Involved
There's less than two weeks to go till the Democratic Primary here in Massachusetts. Yes, we know – there's so much interesting stuff going on in national politics, it can be hard to focus on the races we've got here at … [Read more...]
Boycott the Human Rights Campaign Gala
On October 25th, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) will hold a fancy fundraiser at the Hynes Convention center. All people who believe in social and environmental justice should boycott this event, and never give money to HRC. Transgender … [Read more...]
GLAAD and MTPC Call on Boston Herald to Apologize for Offensive Coverage of Transgender
On July 7, the paper posted an article online about a police operation headlined "Undercover 'john' takes on trannies, pimps" and focused on a Boston-area detective who goes undercover to arrest sex workers. The article repeatedly referred … [Read more...]
Hate Crime Victim Identifies as Transgender
When I heard about the beating of "a gay man" in Lowell, I knew that I had to do something. I drove down to Lowell to find the victim, "James" Nickola.After a bit of detective work, someone led me to her house. I met "James" and talked with … [Read more...]