Archive for "Mar, 2010"

Judy Shepard, An Ally of Strength and Grace

Last night, I had the opportunity to see Judy Shepard speak. What was even more meaningful is I took my own mother with me. The story of Matthew Shepard’s death is familiar and yet no less meaningful. The woman who continues to tell it and to advocate for our community on his behalf is short [...]

ProtectMarriage’s Anti-Science Selective Plagiarism and Self-Victimization

I realized after I wrote the headline that it could probably apply to just about anything ProtectMarriage might ever put out, but it seemed the most apt description of the latest blog post from Ron Prentice. Normally, when a PM blog post goes up, I quote the entire thing verbatim and analyze it. I’m not [...]

ZackFord Vlogs #7 – Moody Weather, Easter, and Trivial ZFb Updates

Here are some of the posts from this past week I mentioned in the video: » Dan Choi, HRC, The “Schism,” and Mixed Messages » I Saw Maggie Gallagher in Person! Nothing to report. Here’s a photo of me and my co-intern Peper with Norm the Navel from 2007: Here’s a video news report about [...]

Like Son, Like Father: Defend My Dad’s Letter to the Editor!

Hey everybody! I need your help. I’m really proud of my father, because he decided he could not tolerate the racist tea-bagger drivel that has polluted Harrisburg’s The Patriot-News opinion pages for the past couple weeks. He decided to submit his own letter to set things straight. I advised him a little on the letter, [...]

I Saw Maggie Gallagher in Person! Nothing to report.

[UPDATE: You can now watch the whole debate! PCN has it online here! You can also read Senator Leach's amusing reaction to the debate on his blog.] So, last night I went and saw an awesome Pennsylvania State Senator by the name of Daylin Leach debate marriage equality with Maggie Gallagher from the National Organization [...]