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Power source
My power supply went out. Something’s begging for my attention. I’m pretty sure it’s me. Continue reading
Posted in depression, Journal, No Way Way
Tagged Bent Alaska, cave, grey, household gods, the pit
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Anchorage Baptist Temple prepares to enter Prop 5 debate, as tax assessor’s investigation continues
After a period of relative silence, Anchorage Baptist Temple is now preparing to raise its head in public discussion on Proposition 5. ABT associate pastor Glenn Clary filed on February 21 with the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) as chair of a new group called “Protect Your Freedoms Vote No on Prop 5.
I’m going to Netroots Nation
Mel the reluctant political blogger is going to Netroots Nation after all — on full scholarship through the LGBT Netroots Connect initiative. Wanna know what I said on my scholarship application? Then read this post.
Posted in LGBTQA, Polis
Tagged AKMuckraker, Alaska Commons, Bent Alaska, Jeanne Devon, lgbtq, LGBTQ allies, Mudflats (blog), Netroots Nation, Shannyn Moore
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It Gets Better, the book: A “message in a bottle” to LGBT youth
In the summer of 1978, two essays in a feminist anthology were all the info I had beyond the feelings of my own heart to let me know it was okay to be a lesbian. Today, the It Gets Better Project & similar projects are how LGBT elders can communicate the same message to isolated LGBT youth.
Posted in LGBTQA
Tagged Bent Alaska, coming out, lgbtq
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Alaska Hate Crimes Act: My letter in support of SB11
Today the Alaska Senate Judiciary Committee is hearing testimony on Senate Bill 11, the the Alaska Hate Crimes Act, “An Act relating to the commission of a crime when the defendant directed the conduct constituting the crime at the victim … Continue reading
Whatever in hell I’ve been doing…
I haven’t been writing many posts on Henkimaa lately, but I have been (1) writing on Bent Alaska; (2) organizing my writing; (3) writing; (4) thinking about writing posts on Henkimaa.
Posted in Cold, Journal, LGBTQA, Long Dark, NaNoWriMo
Tagged Anchorage Write Club, Bent Alaska, Scrivener, writing
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Murkowski: “I will not oppose the Defense Authorization bill if DADT repeal is part of it”
Sen. Lisa Murkowski didn’t exactly say she supported repeal of DADT. She just said she wouldn’t oppose it — so long as other conditions are met. But it’s something, at least. And there might just be enough votes to repeal DADT in December.
Posted in Alaska politics, LGBTQA
Tagged Bent Alaska, Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT), KTVA Channel 11 News, Lisa Murkowski, video
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President Obama on DADT
President Obama discussed Don’t Ask Don’t Tell in remarks yesterday morning after his post-election press conference on November 3, 2010.
An LGBT rundown of the election
A rundown of election results in Alaska & nationally affecting LGBT folks; originally written for Bent Alaska.
Posted in Alaska politics, LGBTQA
Tagged Bent Alaska, Joe Miller, Lisa Murkowski, Scott McAdams
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The Daily Tweets, 2010-01-13: Haiti earthquake
Today’s tweets were dominated by news of yesterday’s magnitude 7 earthquake in Haiti, the idiotic statement about the earthquake by Christianist Pat Robertson, & the Prop 8 trial in California.
Posted in The Daily Tweets
Tagged Bent Alaska, Christianism, Christianity, earthquake, Firedoglake (blog), FiveThirtyEight.com, Haiti, in the news, lgbtq, Marriage equality, natural disaster, Pat Robertson, Prop 8, Red Cross, Sarah Palin, Wyclef Jean, Yéle Haiti
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