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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. Continue reading
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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I’m not a mother, but I am. And then there’s Anya James.
I never intended to become a mother, but then my partner’s nephew came to us from a background of severe abuse & neglect. Now he’s 23 & doing great. In contrast: the case of Anya James.
Is Alaska Governor Sean Parnell a Christian dominionist?
Given the evidence — his recent political appointees, his affiliations to Christian dominionist organizations — I think we’d be fairly safe to say that Parnell is a Christianist & dominionist, much like Sarah Palin — except not quite so noisy about it. Which actually makes him more effective at it.
Posted in Alaska politics
Tagged Carl Ekstrom, ChangePoint, Christianism, Don Haase, Kenneth Kirk, lgbtq, Miller v. Carpeneti, Sean Parnell
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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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Harm at the center
Self-hatred — including, for many of us, internalized homophobia and transphobia — is the harm at the very center of us. Love others as you love yourself, but first: love yourself. Let no one convince you to do otherwise.
Posted in depression, Itse, LGBTQA
Tagged giving up self-hate, homophobia, integrity, lgbtq, UAA, Wellesley College
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Anchorage & LGBT: if those words apply to you, we need your help
My review shows that there is clearly a lack of quantifiable evidence necessitating this ordinance. That’s what Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan stated on August 17, 2009 when he vetoed Anchorage Ordinance 2009-64, the Anchorage equal rights ordinance, which had been … Continue reading
Posted in LGBTQA
Tagged Alaska LGBT Community Survey, Anchorage ordinance 2009-64, Dan Sullivan, lgbtq
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Props to the Prop 8 judge
A celebration of yesterday’s decision by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker that found California’s Prop 8 to be unconstitutional.
Posted in Marriage equality
Tagged lgbtq, LGBTQ allies, Prop 8, same-sex marriage
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Conservatives for Palin & civility: Fairly unbalanced
Is it really a good thing to be complimented for “courage” by a blogger at the Conservatives for Palin website? Well, mainly it’s a lot of work. It’s nice to be called courageous, sure, but even better is to be represented honestly and in context.
Posted in Alaska politics
Tagged AKMuckraker, Brian the Moose, civility, civility on Palin, Conservatives for Palin (blog), Gryphen, Immoral Minority (blog), lgbtq, lima beans, Max Blumenthal, Mike Doogan, Mudflats (blog), Palin ethics complaints, Philip Munger, Progressive Alaska (blog), Rich Crowther, Sarah Palin, Sean Parnell, Things I did instead of going to bed at a reasonable hour, Wayne Anthony Ross (WAR)
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The Daily Tweets, 2010-02-15: One of my favorite books!
RT: @BJMuntain: RT @Buffyandrews “I love being a writer. What I can’t stand is the paperwork.” –Peter De Vries # Yay, I have a Solitaire by @kelleyeskridge again, yay! My previous copy got misplaced, good to have it again. One … Continue reading
Posted in LGBTQA writers, The Daily Tweets
Tagged Kelley Eskridge, lgbtq, Solitaire (book), writing
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Crossed Genres anthology released — complete w/ my story "Cold"
My story “Cold,” from my novel-in-progress of the same title, is appearing again — this time in Crossed Genres‘ Year One anthology, which collects stories from each of the magazine’s first twelve issues.
Posted in Cold
Tagged Crossed Genres, lgbtq, Melz published work, science fiction, writing
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