Tag Archives: lgbtq

Prevo's red herrings

There’s no doubt that the Anchorage Baptist Temple’s Jerry Prevo has followed Jesus’ instruction to the fishermen Simon Peter and Andrew to become a fisher of men. But evidence suggests he also excels as a fisher of red herrings, especially when it comes to his opposition to equal rights for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transfolk. Continue reading

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Equality Works fundraiser

Usually Friday nights for me are home nights. After all, that’s the night “Battlestar Galactica” is on!  Except that… “Battlestar Galactica” is over [sigh].  But [brightening up] at least I have the DVDs! Okay, well, that’s the night “Dollhouse” is … Continue reading

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Listening to Eddie

Yesterday, in between finding myself in front of a TV camera at lunchtime & watching the results in the evening, I listened in on Eddie Burke’s talk radio show on KBYR 700-AM.  I’d heard Mr. Burke would be devoting his … Continue reading

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Channel 11 interview, part 2 (the full story)

Once upon a time I was a probationary employee of the Book Cache at Sears Mall. And then they discovered I was… [gasp]… a lesbian!

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Channel 11 interview, part 1 (the video)

It was a surprise to me: around 10:30 or so this morning I got a call at work, on my direct line, from someone identifying himself as a reporter. I’m not entirely unused to getting calls from reporters — faculty … Continue reading

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The noise begins

The Anchorage Daily News has a story by Megan Holland on the proposed equal rights ordinance: “Assembly to consider gay rights ordinance — Discrimination ban: Proposal would also cover veterans; Rev. Prevo plans fight” No big surprise that Jerry Prevo … Continue reading

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Against discrimination in Anchorage

Anchorage Assemblymember Patrick Flynn posted on his blog this morning on Sunday that an ordinance to bar discrimination based upon sexual orientation or veteran’s status in the Municipality of Anchorage would be introduced at tonight’s Anchorage Assembly meeting.  Per Mr. … Continue reading

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Same-sex marriage: A personal history

Good news from Maine Wednesday: its legislature passed, & its governor signed, a law making it legal for same-sex couples to marry.  This makes Maine the 5th state in the U.S., after Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, & Iowa, to grant the … Continue reading

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NaNoWrimoLesbo

NaNoWrimoLesboOriginally uploaded by yksin I did this icon, based on the main NaNoWriMo icon, for a Facebook group for lesbians/dykes who are writing novels during NaNoWriMo this November, and/or who have lesbian/dyke characters in the novel they’re going to be … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo 2007: What I'm gonna write & how I'm gonna write it (the origin of "Cold")

On a cold-arse night in 2005 the question came into my head: “What does cold feel like?” Thus was born the science fiction novel-in-progress “Cold.”

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