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Much Ado About Enumeration
:: Mar 04 @ Bloggin.OUT
Enumeration: Not the Only Policy for Protecting LGBT StudentsTriangle Foundation appreciates this opportunity to reiterate our support of Matt’s Safe Schools Law. Triangle is a member of the Michigan Safe Schools Coalition (MSSC), along with many ...
YMCA in Lansing Discriminates against Lesbian Couple
:: Jun 19 @ Blog O' Queer
The Lansing YMCA has sent some confusing messages lately, but arrived at a decision: Gay couples are not real couples! What follows below is the story about a woman who was denied a "family" discount at several YMCA's in the Lansing area. Then one ...
Motor City Pride is Coming!!!!!
:: May 22 @ Blog O' Queer
Motor City Pride is coming. Are you ready.40,000 of your closest friends and allies will be in downtown Ferndale on Sunday, June 1st. Come have fun and enjoy seeing our communtiy in full strength.For more details on the entire series of events that ...
Media Coverage of Triangle's Hate Crime Report
:: May 21 @ Blog O' Queer
Triangle Foundation released their 2007 anti-LGBT hate crime report today.Below is the news media wrap-up.Detroit Free PressProgress MI BlogLansing State JournalMlive.com (AP)Fox 2 Detroit
Humor: California Marriage as Economic Stimulus
:: May 19 @ Blog O' Queer
NPR just ran a very cute and funny (although sprinkled with good intentioned stereotypical humor) piece about California and the economic stimulus of gay marriage. It is by Brian Unger.
Marriage Victory is Key to Ballot Victory
:: May 15 @ Blog O' Queer
By winning marriage equality in California today, advocates for equal marriage rights were handed a major tool in their campaign to defeat a constitutional ban this fall.Now, proponents of the constitutional ban will actually be taking away ...
Touching Video for your family and friends
:: May 05 @ Blog O' Queer
I was sent this short video, set to a beautiful song by Jewel that really puts personal stories front and center in the LGBT civil rights struggle.
Bad story pulled
:: Apr 27 @ Blog O' Queer
It appears that WNEM pulled the story because it was so biased. Still researching how it made it up.
Horrible Coverage of Day of Silence in MI
:: Apr 25 @ Blog O' Queer
WNEM has run one of the worst stories I have seen in recent years on LGBT issues by using insensitive and inflammatory terms to cover the Day of Silence today.You can read the story here.First, the headline is pure AFA propaganda. Then referring to ...
McCain Religious Ally Still blames Gays for Katrina
:: Apr 24 @ Blog O' Queer
Cross posting this from Right Wing Watch:http://www.rightwingwatch.org/2008/04/perfect_timing.htmlApril 23, 2008Perfect TimingAs we noted last week, ever since courting John Hagee and receiving his endorsement in February, John McCain hasn’t been ...
10 Things to Know about John McCain
:: Apr 08 @ Blog O' Queer
MoveOn.org has put out a great bullet point list for McCain's record.Here it is briefly:McCain voted against establishing MLK Jr. day as a holidayPat Buchanan has said that McCain "will make Cheney look like Ghandi."The Children's Defense Fund rated ...
Gary Glenn comes out swinging for bullies
:: Apr 01 @ Blog O' Queer
Gary Glenn, hate group leader who tries to fashion himself as a compassionate Christian, is continuing his support for bullying by 1) bullying legislators into a narrow right wing misinterpretation of Matt's Safe Schools Law and 2) working to defeat ...
Right Wing Leaders Rebuke the Right Wing
:: Mar 24 @ Blog O' Queer
I am a huge fan of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. I read their Church and State zine cover to cover every month.This month's Church has a very exciting piece about former right-wing evangelicals rebuking the religious ...
"How to Be Gay" Class Still Controversial
:: Mar 10 @ Blog O' Queer
The infamous class at U of M, "How to be Gay" is no longer being taught but it still riles up the conservative wing-nuts. Here is another news item on the issue with quotes from ...
2000 Queers Laughing at ourselves
:: Feb 28 @ Blog O' Queer
One of the reasons I love ComedyFest is that it is one of the rare opporunities our community gets together outside of the bar scene (and don't get me wrong I love our local Detroit clubs). There is no smoke, free parking and nearly 2000 LGBT people ...
Guest Post by Melissa Pope about California murder
:: Feb 20 @ Bloggin.OUT
The below is an entry from a guest writer - Triangle Foundation's very own Director of Victim Services (and an absolutely fabulous woman) - Melissa Pope.Her essay is in response to the shooting of a gay middle school student discussed in this ...
And now a message from Kate Clinton
:: Feb 20 @ Bloggin.OUT
Yet another reminder of why I love Kate Clinton so much...
Playing the blame game...
:: Feb 20 @ Bloggin.OUT
This is a great commentary on how some groups try to place the blame on some pretty odd things when incidents like school shootings happen. It's unfortunate that they put so much attention on the symptoms and peripheral factors rather than the root ...
Guerilla Queer Bar featured in Metro Times
:: Feb 18 @ Blog O' Queer
Metro Times featured the Detroit Guerilla Queer Bar. See the story hereI personally think the idea of storming straight bars with a hundred GLBT folks is hilarious and politically powerful. There is no more direct way to show the power of the GLBT ...
10-year-old trans youth commits suicide
:: Feb 16 @ Bloggin.OUT
Yet another tragedy this week...See my below post for my thoughts on all of these things from this week... Sadly - even though I wrote it before learning of this incident - it still applies. My condolences to the family of Cameron ...
Shooting of a gay middle school student
:: Feb 15 @ Bloggin.OUT
In addition to the tragic news of a shooting at Northern Illinois University, many of us have also been deeply impacted by the news of a gay and gender bending middle school student who was shot in the head, was subsequently pronounced brain dead ...
Larry Craig Publicly Spanked
:: Feb 14 @ Blog O' Queer
Larry Craig has been publicly spanked by the US Senate for bringing shame on the Senate and for using his position to try to get out of trouble.Read the full post hereI disagree with the committee in their assumption that Craig committed the act he ...
Creating Change - The End...
:: Feb 10 @ Bloggin.OUT
The 20th Creating Change Conference has come to a close. It was a GREAT conference and The Task Force did an amazing job putting it together. I'm really proud of the Detroit Host Committee and how good of a job Detroit did hosting the ...
Creating Change - United ENDA & Mara Keisling
:: Feb 10 @ Bloggin.OUT
A number of organizations involved with the United ENDA effort honored The Task Force for their work in getting United ENDA started and for their ongoing support of Transgender issues. Mara Keisling - the Executive Director of the National Center ...
Creating Change - Jon Stryker
:: Feb 10 @ Bloggin.OUT
Jon Stryker won an award at this year's conference from The Task Force for all of his work for and support of our community. Two things really stood about this...for one he donated the "prize" money to the Ruth Ellis Center...the second was his ...
Creating Change - Bishop V. Gene Robinson
:: Feb 10 @ Bloggin.OUT
Bishop Gene Robinson is a hero of mine. Not just because I'm an Episcopalian and not just because he was the first openly gay Bishop in the Episcopal church (or any very large church for that matter), but mostly because he's a truly great Bishop! ...
Creating Change - State of the Movement
:: Feb 09 @ Bloggin.OUT
One of my favorite parts of Creating Change is the annual State of the Movement address delivered by the Executive Director of The Task Force. The years that I've gone it's always been Matt Foreman that has delivered this address. Matt is one of ...
Creating Change - Opening Plenary
:: Feb 08 @ Bloggin.OUT
WOW! Last night's plenary was amazing! I was really impressed by what Julian Bond had to say and by what he said as an ally. He made some really strong arguments on how all of the civil rights movements connect and how LGBT rights are civil ...
Creating Change
:: Feb 07 @ Bloggin.OUT
It's the first big day of Creating Change and things are already booming! Lots of folks arrived today and the whole energy of the hotel has been turned way up. It has been wonderful reconnecting with folks and forging new friendships.Tomorrow is ...
I will be departing from Triangle in March
:: Feb 04 @ Bloggin.OUT
I wanted to let you all know that I have decided to depart from Triangle Foundation in mid to late March. I am immensely proud of the work that has been done over the last few years in regards to our youth initiatives. However, it is time for me ...
Time coverage of the youth vote
:: Jan 31 @ Bloggin.OUT
There has been a lot of talk about the youth vote's role in this year's election. This is a pretty extensive article discussing that...The Year of the Youth Vote By David Von Drehle Senator Claire McCaskill is the highest-ranking Democrat ...
Al Gore endorses same-gender marriage
:: Jan 23 @ Bloggin.OUT
There are so many reasons to be an Al Gore fan...from his intelligence to his passion for environmentalism....I'd have a hard time thinking of a reason not to like the guy.Well...he just helped me like him even more by publicly endorsing same-gender ...
I'm A God Father!?!
:: Jan 21 @ Blog O' Queer
Today my new nephew was baptized and his parents, my brother Jason and his wife Sandy, asked me to be the God Father. Of course I was honored, even though the "God Father" thing for me is less about religion and more about my diablolical plan to be ...
Fun GM Style Event Photos
:: Jan 15 @ Blog O' Queer
I recently attended the GM Style event as a kickoff to the North American International Auto Show coming to Detroit. The Style event was amazing and GM spared no expense to throw an amazing party. Plenty of celebs, dignitaries, models, singers, and ...
Bloggin.OUT v2.0
:: Jan 10 @ Bloggin.OUT
Welcome to the next version of Bloggin.OUT!!! Okay...true...it essentially looks the same...but looks can be deceiving. For instance, did you notice the spiffy new header? No longer will I be there to stare you down as you read this blog, but rather ...
My Scar
:: Jan 10 @ Blog O' Queer
Here is my most recent column in Between the Lines.My ScarAll Politics is Loco: My scarby Sean KosofskyOriginally printed 01/17/2008 (Issue 1602 - Between The Lines News)I have always prided myself in the fact that I rarely get sick. I have never ...
Think Equal Ads
:: Jan 09 @ Bloggin.OUT
Wow! I am truly impressed!!! Kudos to our friends in New Jersey.
Slate takes a glimpse into the world of Drag Kings
:: Jan 07 @ Bloggin.OUT
Kudos to Slate for covering a topic that some mainstream news outlets may shy away from. It was rather interesting to see a glimpse into the world of Drag Kings through the eyes of a reporter. I loved the question "Do you adjust yourself?"Thanks ...
Disecting the Pledge of Allegiance
:: Jan 06 @ Blog O' Queer
Dissecting the Pledge of Allegianceby Sean KosofskyOriginally printed 01/03/2008 (Issue 1601 - Between The Lines News)All Politics is LocoThis holiday season many of us will be wrapped in the warm thoughts of family, friendship, pretty holiday ...
In response to my last post...
:: Dec 10 @ Bloggin.OUT
Okay - I wouldn't normally post a negative comment on this blog. However, I feel that it's important for people to understand that these things do still happen and give my thoughts on it.I am often surprised at how some people believe that the ...
Boy Scouts evicted from Philadelphia building for homophobic policies
:: Dec 06 @ Bloggin.OUT
Below is a story about the City of Philadelphia formally ending their lease with the local council after years of debate. Essentially the city is doing this because the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) refuses to agree to comply with the cities ...
HIV/AIDS PSA
:: Dec 05 @ Bloggin.OUT
This public service announcement (PSA) was made by 26 year old filmmaker, activist and blogger Eric Leven.Here's an interview that was recently done with Eric...http://bloggernista.com/2007/10/09/who-says-young-gay-men-are-shallow/
Trans Coverage in the media improving?
:: Dec 04 @ Blog O' Queer
I am a huge fan of Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) and they have a very good analysis of the way the trans issue is being covered nowadays.Usually FAIR is blasting outlets for glaring omissions and biases but this piece has a little bit of ...
More men OUT Larry Craig
:: Dec 02 @ Blog O' Queer
More men are outing Sen. Larry Craig. Check it out here.This man's poor family must be squirming. How painful it must be to watch him implode like this.
Transgender student elected Homecoming King
:: Nov 28 @ Bloggin.OUT
Very cool story about a transgender student elected Homecoming King at Pasadena City College...Fighting for the throneTransgender student electedBy Caroline An, Staff WriterVideo: King for a dayPASADENA - For Andrew Gomez, the month of November was ...
Frank Kameny writes Tom Brokaw
:: Nov 27 @ Bloggin.OUT
I had the opportunity to have a private dinner with Frank Kameny when he was in Michigan a couple of years ago for our film festival. He is an amazing and truly inspirational person and I always love to see what he has to say...Check out this letter ...
I ought to sue!
:: Nov 27 @ Bloggin.OUT
I was looking over my pay stub and realized that I'm putting more into my social security than I am into my actual retirement account. Thanks to our Director of Development's campaigning - I'm putting a nice amount into my retirement account ...
FBI Stats are mixed bag on Hate Crimes
:: Nov 26 @ Blog O' Queer
I was recently quoted in a number of places criticizing the FBI annual hate crime report. The numbers are grossly inaccurate and most of the media treats them as if they are highly sophisticated, professionally gathered statistics.You can read more ...
Great Quote from Mark Twain
:: Nov 21 @ Blog O' Queer
I love this quote from Mark Twain about the Jewish community. It reminds me a great deal of the contributions of the GLBT Community."...If statistics are right, the Jews constitute but one percent of the human race. It suggests a nebulous dim puff ...
Three MI Republicans Vote for ENDA
:: Nov 08 @ Blog O' Queer
Yesterday was the historic and controversial vote on ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act). Three Michigan Republican Congresspersons voted YES which was very surprising to me given their past record.They were: Congressman Joe Knollenberg, ...
