( In the WTF file... )

Picture it: Salt Lake City, 1991. A small band of radicals known as Queer Nation Utah gathered in the back yard of one of its members to discuss plans for an upcoming action. It’s early July and the biggest celebration of the year in Utah is coming up. Not July 4th, but July 24th, also known as Pioneer Day or Days of '47.

Never to let a big ( Read more... )

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( Thousands in Salt Lake City protest LDS stance on same-sex marriage )

SALT LAKE CITY - 7 November 2008 - The [LDS] Church issued the following statement today:

It is disturbing that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is being singled out for speaking up as part of its democratic right in a free election.

Boohoo.. poor multi-billion dollar ( Read more... )

Well, I guess I just want to try and remain that glass half-full guy, or perhaps I should say 47.5% full.

I can't say I'm not disappointed; it’s a bitter pill to swallow when your neighbors vote to say your love is somehow less valid than theirs, but when you dissect Orange County, four cities that rejected Proposition 8 stand out. Bravo! I am so ( Read more... )

Hurricane Paloma Heads to Cayman Islands

leashdog , do you know where your fiberglass friend is?

(Sorry LJ world.. inside joke.)

http://www.invalidateprop8.org/

The moment I saw the pic in LA Times, I thought here it comes, someone will say something about Sister Margaret in face. At that point in the evening, the ballots had been cast, it was a gay party, I don't see a problem with her in face ( Read more... )

When you concede, they stop counting. There are estimates that there could be up to 4 Million provisional ballots yet to count. We need to wait this out until the Secretary of State calls it, in case there's a chance, albeit slight, that the provisional votes pull it ahead ( Read more... )