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11th of 21
6 Comments Published May 19th, 2009 in A month o' photos, APB, Mostly a picture, School work.[Ed. note, re: post title. I'm supposedly doing a month of photo-only posts, of which this would be the 12th. I slipped. Again. And the danged Supreme Court hasn't even tipped its hand yet.]
Alameda parent Karie Frasch, holding a picture of her family: partner Barbara, daughters Amelia and Charolette.
I came home from the Alameda School Board [...]
Now that the big right wing guns have been brought in and the news has spread to local television news and the Associated Press, it’s time I posted something on the (anti)gay storm brewing in the town of my youth.
I’m interested because it’s a battle over the presence of gay people and conversations about us in the [...]
More on Alameda’s Caring Schools Curriculum
0 Comments Published May 15th, 2009 in APB, School work.Alrighty, so this is quite the non-photo post in the midst of my photo-only post month. Again, forgive me. If I could have, I would have included shots of the person wearing the devil costume speaking to the Wednesday Alameda Unified School District school board, testifying as to how all will go to perdition if [...]
Action Alert: REALLY support safe schools in Alameda*
1 Comment Published May 15th, 2009 in APB, School work.* UPDATE: The venue for the “Carryover” Board meeting has been changed to accomodate what’s expected to be larger crowds. The Carryover School Board meeting will be held Monday at 6:30pm at Alameda Unified School District’s Kofman Auditorium, 2200 Central Avenue, Alameda, CA. Google map here. Peaceful vigil beforehand from 5pm on (see next post [...]
Yeah, yeah, I’m cheating here. Not even two weeks into a purportedly no-prose/ all-photo month and I’m already sneaking in a few newsy posts. Forgive me. From the COLAGE (Children of Gays and Lesbians Everywhere) News Blog a few days back:
ALL IN GOD’S FAMILY: LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER FAMILY-INCLUSIVE FAITH CURRICULUM LAUNCHED, FILLS GAP
Leading [...]
Action Alert: Support Safe Schools in Alameda*
0 Comments Published May 13th, 2009 in APB, School work.[Update: I wasn't able to go (solo caregiver all eve; it's audition week in the beloved's theater work life). But I did find a comment on the event, on the Alameda Journal Blog, a blog that covers life in Alameda, that discussion on the topic has been extended to next Monday, May 18, at 6:30 pm [...]
Yeah, okay, pictures all month, except when I get an Action Alert from my close personal friend Kate Kendell at NCLR, and I have to pass it on.
My representative is one of the previous cosponsors of the Safe Schools Improvement Act, and I’m going to enjoy calling to thank her for her support, just like [...]
Marriage Equality and Religion: The MA Experience
1 Comment Published April 21st, 2009 in APB, On marriage and commitment.Posted to YouTube yesterday by Empire State Pride Agenda, with the following description:
One of the most dominant myths used by forces opposed to marriage equality is that allowing same-sex couples to marry would somehow negatively affect religious institutions or apply restrictions to their freedom to worship as they choose.
Although this myth is patently false, that [...]
Lesbian Dad is written by a parent who answers to the name "Baba" and works toward a world in which amor does indeed vincit omnia. 
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