I just got notice that I was selected for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally (GLBTA) Scholarship in Honor of Mary Finley at the University of North Texas. Today, just got all that much better!
Category: LGBTQ+
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Challenge Fails
The court challenge to the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy (Cook v. Rumsfeld) was dismissed today by the U.S. District Court forthe District of Massachusetts. According to the Service Members Legal Defense Network website, The U.S. District Court forthe District of Massachusetts has granted the government’s motion to dismiss in Cook v. Rumsfeld, a constitutional… Continue reading
HOMOPHOBIC . . .
My friend Damir sent this out today, and it is definately worthy of posting here (and everywhere else). HOMOPHOBIC . . . I am the boy who never finished high school, because I got called a fag everyday I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I… Continue reading
B.D. Wong Presentation
Thursday evening, B.D. Wong was at the University of North Texas as part of their annual Diversity and Equity Conference. I was only planning on going to the presentation, but my boss asked if I was interested in attending the dinner first (a small affair), and I decided that it might be fun. It was!… Continue reading
Yay, Melbourne (though it's been done before)
http://www.biggaypicture.com/story/2006/2/20/25416/7714 Straight Students Wearing Gay T-Shirts? Fine by Me! By Sarah Warn Posted on Mon Feb 20, 2006 at 02:54:16 AM PST Last week, a Melbourne, Australia high school student was asked not to wear her “Nobody Knows I'm a Lesbian” t-shirt to school on picture day. She agreed to change the shirt, but several… Continue reading
HIV Infections on the Increase
I always find it amusing that you can say one thing one day, and then be reading it in the newspaper the next 🙂 Yesterday, I chatted with Linda Stewart Ball from the Dallas Morning News about the increase in HIV infections that have occured in the Collin and Denton county areas. Today, there are… Continue reading
Is CCGLA there?
It appears that CCGLA is not following their own procedures, or have deliberately avoided collecting my certified letter sent on December 7, 2005. As you can see (click on the thumbnail to see a larger image), after repeated attempts by the United States Postal Service, my letter has been returned as unclaimed. The CCGLA Operations… Continue reading
Transamerica
Yesterday, Chris, Layton, Ian and myself went to see Transamerica. For those not in the know, it's a film about the journey of a male-to-female transgender named Bree (also Stanley, played by Felicity Huffman, of Desperate Housewives fame), in the final days of her transition, and her discovery that she has a son. The son, Toby… Continue reading
Still waiting
I never really wanted to contribute to the liturgious society that we live in, however recent activities of a small group of people involved with a community organization which I have been involved have caused me to join this societal grouping. (You can read more about the details here.) I'm still waiting to hear from the court… Continue reading