June 23, 2012

10 Reasons to Ban Gay Marriage ²⁴

Activism, All, She speaks... • Tags: civil rights, equal rights, gay marriage, humor, list, marriage equality, protests, rights, signs, top 10 reasons

Here are the TOP TEN reasons to ban gay marriage (I hear David Letterman’s voice in my head when I read that… don’t you?). Number one….

1. Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.

2. Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.

3. Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.

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May 8, 2012

It’s a sad day in America. North Carolina’s Amendment One has passed ¹³

Activism, All, Politics - US, She speaks... • Tags: Amendment One, civil rights, civil union, democracy, First Amendment, fourteenth amendment, gay, human rights, marriage, NC, North Carolina, passes, Rev Barber, same-sex, theocracy, violation

Today our country – which was created as a Democracy – just moved one step closer into evolving into a Theocracy. North Carolina’s Amendment One passed. The law decrees that “marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State”- meaning that civil unions and potentially other types of domestic partnerships will no longer be legally recognized.

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April 28, 2012

The “War on Women” March TODAY – Local state listings here ¹²

All, For the Women • Tags: April 28, civil rights, information, march, protest, War on Women, womens rights

My hits are way down comparatively, so I hope it’s because everyone is headed to, or getting ready to, head out to their local march.

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We are a Democracy, not a Theocracy.

A woman’s body was not made for the government’s legislation.

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January 26, 2012

Man Put in Solitary Confinement for TWO YEARS with No Trial After DWI Arrest Awarded $22m ⁶

Activism, All, News: US • Tags: activism, civil rights, Doña Ana County Detention Center, inhumane treatment, jail, jury awarded Slevin $22 million in damages, Las Cruces, neglect, New Mexico, one of the largest federal civil rights settlements, Stephen Slevin

When Stephen Slevin was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on Aug. 24, 2005, for DWI and receiving a stolen vehicle near Las Cruces, he was physically healthy and weighed 185 pounds.

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September 20, 2011

With Repeal Of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ An Era Ends ^Reply

Activism, All, News: US, Politics - US • Tags: civil rights, DADT, Don't Ask Don't Tell, don't ask don't tell policy repealed, gay rights, gays in the military, human rights, lesbians in the military, military, Obama, repealed, rights

Photo, left, courtesy of fernexpress.

The law that for almost 18 years has banned openly gay Americans from serving in the armed forces will be officially repealed Tuesday, nine months after Congress voted to end the Clinton-era edict.

President Obama signed the repeal into law last December, but its provisions required time for the Pentagon to prepare for the policy change, and for top military officials to “certify” the law’s end.

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