*more above*
31 December 2011
Hello!
It's the last day of the year! Hope the past year was good, and the year to come is just as good... here's what happened... Ilion, New York... Lexington, Kentucky... Gwangju, Kwangju-jikhalsi, South Korea... Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedlijk Gewest, Belgium... Council Bluffs, Iowa... San Francisco, California... Woodbridge, Virginia... Mountain View, California... Vernon Hill, Virginia... Morrow, Georgia... Abbotsford, British Columbia... Atlanta, Georgia... Massapequa, New York... Kings Park, New York... Koln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany... Boston, Massachusetts... Groningen, Netherlands... Erlangen, Bayern, Germany... Laurel, Mississippi... Berlin, Germany... Pacific Palisades, California... Taipei, Taiwan... Savannah, Georgia... Ruprechtshofen, Niederosterreich, Austria...
This month's top dog: Twin boys, one transgender, become brother and sister
You've had - and hope to have - a happy year... let's make it a good year too! The following charities are a good idea to give to.
American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org
Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org
See ya next year!
This month's top dog: Twin boys, one transgender, become brother and sister
You've had - and hope to have - a happy year... let's make it a good year too! The following charities are a good idea to give to.
American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org
Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org
See ya next year!
30 December 2011
29 December 2011
28 December 2011
Peace
“It is, however, well known that the main national liberation organizations in this country have consistently followed a policy of non-violence. They have conducted themselves peaceably at all times, regardless of government attacks and persecutions .” - Nelson Mandela
27 December 2011
COMMENTARY: Money talks for LGBT groups (sdgln.com)
*more above*
ezs note- let me see... how should I put this... just as Jimmy says, GIVE!
ezs note- let me see... how should I put this... just as Jimmy says, GIVE!
Peace
'Gender equality has been debated for a long time throughout the world. Even in the EU women do not have equal opportunities. Is it because they are not as capable or as well educated? No.' -Dr. Shirin Ebadi
26 December 2011
We pray (thoughtsonblank.wordpress.com)
ezs note: This is one of the best, most inspiring pieces I've read this year. Whether you are a believer, semi-believer, or nonbeliever who seeks some inspiration, in my mind, this is the place to go.
25 December 2011
24 December 2011
Hello!
Ho, ho, ho! Here's Santa, gettin' on his Harley! Here's what happened... Houston, Texas... Northampton, Northamptonshire, England... Central District, Hong Kong, S.A.R., China... Boston, Massachusetts... Kohtla-jarva, Ida-Virumaa, Estonia... Pyongjom, Kyonggi-do, South Korea... Mountain View, California... London, England, UK... Washington, DC... Loveland, Colorado... Rocky River, Ohio... Amherst, Massachusetts... Raleigh, North Carolina... Atlanta, Georgia... Kennesaw, Georgia... Croydon, England, UK... Laurel, Mississippi... West Hartford, Connecticut... Athens, Attiki, Greece... Dayton, Ohio... Ottawa, Ontario, Canada... Cheshire, Connecticut... Olimpia, Sao Paolo, Brazil... Southampton, England, UK...
This month's top dog: Grady High to host CNN forum on LGBT issues
Last moments for Christmas Eve! Make this time a special time! Here's some charities you might give to:
American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org
Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org
Ho, ho, ho! (Vroomm, vroomm!)
This month's top dog: Grady High to host CNN forum on LGBT issues
Last moments for Christmas Eve! Make this time a special time! Here's some charities you might give to:
American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org
Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org
Ho, ho, ho! (Vroomm, vroomm!)
Colorado Girl Scouts give acceptance for Christmas (www.edenfantasys.com)
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22 December 2011
21 December 2011
Where you can go for help
Make a copy of this guide and use when needed. Even when you don't need it today, you might need it tomorrow!
AIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP)
Provides free and low-cost legal services to people with HIV/AIDS in the
San Francisco Bay Area.
415-701-1100 (San Francisco)
510-451-5353 (Oakland)
www.ALRP.org
Disability Rights California
Advances the rights of Californians with disabilities.
800-649-0154
www.DisabilityRightsCA.org
Equality California
Works with policymakers and communities to achieve equality and secure
legal protections for LGBT people, including seniors.
415-581-0005
www.EQCA.org
Lambda Legal (Los Angeles office)
Works to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of LGBT people and those
with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
213-382-7600
www.LambdaLegal.org/wro
Law Help California
Helps Californians find legal aid referrals and self-help resources, with
specific assistance for seniors.
800-551-5554 (Bay Area)
www.LawHelpCalifornia.org
National Center for Lesbian Rights—Elder Law Project
Provides legal services, legislative support and policy work to advance
equality for LGBT elders.
800-528-6257
www.NCLRights.org/ElderLaw
National Center for Transgender Equality
Advances the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration
and empowerment, with a special emphasis on issues facing trans elders.
202-903-0112
www.TransEquality.org
National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
Provides a wide array of resources for LGBT older adults, aging service
providers, and advocates.
212-741-2247
www.LGBTAgingCenter.org
National Senior Citizens Law Center
Protects the rights of low-income older adults through advocacy, litigation,
and technical assistance, and manages www.LGBTLongTermCare.org.
213-674-2900
www.NSCLC.org
Positive Resource Center
Provides comprehensive benefits counseling and employment services for
people living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS in San Francisco.
415-777-0333
www.PositiveResource.org
Proyecto Poderoso—a joint project of the National Center for Lesbian
Rights and California Rural Legal Assistance
Works to improve legal services for low-income LGBT people in rural
California.
209-946-0605
www.NCLRights.org/ProyectoPoderoso
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN)
Works to guarantee equality of treatment and opportunity for LGBT servicemembers and provides resources on issues affecting LGBT elder veterans.
202-328-3244
www.SLDN.org
Swords to Plowshares
Provides counseling and case management, employment and training, and
housing and legal assistance to veterans in the San Francisco Bay Area.
415-252-4788
www.STP-SF.org
Transgender Law Center
Utilizes direct legal services, public policy advocacy, and educational opportunities to advance the rights and safety of diverse transgender communities.
415-865-0176
www.TransgenderLawCenter.org
Credit: Navigating the System: A Know-Your-Rights Guide for LGBT Elders in California
please download the guide for specific information (California only when specified)
AIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP)
Provides free and low-cost legal services to people with HIV/AIDS in the
San Francisco Bay Area.
415-701-1100 (San Francisco)
510-451-5353 (Oakland)
www.ALRP.org
Disability Rights California
Advances the rights of Californians with disabilities.
800-649-0154
www.DisabilityRightsCA.org
Equality California
Works with policymakers and communities to achieve equality and secure
legal protections for LGBT people, including seniors.
415-581-0005
www.EQCA.org
Lambda Legal (Los Angeles office)
Works to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of LGBT people and those
with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
213-382-7600
www.LambdaLegal.org/wro
Law Help California
Helps Californians find legal aid referrals and self-help resources, with
specific assistance for seniors.
800-551-5554 (Bay Area)
www.LawHelpCalifornia.org
National Center for Lesbian Rights—Elder Law Project
Provides legal services, legislative support and policy work to advance
equality for LGBT elders.
800-528-6257
www.NCLRights.org/ElderLaw
National Center for Transgender Equality
Advances the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration
and empowerment, with a special emphasis on issues facing trans elders.
202-903-0112
www.TransEquality.org
National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
Provides a wide array of resources for LGBT older adults, aging service
providers, and advocates.
212-741-2247
www.LGBTAgingCenter.org
National Senior Citizens Law Center
Protects the rights of low-income older adults through advocacy, litigation,
and technical assistance, and manages www.LGBTLongTermCare.org.
213-674-2900
www.NSCLC.org
Positive Resource Center
Provides comprehensive benefits counseling and employment services for
people living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS in San Francisco.
415-777-0333
www.PositiveResource.org
Proyecto Poderoso—a joint project of the National Center for Lesbian
Rights and California Rural Legal Assistance
Works to improve legal services for low-income LGBT people in rural
California.
209-946-0605
www.NCLRights.org/ProyectoPoderoso
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN)
Works to guarantee equality of treatment and opportunity for LGBT servicemembers and provides resources on issues affecting LGBT elder veterans.
202-328-3244
www.SLDN.org
Swords to Plowshares
Provides counseling and case management, employment and training, and
housing and legal assistance to veterans in the San Francisco Bay Area.
415-252-4788
www.STP-SF.org
Transgender Law Center
Utilizes direct legal services, public policy advocacy, and educational opportunities to advance the rights and safety of diverse transgender communities.
415-865-0176
www.TransgenderLawCenter.org
Credit: Navigating the System: A Know-Your-Rights Guide for LGBT Elders in California
please download the guide for specific information (California only when specified)
20 December 2011
19 December 2011
18 December 2011
Peace
Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
Howard Thurman
Permanent Prayer for Peace
17 December 2011
Peace
A cure for War? Furiously spending the same daily amount of money toward making friends. Being an indispensable source of food, shelter, peace, and cultural support dedicatedly spending 9 billion dollars a month on helping people would be a formidable enemy of evil.
Vanna Bonta quotes
Hello!
To my Jewish friends, happy Hanukkah! ...um, Chanukah! (crap, I always mess this one up...) Here's this week... Boston, Massachusetts... Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium... Atlanta, Georgia... Kings Park, New York... Easton, Pennsylvania... Wilhelmshaven, Niedersachsen, Germany... Croydon, England, UK... Stillwater, Minnhesota... Malmo, Skane Lan, Sweden... Groningen, Netherlands... Chaun, Kangwon-do, South Korea... Deerfield, New Hampshire... Sezana, Bohinj, Slovenia... Portland, Oregon... Dallas, Texas... Cebu, Cebu City, Philippines... Taipei, Taiwan... Virginia, Beach, Virginia... Jersey City, New Jersey... West Hartford, Connecticut... Ankara, Turkey... Oak Lawn, Illinois... Corona, New York... Chelles, Ile-de-France, France... San Luis Obispo, California... Brooklyn, New York... Bratislava, Slovakia... Seattle, Washington... Laingsburg, Michigan... Mountain View, California... Canton, Ohio...
This month's top dog: Grady High to host CNN forum on LGBT issues
Hey, it's the last days before we celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa! Make someone's fortunes are down on their luck are happier. Donate to one of these charities:
American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org
Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org
This month's top dog: Grady High to host CNN forum on LGBT issues
Hey, it's the last days before we celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa! Make someone's fortunes are down on their luck are happier. Donate to one of these charities:
American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org
Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org
16 December 2011
Hollywood vigil for slain transgender woman (latimesblogs.latimes.com)
*more above*
ezs note: Please take a good look at the suspect. If you know who it is, please call the LAPD right away!
ezs note: Please take a good look at the suspect. If you know who it is, please call the LAPD right away!
15 December 2011
14 December 2011
Peace
The End and the Beginning
by Wisława Szymborska
After every war
someone has to clean up.
Things won't
straighten themselves up, after all.
Someone has to push the rubble
to the sides of the road,
so the corpse-filled wagons
can pass.
Someone has to get mired
in scum and ashes,
sofa springs,
splintered glass,
and bloody rags.
Someone must drag in a girder
to prop up a wall,
Someone must glaze a window,
rehang a door.
Photogenic it’s not,
and takes years.
All the cameras have left
for another war.
We’ll need bridges back
and new railway stations.
Sleeves will go ragged
from rolling them up.
Someone, broom in hand,
still recalls how it was.
Someone else listens
and nods with unsevered head.
But already there are those nearby
starting to mill about
who will find it dull.
From out of the bushes
sometimes someone still unearths
rusted-out arguments
and carries them to the garbage pile.
Those who knew
what was going on here
must make way to
those who know little.
And less than little.
And finally as little as nothing.
In the grass which has overgrown
causes and effects,
someone must be stretched out
blade of grass in his mouth
gazing at the clouds.
13 December 2011
12 December 2011
2012 buyers guide (issuu.com)
*more above*
ezs note: This is a powerful guide. Why? You can spend your hard-earned money on good people who are rated 85-100, and avoid the pitiful zeroes. (Hello? Chick-fil-a?)
ezs note: This is a powerful guide. Why? You can spend your hard-earned money on good people who are rated 85-100, and avoid the pitiful zeroes. (Hello? Chick-fil-a?)
*note*
ezs note: What do you get here? Hmm... let's see... transgender news from US, Canada, various places in South America, England, France, The Netherlands, Isle of Man(!), Scotland, Greece, Spain, Russia, New Zealand, Australia...whew!
If you can, a donation would be most kind. The "donate" button is located on the right side of the screen, below the globe. Thanks.
If you can, a donation would be most kind. The "donate" button is located on the right side of the screen, below the globe. Thanks.
11 December 2011
10 December 2011
Hello!
Peace and love, Jim... here's what's happening... Casablanca, Morocco... Groningen, Netherlands... Swidnik, Lubelskie, Poland... Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, UK... Minneapolis, Minnesota... Faaborg, Syddanmark, Sweden... Brampton, Ontario, Canada... Taipei, Taiwan... London, England, UK... Istanbul, Turkey... Twickenham, Richmond, England, UK... Tulsa, Oklahoma... Boston, Massachusetts... Farmington, Minnesota... Jonquiere, Quebec, Canada... Austin, Texas... Eskisehir, Turkey... Atlanta, Georgia... Makati, Manila, Philippines... Burbank, California... Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia... Johnson City, Texas... Morganton, North Carolina... Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium... Kovenig, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany... Chicago, Illinois... Council Bluffs, Iowa... Newark, New York... Dublin, Georgia... Kings Park, New York... Brockton, Massachusetts...
This month's top dog: Grady High to host CNN forum on LGBT issues
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but let's give anyway!
American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org
Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org
See you!
This month's top dog: Grady High to host CNN forum on LGBT issues
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but let's give anyway!
American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org
Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org
See you!
09 December 2011
More on Jim Burke
ezs note: This morning we attended the funeral of Jim Burke III. It was after a night of little rest, my thoughts being with this kind man, whose death was much too soon... much too soon.
I recently read an article in The Cenacle, where Jim wrote an article opposing the death penalty. I was quite impressed with it.
As it turns out, Jim's thirtieth letter also turned out to be his last. Because of the very kind permission of Ray Soulard, I have excerpted a portion of Jim's letter.
Peace and love, Jim.
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Finally, the death penalty is not, I repeat is not, a deterrent. The very fact that murders in this country occur on a daily basis proves that use of the death penalty is based on the revenge motive, and this also depends on the time and place of the crime and the trial. The execution of citizens by the states in this country is used to cover up the failure of our society as a whole to educate people equally and give all people to better themselves. When hopelessness and despair set in, the recidivism rate of prisoners increases correspondingly, from the upper to the middle to the lower socio-economic strata. Figures from the U.S. Department of Justice have confirmed this data as recently as 2009. The politicians in this country, as well as the Supreme Court, have become embarrassed and frustrated about their inability to stop the violence and so-called capital crimes. Their solution has been to put the convicted to death as cleanly as they think is possible, by lethal injection in most cases.
I hope I live to see the day when our culture will transcend revenge, and rise above hate. Peace and love for all humanity would enable us to realize our potential, which is God-like. John Lennon had it right after all. IMAGINE!
JBIII
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To see more of The Cenacle, please see http://www.scriptorpress.com
I recently read an article in The Cenacle, where Jim wrote an article opposing the death penalty. I was quite impressed with it.
As it turns out, Jim's thirtieth letter also turned out to be his last. Because of the very kind permission of Ray Soulard, I have excerpted a portion of Jim's letter.
Peace and love, Jim.
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Finally, the death penalty is not, I repeat is not, a deterrent. The very fact that murders in this country occur on a daily basis proves that use of the death penalty is based on the revenge motive, and this also depends on the time and place of the crime and the trial. The execution of citizens by the states in this country is used to cover up the failure of our society as a whole to educate people equally and give all people to better themselves. When hopelessness and despair set in, the recidivism rate of prisoners increases correspondingly, from the upper to the middle to the lower socio-economic strata. Figures from the U.S. Department of Justice have confirmed this data as recently as 2009. The politicians in this country, as well as the Supreme Court, have become embarrassed and frustrated about their inability to stop the violence and so-called capital crimes. Their solution has been to put the convicted to death as cleanly as they think is possible, by lethal injection in most cases.
I hope I live to see the day when our culture will transcend revenge, and rise above hate. Peace and love for all humanity would enable us to realize our potential, which is God-like. John Lennon had it right after all. IMAGINE!
JBIII
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To see more of The Cenacle, please see http://www.scriptorpress.com
08 December 2011
07 December 2011
Hillary Clinton vows to support global fight for gay rights (globalspin.blogs.time.com)
*more above*
ezs note: see the complete remarks Secretary of State Clinton made in this article.
ezs note: see the complete remarks Secretary of State Clinton made in this article.
06 December 2011
05 December 2011
04 December 2011
Peace
I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings. My wisdom flows from the Highest Source. I salute that Source in you. Let us work together for unity and love.
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Massachusetts signs law prohibiting gender identity discrimination (www.lexology.com)
*more above*
ezs note: This article may seem a wee bit old, but please read it anyway. There is more detail here than in other places.
ezs note: This article may seem a wee bit old, but please read it anyway. There is more detail here than in other places.
03 December 2011
Hello!
Ah, yes... Christmas songs, over and over and over (sigh)... here's what happened this week... Royal Oak, Michigan... London, England, UK... Wesley Chapel, Florida... San Ramon, California... Rochester, New York... Groningen, Netherlands... McArthur, Ohio... Orinda, California... Columbia, South Carolina... Trenton, New Jersey... New Haven, Connecticut... Nottingham, England, UK... Kings Park, New York... Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands... Izmir, Turkey... La Plata, Maryland... Atlanta, Georgia... Branford, Connecticut... Brooklyn, New York... Tulsa, Oklahoma... Madison, Alabama... Albuquerque, New Mexico... Council Bluffs,Iowa... West Hartford, Connecticut... Spotsylvania, Virginia... Charleston, Illinois...
This month's top dog: LGBTQ discussions
Aw, just kiddin' about the Christmas songs... they're great, really! (Well, there is one song...) There is one way you can feel a whole lot better... give to those less fortunate!
American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org
Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org
Happy happy!
This month's top dog: LGBTQ discussions
Aw, just kiddin' about the Christmas songs... they're great, really! (Well, there is one song...) There is one way you can feel a whole lot better... give to those less fortunate!
American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org
Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org
Happy happy!
02 December 2011
01 December 2011
Court appears ready to hand legal victory to transgender woman (www.ajc.com)
*more above*
ezs note: Yay!
ezs note: Yay!