Earlier today, The Topeka Capital-Journal ran a story on the Lawrence Human Relations Commission’s decision not to add language to discrimination clauses regarding gender identity. The Kansas Equality Coalition has been pushing for the addition of language to Lawrence human rights provisions since earlier this year that would be more inclusive of “actual or perceived” [...]
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“Politically Correct” is a recent feature of The University Daily Kansan at KU. It is a weekly segment of the paper’s Opinion page featuring three perspectives on various contentious political topics, sort of a KU “Left, Right, and Center”.
“Politically Correct” stars myself (left), Dan Thompson (center), and Chet Compton (right), and is moderated by Opinion [...]
Equal rights for gay and lesbian people are very important to me. As an unmarried person at age 31, people sometimes assume that I am gay because of my fervent support for these issues. It’s at times like these that I remind people that civil rights aren’t just about us as individuals, [...]
Its so hard to find those costumes that can help you if you have a flamboyant young boy. Living in Kansas makes it hard on young men who enjoy skipping, prancing, etc… and its become more and more difficult for parents to choose the appropriate costumes when the gay community has co-opted so many [...]
I encourage anyone who can attend this to do so! I wish I could be there.
Violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities are often exacerbated by evangelical interpretations of the Bible.The case becomes more nuanced for LGBT people of faith. The WSU Political Science Club invites you to an open dialogue around religion, [...]
A growing movement among opposite-sex couples is the marriage boycott: they refuse to marry until such time same-sex couples can legally do so throughout the United States. The Census Bureau reports this week there are over 560,000 same-sex couples in the country, over a quarter consider themselves married even if the law doesn’t recognize their [...]
In an attempt to further educate people about life outside the status quo, it occurred to me I have way too many bisexual friends who tell people they’re gay for sake of ease. After all, being bisexual results in more amused self-gratification than joie de vivre, bemusement at best. We are viewed as selfish people, [...]
Earlier, we reported (briefly) that Todd Tiahrt had sent a Senate campaign letter to Scott Roeder at an old address. Roeder Watch received (and posted) a copy of the postcard.
My Commitment to:
Mr. Scott Roeder
Overland Park, KS
Halting moral decay in America is imperative and will be a top priority during my service in the United States [...]
There is a general belief that standing on a street corner holding a sign makes little difference. Some truth lives in this statement. Demonstrations rarely impact policy and change. Even several collective, large demonstrations rarely make an impact. But these simple acts of protest serve two important purposes.
I really enjoy holding signs, even if I [...]
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