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No Greg, YOU are harassing ME!

This past weekend, on July 25, we headed down to Olympia, the Washington State capitol to watch the Referendum 71 petitioners turn in their signatures.  While I was there, one of these petitioners attempted to intimidate me because I was … Continue reading

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Ref71: Liar! Liar! Pants on Fire

This weekend is the finale for the signature gathering phase of the petition to put Referendum 71 on the ballot here in Washington State.  A few months ago, Governor Gregoire signed SB5688, which expands Washington’s Domestic Partnership law to include … Continue reading

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Why attack Gays? Killer: They are easy targets

  UPDATE:  Jerry Swinford, the killer discussed in this post, is eligible for parole in 2009.  That’s this year.  If he’s lucky, he’ll be out on the streets again soon. On April 29, 2009, during a debate on the Matthew … Continue reading

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The Storm Gathers in Washington State

No, No, its not a rainstorm.  Like that’s something worth blogging about, Ha Ha.  It’s also not our women’s basketball team, “The Storm.”  This is a much worse kind of storm. On April 15, 2009, the WA state legislature passed … Continue reading

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Columbia: what exactly happened?

  Just before the new year started, NASA released the Columbia Crew Survival Investigation Report.  In the flurry of news around Obama’s upcoming inauguration (YEAH!!), this was buried.  This is a more detailed report on the loss of Space Shuttle … Continue reading

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CC09: Ballot Initiatives and Corporate Support. HRC’s CEI is too easy.

NGLTF Creating Change session on Corporate Ballot Initiative Support One of the sessions I went to at Creating Change last week was about increasing corporate support for LGBT Ballot Initiatives.  I am a corporate minion and on the board of … Continue reading

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Support the CA Supreme Court

While we’re focusing on JTI and the Courage protest, we should also shed some light on legal challenge and the controversy that could lead to. A friend and I have been watching the discussion that’s ensued since the election and … Continue reading

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My WA State Democratic Caucus experience

Last week I went to the Washington state democratic caucus here on Capitol Hill.  My neighborhood is definitely quite liberal and very, very gay.  In fact, I think it is so liberal, that you would be more likely to get … Continue reading

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