NY’s Next Governor: Lauded as Consensus Builder
Posted on Mar 12, 2008 at 03:48 pm
DiversityInc
March 12, 2008
Paterson is considered a strong consensus builder, a man whose lifelong disability and status as a racial minority have made him sensitive to others' needs and a clear and empathetic communicator. Evan Wolfson, executive director of Freedom to Marry, described Paterson as a staunch ally of the LGBT community. "He's been a long-time supporter of ending discrimination in marriage and I'm confident he would also be a strong advocate in the battles to come," Wolfson says. [Link]
March 12, 2008
Paterson is considered a strong consensus builder, a man whose lifelong disability and status as a racial minority have made him sensitive to others' needs and a clear and empathetic communicator. Evan Wolfson, executive director of Freedom to Marry, described Paterson as a staunch ally of the LGBT community. "He's been a long-time supporter of ending discrimination in marriage and I'm confident he would also be a strong advocate in the battles to come," Wolfson says. [Link]
Freedom to Marry Voice of Equality Alice Huffman honored in CA
Posted on Feb 28, 2008 at 11:15 am
The Bay Area Reporter
February 28, 2008
At age 71, Alice Huffman has seen her fair share of bruising battles for equal rights in her lifetime. A longtime leader in the civil rights movement, Huffman has certainly paid her dues and earned the right to a peaceful retirement. Yet Huffman isn't sitting back on her laurels. She has become a key player in the LGBT community's fight for marriage equality. [Link]
February 28, 2008
At age 71, Alice Huffman has seen her fair share of bruising battles for equal rights in her lifetime. A longtime leader in the civil rights movement, Huffman has certainly paid her dues and earned the right to a peaceful retirement. Yet Huffman isn't sitting back on her laurels. She has become a key player in the LGBT community's fight for marriage equality. [Link]
MD Senator Tirelessly Fought for Civil Rights
Posted on Jan 13, 2008 at 04:54 pm
Baltimore Sun
January 13, 2008
Prince George's County senator and civil rights activist Gwendolyn T. Britt died early yesterday. She was 66. The five-year Democratic state senator was expected to introduce legislation this year that would legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland - and by agreeing to do so, she had become a "hero" to that community, wrote Dan Furmansky, executive director of Equality Maryland. "Thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Marylanders and their families only knew Senator Britt by name, and yet this name truly meant everything to them," he wrote. [Link]
January 13, 2008
Prince George's County senator and civil rights activist Gwendolyn T. Britt died early yesterday. She was 66. The five-year Democratic state senator was expected to introduce legislation this year that would legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland - and by agreeing to do so, she had become a "hero" to that community, wrote Dan Furmansky, executive director of Equality Maryland. "Thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Marylanders and their families only knew Senator Britt by name, and yet this name truly meant everything to them," he wrote. [Link]
Freedom to Marry Voice of Equality Helps Bridge Gap
Posted on Feb 02, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Get Underground
February 2, 2007
I'm beginning to understand that blacks assume a colonizer/colonized role when they view gays as "other," and attempt to deny them rights that they themselves fought hard to attain. Michael Eric Dyson, a scholar and ordained Baptist minister, wants us to resist such ways of thinking. "Ironically enough, blacks identify with mainstream sexual values — the very mainstream that has censored and castigated black heterosexuality — when they practice homophobia," Dyson says. "I am not arguing that homophobia has no homegrown black varieties; I am simply suggesting that such homophobia allows blacks to forge solidarity with a culture that has excluded them." [Link]
February 2, 2007
I'm beginning to understand that blacks assume a colonizer/colonized role when they view gays as "other," and attempt to deny them rights that they themselves fought hard to attain. Michael Eric Dyson, a scholar and ordained Baptist minister, wants us to resist such ways of thinking. "Ironically enough, blacks identify with mainstream sexual values — the very mainstream that has censored and castigated black heterosexuality — when they practice homophobia," Dyson says. "I am not arguing that homophobia has no homegrown black varieties; I am simply suggesting that such homophobia allows blacks to forge solidarity with a culture that has excluded them." [Link]
OPINION: King’s legacy reaches beyond ‘I have a dream’
Posted on Jan 10, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Springfield News-Leader
January 10, 2007
There's a lot about King's legacy that we can pretend we all agree on. That's nice. But fake unity never does anybody any good. And we should remember that King said injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. [Link]
January 10, 2007
There's a lot about King's legacy that we can pretend we all agree on. That's nice. But fake unity never does anybody any good. And we should remember that King said injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. [Link]
EDITORIAL: Marriage goes beyond the ballot
Posted on Nov 09, 2006 at 02:34 pm
The Boston Globe
November 9, 2006
To those who would argue that the people should decide this issue by vote, I also value and defend the right to vote. Generations of my African-American brothers and sisters in the United States — and my own ancestors in Haiti — died for the right to vote. However, I know too that there are some issues that should never be decided by a majority. The abolition of slavery and the right for women and blacks to vote are but a few examples. [Link]
November 9, 2006
To those who would argue that the people should decide this issue by vote, I also value and defend the right to vote. Generations of my African-American brothers and sisters in the United States — and my own ancestors in Haiti — died for the right to vote. However, I know too that there are some issues that should never be decided by a majority. The abolition of slavery and the right for women and blacks to vote are but a few examples. [Link]
Demonstrations of Solidarity
Posted on Oct 17, 2006 at 05:02 pm
Workers World
October 17, 2006
When the National Executive Board of the United Farm Workers—a predominantly Latin@ union—announced its principled stance in support of marriage equality, UFW Southern California Political Director Christine Chávez restated her grandfather's support of gay rights. [Link]
October 17, 2006
When the National Executive Board of the United Farm Workers—a predominantly Latin@ union—announced its principled stance in support of marriage equality, UFW Southern California Political Director Christine Chávez restated her grandfather's support of gay rights. [Link]
Five Minutes With Julian Bond
Posted on Sep 15, 2006 at 04:32 pm
Campus Progress
September 15, 2006
"This is not a game where if the gay people win, the black people lose. When somebody else gains their civil rights, I like to feel the army protecting my civil rights has been broadened and extended." [Link]
September 15, 2006
"This is not a game where if the gay people win, the black people lose. When somebody else gains their civil rights, I like to feel the army protecting my civil rights has been broadened and extended." [Link]
Former NAACP Head Speaks Out in Support of Marriage Equality
Posted on Jan 23, 2006 at 10:39 pm
Washington Blade
January 23, 2006
"As someone who was raised to believe in traditional marriage, it does not mean others cannot have beliefs," Mfume said. "I recognize [civil union] laws don't cover all the benefits and all the rights that could and should be accrued to same-sex couples." [Link]
January 23, 2006
"As someone who was raised to believe in traditional marriage, it does not mean others cannot have beliefs," Mfume said. "I recognize [civil union] laws don't cover all the benefits and all the rights that could and should be accrued to same-sex couples." [Link]
Black faith leaders to converge in Atlanta to discuss homophobia in black churches
Posted on Jan 20, 2006 at 01:00 pm
Washington Blade
January 20, 2006
"These anti-marriage proponents are pandering to the black church for their own agenda." [Link]
January 20, 2006
"These anti-marriage proponents are pandering to the black church for their own agenda." [Link]