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Should white heterosexuals be permitted at a diversity event?
Does being a lesbian make me “diverse”? Does being white and heterosexual make my white heterosexual friends and relatives “not diverse”? Duh. But apparently some people believe you should have diversity credentials to attend a diversity dinner. With a tribute to our allies in the summer 2009 fight for the Anchorage equal rights ordinance. Continue reading
The Daily Tweets, 2009-09-15
RT @alaskacommons: Shannyn Moore, Elvi Grey-Jackson & Diane Benson to speak @ True Diversity Dinner! Tix @ Borders! http://bit.ly/4dC6qw # My fingers are always confused on Mondays, moving back to a PC from my Mac at home, where the <Ctrl> … Continue reading
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The Daily Tweets, 2009-09-13
RT @alaskacommons: The True Diversity Dinner is happening Sept. 25 at the Snow Goose, and voting is taking place NOW! http://bit.ly/74hG0 # New TV, new DVD/VCR. Nice… but setup's a bitch. Glad Jesse's here now, he's better at this shit … Continue reading
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True Diversity Dinner: September 25, 2009
Shortly after vetoing equal protection for LGBTQ people in Anchorage, Mayor Sullivan changed the name of the Mayor’s Diversity Dinner to the Mayor’s Unity Dinner. But we still value diversity. So we’re having our own Diversity Dinner. Join us.
Posted in True Diversity Dinner
Tagged Anchorage ordinance 2009-64, Dan Sullivan, diversity, True Diversity Dinner 2009
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Cold, Crossed Genres, & Flash homophobia
Writing a story in the Cold story universe for SF/F magazine Crossed Genres — while Crossed Genres has an encounter with Flash Fiction Online‘s homophobic editorial policies.
Posted in Cold, LGBTQA writers, Long Dark
Tagged Crossed Genres, fantasy, homophobia, lgbtq, Outer Alliance, science fiction, writing
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The Daily Tweets, 2009-09-11
Where is Megan Stapletongue these day? Does anybody know? Has someone done a Jimmy Hoffa on her? # Update: Miller v. Carpeneti: Case dismissed, but Bopp says he'll appeal. http://bit.ly/3GU9Q0 #AKjudicialcouncil #AKconstitution #
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Miller v. Carpeneti: Case dismissed
Judge Sedwick dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint; lead attorney for the plaintiffs James Bopp, Jr. says he will appeal.
Miller v. Carpeneti: The conservatives behind the attack on Alaska judicial independence and impartiality
Using Scott Christiansen’s excellent article in the Anchorage Press as a jumping off point, this post goes deeper into why conservatives are attacking Alaska’s merit-based system of judicial selection, and the part that the Miller v. Carpeneti case is playing in a much larger nationwide effort to politicize judicial selection in the U.S. — with plaintiffs’ lead attorney James Bopp, Jr. at the forefront.
Saturn is Heavier in My Dreams
Saturn is Heavier in My Dreams My head’s getting squashed again, all low and squat like I lived on Saturn or someplace like that, where the planet is heavy, and a woman from Earth can’t lift her head. My feet … Continue reading
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Tagged poem, Saturn, writing
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The Daily Tweets, 2009-09-09: Partly cloudy
Coming out of the grey. # Well, I _thought_ I was coming out of the grey. Maybe not. # Yet another example of GOP family values hypocrisy. CA lawmaker open-mic’d his affairs w/ lobbyists. http://tinyurl.com/lumho5 # Twitter app on Facebook … Continue reading
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Tagged grey
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