Hey everyone- Just saw that MoveOn linked to the video of the testimony. That hearing was actually almost a year ago (January 2011), and I’ve stayed busy since. Doing a lot of work with national LGBT rights groups, speaking at colleges and businesses, working on a book to be published by Penguin-Putnam and still make [...]
Read moreTime flies during the summer! I turned 20 on the day the final Harry Potter film came out, which was, among other things, both a bitter sweet and full-circle moment. I’ve been staying busy getting caught up on all the work that I was *supposed* to get done during this spring, but was otherwise preoccupied [...]
Read moreLike most Americans, I don’t really toe either major party’s line. Though I’m a registered Democrat, I’m a firm believer in gun rights and the need for balanced budgets, am of the opinion that immigrants should learn English and–like most of my generation–largely unsure how I feel about abortion. News broke today that a Wisconsin [...]
Read moreNews broke last night that the Minnesota House of Representatives voted 70-63 to approve a measure passed down by the MN Senate, which voted 38-29, to put marriage equality on the ballot in 2012 in the form of a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between “one man and one woman”. According to CBS, [...]
Read moreI’m not one to pass judgment of others for their beliefs. I have to admit, though, that this was momentarily nerve wracking. It seems kind of silly, now. It’s well into the 22nd on the other side of the planet. Of course, there are so many other things that might actually cause the end of [...]
Read moreI’ve been trying to stay caught up, but haven’t been able to stop by as much as I would like. The school year is finally over (and it was a sprint through the finish), and I’m taking three weeks off for some R&R. Come June, I’ll be back out in the world speaking and working [...]
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