Mark Daniel Snyder

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Palin Fans: Just Sad :(

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Added by Mark Daniel Snyder on November 23, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

HRC issues one of the most unethical shopping guides ever

HRC encourages you to purchase products from companies that poison the environment, test on animals, profit from war and the sick, and are regularly sued for unethical practices like marketing drugs to people who don't need them or charging them too much for drugs they need to keep… Continue

Added by Mark Daniel Snyder on November 23, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

Gay Orgs Silent on Trans Violence Connection to Jorge's Murder

Update: 365gay.com lists vigil for "gay teens" but fails to mention Transgender Day of Remembrance tonight. Gay rights organizations like Join the Impact Massachusetts are holding rallies and candlelight vigils to honor the life of Jorge Steven López Mercado this Sunday - a commendable effort. However, they should be speaking out about violence against people who are transgender or gender variant and encouraging people to light a candle for Jorge at tonight's Transgender Day of Remembrance. Th… Continue

Added by Mark Daniel Snyder on November 20, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

"Gays can't marry, and there's a lot of racism and sexism in the world."

Student, age 10, refuses to Stand for Pledge of Allegiance until there is truly Liberty & Justice for All. Continue

Added by Mark Daniel Snyder on November 16, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Why Kucinich Voted NO on Health Care Reform

Congressman Dennis Kucinich after voting against H.R. 3962 addresses why he voted NO, stating: "We have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within the current structure of a predatory, for-profit insurance system which makes money not providing health care. We cannot fault the insurance companies for being what they are. But we can fault legislation in… Continue

Added by Mark Daniel Snyder on November 8, 2009 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

House Resolution Designates Venezuela a State Sponsor of Terrorism

Guest Post by Stephen Lendman At a time of growing US poverty, hunger, homelessness, and despair, imperial wars without end, and the Obama administration even worse than its predecessor, Venezuela: -- is a model participatory democracy; -- holds free, fair and open elections;… Continue

Added by Mark Daniel Snyder on November 6, 2009 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

Interview: Kip Williams, National Equality March Organizer

1. How did you get involved in planning the National Equality March? Tell us a little bit about what the experience was like for you. Right after David Mixner called for the march, I sent him a very simple email: "Dear David, Put me to work." He let me know that Cleve Jones would be le… Continue

Added by Mark Daniel Snyder on November 6, 2009 at 4:30am — No Comments

The Astounding Cost of Marriage Campaigns

During the past two years over $46,000,000 was spent on marriage equality campaigns in Maine and California. There have been 29 other states with marriage initiatives bringing the total amount spent on losing marriage equality campaigns to somewhere around $100,000,000. Frust… Continue

Added by Mark Daniel Snyder on November 5, 2009 at 1:00am — No Comments

San Francisco Marketing Firm Helped Fight Gay Rights in Maine

Bill Criswell and Alan Randolph at 58 Maiden Lane, 2nd Floor, (415) 398-2220, billcris@pacbell.net of Criswell Associates in San Francisco produced anti-gay advertisements for the campaign in Maine. Continue

Added by Mark Daniel Snyder on November 4, 2009 at 3:33pm — No Comments

Sad about Maine? Re-energize & Re-focus!

It has been devastating to watch thousands upon thousands of people vote against the rights of LGBTQ people over the past ten years. And it's been tragic to watch our community spend millions upon millions of dollars on losing ballot initiatives for marriage - defensive campaigns that… Continue

Added by Mark Daniel Snyder on November 4, 2009 at 1:00am — No Comments

#noon1 AP: Gay Marriage Lost in Maine

After exciting early returns it looks like now Maine may have a recount on the marriage issue. Networks are saying too close to call right now with the anti-gay side ahead by 3 points... earlier: NO on 1 seems to be trending towards a win in Maine. It would be the first time voters approved a same-sex marriage ballot initiative. Even in the heavily Catholic areas, and areas where the No campaign (our side) thought they would have a challenge they are ahead or on target.… Continue

Added by Mark Daniel Snyder on November 3, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

The Pelosi 12

Guest Post: Around 3PM this afternoon I was one of 12 single payer activists who were escorted from the reception area of Nancy Pelosi's office in the San Francisco Federal Building and arrested by members of the Federal Protection Service of U.S. Homeland Security. Just before noon we went to Pelosi's office to ask Dan Bernal, the district director, make a phone call either to Pelosi herself or Terri McCullough, Pelosi's chief of staff in Washington. We wanted to directly communicate two deman… Continue

Added by Mark Daniel Snyder on November 3, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Kucinich Exposes the Health Care Plan's Corporate Giveaways

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Added by Mark Daniel Snyder on October 31, 2009 at 5:15pm — No Comments

HIV Travel Ban Lifted!

Great news. President Obama has said that by early next year the HIV travel ban will be lifted. The order will be "official" this Monday. "If we want to be a global leader in combatting HIV/AIDS, we need to act like it," he said. HuffingtonPost reports: "The law effectively has kept out… Continue

Added by Mark Daniel Snyder on October 30, 2009 at 2:02pm — 1 Comment

Fascinating QueerToday.com Stats

It's very unusual for blogs to go public with their stats. I thought I'd let you all in on just who is visiting QueerToday.com. I often wonder about who the one person in some of the more isolated countries are and what they are experiencing. Are they expats? Did they stumble on the site through a search? Are they lonely queers searching for community? These statistics are only for October 2009. 3,888 visits came from 85 countries/territories Views: Table Percentage Performance Comparison Pi… Continue

Added by Mark Daniel Snyder on October 27, 2009 at 3:31am — No Comments

HHS to Create a National Resource Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Elders

News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Contact: AoA Press Office (202) 357-3507 HHS to Create a National Resource Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Elders HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced plans to establish the nation’s first national resource center to assist communities across the country in their efforts to provide services and supports for older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals. Experts estimate that as… Continue

Added by Mark Daniel Snyder on October 23, 2009 at 4:35pm — No Comments

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