Hey folks -
I just wanted to share with you a clip of our interview with Mark Snyder. I'm driving around the country (http://DrivingEquality.com), to all the lower 48 states, 107 days on the road, interviewing activists, advocates, and allies of the queer community. I'm in San Francisco right now and was able to interview Mark. Here is the post and the video clip. Unfortunately, we only have a short glimpse of the interview because my blo… Continue
I am on a 100-day, 16,000 mile, 48-state trek through the United States to collect stories from queer communities in hopes of advancing LGBT equality. The project is called Driving Equality. (http://drivingequality.com)
Since this journey began, I have received a ton of email from supporters and well-wishers. But I have also received hate mail from folks who disagree with the idea of equal rights for LGBT people. It is always a shock to receive an message like the one below:
"Gays deserve… Continue
Added by Chris Mason on June 29, 2009 at 6:18pm —
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I am a big fan of using anti-gay leaders to raise money for LGBT causes. I've used Fred Phelps and Rick Warren to raise money for LGBT equality in the past. The Phelps-A-Thon we had in Boston back in December was really popular and very successful. So when I heard that the Phelps clan was coming back to Massachusetts to picket the high school in my city of Cambridge, I decided it was time for another Phelps-A-Thon.
In looking at the Ph… Continue
I'm at the Creating Change conference in Denver.
Who else from QueerToday is here?
What workshops / events are you going to? Let's meet each other. Continue
Added by Chris Mason on January 28, 2009 at 9:49pm —
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This Saturday, supporters of equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) people, will rally at Boston City Hall to call on President-Elect Obama and the new Congress support equal rights. The event is being organized by Join The Impact MA, the same group that organized the protest at Boston City Hall on November 15th which drew thousands of people as Boston saw the largest LGBT related protest in decades.
LGBT Rights Protest… Continue
Added by Chris Mason on January 8, 2009 at 2:37am —
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President-elect Barack Obama's decision to invite Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration is an insult to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) people and their allies of equality. Warren's outspoken work to cement LGBT people's status as second-class citizens is a disgrace. President-elect Obama received the support and votes of millions of LGBT people. We do not deserve to have to see a man who believes that we are unequal speak from the podium at the inauguration… Continue
The Phelps-A-Thon was a huge success! We raised over $4,500 for Driving Equality! We collected $755 of that during the 45 minutes we were on the street counter-protesting the Phelps clan. Seventy-five people showed up to support the Phelps-A-Thon and to say no to hate. Everyone cheered as we updated the sign every five minutes, tallying the amount raised by the Phelps-A-Thon. People walking by handed us $5, $10, $20 bills. Someone wrote a check for $250… Continue
Fred Phelps' clan is coming to Boston! The "God Hates Fags" Westboro Baptist Church is coming to picket the Laramie Project at the Boston Center for the Arts. Fred Phelps and his group travel all across the United States spreading their message of hate. When the group comes to Boston, however, they will be helping to drive equality across America.
Driving Equality is hosting a… Continue
Added by Chris Mason on December 1, 2008 at 4:01am —
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The protest at Cambridge City Hall on Sunday was a testament to the city's strong commitment to social justice and to the queer community. It was literally freezing out, yet dozens of people showed up to hear the mayor, city counselor, and four state representatives speak.
After the speaking program at city hall, we marched to Harvard Square, chanting the entire way.
Here are a couple of good news articles about the protest:
The Harv… Continue
Added by Chris Mason on November 25, 2008 at 11:31am —
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The protest at Cambridge City Hall on Sunday was a testament to the city's strong commitment to social justice and to the queer community. It was literally freezing out, yet dozens of people showed up to hear the mayor, city counselor, and four state representatives speak.
After the speaking program at city hall, we marched to Harvard Square, chanting the entire way.
Here are a couple of good news articles about the protest:
The Harv… Continue
Added by Chris Mason on November 25, 2008 at 11:31am —
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The protest at Cambridge City Hall on Sunday was a testament to the city's strong commitment to social justice and to the queer community. It was literally freezing out, yet dozens of people showed up to hear the mayor, city counselor, and four state representatives speak.
After the speaking program at city hall, we marched to Harvard Square, chanting the entire way.
Here are a couple of good news articles about the protest:
The Harv… Continue
Added by Chris Mason on November 25, 2008 at 11:30am —
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I attended the Boston Transgender Day of Remembrance last night. It was very moving. The speakers were great. The MC, Judah Abijah Dorrington, was amazing. After the speaking programing we lit our candles and walked down the street in the 25 degree weather to Union Square. We read the names of the transgender victims that had been killed in Massachusetts and around the world. There were far too many names. One of the organizers said there were more names of trans people killed this year than any… Continue
Thousands of people protested on Saturday in front of Boston City Hall. The official count is between 5,000 and 10,000 people. That is the largest LGBT Queer related protest in the city of Boston since the 1970's. Old school activists were coming up to me, saying that they haven't seen anything like it in decades. More people turned out for Saturday's protest than showed up during our state's own fight for marriage equality.
As organizers, we made the decision to focus the protest on more than… Continue
A hundred people gathered in Cambridge, the first city to legally marry same-sex couples, to protest Proposition 8. Openly gay State Represenative Carl Sciortino addressed the crowd before they marched from Central Square to Harvard Square.
UPDATE: Boston Globe reports on protest: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/11/10/dozens_protest_gay_marriage_ban/
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Added by Chris Mason on November 9, 2008 at 5:30pm —
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Election Day was bittersweet for LGBT Americans across the country. Barack Obama's victory filled me with hope, while the passage of anti-gay amendments in three states left me feeling dejected. California's vote to ban same-sex marriage is especially disturbing. Gay couples in that state have been able to marry since June. The equality ended on Election Day.
Thousands of people are taking to the streets to protest the discriminatory amendment. There was a candlelight vigil in San Francisco on… Continue
Added by Chris Mason on November 8, 2008 at 9:43pm —
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I am writing to announce an exciting new project I am launching, called Driving Equality (… Continue
