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Category Archives: QUILTBAG issues
Balancing, moving to the light
This week the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about striking down DOMA and Prop 8 in favor of marriage equality. I concentrated some of my Ostara work on this subject, and I will be taking part in an interfaith … Continue reading
Posted in civil rights, magic, Pagan, QUILTBAG issues
Tagged all acts of love and pleasure, Columbia, Justice, marriage equality
Recognizing reality: women in combat
The only reasonable response to the fact that the armed forces are dropping their ban on women in combat positions is: It’s about damn time. Women have been exposed to combat in various ways for 20-odd years, depending on how … Continue reading
Posted in feminism, QUILTBAG issues
QUILTBAG chilled
We’ve all heard that the Old Testament calls homosexuality an “abomination,” right? It’s the homophobes’ favorite clobber verse. One of the best responses to this is to point out that this comes in the midst of a long list of … Continue reading
Posted in civil rights, QUILTBAG issues
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At PaganSquare: Who do Pagans boycott?
Over at Forging Futures in the PaganSquare, I argue that boycotts are a magical tool that we ought to be using in self-defense a lot more often.
Posted in announcements, QUILTBAG issues
Cry me a river about your bumper sticker
In a piece at Salon, writer (and ZOMG secret liberal) Lizz Schumer describes coming face-to-face with her family’s conservative worldview: We agreed to disagree that afternoon, and the bumper sticker lives in my desk drawer to this day because I … Continue reading
Posted in civil rights, QUILTBAG issues
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Two women in North Carolina
In the wake of the passage of Amendment One in North Carolina, I’m going to give homage to two women who were important to me. Their interactions with me continue to give me hope that the people of NC are … Continue reading
Posted in QUILTBAG issues
Passing children through the fire for Moloch
TW: violent homophobia and homophobic language, violence to children, suicide “It is well known that the homosexual agenda is just an insidious plot to prevent gay teenagers from dying.” – Stephen Colbert It is clear that homophobic bullying is directly … Continue reading
Posted in QUILTBAG issues, religious freedom
Tagged children, Christianity, death, discrimination, quiltbag
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Hate groups helping sway voters towards theocrats
Known anti-gay hate groups sponsored a major gathering in DC at which multiple Republican nominees will speak. One pastor there has already urged evangelical Christians to vote for Rick Perry – and he knows the numbers of voters he’s trying … Continue reading
Posted in civil rights, ethics, politics, QUILTBAG issues, religious freedom
Tagged Christianity, hate, Mitt Romney, Mormonism, politics, Rick Perry
Pagan is a slur?
I’ve been surprised lately to see more than one piece of right-wing propaganda using “pagan” (sic) as a slur. I think when people use it as a negative, that’s a clear sign that they think something else – maybe Christianity? … Continue reading
Posted in civil rights, QUILTBAG issues
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