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“God Says No” may be a ‘Yes’ for the bookshelf.
I read an interesting interview with author, James Hannham at Salon about his new book, “God Says No”. It’s a fictional work based on a B/black man in the South dealing with his homosexuality and eventually going to reparative therapy (also called “change ministries”). If the book is as interesting as the article, it could [...]
Kudos to Rev. Dennis Wiley – NPR Discussion
Take a listen to a pastor in D.C. taking a stand for equality. (Via NPR’s Tell Me More with Michel Martin) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104998058&ft=1&f=1021
Black and gay activism: just some of my story.
In light of the talk about the Dallas Principles and my recent trip to allgo’s second annual Texas Queer of Color Summit, I realize two things. For one thing, being an “out” blogger may afford me the opportunity to speak louder about certain issues than perhaps some individuals are able to given their jobs and [...]
California Supreme Court to give judgement on Prop 8 today at 10AM (12 CST)
Well, we’ll see what happens in California today. The decision reached by the California Supreme Court today will determine the mood at tonight’s Day of Decision rally hosted by Queer LiberAction at 7pm. UPDATE: The mood will be pissed off! California’s Supreme Court upheld Prop 8 by a vote of 6-1. Thankfully, the 18,000 marriages [...]
Out The Box: A Christian-affirming Community Evangelism Event in Dallas
Rev. Byron Zealey, A Christian-affirming evangelist that we’ve featured a couple of times here and here on the blog, passed this word on to me about an event happening Saturday, June 6, and he’s looking for more Christian affirming individuals and ministries to get involved. Please click on the Ministah B link below if you’re [...]
Growing the Movement: Texas QPoC doing it for themselves
This weekend, several individuals came to the 7A Ranch in Wimberly, TX, to learn about the historical and present work happening by and for queer people of color. This was my second year attending such an event produced by the statewide organization, allgo, based in Austin. It was a great time of rest and renewal [...]
26th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial on Sunday, May 17th.
As HIV/AIDS continues to ravage the African-American community in Dallas, this is an opportunity to remember why we work to rid our community of this disease by celebrating the lives of those we’ve lost. On Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 3:00P.M., the Project Hope Foundation, along with other agencies and organizations in the Dallas Metroplex [...]
