Atticus Circle

Progress for Equality is in the Making

shelleylsmith — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:36:55 +0000

Obama Becomes First President To Mention Gay Rights Struggle In Inauguration Speech (excerpt) "We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths - that all of us are created equal - is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall; just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who left footprints along this great Mall, to hear a preacher say that we cannot walk alone; to hear a King proclaim that our individual freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom of every soul on Earth.

October is LGBT History Month

shelleylsmith — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:08:39 +0000

LGBT History Month celebrates the achievements of 31 lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender Icons. Each day in October, a new LGBT Icon is featured with a video, bio, bibliography, downloadable images and other resources. Check in with us daily to see the features provided by Equality Forum.

Start a conversation in your neighborhood.

shelleylsmith — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:08:35 +0000

In Sleepy Minnesota Suburbs, Church Ladies Launch Gay Marriage Crusade

By Talya Minsberg

LGBT, HIV Advocates Respond to Mixed Ruling on Arizona's Anti-Immigrant Law

shelleylsmith — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:31:27 +0000

http://www.metroweekly.com/poliglot/2012/06/lgbt-hivaids-orgs-call-for-r...

More Than 30 LGBT, HIV/AIDS Orgs Call for National Immigration Reform in Wake of High Court Ruling

shelleylsmith — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:26:22 +0000

More Than 30 LGBT, HIV/AIDS Orgs Call for National Immigration Reform in Wake of High Court Ruling

www.metroweekly.com/poliglot/2012/06/lgbt-hivaids-orgs-call-for-reform.html

Anne Wynne Featured on Fox News

thomas — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:16:37 +0000

The Unlikeliest Gay Rights Leader in Texas

thomas — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:49:11 +0000

Writer and consultant Jason Stanford interviews Anne Wynne on the Huffington Post recently. An excerpt from the interview:

"I think I just came into this world noticing how people treated each other," she said. "We knew what bussing was long before anyone else did, because the grandson of our maid walked to the corner every morning and got on a bus to go to school in South Dallas, while I walked two blocks to our neighborhood school."

Petition Against MPAA 'Bully' Rating Gets 400,000 Signatures

ruth — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:00:04 +0000

According to USA Today, high school student Katy Butler was so incensed by the MPAA's decision that she began a petition to get the movie a PG-13 rating. Her petition immediately took off and has received over 400,000 signatures. Hollywood actor Johnny Depp and recent Oscar-winner Meryl Streep are just a couple of the celebrities who have opposed the rating, and talk show host Ellen Degeneres advocated a lower rating during a discussion on her show. The host told viewers, "Last month I got to see a new documentary that's coming out called Bully.

METHODISTS IN OKLAHOMA CALL FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY

ruth — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:32:47 +0000

A group of United Methodists in Oklahoma “are signing a statement in support of marriage equality ahead of an April global policy conference of the church, which prohibits gay marriage.” So far, 62 clergy and 203 members have endorsed the call for “full equality and inclusion to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the life of the Church.” The statement reads: “We joyfully affirm that we will offer the grace of God, and our blessings, to any prepared couple in our ministry context desiring Christian marriage.

Former Iowa Perry Campaign Chair Endorses Marriage Equality

ruth — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:17:07 +0000

Kathy Potts, former Iowa campaign chair for Rick Perry's presidential bid, has published an article in the Cedar Rapids Gazette giving full endorsement of marriage equality. . .

I love how candidates crisscross the state and make a point to engage with voters. I love that voters can sit down with candidates and ask them the questions that we the voters — not the media — want to present.