Written on January 25th, 2010 by redwaterlilyno shouts
..when gays and lesbian can give money, then politicians will smooch them up right and left and make promises out of their ass. After the election we once again are the red-headed cousin – the one you invite for family dinner because you have to but still hope that she won’t show up for dinner. Obama and others were full of promises but they just haven’t delivered. Last year we had a few good legislative days in Dover, but nationwide – forget it. So, if I will give money to candidates this year, it will be only those with a proven track record and in local races – as for the other big shots — forget it.
PROVE TO ME that you are electable and that you will deliver legislation that is EQUAL – because different is not equal.
Written on March 30th, 2009 by redwaterlilyno shouts
(note – I had to remove the video, it kept making IE hang up)
The website in the above video and the stories below came to my attention through a discussion on OutQ radio, a GLBT Satellite radio station on Sirius. The fact is that all these anti-abortion people that fight for the right of fetuses are taking away a women’s right to choose how and when and where to give birth. In some cases, as the one described below, it even rates the life of the fetus higher then that of the mother. I am outraged by these stories and even though they are a few years old, this stuff still happens.
In 1987, Angela Carder was twenty-five weeks pregnant, and cancer had metastasized to her lung.
Administrators of George Washington University Hospital – who were also the liability risk managers feared a lawsuit by pro-life activists.
They convened a court hearing at the hospital
Angela’s family and her husband as well as her physician opposed a c-section because it was very unlikely that she would survive such procedure.
Despite medical testimony that such a procedure would most likely Angela’s life, an order was issued forcing her to have an emergency c-section.
Neither Angela Carder nor her baby survived.
And then there is this one
Laura Pemberton had given birth via c-section before. When she became pregnant again, no hospital would let her give natural birth.
She decided to give birth to her child at home in Florida.
While she was in labor, a Sheriff came to her house
Doctors were in the process of getting a court order to force her to have a c-section because of a less then 5 percent chance of ruptures during delivery.
The sheriff took her into custody during active labor, they strapped her legs together and forced her to undergo a c-section at the hospital.
During a later lawsuit she was told that fetal rights outweighed hers.
She gave later birth to three more children — naturally
Or this one
Melissa Ann Rowland was charged with murder after she gave birth to twins, one of them stillborn.
Melissa was told by doctors that she should have a c-section, but she refused to, because she had been through the procedure and had been cut a lot
Melissa did finally have a c-section, but, according to prosecutors, not soon enough.
They theorized that the second baby may have survived an earlier c-section.
Written on January 6th, 2009 by redwaterlilyno shouts
Christmas at our house was rather quiet but very enjoyable. While I miss the big, huge family holidays, the way they used to be when I was a child, I also enjoy the smaller, more quiet celebrations that I have with my son and my partner. Christmas Day we went to friends of ours that have become much like a family and we also spent new Years Eve with them. Though, I don’t think I will ever get used to New Years Eve in the United States. It is definitely a much more exciting celebration in Germany. We don’t usually start to party until PM and the party really doesn’t start fully until midnight – after all, we celebrate the New Year and not the outgoing one. Parties rarely end before 3 in the morning, because at midnight we go outside and set fireworks off – imagine an entire city of 3 million people engulfed by fireworks. Growing up there wasn’t a house on my street that did not have its own fireworks (oh and – before I forget – we never had accidents either). I remember standing on the roof of our five story house and shotting bottle rockets into the air. It was awesome. The next morning I would get up and watch the New Years Ski Jumping on TV (something I miss a lot here too) and at some point we would go outside, the smell of gun powder still hovering over the city. New Years Day was always a very quiet day – people were tired, hung over, busy cleaning up from last night’s party, and busy removing the old and letting in the new. I can’t even describe the mood that day – sadness mixed in with joy – and a general curiosity of what lays ahead. This day (the fifth of January) also signaled the end of the school break – by the 5th we had to go back to school (that’s also the day many of us took their Christmas tree down and finally removed the Christmas presents from the living room).
We went to he movies once during the holidays – to watch Milk, the movie about Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official. I wrote about that movie before. The movie was very well done and Sean Penn did an excellent job. Upon exiting the movie one of my friends stated that the movie was awesome or something along those lines – I responded that I can’t describe a movie that is a true and sad story with that word – instead I found it aggravating, saddening, and empowering. Whenever I watch movies like that, I know that the fight isn’t over – not for a long time – and that unless we keep fighting,t here will never be true equality. I also know that there is something everybody interested in true equality can do to help out. After the movie my partner and I felt very drained and we both stated that we needed to do something “very gay/lesbian” rather then look at the straight people crossing our paths and be angry at them. So we did the one thing we knew would lighten out moods and we went to Lambda Rising, a book store for gays and lesbians in Rehoboth Beach. We purchased, among others, a movie about the Times of Harvey Milk, a book about Harvey Milk, and a book about the AIDS Quilt (the founder of the quilt was on Harvey Milk’s campaign team). I am glad the store didn’t have a shirt saying “Don’t feed the straight people” — I believe I would have been very tempted to buy it. I know, not all heterosexuals are narrow minded bigots, but still – after watching movies like that it just stirrs up something inside of me. I don’t think any heterosexual person will ever truly understand how gays and lesbians feel when faced with discrimination against us and knowing that this discrimination and hatred has taken the lives of some of our brothers and sisters – and they are brothers and sisters even if there may not be anything else we have in common then our sexual orientation.
What else? Not much – i think it is time to get off the soap box for the moment. more later — maybe.
Written on November 13th, 2008 by redwaterlilyno shouts
I rarely ever go to the movies. However, I know I will be going and watching “Milk“, in Theaters starting November 26, 2008.
Excerpt from the film’s website: In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into major public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans.
After serving less then a year as city supervisor, Harvey Milk was assassinated, together with Mayor George Moscone, on November 27, 1978. The killer, Dan White, was also a city supervisor. White had resigned from his job but wanted it back.
This movie isn’t just about gay rights but it is about the fight for civil rights and I believe that every person should watch this movie. Are you planning on watching MILK? If yes, what is your motivation for wanting to watch it?
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