1/4/10

Youth Homeless Shelters Dallas Texas

Emergency shelter addresses and contact numbers for agencies that will help in Dallas Texas. It's going to be really cold baby, so get your butts inside. Please.
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Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance (located at The Bridge)http://www.mdhadallas.org/default.aspx1818 Corsicana, Dallas Texas 75201 . Tel: 214 670 1100

Austin Street Shelter2929 HickoryTel: 214 428 4242

The Family PlaceVictims of Domestic ViolenceTel: 214 941 1991

Dallas Life Foundation1100 CadizTel: 214 421 1380

The Salvation Army5302 Harry Hines Blvd.Tel: 214 424 7000

Family Gateway (Family Shelter)711 S. St. PaulTel: 214 741 6515 ext. 101

Union Gospel3211 Irving Blvd.Men: 214 637 6117Women & Children: 214 638 2988

Promise House224 W. Page24HR: 214 941 8578Youth Shelter Ages 10-17Transitional Housing Ages 18 – 21

YMCA Casa Shelter 24HR Tel: 214 358 4504Youth Shelter Ages 10-17

8: THE MORMON PROPOSITION Producer Reed Cowan Winning Mormon Poll! VOTE TODAY!

Reed Cowan, producer of the critically acclaimed Sundance entrant film "8: THE MORMON PROPOSITION" which exposes the Church of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) participation in the passage of Prop 8 in California and anti marriage equality elsewhere is entered in a poll in the paper Times and Seasons, to determine which people had the most impact on Mormons and Mormonism in 2008. It only takes a second and your participation will have far reaching effects in educating innocent LDS members and others. Please vote for Reed Cowan at times and seasons.org



It only takes a second and voting ends on January 7 at midnight ET. Please do this and pass it on to others: YOU ONLY HAVE A FEW MORE DAYS TO DO THIS. VOTE, THEN POST TO YOUR FACEBOOK, BLOGS, E MAIL LISTS, ETC. please.

Mormon Proposition.com

1/3/10

Charismatic Church Leader Rick Warren Scams Millions

The Ultimate Pyramid Scheme

Found on Progressive News

Evangelical pastor Rick Warren's plea for donations to fill a $900,000 deficit at his Southern Californiamegachurch brought in $2.4 million, Warren announced to cheers during a sermon at the church on Saturday. Warren said the amount raised after the appeal was posted online Wednesday included only money parishioners brought in person to Saddleback Church by New Year's Eve. More was arriving by hand and by mail, he said.Ron Mills, Progressive News And Podcast, Jan 2010



1/1/10

Activists CRASH Equalty Turncoat NY. Sen. Hiram Monserrate's Christmas Party

Activists enraged with the defeat of marriage equality in the predominantly democratic NY Senate ruin Monserrate's Christmas party.

The poster to the right thanking Monserrate is from a previously unknown group "coalition for morality" has no known website and produces no google returns. It is speculated that Monserrate himself produced these posters.


In December 2008, NY State Senator Hiram Monserrate slashed his girlfriend now fiance's face with a broken glass. Hiram was convicted of the crime. This December woman abusing Hiram Monserrate voted AGAINST allowing loving committed NON-VIOLENT to marry. Sen. Monserrate believes his violent abusive relationship is superior to those of loving peaceful lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender New Yorkers. Angry LGBT activists crash Hiram's Christmas party on the anniversary of his slashing his fiance's face.
Also on Huffington Post

12/30/09

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Your Out of your Freakin Mind!


This was the reaction Julia gave when she was asked to engage in a 'Courageous Conversation' about marriage equality by Eric McCormack! Eric thinks we could do a little better! We certainly could do worse than giving a little donation to our allies in the Courage Campaign.
http://www.couragecampaign.org/JuliaAndEric

Maryland Postpones New Transgender Driver License Gender Marker Requirement

Equality Maryland has some good news. MVA has postponed a change to it's gender marker requirements for transender people. The previous change would have required that a transgender person produce a birth certificate in order to document the requested gender marker change on his/her driver licence.

That requirement, should I still be living in Maryland, would have denied me the opportunity to live my life in the pursuit of happiness as my birth state of Ohio is one of two states that will not amend or issue a new birth certificate regardless if sexual reassignment surgery had been performed or not.

Thank god for little mercies, but wait! They are not finished yet! They admit that the procedure that has been in place for a decade has been effective but they are still considering making statutory changes.

This leaves the door open so as EQMD states "this is a victory" for now insuring we don't slide backwards but it is only that, only a temporary stay.

Please support Equality Maryland's efforts across the board!

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email from Equality Maryland:

Dear Friends,
As you know, the Maryland Vehicle Administration (MVA) was looking at requiring an amended birth certificate in order for transgender individuals to update the gender marker on their driver's license. It was scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2010. This would have required going through the court system. Additionally, a birth certificate change can only be done if the sex of an individual has been changed by surgical procedure.

After literally hundreds of calls and e-mails into the offices of the Governor and the Attorney General, we just received wonderful news - the proposed policy has been halted.

The Attorney General's office shared the following statement from the MVA:

MVA believes that the current policy on gender designation which has been in practice for almost a decade is secure and the procedures we have adopted ensures reasonable accommodation for individuals who are making a gender transition change. At this time, MVA is not effecting a change to that policy. However, written legal advice received from the Office of Attorney General clearly states that MVA's current policy does not meet all statutory requirements and we are therefore continuing to work with the Office of Attorney General before making a final determination on whether a policy update is appropriate.

The MVA intends to stick with current procedures; however, they continue to assert that the policy may not meet all statutory requirements. Equality Maryland and our partners will work to convene relevant stakeholders to either secure a change in the statutory requirements or assess possible policy revisions. We have already scheduled a strategy meeting in the New Year.
Having a legal identity document that does not match a person's gender exposes them to potential risk not just of embarrassment, but of harassment as well. We are pleased that the MVA was willing to halt the implementation of this dangerous policy change in order to allow for constructive dialogue. There is still work to do, but for now let's take a moment to celebrate.

All the best to you and yours this holiday season,
Morgan Meneses-Sheets
Executive Director
Equality Maryland

Equality Maryland press release: MVA Delays Implementation of Harmful License Policy

P.S. Support our efforts to protect the rights of transgender Marylanders! We are on the front lines with you everyday working to update and enhance the protections that exist for transgender Marylanders and avoid rollbacks like the proposed policy. Help us keep up the fight by visiting Equality Maryland.org today and making a donation!