End Bigotry in Venango County

This Site Aims to Promote the Historic Oil Region of Northwestern Pennsylvania as a Welcoming Place for All and to Challenge the Bigotry of Those Who Seek to Exclude Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender People from Open and Equal Participation in Community Life, particularly the Venango County-based Hate Group known as the American Family Association of Pennsylvania. Learn more at OutintheSilence.com

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Church-Based Hate

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by David P. Gushee, professor of Christian ethics at Mercer University. "'FAG' ran across my chest in letters eight inches hig...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Divorce Religion From Gay Marriages

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by Nancy Eshelman for The Harrisburg Patriot-News : Great literature focuses largely on love or hate. Who among us doesn't want to love ...
Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Proclamations or Progress?

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After more than five months of no action on his agenda for the LGBT community, expectations are high for Obama in the month of June -- Pride...

The Desperate Howls of a Fading Species: Right Wing Extremists

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An extremely important essay that has resonance for us and many concerns here in Venango County. By Bob Herbert for the NY Times: One can on...

Overcoming the Myth of Lifestyles

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by Linda Henderson: I received a letter the other day from my step-grandmother. The Lord had put it upon her heart to write to me about the ...
Monday, June 1, 2009

A Proclamation on LGBT Pride Month by the President of the United States

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Forty years ago, patrons and supporters of the Stonewall Inn in New York City resisted police harassment that had become all too common for ...

ExxonMobil Says Yes to Gay Bias

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For the past decade a proposal to add sexual orientation and gender identity to ExxonMobil's official equal employment opportunity polic...
Sunday, May 31, 2009

Sex with Ducks or Pat Robertson

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Riki "Garfunkel" Lindhome and Kate "Oates" Micucci sing a pro-gay marriage song in response to a Pat Robertson quote tha...

Maya Angelou Calls for Marriage Equality

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Acclaimed poet Dr. Maya Angelou is lobbying New York state senators to vote for marriage-equality legislation, placing phone calls to say th...
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Saturday, May 30, 2009

The Defenders

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Hmmmm ... Does This Remind You Of Anyone Here In Venango County? Learn more at Educate Against Prop 8

The Big Gay Chip On My Shoulder

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Former Matchbox Twenty front man turned solo singer Rob Thomas let out his frustrations on The Huffington Post Wednesday -- titling his art...
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Friday, May 29, 2009

Bush Solicitor General, Ted Olson, Explains Why He's Now For Gay Marriage

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When Will There Be Public Voices of Support for GLBT Visibility, Rights & Equality in Venango County? by John Aravosis at Americablog : ...
Thursday, May 28, 2009

Please Support Equality with a Phone Call on Thursday Night

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Friends, Representative Babette Josephs of Philadelphia will be on Pennsylvania Cable Network’s call-in program Thursday night at 7pm to dis...

Invasive and Traumatizing

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by Wayne Besen : Having watched the court proceedings on television, I was pretty certain that the California Supreme Court was going to uph...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Good News: Sen. Daylin Leach to Introduce Bill Providing For Full, Equal Marriage Rights to Pennsylvania's Same-Sex Couples

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Take Action Below: It's Time Venango County Joins the Movement for Fairness and Equality for All. HARRISBURG, May 27, 2009 – Sen. Daylin...
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In The Long Run, We May Have Just Scored A Victory In California

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by John Aravosis: Yesterday the California Supreme Court upheld Prop 8, a ballot initiative that made it illegal to marry gay couples. But t...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Nationwide Parties/Protests Planned: The California Supreme Court to Deliver Its Prop. 8 Verdict on Tuesday

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Those battling for equality have devised new outlets for activism which have amped up the pressure for action at every level. The California...
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Monday, May 25, 2009

Distortions Aside, Clergy Support Gay Rights in Surprising Numbers

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By Peter Montgomery for Religion Dispatches : In a recent ad by the National Organization for Marriage, a scary storm of homosexuality threa...
Saturday, May 23, 2009

Watch Out Conservative America -- the Queer Base Is Getting Organized

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There's a new call to action being sent out and it's time to start listening. While the rest of progressive America was cheering on ...
Friday, May 22, 2009

"Inequality Isn't Just Un-Republican - It's Un-American"

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An Open Letter to New York Republicans by Meghan McCain (daughter of John McCain): As I read the news about the recent advances of marriage...
Thursday, May 21, 2009

Get Over It, Conservatives: Same-Sex Marriage Will Be Legal in All 50 States

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Some day, people will look back with amazement and disdain that same-sex couples were denied a fundamental right for so long in America. By ...
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