First Maine, now New York

paul — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:15:55 +0000

We just saw a short period of expansion of our rights, and now there’s some push-back. We need to push back even harder – I hate to have to feel like I have to become a single-issue voter, because the world is so much more complex than that, but human rights are at the foundation of society. I will not support any candidate who does not support full equality for gayfolk, and you shouldn’t, too, no matter how otherwise qualified he or she is.

Let me say that again: human rights are the foundation of society. They underpin all transactions that people can perform. We know all this already, but one cannot hear it too many times.

I will not volunteer for or donate to any candidate who does not support full equality for all people. I don’t care if they are the perfect abolish-corporate-personhood-single-payer-healthcare-withdraw-our-troops-from-everywhere-let-the-teachers-teach candidate. If they do not support full civil rights for gayfolk, including full marriage, employment, housing rights, then screw them. I will not support apartheid. This is the absolute highest priority issue for me. Even though I don’t want the government in the marriage business at all, if a government sanctioned institution is available to some, it must be available to all.

Tell the world:

Twittering the Secretary of State

paul — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:37:02 +0000

The California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, is on Twitter. I made a somewhat snarky comment to her about the fact that she had to vote with a provisional ballot in today’s election down in Los Angeles county, and she actually took the time to respond to me.

I respect that she makes herself that accessible, and hope that we continue to see a growing transparency in our public servants and government.

Tell the world:

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First Maine, now New York

Twittering the Secretary of State